The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-18
MIR. ALDRICH WAS ASLEEP
WHEN HIS CHARTERED YACHT CUT
OFF THE TREMONT's BOW.
Senator and Family Awakened by the
Crash-DetajIs of the Collision
on Long Island sound.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July H-With
forty feet of her bow cut clean off in a coll
lision with the steam yacht Wild Duck. on
board of which were United States Senator
N. W. Aldrich and his family. 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 beached to-day All her pas
sengers had 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. a schooner-rigged steam
yacht was made out ahead OF 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
90 that of the fremont. No danger was
thought of until the yacht had approached
20 within quarter of a mile when she
was hailed from the fremont and no an
swer was received. When too late the
fremont attempted to change her course
to avoid collision The sharp PROV OF the
yacht struck her about thirty feet back of
the port bow and sheered 6iagonally
across. coming out on the starboard side.
The force OF the impact was sufficient TO
throw passengers from their hunks and
caused the greatest excitement among
fremont maintained discipline and aid was
quickly al hand. The steamers CITY OF
Worcester and the city OF Lowell were
both near by and promptly went 10 the
assistance OF the fremont As soon as tho
extent or the Tremont's injury was known
the City or Lowell ran alongside and tho
fnv of fa4zE
boat was quickly effected. The City OF
Lowell was bound for New York and re-
sumed her trip as soon IL was seen that
the fremont had all the assistance neces-
sary. The crew OF the fremont remained
on board their vessel and accepted an
offer OF the steamer New HamDshire for
assistance 20 New London. In tow OF that
steamer the fremont reached here to-day
Immediately after the accident the yacht
backed away from the fremont and left
Immediately. coming into New London
early to-day. From shore IL appeared she
had sustained considerable injury TO her
stem. Captain Wilcox insists that II proper
lookout had been kept on the Yacht the
collision would not have occurred The
Wild Duck IS an iron vessel built nv the
late John Forbes. OF Boston. and now
owned by Gen Francis y. Greene OF New
United States Senator Aldrich. who. with
rs wife and daughter. was on board last
night ms king a trip from New York 10
Narragalsett bay. Mr.. Aldrich said he
when the collision occurred and were
awakened by the crash and the men OF the
crew sleeping IN the forecastle were thrown
from their hunks. The plates OF the Yachts
stem were indented and bent Il one side
badly and the bOwsprit was carried away
The sidew heel steamer fremont is the
property OF the Boston and Portland
Steamship Company and was under charter
20 the Joy Steamship Company. The Ire
mont was for years the route between
this city and Portland and was accounted