New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-26
HIT BY MORGAN'S YACHT.
WORSE HURT.
Collision IN Race Home Injuries No
One; Damage Slight.

slight collision with j. Pierpont Morgans
big yacht. the Corsair furnished additional ex-
Citement yesterday afternoon for the members
of the New-York Yacht Club and their friends
who the yacht race from the steamer Mon
mouth. Nobody hurt, and, although the
Monmouth got the worst of the encounter the
damage was slight There was not much of a
scare on the steamer but many men and women
fled from the Monmouths starboard rail when
1t was seen that the two vessels were bound to
touch each other After the Monmouth had
escaped with few broken boat stanchions
bent railing and the loss of some paint, her
passengers were more inclined TO laugh than TO
cry over accident which had helped to en-
LNen the hOmeward trip
The yacht race was over, and the Monmouth
was forging to the lead of the fleet on the run
back to the city, when the accident occurred
Off the Romer Shoals. at g p. m. the steamer
was entering the channel, and was crowded 10
the east somewhat by a sailboat At the same
time P. A. B. Wideners yacht the Josephine
was running close to the Monmouths starboard
side and on the Josephne's starbOard bow was
the Corsair both big yachts crOwdtng in to
pass the channel buoy. 1t was said later that
the Monmouth's bulk shut off the view Of both
yachts from the sailboat. and kept them from
understanding the reason for the Monmouths
failure to respond to their signals and give them
more sea room past the buoy
The Josephine dropped back a little and
swung into the wake of the Monmouth, so close
TO the steamer that cry of alarm went up
from, some of the women on the Monmouth. 1t
looked for few seconds s if the long bowsprit
of the Josephine would hit the awning of the
Monmouth's after deck. Exclamations OF relief
at that narrow escape had hardly died out on
the steamer when It was seen that the Corsair
was swinging in toward the Monmouth and that
a collision could not be averted. The bow OF
the Corsafr was nearly abreast the midship sec
ton of the Monmouth and the suction of the
steamer was drawing the yachts head closer
rapidly.
ExC1TEMENT ON THE MONMOUTH.
There was a rush from the Monmouths star
board rail many of the women screaming a lit
tie with excitement, and few fell over camp
chairs on the deck in the scramble; but none
tainted and none appeared to be frightened
greatly Several ran near the starboard
rail and shouted that there was no danger.
They saw that there could be only glancng
blow. at the worst. There was hardly any
shock. in fact when the two vessels touched.
The sensation was much like that on ferry
boat running against the piles Of dock The
great weight OF the Monmouth served to keep
her nearly on a level keel. while the Corsair
careened to starboard until her masts stood at
an angle of about 43 degrees, with the Mon
mouths deck. In a second all symptoms of
fright disap ppear red. and the people the Mon
mouths after deck began edging toward the
starboard rail to see what going to happen
next. One young woman was dragging her
father away from an awning post and saying:
Give me the glasses. l want TO see if Mr..
Morgan is on his boat"
Then. as the Corsair dropped lack, there came
Of braa Tba ire
anchor scraped along the side of the Monmouth,
removing some Of the paint and bending in the
rail in front of several staterooms, while her
bowsprit tore away two or three boat stanchiOns
and some of the netting of the after awning
Glass in a few stateroom windows was broken
The Corsair then righted. and swung out a lit
tie as she dropped further back, so that she fell
a5tern without another blow. People on the
Monmouth who looked back at the Corsair
could not see that the yacht had been damaged
in the least The Monmouth never slackened
speed continuing to race on the city at the
head of the fleet
Captain Martin of the Monmouth said it was
all the fault of the Corsair. which carried the
Americas Cup committee Yacht captains. he
said could not resist the temptation TO
with the Monmouth Ex-POce Inspector Alex
ander s Williams, who was on the Monmouth,
handed his card to the steamers captain, say
ing:
If YOU need any expert testimony to prove
that the Corsair was in the wrong you can call
on me I'm sailor enough to know that you
were in the right and had the right of way"
CORsAIR's SECOND ACCIDENT.
The Corsair reached her dock al Thirty fifth
st. and the North River just after the storm
broke. She was preceded by the Kanawha by
about seven minutes. In landing her passengers
on the end of the dock she met with another
accident one Of the after boats on the star
board side was crushed against the side Of the
dock. Those who came ashore hurried away
soon as they landed
]. p Morgan left the Corsair at 40 O'Clock
last evening, and refused absolutely talk
about the collision between his yacht and the
Monmouth He refused say whether he
thought the captain Of the Corsair was 20 blame
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