New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12
Rim DOWN BY THE ALVA.
Fatal. ACCIDENT ON THE NORlH hl'En'
TWO PEOPLE DROWNED THROUGH COLLISION
WITH W X v,NDERBILT's YACHT.

TWO PEOPLE DROWNED THROUGH coLi'i'ioN
WITH w. X. vANDERBILT's YACHT
William K Vandcrbllt's steam yacht h'" ,''
down a rowboai in Tire North River OH ilHiS '' =,
4 Yesterday afternoon and caused the drowning Vi
q man and "A woman who were in the DOM ~ ""'
td thu, Mr. Vanderbilt was the yacht WIN I"
,rtv of friends bound for Newport. where his fanny
had been STAYING The Alva had been at ahonol III
the North River. of Thirty eghth-S''' hedriS '' "''
Int shortly before p. m. she staried WV" S.0"''
About the same time Nicholas Michaeis' "l'''
dealer OF No. go scvenihave. hired ro"oo''' at ,'
roa,ho,so of Jos,ph Mase. at Thirty-iourth-st lie
wos ACCOMPANIED by Miss Mary smonih. DIS ho"S'
keeper She took her seat in the stern Oh III, oo''
and MichneI, rowed In the direction Of the 'hi'eu
states shin Atlanta. which WIS at anchor OH i"n'S
thirl-st II was their intention to 60 near clous"
to the Atlanta to get a good view Of her.
Nichacls WIS not accustomed 10 managing boa''
and hi. clumsy eifort- at rowing prevented MN ifu"
seeing the ilva IN time to get out OF the way VI '0
yacht When the Alva was bearing down c'ose upon
I'M. froIl skR Mlchacls to be making fr'huc
ogo,,s IN row ont OF the way but he evidently was
confused and he only managed to get the boat
directlv I'm front of the yacht Lieu''h-
mt W. Irving Chambers and other men on 'hc
,tlonta saw that the Ava's propeller was reversed
and that the Yachts speed slackening but II was
plain that IA collision could not be avoided MISS
rJmonin threw ND her hands and screamed.
A moment afterward the sharp bow OF the AVA
c,it thc small boat nsrndcr chael- and the WOMAN
foil into the water on either side Of the yacht 1hcir
bodies onckly disappeared from sight rs tile yacht
s,v.n; down the river The two halves of the SKIN
ooatod on the surface with the womans hat and the
man's coat.
Lieutenant Chamber, ordered boats to be lowered
from the Atlanta and sent the scene Of the accident
At the same time several rowboats and two or three
tuc,eots mt Off from the shore. The men In Inc
heat, looked for the man and the woman in the water
.but could ret no glimpse OF them The parts oi inc
rowboat the lat and the coat were picked up
TN men In the Ncw-York Central and Hudsoi
River Ralroad Company's tugbat No. II ana taheh
ashore. The Ava had stopped by the time the oos'a
had gone out TO the place Of the accident but she uu
not turn back and she steamed on her way.
In the pocket % Micllsels's coat some papers
which gave bis address. His brother was informed Oh
the accident and went 10 the pier at Ihirfy-thros',
where he identified the coat and papers. Miss simon
in, brother Emil at the per afterward and recog
nized her hat Miss olmonn was thirty eight YEAR
old Michacls WAS 81 the same age and unmarried
She occupied rooms the liquor store at NO ZIo
csventh.ave., and Michaeb and his brother boalued
with her Until recently they all three boarded WIN
Emil Slnonn AT No DIT West Thirty -secOndst. Mon
In rwboais were hired drag the nver bottom before
dark but tho bodies were not recovered last evening.
PEOPLE on tho Atlanta who saw the Whole hccidch'
unite I'm saving that the Alvas crew were not 10 blame
Michaels In order 10 get out Of the way rowed hiri
about 20 that she would In the other direction.
suddenly Mchacls changed his course ana began 10
row I'm thc opposite way. The Avas rudler was again
reversed so a. to avoid the boat, but 1t was too late