Connecticut western news., 1901-07-18
BIG SHIPS IN COLLISION.
Joy Liner Run Into In a Fog
 Of Saybrook, Conn.
ALL ON BOARD ARE SAVED.
sound Steamer Takes Passengers and Crew or the Sinking Fremont. Name of Other Victim of This Ma rine Disaster Unknown.

and Crew on the Sinking tremont.
 Name of Other Victim of This Ma
 rine Disaster Unknown.
 New London, Conn, July 1.-The steamer Fremont of the Joy line in sinking condition and all the passengers and crew taken off by the steamer City of Lowell was the sad and joyful news that Captain H. l.. Mcdonald of the steamer City of Worcester brought to this port when the Worcester arrived at her wharf at 2:20 this morning. The Fremont was in collision with another steamer, but the particulars in detail were not obtainable.
 The Fremont was on her regular trip from Providence to New York and was in collision when about 20 minutes to the eastward of Cornfeld Light vessel, off Saybrook. The collision occurred about midnight, for it was ten minutes after when the Worcester stood ready to render any assistance that was re- quired.
 Captain Mcdonald had all the boats ready for launching. and the men were at their stations waiting for the word. Chief Officer Casey. with boats crew, was sent to the disabled steamer, and when the boat reached the Fremont the City of Lowell was alongside of her, and Captain Miner of the Lowell told Officer Casey that he had all hands aboard of the Lowell and would take them to New York. Officer Casey re- ported that the passengers were saved. that no assistance could be rendered and that the Fremont was reported to him by Captain Miner to be in a sink ing condition.
 There was schooner anchored close to the Fremont, but Officer Casey was informed that the collision was with another steamer.
 Quite fleet of sound steamers were near the Fremont after the collision and were ready to render assistance, besides the Worcester and Lowell.
 City of Lowell to the Rescue.
 They were the Massachusetts, Con- nectlcut, Maine and New Hampshire. but the Lowell went right alongside, having the advantage over the side wheel steamers, and rescued all on board. At the time of the collision there was quite thick fog, but it soon cleared, and there was everything fa- vorable for the assistance of the Ire mont had the Lowell not been equal to the great emergency. There was of course great excitement on board the Fremont at first, but when the Lowell went alongside the passengers behav- ed very we'll, and there was no unnec- essary fear and excitement. There fore the transfer of passengers was done with safety.
 The several steamers lying to near the Fremont naturally made quite a sea, and Officer Casey and his crew had some difficulty in rowing to the disabled vessel and even getting the information here detailed and return ing to the Worcester in safety. It is presumed that the other steam CTS in the fleet as well as the Worcester had all boats ready to launch and the crews in readiness to man them. Officer Casey says that the Fremont seemed to have been struck forward and that she was gradually sinking | when he left her. and his opinion, bas- | ed partly on what Captain Miner of the Lowell told him to report to Captain | Mcdonald of the Worcester, the Ire mont would not probably float but a short time. An effort was made to as- certain the name of the vessel in col l lision with the Fremont, but that was impossible when the Worcester pro- ceeded on her voyage to New London.