Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-17
ON THE JOY LINE
Steamer Fremont Reached At
 New London
800 PASSENGERS IN PERIL

The Fremont Was in Collision With
 the Steam Yacht Wild Duck-All the
 Passengers Were Transferred to
 Other Boats and Proceeded on Their
 Way to New York-The Steamer
 Was Towed Into New London.
 New London, July 1T.-With forty feet of her bow cut clean off, the steamer Fremont of the Joy line, which left Boston yesterday for New York with 300 passengers. was lowed into New London this morning in sinking condition and beached. All her passengers had been transferred to other steamers in the Sound and continued their trip to New York.
 Tie Tremont'S injury is due to col lisiOn 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 COrnfieId light q schooner risged yacht was made out on the port bow. The officers on 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 Fremont. No danger was thought of until the yacht had ap- preached to within a quarter of q miIe, when she was hailed from the Fremont and nS answer was received. WEeu too late the Fremont attempted i'm pending collision. The sharp bow of the yacht struck her about thirty feet back of the port bow and sheered di- agOnally across, coming out, on the starboard side.
 The force of the impact was suf- ficient to throw the passengers from their hunks and caused the greatest excitement among them for q time, but the officers of the Fremont with ad- mirable cOOlness maintained discipline, and aid was quickly at hand The steamers City of Worcester and the City of Lowell were both nearby and promptly went to the assistance 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 dis abled 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 as- Sistance necessary. The crew of the Fremont remained on board their yes sel and accepted an offer of the New Hampshire. one of the New York, New Haven and Hartford steamers, for as SiStance to New London. In tow of that steamer the Fremont reached here this morning.
 Immediately after the accident the steap1 yacht backed away from the Fremont and left immediately, coming into New London harbor this morn ing From shore it appeared that sine had sustained considerable injury To her stem Captain Wilcox insists that it was a fairly clear night and that If proper lookout had been kept on the yacht the collision would not have oc- cured.
 The cargo of the Fremont will be removed 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. 4 steam pump was put at work this forenoon 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 be taken elsewhere probably for repairs
 The accident to the Fremont is the second misfourtune that has come to tic Joy line fleet within three weeks, the steamer Old Dominion of that line being now on the rocks off Rye Beach, \. Y., where she struck on a foggy night
 The schooner rigged yacht Wild Duck is an iron vessel, built by the late John NJ. Forbes of Boston and 11r Greene of New York Since the first of July the yacht has been chartered to N. W. Aldrich of Warwick R. l., who with his wife and daughter. was on board last night, making trip from New York to Narragansett Bay. Mir Aldrich said he and his family were qlseep in the cabin when the collision occurred and were awakened by the srash. although they did not feel the shock of the impact. The men of the crew sleeping in the forecastle. how ever, were thrown from their hunks.
 The plates of the yachts stem are indented and bent to one side badly The b0wsprit, which was carried away. was afterwards picked up and lowed astern of the yacht. Repairs on the yacht will be made probably at the plant of the Eastern Shipbuildiag Go here, though that has not yet been settled upon definitely.
 New York, July 1.-The steamer City of Lowell arrived at her pier with HI passengers aboard. taken from the Joy liner Fremont, which was in col 1ision in Long Island Sound last night. On the Lowell were purser and several members of the crew of the Fremont. They declined to make any statement concerning the collision. saving that the accident will be investigated off cially in the near future, and that they will be called as witnesses.
 FRACTURED HIS SKULL.