The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-10-11
NOURMAHAL STRIKES.
John Jacob Astor's Yacht Collides
with a Fer.y-Boat
Both Vessels Badly Damaged, but
No One Hurt.
Const0rn,tion Among Pas scnscrs
on Eo'h Boats.

Misfortune seems to he cr"wlnG on
John Jacob Asiors iiur s,ctru yacht
NOurmahal. This morning, while on
her way to the yacht race. she ell
liIed with the frrryhoat Washington, ~
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The collision occurred about 99j this
morning In midstrcam opposite the corr
andt street slip. The ferryhoat was
crowded with passengers and Mr.. Astor
and large company Of in"itci guests,
among them wCl'-knuwH society women,
were aboard tho Nourmahnl.
AS near as could be learned the ferry
boat was - badly injured that she
put back into the Jersey city slip
When the collision was seen by the
passengers on both boats to h" in"viin-
BILE the utmost CONSERVATION prevailed
on the yacht as wen as ferry boat.
The big, ram-llke PROV of the No'lr-
mahal threatened, at the speed she was
under. to Cleavc almost half through The
Washington.
The latters whistles shrickcd a signal
| that she would eros the yachts bow,
but eye witnesses say that these signals
wcr. unanswered by NOurmahal wnich
came on at fun speed
AS the expected crash was about to
happen the women on tn" f'rryhuat and
the yacht ran over the decks thoroughly
panic stricken.
on the Washington the alarm WAS in
tense. The Nourmahll's bow cut into the
Nashingtons port rail- fifty feet from
the stem and entered to Il depth OF six
or seven feet.
I, to-,
versed az full speed and she slowly
backed away.
The ferry-boat engines had stopped.
but after the boats were freed they
were sent ahead and she steamed away.
Declhands on the Washington were
sent below to see II the hull had been
damaged, and they reported no danger.
The officers Of the Nourmahal made n
hasty examination and found that her
bowsprlt was broken off shor,. her bow
badly strained and some OF her plates
forward badly sprung.
The Nourmadal Is likely to become
known az the Jonah" yacht.
on Sept. % last she was beached at
t..c east side of the Hudson River. near
Van Rensselacrs Point. just north Of
he New Hamburg Railroad tunnel.
Abe ut 10 O'Clock that night. She was on
her way up the river, ana Oft what Is
kr, WI as the DamSkummcr. Sh. was
a little west of the middle Of the river,
There Is Jagged line Of rocks under
water there known as New Hamburg
Rec.
Without warning the Nourmahal
struck on the reef with great force and
bounded off.
CAPT. Daley at once decided to beach
her. She lay in alb al position. with
only five feet of water under her bow
and twelve feet under her stern. She
had Il strong list to stGrboard
As soon as She struck her water
tight buikheals were closed and her
pumps set at work. There was then
ten feet of water in her hold.
She WAS lowed to the Erie Basin
Brooklyn, where 1t was found that a
large hole had been stove in her bottom
about milahips.
The music room. several staterooms
and the dining-room were badly dam
aged by water. Work was hurried TO
get her ready for tn" yacht races, but
to-day was her first "trip.
ON Aug. - the Nourmahpl went ashore
on l:iue Rocks, X. l., during u gale.
Mr.. Aston had sent out cards for n
reception To be held on board his yacht,
Owing TO the extremely high winds It
was deemed advisable to move the yacht
from It's anchorage in Brenton's cove To
the wharf Mr. A-tpr directed the work
personally.
She started to move outside Goat Isl
and for the long wharf, and when she
turned the lighthUus" slue. became Gu-
manageable and grounded on what +
known gS Old Elm
She cleared from this AMI then cast
anchor near the lighthouse, bat IA" an
Choir dragged and th- yacht driftrd =
nurthcrly direction and struck hguaisI,.
on the Blue Rocks. 1t YVES pulled on by
! the combined efforts Of ihrr" tng1.
The Nourmahul was launched in the
Spring Of 1894 from the yard Of her
builders, the Harlan and IiollingswOrth
Company. OF Wilmington, del. She was
designed by Gustav liillmuuu, Of city
Island, and he superintendent her recon
struction from first to laHt.