The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-10-11
Mr.. Astor's Yacht Collidss With
Ferry-Boat Washington.
Passengers Frightened, but Melody
Was Hurt !. :
Both Crafts wero Damaged Aboas
the Bow. .

y
mahal crashed into the Pennsylvania
Railroad ferryboat Washington In mid
this morning. E;f4
Although neither craft sustained sert-
Gus damage, what might hive been =
calamity attended by areat:loss Of life
was narrowly averted.'
rhe Washington had left the Jersey
CITY slip, at the foot OF Exchange place.
and was bound for the Csortlandt street
slip In this city. with several hundred
passengers aboard. Az
The Nourmahal wa seen ,omjne dowu
the river under fult head of steam.
When the Washington was about half
across the river. the Hourmahal was 80
close 81 Sup upon me ierry-goat that the pilot
H.: rinsier. blew his whistle twice. .
This gave notice 10 the, Nourmahal
OF way to the Steam yacht and that she
expected the yacht to. 20 ahead and
cross the ferrs BOATS low. f.
y The No ,,l according to the
atienuSh to the signal. and came down
upon the Washington 40 fast that Capt.
rinsler sounded the danger. slgnal-.thAt
~. blew a series of short, sharp blasts
anl reversed tl,e rerryboats wheels.
The Yachts pilot. instead OF putting
ih NSnpEahafs TRs,i 6S staro Ss
turned 1t a port and tried 10 pass astera
ot the feTyboat.
The Nonrmahal had too little steering
way to accomplish the feat and crashed
Sitnnt forMari OF the ladies' cabin,
Srhs passengers were panic,stricktn b.
hands seelng that the collision was IN:
evitabe bud driven the passengers all
aft and out Of immediate danger.
| The b0Nysprit Of ,he Nouimahal struck
the uDer deck of the washington, tear.
! ing ihs rail into splinters. Her raxor~'
edged stem pressed and cut through the J
guards, and into the hull Tor a distance
Had she truck III. ferryboat amid.
ships. the loss of HE might have been
many passengers must have been injured.
| Capt. Tinsler thinks that the WASH.
inEt0n must have been. under sternway
At the time to have been struck so lar
The Washington recled to starboerd
Under the impact of the. Nourinahsfs
screamed or shouted In alright.
l. From the Nourmahnl's cabin rushed
many ladies' and gentlemen. for the
yacht bore large party of Mr.. Astors
guests. ...
The yacht was on her way to the
lower hay to follow Nigilant and VAL
kyrie over the course In their third race
When the Nourmahars engines were
stopped and she extricated her bow
|
ii Vas seen that the bowsprit hade been
broken off short and was hanging over
the yachts port bow. which was also
Uttered with wreckage from the ferry
boat.
MIR Astor's Yacht then resumed her
course down the river, apparently but
'Fhe Washington resumed her trip
across the river, and landed her pas
sengers In New York
When II MAS ascertained that the lower
- h4t h1 s,Pn q
and that sh. was not leaking, she TOOK
another load OF Passengers across the
North River TO Jersey CitE. and wa, was
then relieved from duty, being replaced
Gait. timber tok the Washington up
the river To the iiohoken. dock OF the
Pennsylvania Railrosl, where she will
he repaired.
The damage. thr Railroad oficiafs say.
wiz he a1%wh.gg from No; 81, to sso@
was northeast and in the NourmaharS
against. A the ferry-bout was proceed-
she had the right u way.
The Nourmnha! IL. likely to becoms
known a. the Jonah yacht.
On sept. n last she was beaches e
..c east side Of the Hudson River. near
Van Rersseiacr's Point. just north ~
ne New Hamburg Railroad tunnel.
her way up the river, and OH what u
kr, wn as the pamskammei. She Nas
q little west OF the middle OF the river.
There I. jagged line Of rocks under
Reel.
Without warning the Nourmehal
struck on the reef With great force ana
V'apt Daley at once decided to baech
her. She lay In bad position. with
only I'VE. feet OF water under her bSw
had u strong Hist TO stsrboard.
AS soon as she struck her waifr-
tisht hulkheads were closed ana her
Sh. was lowed to the hris B{sin.
gs S wh'f bee" IT s TSs a S1 ssr
about milshps.
, ami the nning-r2om We're badly dam n
get her ready Tor the yacht RACES, -but
today was n,r irst "trip; -.
; ON Aug. IS the NourmHhal welt ashore
, on Blue Rocks. H. L., during assaic.
reception to he held on hoard bis Yacht.
owing to {nS %strs%f iS n,S Yacht i
from its anchorage In Brcntons Cove Ia
The WHARF AR, Astur directsd the work
pT 2s% s'ayEtea to move OUTSIDE Goa. Isl,
ana for The long wharf. and when she
, mansa-a ,GE and sTrounde% Oh what !,
AH shs cleared s from rom this aud then cast
anchor near the lishthousa. hui the an
Choir dragged and the yafnt drifted In A
northcrlv direction ana struck bruadSide
on IN. Blue Rocks Ii was pulled on by
the combined efforts Of ihrce tugs.
The Nourmahal was launched IN thS
Spring OF 1854 from the yard of lief
builders, the Harlan 4 io,iinSswortn
Company, Of wilmington, Dcl She wa,
designed by Gustav Hilimann. OF city
Island and he superintendent her recon.
struction from first 10. last.
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Only GIT to the Worlds Far.