The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-13
MANY MISHAPS IN THE FOG.
,oRD CHARLES BEREsFoRD AND BoB
KV<NS IN COLLISION APIECE

rant 10 see the yacnt race yesterday ms their
,u,,om is. and got into the fog along with tho
res, Of the world. They had collision apiece.
lord Charles was on tho william Fletcher
vblch eft the Barge once pier shortly before
o'clock with the guests OF Sir Thomas
Linton y no we're to be taken down to the Horse
.hoe and transferred TO the Erin. or the party
v.r. Mr. and Mrs. James NJ Montgomery. Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald Montgomery. j. Bertram
parry, the Hon. W. ]. Pirre Of Belfast. William
Gibson of London. James Rowan OF the Royal
rl,ter Yacht Club. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hill OF
london. Gen. and Mrs. Ferdinand Peck. Miss
Marie Rose Sadler. DIR. and Mrs. Ashton. Miss
vaughn the Hon. Capt. NJ. @. Il. Ward. c. +.
winch. j ohm Young OF London. David Barrie. Mr..
.nd Mr.. Sherrard Elliott. VIM. Love. Mr.. and
Mr., Hovt Of Stamford. Judge Littler OF Lon
aor George W. Slade OF Providence, and Mr..
.,d Mrs James Craig OF Belfast. The fog
"a. very thick and the Fletcher went slowly
down tho hat Dor. sounding her whistle. She
n,ssod Castle Williams. and the bell buoy on
,b. sbosl at the southern end OF Governors
island could be heard.
suddenly a whistle sounded of the starboard
how and hose on the Fletcher who had had OK
variance at sea remarked that it must be very
near to be heard so distinctly. Then ferry
ho,t doomed up ahead. She was steaming
scros, the Fletchers bow and was not more
than hfty yards away. Capt. Ralyea OF the
thatcher nut his wheel hard over and tho
Flatch.r swung of to port while the ferryboats
no,, turned to port also. But there was not
room for the two boats TO get clear. The bow
q, the Fletcher struck the ferryboat which
"a. the West Brooklyn OF the Thirty-ninth
,tr..t ferry, a little forward OF the wheel
,,rho,rd aide Thore was a
y" ,I -, wood uplinter. flew n
,-I, ~ tbo Flstcber was imbedded in
u"'S Tho farrvbo,t. the Shamrock flag
- r,. no,tine from a staff on the Fletcher
-, IT, Tho u,,er,nt the how Of the
49, stnot rrdar tho Guard OF the ferry
a., 81. vh..l which vas badlv
uYas
I, C.,,o,. porosfo-1 VS., on tbe upper
49,. ,n,o ,os.,.la ,,r,s toge,b.r Hs
,a - ,ha ,oror ,,s,k and ran TO the for.
=, .L. lrot,hsr IN fnd out how
"",u ~, Ianao vas AR pirria head n,
Uaror & Worr buiIdor, q, tha
49, ,oI,,.oi To,l rh,rles Lord Cbarles
,, ,,ho,I "a I'm tho hatch Off +ho
lt, ",,S,. ,.,, IN. ladder n s.s I,
H, 49,. ,,,.i,, u,+er Us c,rsfulIx or,
Wv ''S'o' -, ,Lo, ro,,,rr,,J 10 tba J.ol
cum, ,"Y Wv, ,ha.riv.
a"u ut 49,, I,,, ,o,..i, Su,a,,
.h,,s,
,haa,,i,o ,b, r,,.,r,.ro o,,ho w.st
p.,'iu hai o,o-riaa =, ,ho storho,r5 s,da -,
L., 10
nj ", ,rai,ht n.,. ha.rt,.a tho ,errvhoat dow,
~ ITa,oh.r .,,I 4, ,r,. ir,rossth,. 70 mil
~ ~, 1.,Lho,,is orir,h.a ~, ~
,,.I ,ta, ,I, oss,,roa No. thor.
IN. Elotoher oirLino tba, h.
oIo-.,. a., .,.,,,.,,, ~, -. ho,a
a. hot-n.r.,so,s toc.tb.r
~, oil wa, Gon,Io,'ar viii % - ~. oth.-
.,aaoT ~. hoat >, sh,,,od 7 ord ch,r,ao 20 ,,ha
....n.r. ~ ,ho t.rrrhoa, ga, will hooI ~
- nor,,nJ un,an nvIIou
"snd vh,t will wa do"9 nseL,v ,.rod
,,on -, ,ta W., prootIvn ~
,,Ia a., ehost "sior"9
This c.n.ed -, ,,nob and tbo oar,,ir =, N.
,.rrvbo,t was annsai.d 10 n ordsr Tho nassan.
a, T,ar ~ $50. ,no p"s' ~
rI.,,Lor .,,.,,tloI 49, ~. ..I,. ,-I
d.ck 70 nut bar dow Nv ,hah.a1 m. Er.toh-
,r's enpinas uara rsvar.a1 hrt aha oo,Id
nor mil c,aar Tba ,ucE c A,wood vc.ra.r
and the CAPTAIN took a line from, the Fletcher
and pulled as,ern Than with , cruncbinc and
hrs,tinp NJ timhers tbe two hoats oa,na sn.rt
The ,erryboat's rail vas cut in. the side q, tina
cabin was smasbed and tbs nadd,ewb..l WA
40 badly iniursd that the angina could M, turn
oysr The Fletcbers how was smashed and tba
rail ,plinter.d.
The captain OF the FIatcher said be UNA
ready to proceed. hut Mr. R,rrie ,bongbt II hs,.
ter to transfer TO the lug Atwood and hai,el
the ting to com, alongside The c.ntoir ~ tho
tug said that he must first Of all tow fine fairy
boat in. Some of tho ladies' on the FIetcher
were nervous. and an the FIatchor returnnd 10
the Barge ONCE There all went asbnra 70 90
down on the Atwood Ia thu Erin IittIo later
TWAS found atteryard that the Fletcbsr was
making water fast Her,eams omidsbir. had
bean opened and il wouId NOT have hoo, nrr-
dent TO mako the Trim ON ber
Lord Cbar,es said that III. oo.idort
r;,Ti 80 ,"a' Wv aoo'uen' was
W'hIn Two seconds OF being very serious. III
the Fletcher had struck the West Brooklyn a
tW,,u 49, W. 49, 5"o "ou''' III all prooa
u'''S'haVe peeh ground under the overhang OF
the isrryboat. and there might have been some
swimming
Can, ~, ~,
'ap| boo Evans was, OF course. on the
revenue cutter Manning and his Old friend
the British Yacht White LADY. ran .foul a,
him II ,SI ,m. TnI.. i1aG,s. ran H.ou' Oh
MN IL was OH the Lightship Just after the ex-
eurson fleet had got under way for home The
reyenue cuttsr cot tho worst 81, Tha whi,o
I,d.a ~. 80 w ~. . ''n "Vr7l o' ~. me "hite