The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-23
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IN A CRASH.
The Big American Liner
Nearly Sinks a Smaller
Steamship.
INA COLLISION At MIDNIGHT.
Neptune Liner Delano the Suf-
ferer by the Ocean
Accident.
EXCITEMENT on THE NEW YORK.
A Point of Georges Shoals the
Scene Of the Vessels
Meeting.
EXCITEMENT ON THE NEW YORK.
tDy Associated Press.)

BALTIMORE. June 23.--The Neptune
liner Delano from Rotterdam via Suther-
land, arrived off Quarantine this morning
In badly damaged condition. She had
O big hole in her bow, and showed plain
ly the result Of collision at sea. The
Neptune liner IL commanded by Capt.
Evans.
As yet the details OF the encounter
are very meagre. but 1t Is known that
the Delano sh ortly after midnight Thurs
day, while or the Georges Shoal, near
Nantucket. Mass. coilided with the splen-
did ocean greyhound. the New York.
which had on board the Yale athletes.
bound for England.
The two boats came together In a
sianting position. and the force Of the
blow shattered the Delano's bow. Both
boats Jay to for a while. but finally. on
signal from the Delano that she was able
to proceed, the New York also signalled
cali right" and the boats parted COM
pany.
Nothing but the safety bulkheais of the
De.ano saved her from sinking.
The Yale team of athletes was on
board the New York.
Advices at the American line offices in
this city are to the effect that neither
vessel was seriously damaged
The De'ano presented dilapdated APP
pear nee She had a large gaping hole
In her bow. which extended from the
forccastle head down twenty feet towards
the water line.
The, steamers pretty ngurehead and
bowsprit were gone, and the foretop-
mast and fore-rigging had been carried
away.
The plates in the steamers starboard
side were bent and twisted into every
conceivable shap. and the crowd on the
pier wondered at the narrow escape from
death Of Capt. Evans. his wife and child
and his crew of twenty-seven seamen.
-. When the collision occurred the De-
lano was steaming to the eastward at
q ten-knot rate, and the big New York
was bowling along ut about nineteen
knots an hour.
TIL. steamers collided off Georges
Shoals, about 200 miles OF the Connecti-
cut coast.
The night was dark. and after the
steamers came together the passengers
on the New York were greatly excited.
They ran out on deck in their anxiety
and piled Capt. Jamison with all sorts
of questions regarding the steamer $
safety. All hands were ordered on
deck, and the big liner was carefully
examined from stem to stern.
No. damage Of any extent was found
and the passengers were soon quieted
Meanwhile the Delano was tossing
about near by, waiting to learn the ex.
tent of the New York's injuries. Capt.
Jamison signalled "All WELL" and Capt.
Evans steamed away to the westward.
Al the time of the collision Capt. Evans
and his wife and little son were asleep
In the after cabin. When the crash OF
the collision came Capt. Evans went i'm,
mediately on deck and assumed charge.
Mrs. Evans remained In the cabin and
went to sleep again when her husband
sent in word that the ship was in nc
danger.
Among those on board the New Yorl
were Capt. W. o. Hickok and the eigh
athletes who are to represent Yal,
London, July IS; The athletes are, \
don. d. r. Sanford. w. S. Woodruff
Alex Brown. e. H. Cady. and d. Il
Hatch.
Another distinguished passenger wa
Thomas F. Gilroy, jr.. whose trip. it wa
surmised. might have something to d.
with Mr.. Croker's presence In Europe.
Judge Roger A. Pryor was conspicu
Gus figure on board. as the, ship pulled
Big. Perugini, c. Oliver Iselin and bride
Rev. w. 7. Chase and Sir Donald Smith