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.

Th. bi,, whit, s,ea,p Yacht Alicia
owned by III. NJ. rlasler, the miiiioh-
aire Standard OH magnate, was In col
Ision AT 90 This morning with the
is'o" AZ Wv '"'S ''''
New York. New Haven ana Hartford
transfer boat EXPRESS, IN the East Riv-
~ ~ t,i,,,,, str,,,
e', va h"sn' s''' -,,
The yachts bow was badly wrecked
the bowsprit and fgurehead being car
r,,, ,,,.,,, a,,, ,ha t,ru,ra vu,ra nf IN,
Express was splintered.
Two OF the Alisla's crew were thrown
overheard hv tho shock hut were res
''e'oo''u ny '"e s''oe"' o''
sucA.
A dense mist oycrhung the river at the
t,,o IN, LIx,r..s y,. ,oin,, nm and tho
,,'''' nN w. ~ ,i,,.n
steam yacht was coming down the RIVER
the freightcr having a big load OF cars.
roo, f.rry-b,,tu on. hound for Twenty
w W '.'' WV ~. w.,
tnlru street sup anu Tue o''''' Wv N"'
rem. of the Grand street line, were cross
,,, IN. rivsr and the donn-cominy YES
,"s '"e I've, W, ,a "'' az. -, ,,o,r c,nrs.s +,
sells tri-i to wee ou' OF their courses 10
,rh,, ,.rry-h,,, Idaho was nlso crossing
the river and nd IN" EXpress from VIEW
H pa ave N'r rnI,s ''''''
An ,ve.Titnrss who saw the crash
from the deck OF the Warren. says:
"Bnth vessels were running very
| y
courses. The men Steering them evil
! dentIy saw In. frrry-boats and tired to
ov"r,sS them IIrT The yacnt enaeavored to
cr r, the WARREN bow, ana in dong so
stesrad c,ns"r to III" Exprnss
"'rhis hrourht both boats torethcr be-
| fore Roadway could be checheu. and the
y ioree ' she srnek T OF the she
drove into the b.avy timbers OF the
| mort guard IKE n ram
| Il,
Ike a knite' shatterlng and tearing up
the deck and rails. In the impact, two
fo 70 yne awe We're e thTsw T INTO the riVsr
Life blioys we're thrown to them and
they we're hauled aboard
When the vessels backed away from
yach, had stove in her bow above the
water line. clear to the deck. Her bow :
spirit was snapped of clean AS a whistle,
oyornonrd
",rb" ynch, anchored near tho spot
where tie collision occurred
The Express had thirty feet of her
port guards torn OFF in the collision
aanh mi hark tn the ain at ono HIM.
dred and Thirtieth street FOR repairs.
she car led on hcr deck eighteen loaded
freiaht cars
"tortunnte,v for both vessels. the
blow was a fiancinp one, Had the yacht
struck head on at;a!nst the EXPRESS at
a right angle her speed would have
carried her far into the transfer-boat
and wouId nrobabiv have sunk both,
| Had No hln,v I,e.n e,iven nv the t;X-
| nrass with nor be.yv LOAF AMI m.
rorra IF The i'd, tbe Yacht would have.
been staye j,tnrailv to nieces,
II Al E,ar,er came down from his
country seat at Mamaroneck on the
| Aljcin this morning as usual He
janhel ot II, ,aw York Yacht Cuh pier.
foot of East 1'wentv-sixth street. with n
friend shortly after o'clock.
'rhe Alicia remnined AT the wharf hut
n few minutes and ieft. going down the
river hound for the coal pockets al
Teho's Yacht basin. where II was in.
tended 10 coal IN
, Mr. FlagIer when an "Evening World
reporter called at his office in the stand
ard OH Building, 20 broadway, shortly
after noon to-day could not be seer
nersonaIIy Thro1rh his secretary he
made the following statement:
MY Yacht A licia was In collision with