New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04
COLLISION OK THE WAY HOME
- ,,o>.,,or.rH AND THE ONTEoRA CRASH
TOGETHER. But NEITHER lS
crDrO1-sIY DAMAGED.
SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.

.o,,,o-v ,ur steamed UP 10 the Battery ianu''s
-. : o'clock last evening and lanoeu s',. r
- The tug was the forerunner OF i''u' .+-e
evc,r,ion boats. Sound steamers revenue 49,,
and craft of al descriptions RETURNING I'm, %,
,. races As soon az the race was deciu'eu '''
800. ,.rsch had been attendant on the wv
-, .,ooh+s turned their bows toward '"e ''.'' ~
,r hogan Il race up the bay 10 anu '1'
-,o~s on the piers about the lower p"'O ~
rbo e,one as the many boats came UP ''lo
1,o, was pretty well as an unusual ~
,,...o6 from the Battery. The gathering u"lN.'
~ .n,, OIL, the view and the Bay appeaIeu 10
So s..u ~ tuinkling dancing lights. one OF 'iie
ers, boats 10 pass the Battery was inc S"nuS ,,s
t-ouovy,ng her came the Richard Peek anu oe'.''I
80, s.retching far down the Bay. came most Vi
o-of, Al Liberty Island the line par'eu' ho'"7 ~
,ba boats going up the East RIVER ana III -o ,s
49, 1,-ooklvn shore others continuing 10 their ld"o-
,rg rlaces along the North River.
Tho Sandy Hook flyer Monmouth ana ''e s'e
boo, Onteora came into collision IN the Lower Day
lila re,prning from the races. There was nuch
evc,,ement among the hundreds OF passengers Oh
hoard but fortunately no serious uai'aeo
iced The accident occurred in the swash Chai'-
,a The boats were going in the same dfecuoh'
and in passing too close they crashed 'oge'her III
,hc excitement which followed women screamed
49,. 80 assured by their companions that
,hore was no immediate danger. An Investigation
shoued that the woodwork Of both vessels had been
damaged but above the water line. The Monmouth
reached her pier. and having discharged her pas
serg gers proceeded the coal wharf 70 take on
c5ae She was struck on the starboard side and me
woodwork about the waist forward crushed IN ana
suuutered A number Of her side windows were
carried away II could not be ascertaihed now
iallv the Onteora injured, but It is said that
her woodwork is damaged on the port side.
The Dolphin. the John sylvester, the GeherdI
soclm and the Grand Republic landed their pas pas
0qse Bier the revenue cutter Manning landed her
load Later the John Fletcher brought Vernon IL
Brown and his party 10 the city, landins them al
the end OF the Barge once pier. -
At the Yacht landing IA front OF PIER A there was
& busy scene Launches were constantly arriving
with parties from the yachts. and the square IN
front OF the landing was filed with private car
riages horseless vehicles and cabs.
The tug Volunteer. which took Sir Thomas LIP
tors guests down the yacht Erin; arrived at the
Barre Once pier about O'Clock. Lord and Lady
Charles peresford. Charles Russell, the Prince de
Croy and William Gibson according to those who
came back 20 the city on the Volunteer, Will re-
main on the Erin all night. Arthur Hinckley when
asked what the opinion OF the visitors was as 10
the exhibition given by the yachts. said
We are much pleased with the days run. II
has shown that the Shamrock can do well in
lieht breeze and brought out many Of her qualities
o. course | cannot say what the result will be.
We should not have overconfidence."