The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-18
WHOLE BOW WAS CUT OFF.
Sound Steamer Badly Damaged in
Collision with Steam Yacht

Collision with Steam Yacht
NEW LONDON. Conn. July 17.-With
forty feet of her bow cut clean off in
collision with the steam yacht Wild Duck,
at midnight, the steamer fremont, of the
JOY line which left Boston yesterday for
New York, with 80 passengers, was tow
ed into New London and heached tJday.
All her passengers had been transferred
to other steamers in the sound and con-
tinued their trip to New York.
Capt Wilcox, of the Trem mt, says the
night was perfectly clear and the steamer
was proceeding on her usual course when,
about twelve miles west of CornfieId
light, schooner-rigged steam yacht was
made out off the bow. The officers of the
fremont supposed that the yacht would
pass astern of the vessel, as her course
seemed to be on a line diagonal to that
of the fremont. No danger was thought
of until the yacht had approached to
within a quarter of mile when she was
hai ed from the fremont and no answer
was received. When too late the Ire
mont ATTEMPTED to change her course to
avoid the impending collision. The sharp
Prov of the yacht struck her about thir-
ty feet back of the port bow and sheered
diagonally across. coming out on the star
board SIDE.
The force of the impact was sufficient
to throw passengers from their hunks and
caused great excitement among them for
a time, but the Offices of the fremont
maintained diccipline and aid was quick
~ at hand. Both the steamer City of
Worcester and the City of Lowell were
nearby ana promptly went to the assist
ance Of the fremont. Soon as the extent
| of the Tremont's injury was known the
City of Lowell ran alongside and the
transfer of passengers from the disabled
boat was quickly effected. The City of
Lowell was bound to New York and re-
sumed her trip as soon as it was seen
that the fremont had all the assistance
necessary. The crew of the fremont re-
manned on board their vessel and accent
ed an offer of the steamer New Harap-
shire for assistance to New London. In
tow of that steamer the fremont reached
here today.
Immediately after the accident the
! steam yacht backed away from the Ire
mont and left immediately, coming into
! New London harbor early today From
ashore it appeared that she had sustain
ed considerable injury to her stem. Capt.
Wilcox insists that if proper lookout had
been Kept on the yacht the collision
would not have occurred.
The cargo a,r OF the I emont will be re-
moved du Ing the day
The accident to the fremont is the sec
ond misfortune that has come to the Jov
line feet within three weeks, the steamer
Old Dominion. of that line being now on
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where she struck on a foggy night.
The acknowledged Wild Duck is an
iron vessel, owned by Gen Francis V.
Greene, Of New York Since July / the
yacht has been chartered to United States
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island. who
with his wife and daughter, were on
board boar last night, making a trip from
New York to Narragansett bay. Senator
Aldrich said he and his family were
asleep in the cabin when the collision oc-
Cured and We're awakened by the crash
The plates of the yachts stem were in
denied and bent to one side badly and
the bowsprit was carried away.
BOSTON, July 1.-THE side wheel
steamer fremont, which was damaged in
q collision in Long Island sound last
night, is the property of the Boston e.
I5o5tl. nd Steamship company, and was
nany The fremont was for years on
the route between this city and Portland.
and was accounted a strong and able
craft. She was built at Green Point. N
| Y, IN 1888, for the Portland company She
Is 1,t23 net tons burden, 260 feet in length
| and ~ foot not baor, 0-7 -