The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-08-24 00:00:00

COLLISION WITH THE
QII EEN 'S YACHT.
SEVER %I, PRoWNICD.

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On Wednesday ;o%crimon, the It..ysl yaelit, Alberta,
con, eying her front Osh-r;.c. to Gosport,
I r.n, .lowe the -r! or yacht belong-
ing to Mr. llcyn,l. of M meh -ter, which sank
bumeliately. A lady. *WA t., Miss Pea, and
the mate of the schooner, went down with her.
and the captain (Stan*? died shortly afterwards from
the injurim he received. Ic. Heywood and several of his
crew were severely in ;wed. The Queen, who witnessed the
catastrophe, was much agitated, awl on reaching I losport,
remained for some tium making inquiries. Her Majesty,
sh-rtly after landing at tt—port, after the disaster,
Pursued her journey to Scotland, rid Reading. The Court
Circular mentions that Her Majesty spoke to Miss Peel,
the lady who wee saved. Mr. Heywood*i yacht was named
the Mistletoe.

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It is alleged by the panda on board the schooner, the
master of which (Mr. Stoke.) as at the helm, that a sea-
man named Brown was in the act of dipping the Hag in
honour of the Queen when a cry was raised that the
Royal yacht was trawling into them. Immediately after-
wards is terrific collision took place. lb e Mistletoe was
struck on the staid...nal side ant abreast of the mainmast.
The Alberta, it is said, rode completely over her, but lost
her own bowsprit and eutwater. The scene on board both
vessels it i.e impossible to describe. The Queen, who
was on the deck of her yacht and wittie,sed the
collision, was most painfully agitated, wringing her
hands. Every effort was, of course, made to Fare those
on board the Mistletoo, which was rapidly settling
down, and a number of percons were rescued, though
SIMIO of them were suffering from severe injuries,
a mmiber of Um gallant seamen on hoard the Alberta
leaping overheard when they discovered the serious nature
tho collision. So verionis however,. hal been the
damage the yacht hail sustained, that in a few minutes
she rank, cam ing with her a laity and the mate. The
misfortune did not end there. It being impossible to
render further aid, the Alberta proceeeed ocher journeyto
isport, but she hal scarcely reached the Clarence Yard
when Stokes, the master of the Mistletoe, died front ex-
haustion. Rio body was removed to one of the stores
pending Um coroner's inquest. Mr. Heywood, who hiss
been seriously injured, was conveyed in a launch to
Portsmouth, and carried to the house of the Admiral.
one of the crew WU sent with a broken arm to Ilaslar
Hospital After spending some time In making the most
anxious inquiries with regard to the catastrophe, the Queen
proemial on her journey.
AUGUST llie.The following is from_ the C...ourooet Ciirconalar' t

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This evening, when the Alberta was crossing the 'Solent
with the Queen and Royal Family onboard, a sailing yacht
ran under the Alberta, which struck her, and she went
down in a few moments.
The Queen, though terribly shocked. gave order,' that
every effort should be made to nave the persons on board.
but it is to be feared that two have been lost, besides
those who were injured.
Iler slajestystmke to Miss Peel, the lady who was saved
and made constant inquiries after the wounded ; and on
reaching Gosport save orders to Admiral Elliot to spare
no efforts on behalf of the sufferers, and to pay every
attention to their wants.
The bmsly of the unfortunate lady, Miss Peel, has been
lisalvered by the divers who were sent by the
Admiralty to the scene. One of them, while busy in
attaching a rope to the mainmast, saw her hair protruding
beneath the sail. A hole was at once matte, and she was
dragged through it. We may mention one curious circum-
stance, and that is that her watch hu been recovered, and
that it was found to have stopped at three minutes to six
—that is at the exact moment of the accident.
Miss Peel is a lady between thirty and forty, and when
the Mistletoe was struck Samuel Stokes, one of the sea-
men, caught hold of her with a view of 114,Vilkg her, hut
the rigging tore her out of his grasp, and she sank, whilst
he managed to scramble up the bows of the Alberta. The
crew seem to have no definite idea as to how the accident
occurred, except that they were on the starboard tack, and
the Alberta suddenly struck them andmlshiu cutting the
yacht almost in halve 4. The coptain, Thomas Stokes,
was at the helm, svhizim had jest then been put a little to
lie was about 75 years of age, came from Poole, and
has left a wife and five children. The niate is named
Nathaniel Turner, also of Poole, and has left a widow
and two children. The Alberta is said to have been going
about 15 knots and hour. The steward, George Iliscock,
bad his arm broken. Time crew numbered ten all told.

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