The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-18
COLLISION IN THE SOUND
THE JOY LINE STEAMER FREMONT BADLY D.4MAG ED.

THE JOY LINE STE-4MER ONT
 ,t BADLY D4MAGED.
 Her Bow Cut Off by the Yacht Wild
 Duck-Three Hundred Passen gers
 Safely Transferred to the City of
 Lowell and the NInssachusetts-Dis-
 abIed Steamer Towed to New London
 and Reached.
 New London July 17.-With forty
 feet of her bow cut clean off, the steam
 CT Fremont, of the Joy line, which left
 Providence yesterday. for New York
 with 300 passengers, was lowed into
 New London this morning in a sinking condition, and beached. All her. passen- gers had been transferred to other steamers in the sound and continued
 their trip to New York.
 The Tremont's injury was caused by a collision in the sound at midnight last night with the steam yacht Wild Duck.
 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-r -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 quarter of mile, when she was hailed from the Fremont and no answer was received. When too late the Fremont attempted to change her course to avoid a collision. The sharp prov of the yacht struck her about forty feet aft of the port bow, and cut diagonally 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 them for time, but the off, cers of the Fremont. with admirable coolness, maintained discipline and aid was quickly at hand. The steamers City of Worcester and the City of Low ell were both Scar by, and promptly went to the assistance of the Fremont. AS SOOIi .dS llle cAlcHI ol tiiC SAi'NiAS1 injury was known the City of Lowell ran alongside and the transfer of pas sengers from the disabled boat was quickly effected. The City of Lowell was bound to New York and resumed her trip as soon as it was seen that the Fremont had all the assistance neces- sary. The crew of the Fremont remain ed on board their vessel, and accepted an offer of the New Hampshire, one ot the New York, New Haven and Hart ford steamers, for assistance to New London. In tow of that steamer the Fremont reached here this morning.
 Immediately after the accident the steam yacht backed away from the Fremont and continued to New Lon don. Fro mshore, it appeared that she had sustained considerable injury to her stem. Captain Wilcox insists that if proper lookout had been kept on the yacht the collision would not nave occurred.
 The cargo of the Fremont was remoV- | ed this afternoon. She now lies on the | flats near the dock of Captain T. A. Scott. who has charge of the work Of taking out the cargo. A steam pump | was put at work this morning and the | water, which completely filled the hold of the steamer, was taken out rapidly. After she is frightened of her cargo the bow will be patched and she will prob ably be taken elsewhere to make re- pairs
 Since the first of July the Wild Duck has been chartered by Senator N. w. Aldrich, who, with his wife and daugh- ter. was on board last night making a trip from New York to Narragansett Bay. Mir. Aldrich said he and his fam ily were asleep in the cabin when the collision occurred, and were awakened by the crash, although they did not feel the shock of the impact. The men of the crew sleeping in the forecastle, however, were thrown from their hunks.
 The plates of the yachts stem are in- dented and bent to one side badly. The which was carried away, was afterward picked up, and was lowed here astern of the yacht. The repairs on the yacht will probably be made here.