The evening world., 1894-09-05
A CRASH IN The FOG.
Millionaire Flagler's Big Steam
Yacht Badly Smashed,
She Ran Into the Railroad Trans
port Float Express.
Both Vessels Were Trying to Dodge
Ferry Boats.

The big white steam yacht Alicia,
owned by II. NJ. Flagler, the million
aire Standard Oil magnate. was in col
lision at $40 this morning with the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
er, or Eighth street
The yachts bow was badly wrecked.
all the forcfoot being carried away and
the forward guard OF the Express was
splintercd.
Two of the Alicia's crew were thrown
overheard by the shock, but were res
cueu.
A dense mist overhung the river at the
TINT. The Express ana the steam yacht
were both coming down the river, the
freighter having n big load of cars. Two
| ferryboats. one bound to The Twenty
third street slip and the other. the War
rem. of the Grand street line. were cross
| ing the river, and the homecoming YES
sells tried to veer out of their courses to
avoid going In collision with them
| An eyewitness, who saw the crash
| from the deck Of the Warren, says:
| Both vessels We're running down
stream rapidly and In apparently paral
IDENTIFY saw the ferry boats and tried to
evade them. The yacht endeavored 10
cross the Warren's bow, and in doing SO
steered closer to the Express.
This brought both boats together be-
fore headway could be checked, and the
yacht crashed into the Express with full
force. She struck forward OF the shel;
drove into the heavy timbers OF the
port guard like ram.
Her sharp Prov cut into the guards
the deck and rails. In the Impact. two
OF the yachts crew, who were standing
forward. were thrown into the river
Life buoys were thrown to them and
when the vessels backed away from
each other, 1t could be seen that the
yacht had stove In her bow above the
sprt was snapped on =" Clean eaH as whistle
; carrying all her headstays and geai
overheard.
"The yacht anchored near the spo
The Express had thirty feet Of hei
port guards torn off In the collision
and put back to the slip at One Hun
She carried on her deck eighteen loade,
Fortunately for both vessels. tn
blow was CHANGING one. Had the zach
right angle, her snsad would hav
carried her fer into the transfer boa
fand, would probably have sunk both
press n With HOY her Pef heavy yen load ahs
force OF the tide, the yacht would hav
been stove literally to pieces"
| II. NJ. Flagler came down from hi
country seat at Mamaroneck on tn
Alicia this morning. as usual. II
landed at the New York Yacht Club pier
foot of East Twenty sixth street. short
ly after 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Flagler had heard nothing OF tn
accident TO his yacht when an "Eyeninl
World" reporter called at his Office Ii
the Standard OH Building, 26 Broadway
at ll.30 o'clock.
The Alicia is n steel. schooner-rigge,
steiner OF the most modern type. Sh
is $50 feet long, over ALL 100 feet on tn
water line. "a feet beam and 2 feet
inches draft. She is fitted with tripl
expansion engines, capable OF high speed
. She was built to Mr.. Flagler's orde
in 1890 by Harlan & Hollngsmith, o
Wilmington. Del.
Her constructors had carte blanche Il
fitting up the yachts saloon and livinl
| quarters, and she IL perhaps the hand
soonest and most costly vessel OF he
size among the many luxurious pleasur
craft of to-day.
Her owner uses her daily in travelling
to and from his villa at Flaglers Poin
on the Sound.