New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-27
"a FLOATING PALACE. SUNK.
w. X vandsrb,It,s Magnifcent Yacht
Wrecked In : Colli.ion.

BosToN, July 25.-The steamer H F.
Dimock, of the Metropolitan Steamship
|. company. arrived here from New York
{ abOut8 o'clock this evening having ON
board the occupants of w. K VanderbiIt's
yacht iva, which the steamer ran down
this morning. The Alva, under command
Of Capt Henry Morrison, left the harbor at
o clock Saturday evening, bound Tor New
port r. l.. having on board the owner and
his guests Frederick W.Vandefbilt, George
De Forest. Louis Webb, Winfield Scott
White and Frank Riggs. all OF whom are
summarizing at Newport Early this morn
Ing thick log set in, and it became SO
dense that Capt. MORRISON deemed it I'M
prudent to run further, as the vessel was
then IN the track OF coasting vessels. Alter
making Pollock rip lightship anchor was
dropped Whistles and horns were blown
at frequent intervals and every possible
precaurion taken to warn other vessels
OF the Whereabouts OF the Alya.
The owner and his guests were all
sleeplns In ne berths, when at
lew minutes past s they were aroused by
q heavy crash, accompanied by the tearing
Otthe plates o. their vessel William K.
Vanderbilt the first on deck, closely
followed by Mr.. Riggs. Looming up
through the fog they could see the dark
null null u q large steam er backing away from
y IL
Dlmock. whose stem had penetrated the
side OF the Alya, staving i'll the forward
bulkheads. The crew OF the Yacht hailed
the steal. er and informed the captain that
yacht must sink.
Capt. Coleman, of the Dimock, after re-
celving an affirmative answer to the ones
ton whether the boat remained intact, told
the people on the yacht that he would lay
by until they could b- transferred TO his
vessel. Asmall launch, four row boats
and a naphtha launch We're then lowered
from the Alga, which was "a pidly sinking
ana the owners and passengers with the
crew OF nity-two men We're soon atioat and
rapidly, pulling away from their
doomed craft. Their exit was
none too soon, for when they were
about a cables length from their vessel she
made violent keel to port and righting
again, plunged down bow first, and 10th
Ing but the three masts sticking out of the
Water indicated the presence of the mag
nlficent ocean rover they had so lately de-
serted. The party were all safely taken on
board the Dimock, which anchored
and remained until about 1:4O
O'Clock :, IN the afternoon, When the
Boston arriving at the dock Of India wharf
about 8 o'clock this evening The Dlmock
was gong at a greatly reduced speed at the
time fthe collision, otherwise she would
probably run right over the Alva and a
s A1iSiltiui lOSS VI HE WOULD nave been the
result, owing to the tact that all the pas
sengers and one-half the crew were asleep
at the time of the accident
The Alva was not built for speed SAFETY
and comfort were the first requirements
She Was floating palace, and yachtsmen
pronounced her the finest vessel OF the kind
ever constructed in this country. Money
had been expended layishly by her owner,
and it is sufficient TO say that he was fully
satisfied with his vessel. She was a screw
steamer with barkentine rig The
American yacht list gives her ton
mage as 1.15l.24 and her gross
tonnage at 600.55. She was 2S5
teet over all. 252 feet on the water line, 32.3
feet wide and had a draught of IS ieet.
The engine was three cylinder compound
direct acting type. A powerful dynamo
engine supplied the electric light with
winch the yacht was lighted throughout.
She was supplied with steam steering gear
and steam windlass. She was hui It in
1856, and cost about $780, 600.