The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-18
THROWN FROM BUNKS
steam Yacht Cuts straight Through
Big steamer.


Big steamer
New London, July 17.-With forty feet
of her bow cut clean off in q collision
with the steam yacht Wild Duck, at mid
night, the steamer fremont, Of the Joy
lire, which left Boston yesterday for
New York with 800 passengers, was towed
into New London and beached today. All
her passengers had been transferred TO
other steamers in the sound and con-
tinued their trip to New York.
Captain Wilcox, Of the fremont, says
the night was perfectly clear and the
steamer proceeding on her usual course.
when about twelve miles west Of Coon
field Light, a sooner rugged steamer
yacht, struck her of the bow. The Of
hcer Of the fremont supposed that the
yacht would pass astern Of the vessel
as her course seemed to be on a line d.
agonal TO that Of the fremont No dan
ger was thought of until the yacht had
approached 10 within a quarter Of a 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 the impending col
lision. The sharp Prov Of the yacht
struck her about thirty feet back of the
port bow, and sheered 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 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 assistance of the fremont. AS soon
as the extent of the injury Of the Ire
mont was known the City OF Lowell ran
alongside and the transfer of passengers
from the disabled boat was quickly az
fected. 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 necessary. The crew Of
the fremont remained on their vessel
and accepted an offer Of the steamer New
Hampshire for assistance to New Lon
don In tow Of that steamer the Ire
mont reached here today.
Immediately after the accident the
steamer yacht backed away from the
fremont and left Immediately, coming
shore 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 have occurred.
The cargo Of the fremont win be re-
moved during the day.
The accident TO the fremont IS the
second misfortune that has come TO the
JOY lire feet within three weeks, the
steamer Dominion Of that line being now
on the rocks of Rye Beach, New York,
where she struck on a foggy night.
The schooner rugged steam yacht Wild
Duck, is IN iron vessel. built by the late
John Forbes OF Boston, and now owned
bv General Francis Y. Greene, of New
York The yacht has been chartered to
United States Senator Aldrich Of Rhode
Island, who with his wife and daugh-
ter, was on board last night, making a
trip from New York to Nara ganset bay.
Mr.. Aldrich 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
hunks
The plates Of the yachts stem were IN
dented and bent to one side and the
bowsprit was carried away.
Boston, July 1.-THE sidewheel steamer
fremont, which was damaged in collision
/ in Long Island sound last night, is the
+ property of the Boston and Portland
! Steamship company, and was under
I charter TO the JOY Steamship company
+ The fremont was for years on the route
! between this city and Portland, and was
! accounted a strong and able craft. She
4 was built at Greenpoint, y. Y, in 1883
I for the Portland company. She IS l, %;
net tons burden, geo feet in length and
/ thirty-seven net beam.