Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
Panic on Sound Steamer Fol-
lows Collision in Fog.
BOTH VESSELS DAMAGED
Crippled Ship Nearly Runs Amuck
Into Other Craft.
MUCH CONFUSION IN HARBoR
One Passenger Injured and Others
Rush to Free Side Of Boat, Al
most Upsetting Her.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. September 1.-The sound
steamboat New Hampshire OF the New
Bedford line was in collision this morn
ing with j. i. Morgan's yacht. Corsair.
which was moored at the New York Yacht
Clubs anchorage in the East river at
the foot of East 23d street
There was a heavy fog at the time OF
the accident. The New Hampshire was
proceeding slowly on this account. The
tide was running out rapidly. however. To
its action, the steamship officers say the
accident is primarily due.
The sound boat Jared the worst i'm the
collision. as she swung i'm broadside fash
ion against the bowsprt of the yacht.
The sharp spar ground itself into the side
of the big boat. ripping a ragged OPEN
ing twenty feet wide in the side. and tear
ing its way through three staterooms
and out above the upper deck.
A lifeboat which was swinging to its
davits above the deck Of the New Hamp-
shire was smashed into kindling wood,
and forty feet Of the guard rail was car
sells hung together a short time. The
damage to the yacht was apparently
small.
Passengers in Panic.
A number of passengers. just arising.
were thrown from their feet by the jolt
of the sudden collision. All over the boat
passengers were thrown into panic. They
rushed to the side opposite from that on
which the collision had taken place. AS
their boat drifted clear they weighed
down the lee side so heavily that the ship
listed until the water came in the Soup
pers.
Capt. Bibber and his Officers quoted
the passengers before the panic had any
serious result Meanwhile three other
sound steamers which had been coming
down the river just behind the New
Hampshire loomed up through the fog.
Each in succession had difficulty In avoid
ing collision with the New Hampshire,
which was swinging uncertainty at the
nose Of the Corsair.
The Boston came first. afraid TO re-
verse her engines lest she should be RAM
med by the Chaplin, just behind she
swung quickly out to the middle OF the
river. Just grazing the stern OF the New
Hampshire as the tide swung her past:
The river by this time was confusion
Of whistles. every boat In the vicinity
taking up the alarm. The other boats
coming downstream signaied TO reverse,
and came to q full stop nearby, althougll
the fog was still so thick that II was DIM
cult to ascertain just what was the mat
ter.
Several boats believing some large craft
was in a sinking condition. put out boats.
4 beyy of little craft was soon clrciln8
about the Corsair and the New Hamp-
shire.
Corsair Nearly Wrecked.
The shock OF the collision broke the
Yachts anchor chain. She drifted down.
stream toward a jutting pier. The dan
ger of. serious damage from collision with
this was averted by the prompt action
of the Corsair's crew, which threw
line to one Of the steamboats, and was
towed out of danger, with only Few
feet to spare.
The entire crew Of the Corsair, sixty
men in all. was on board at the time.
All were badly shaken up. but none in
jured
The yacht itself. which only two days
ago came out of a Hoboken shipyard
after thorough overhaulng, suffered
considerably. One mast was carried
away the deck was torn up for an area
of forty feet square. and the upper struc-
ture was badly battered.
The Yacht was lying at anchor here
awaiting the arrival of Mr.. Morgan. who
will return from Europe tomorrow on
the Adriatic.
The collision occurred at $50 O'Clock
this morning. 1t was several hours later
when the New Hampshire reached her
dock. escorted by a tugboat. Ropes and
wire cables had been put In position to
hold the damaged portion OF the vessel
in place, and huge tarpaulfns covered the
rents in the side.