Evening star., 1901-07-17
STEAM YACHT HITS STEAMER
LATTER,s BOW CUT OFF IN A MID.
NIGHT COLLISION.
Thrilling Experience of Passenxers-
Fortunately There Were
No Fatalities.

NEW LONDON, Conn.,, July 7-With
forty feet of her bow cut clean Off in a
collision with the steam yacht Wild Duck
at midnight, the steamer fremont of the
Joy line, which left Boston yesterday for
New York with 300 passengers was towed
into New London and beaclled today All
her passengers mad been transferred to
other steamers in the sound and continued
their trip to New York.
Captain Wilcox Of the fremont says the
night was perfectly clear and the steamer
was proceeding on her usual course when
about twelve miles west of Cornfield Light
aschooner-rigged steam yacht was made out
on the bow. The officers of the fremont
supposed that the yacht would pass astern
OF their vessel. as her course seemed to
be on a line diagonal to that of the Ire
mont.
No danger was thought OF until the yacht
had approached to within a quarter of a
mile. when she was hailed from the Tre-
mont and no answer was received. When
too late, the fremont attempted to change
her course to avoid the impending COLI
sion. The sharp prov of the yacht struck
her about thirty feet back Of the port
bow and sheered diagonally across, coming
out Of the starboard side.
Passengers Thrown From Bunks.
The force Of the impact was sufficient to
throw passengers from their hunks and
caused the greatest excitement among
them for a time, but the officers of the
fremont maintained discipline and aid was
quickly at hand. The steamer City of
Worcester and the City of Lowell were
both nearby and promptly went to the as
slstance of the fremont. AS soon as the
extent of the Tremont's injury was known
the City Of Lowell ran alongside and the
transfer Of passengers from the disable ed
boat was quickly effected. The City of
Lowell was bound to New York and resum-
ed her trip as soon as it was seen that
the fremont had all the assistance neces-
sary. The crew of the fremont remained
on board their vessel and accepted an Of
Ter of the steamer New Hampshire for as
slstance to New London. In tow of that
steamer the fremont reached here TODAY
Capt. Wflcox's Claim.
Immediately after the accident the
steam yacht backed away from the Tre-
mont and left Immediately, coming into
New London harbor early today From
shore It appeared that she had sustained
considerable injury to her STEM Cant.
Wilcox insists that II proper lockout had
been Kept on the yacht the collision would
not have occurred.
The cargo of the fremont will be remoy-
ed during the day
AiiC oSSideHl 10 Tic fremont 19 the Sec
ond misfortune that has come to the Joy
line fleet within three weeks, the steamer
Old Dominion Of that line being now on
the rocks off Rye Beach, N. Y, where she
struck on foggy night.
Senator Aldrich Aboard Yacht.
The schooner-rigged steam yacht Wild
Duck is an iron vessel, built by the late
John Forbes OF Boston. and now owned by
Gen. Francis V. Greene OF New York Since
July the yacht has been chartered to
United States Senator Aldrtch Of Rhode
Island. who. with his wife and daughter,
was on board last night, making a trip
from New York to Narragansett bay Mr..
Aldrtch said he and his family were asleep
In the cabin when the collision occurred
and were awakened by the crash. and the
men OF the crew sleeping in the forecastle
were thrown from their bunks
The plates Of the yachts stem are in
dented and bent to one side badly and the
bowsprit was carried away.