Year: 1877

LUMBER sCHooNER-No LIVES Losr-THE


INJURED VESSEL TowED INTO NEWPORT.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


NEWPORT, II. l., Jan. 10, 1877.


The schooner Martha A, OF st. Martins, N. b.,
which was run into this morning eight miles this
side Of Watch Hill by the steamer CITY OF Fitchburg,
bound from New York to New Bedford, was towed
from where she loft by the steamer to the north
side Of Long wharf this afternoon The owners
OF the steamer will pay all the damages, and her
officers believe they to blame. Captain Springer
OF the steamer, could not make statement Of the
collision, owing to press of other business +. 81
Bowman, his first pilot, however, says that the
steamer left New York yesterday afternoon at half.
past four o'clock, bound to Now Bedford with pas
sengers and merchandise that at about three o'clock
this morning he saw vessel which proved to be the
Martha A. but owing TO the fact that he not moro
promptly notified by tho lookout. ho was unable to
prevent the collision He further states that the
steamers head rails, network and tow stanchions
carried away, aud also that her pilot house
stove in.


STATEMENT MATE OF THE MARTHA A.


The second pilot was below at the time Of tho
cdent, and could say nothing. Joseph E. Foote.
mate OF the Martha A., and who at the wheel at
the time OF the collision. gave the following report OF
the disaster to your correspondent Sailed from ST.
john N. b. with lumber Tor New York three weeks ago
to-day. This morning we were the starboard tack,
running before the wind which was north northeast,
and running half south Al about three O'Clock
saw the steamers green light on my stnrboard bow
ana accordingly kept my course, because green to
green showed no danger, and being on my sarboard
tack knew was her place 10 Keep clear OF me.
Alter running until both vessels came together tho
ported her helm and therefore, steercd right
across bows and struck us with great force,
gong at full speed about ten knots per bour right
under the starboard caihcad cutting our vessel right
of forward OF tho house Our loretopmast went by
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chors, chains aud Our light sails were also badly
damaged Immediately after the collision the vessel
thing save whrt they stood IN. The steamer
came came alongside, and as , soon s,s,v,s as we
hawscr, and sho started for this port once the haw
parted and she loft in the channel IN this har
bor as she could not owing 10 her drawing TOO much
water. tow us any further and as we had lost tho
anchors were Obliged 10 60 to the expense flowing
TO tho dock II the steamer had kept her course she
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Captain Robert Glass; master ri the illfatcd
schooner states that his vessel OF which he
fourth, damaged past repair. In reference 10 the
collision he says he has boon in the Ice at Hyanns
week. Lett there yesterday This morning. the wind
being north to northeast, we were running for Little
| Gull on Watch Hill were running free and going
at the rate OF eight miles per hour, and had all sails
set. Tho steamer was gong at the rate OF about ton
knots per hour. She struck the slarboard bow,
cutting US down TO tho waters edge from the forward
| house. The steamer was running cast by one-haf
north, and VIC were sailing west by onc-haf
south direct for Little Gull. AS soon as she struck
US everything went down by the rum. We
were atoul OF tho steamer tor about hteen
minutes owing TO wire head rigging getting
caught and which, in order to clear VIC we're obliged
10 away Tho vessel filled quickly that we lost
all our cIccts Tho watch who were below narrowly
escaped instant death, as, had sho struck us three
inches further aft they would have been crushed to
/! jelly. Had We been loaded with coal we would prob
ably have been all lost Her cargo Is consigned to
Chase. Talbot Co., Now York She Is Elk years Old
and Is valued at 81, 900 and insured tor 81 500


CoNsTERNATON or THE PASSENGERS.
There little excitement among the passen-
gers the City OF Ftchburg but on being assured OF
the safety OF tho steamer they went back TO thor
statcr0oms, but of them went to sleep, they
believed the injuries the of far
serious nature II is probable that tho steamboat in
spectors will examine into tho collision and place the
| blame where II belongs


WRECK,


which Is the worst that has been in this vicinity
Tor long time, visited by large number Of spec.
tators after her arrival at the dock evening. Some
oil her sailors rost bitten