The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-19
AFATAL YACHT RACE.
|Raron Won Zedlitz Killed and
His Isolde Wrecked.
|sAkED BY THE METEOR.
|The gowsprit OF Emperor Williams
Racer sweeps the Deck of the
Earon'@ Yacht.

soathsea. Aug. 1s--An Accsdaat result
%gax IL the eismaHtisng o. Baron Won Zs4-
Xftz.s American D1!it Yacaf Isos1e AMI the
1SeafA nf her 1sgner occurred today 1urinx
- regatta OF the Royal Albert Tacat
Hfsgb A. Barclay Walkers AtfSa tire
Xfrnc4 of Wases' Britannia. A. -. csavtse's
%fzs4nsfa ard Emperor Williams Meteor
Zst4rfes AZ 70 a. M - the order given. IN
Xtse race for the wire cosnno5ors's e4sp an3
L. ~ II o'eioek the smaller yachts IN
Itss contest for prizes wsre sent over the
Isasae course. Frank Jam@aoG'g TIE Saint
Itzowss1 g0uIa's Niagara. Ogden Geeistss
Ifagpbsre Lord Dunrayen.s Audrey
IfharIes Day Rgae's Peni1ent and Baron
ssn Ze5Iitz's Isolde started In the order
&rsuses While the big yachts we're passing
he committee boat they overlook the
Itrengy-raters- The Britannia and Nssaer
xsra aln1ost abreast OF tie Isolde. the FIRST
tFc mentioned narrowly escaping coming
| h collision. Then the Britannia Suddenly
sslissd her helm IN order 10 avoid The
Ifainf and the Meteor. ne. having room
saough fousea tS8e Isolde. almost bows on
/ Ard swept her from stem 10 stern with her
/ towspfit.
IN moment the Isolde was complete
wreck. The mast. with It's clouds Of white
sass. collapsed a. II struck by lightning.
sss every member CT her crew ard pas
anger on deck. the latter including Baron
. sas Zeilisz and bis brother, were swept
overheard and more or less seriously In
Tired The report was teiegTapne.i broad
| east that the Meteor had been dlsmastsa.
|tsf It vas an error The Isolde lay help
{lss in the water, hsif buried IN wrecked
|eg,.ag and canvas. while about and astern
L. her we're her crew and passengers,
feanasring In the water or swimming for
safety 10 the nearest yachts. The Britain
IA and Meteor Immediately after the ae-
eaent Iuffed Up. hove 70 ard hurried 10
aet their boats overheard 10 rescue the
trewuing men. The AisHa. most OF the
seam yachts and the British Euuboat Ant,
o. anchor near the scene OF the disaster.
did tas same. and the smaller sailing
yachts put about and hurried TO the spoi
Il hope Of being Of some service.
Baron Won Zedlltz and hia brother and
the crew OF the Isolde we're rescued. but
zee former was taken from the water with
9 had cut on mis- head and bieesIinE from
the ears He was conveyed on hoard the
nearest steam yacht. which promptly
headed for Kyde. where the nearest hos
rstai Was located. but the baron died be-
fore reaching shore. One OF the saamen
Of the Ant displayed great galiantfy in
Jumping overheard into mass OF wreck
sEe and after a long dive and a hard
struggle rescued one OF the TaohIe's crew
pnnace Of the sunboat.
The accident east The deepest gloom over
the yachting world here. in which Baron
Won Zeditz was well known and much
liked. All the races OF the day were aban-
dsnei. the regatta scheduled fer tomorrow
has been indefinitely postponed. aud all
the fiaga are ~ haif-mAat.
Tho baron. who was not 40 years old
was considered one or tho leading men
Of the younger generation OF German
stalnsmen Tie was priYy councillor. men,
Der OF both the relehsiag and the Prusssan
Diet and wa a leader Of the Free Con-
sryatfve party lie had been In parlia-
ment many yoars and In 1870 MAS uuani-
nonsly recommended by the state cabinet
Cor the then vacant post OF minister OF
finance. hgt was not appointed. the sn-
feror having taken a fancy to Or Miguel.
ths present minister of finance The baron
leaves a widow and an infant child.
Il Is dilnenit at this time 10 place the
blame for the accident where Il rlghffaily
belongs, and the matter Will probably be
settled later by the Royal Yacht squadron
Genes the skipper Of Meteor, however.
declares that the collision was due 10 The
Britannia falling 10 make way for ihe
Meteor when the latter had the right OF
way.
The Isolde. in addition to losing her
mast eie had her bow stove In. and was
towed hack here She Is a twenty.rateT,
built ~ the Herreshoffs. and vas erigsn-
ally tho property ~ Prince Leopold os
Prussia for whom she was butlt aud sub
seaaeutly sold 70 Raron Won Zeilliz. she
Wis taken 10 England IN Aprli OF last year
on the deck ~ the Hamburg American
staamxhlp Russia she has ine lines. AMI
has been remarkably successful IN her
raees on thls aide OF the water Capt.
Parkfe ard Mate Diaper came over with
her tn the Russia. and she was fFsi raced
n tia Mediterranean. she t. OF he TN
and hasb style Of yacht. had small cock
st and commodloas enidy. cananle OF
accommodating twelve persona The ISOLDE
3 twin yacht TO ftnward 1ouia's NIAGARA,
which she has defeated several times.