Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-08
FATAL ACCIDENT TO a raOHr
Hnn into by an Excursion steamer
and N Lady Drowned.

and n Lady Drowned.
AssnGiated Press DlspaDch by special Wlree.
Chicago, July mir. and Mrs. Everett
Wilson and Mrs. DR.. s. Lord went riding
IN boat In charge of two sailors last
night At $50 O'Clock they were OF
Taylor street when their craft was run
into by the excursion steamer Gazelle.
The party WAS thrown into the water ex-
cepting the sailors who climbed upon the
steamer, deserving their boat al the first
shock. The Gazelle went ahead short
distance and the captain then sent
a boat to the rescue of the party strug-
Cling in the water. Mr.. Wilson and Mrs.
Lord were picked up unconscious, but
Mrs. Wilson was drowned. Mr.. Wilson
hnally recovered, only to become dis
tracted over the tragic fate Of hls young
wife whom he welded only few months
ago. Mr.. Wilson is confidential nan to P.
ID. Armour and is one of the chief men in
Mr.. Armours office.
Last night Mr.. Wilson proposed to ride
on the lake as relief from the depress-
ing weather. The yacht Josie was char
tered, and the party sailed out around
the government pier and was returning
shortly after 8 o'clock. The Josie was
near the end of the south pier when the
Gazeile was seen bearing in the same
direction coming from the shore. The
boats were then Several hundred feet
apart. One of the sailors in tho Yacht
started to change its course away from
the steamer which was advancing to a
dangerous proximity when his companion
called him to turn the other way. The
helmsmen obeyed and at the same instant
the fNnzGlla nj,
and in another instant struck
the frail yacht, breaking its
side. The water poured in and the
yacht careened, throwing all parties ont.
Mrs. Lord was sitting in front of the mast
and was aided by one of the crew, but
Mr.. Wilson and his wife were thrown
under the sail. Mr.. Wilson by desper-
ate struggle succeed in getting from under
with his wife, but he was unable to rem
der her further aid as she lurched away
from him and went under. The Gazelle
kept on her course for some distance and
then stopped and threw out Aoaters and
sent out two small boats, but the people
were picked up by other craft and brought
to shore.
Mr.. Wilson lays the entire blame on the
officers of the Gazelle. Captain Joseph
Albado of the Gazelle, said that his boat
had landed at Harrison street and was
making for the open lake past the south
pier moving very slowly when he saw The
yacht on his port bow. He threw HIS
helm hard aport, but his boat struck the
yacht amidships. At this time he claims
the Gazelle had almost lost Roadway. He
asked the party in the boat if they needed
aid and says he WIS answered only with
insulting remarks.
Captain Angus of the yacht says the
captain of the Gazclle was clearly TO
blame for the collision, as the Josie car
ried white sails and head lights which
were easy to distinguish He called to
the Gazelle when she first hove in sight
and begged her TO keep out of the yachts
course, rs there was so little wind that
the small boat was almost nj the mercy of
the motion of the water No attention
was paid to his repeated calls and the
Gazelle struck his boats amidships with
full force. He says he was knocked
under the Gazelle and narrowly escaped
drowning himself. Frank Shipper and
Charles Durham, the other members of
the Josie's crew, were rescued by the
Gazelle. The body of Mrs Wilson has
not yet been recovered.