New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-01
THE SHAMROCK DELAYED.
A GALE AT SANDY HOOK-sIR THOMAS
ORDERS HIS BOAT TO WAIT.

Soon after II o'clock yesterday morning SIR
Thomas Upton and Some friends left the rli'h
Avenue Hotel in carriages for the purpose OF see
ing the cutter Shamrock take her departure for
England. They went TO the picf AT West twenty
socond-st. and went aboard tho tus James \.
Lawrence SIR Thomas had gone to bed at !
o'clock yesterday morning, after the entertainment
NJ tho Press Club and although he arose at
o'clock he did not show the effects Of loss OF
sleep
Through Mr.. Barrie Sir Thomas had provided an
other tug for members Of the press VINO were coz
lected al the pier. Both vessels steamed sou'h-
erlv through the driving gale toward Liberty ISL
and on the way down a lot Of wreckage and
thanking was passed that had hoated out of the
ferrvboat Chicago which was sunk earlier yesteI-
dav morning through collision I'm the NoTth hlNe''
1t was not until the tugs were close TO the steam
yacht Erin and he Shamrock that these NeSs'''
could be made ont through the storm The ram
was driving in sheets.
The steam launch had been lowered from inc
Erin and was waiting to take Sir Thomas and his
party from the Lawrence 10 tho Erin and in the
seavav tho small vessel doing some 'nsh
and lofty tumbing" The naphtfa launch known
as 'Barre's Pride" was attached by long palmer
to the anchored Shamrock When she nuns "en
her whole keel as far aft as the propeller could
be seen I'm the air.
Sir Thomas did not care 10 80 aboard the launch
bur allowed the Lawrence to touch for while
aloncside the Ern-the first time tug had oeeh
allowed so near the spick and span steam Yach'
II was then settled with Captain Matthew's Oh the
Erin that the TWO yachts should not leave until TO-
1yatlO O'Clock At the time the Wind was blowing
between fifty and sixty miles an hour. and accord
,ng 10 the barometer and IN the opinion Of the tug
cantain there was every probability Of tho weather
growing worse The gale was due cast. when
was head wind FOR the pleasure vessels 'h't
we're looking for start. and unless this wind
ahatos or shifts its direction by the starting urne
to-day they will not try TO 70 out heavy sea
was reported 10 he running of tho Jersey coast
Yesterday. and although the Shamrock Is uhuer
the easiest possible cruising rig. her shippers ar"
not looking for trouble of lee shore when they
cannot get far enough on their course 20 MAKE inc
effort worth while.
NAVIGATOR Hamilton and several men belonging
to the Shamrock who had come down from inc
city on the Lawrence went to the cutter from inc
Erin In the steam launch and Or. T Reid Mackay
who also made the trip said there was water over
tho side of the launch IN the passage In spite ol
a long oilskin extending 10 his feet. he was wei
10 the waist. and was glad TO get BACK 10 me
Fifth Avenue Hotel Tor change OF clothes IT,
Mackay will sail home on the steam yacht Emu
and Yesterdays delay gave him one more hsn' "'
smaTico ~ which he SAYS he has had TOO rev
The shamrocks mainsaii carries no oooi"' ~ e. -
cor' e., n good sized santopsau. Her topmasl
V-hich can always 30 housed or struck IN n.r, .
sick the mizzon carries boom NJ ~ no gan, Il,
the sail being lego mutton shaped. 'sn e,c9oa
lust at Of the rudder head About iour h ise.
above the deck mere Il rae 9= TO the nizzenmast.
ana rom This life lines he are ye Esfeq ahc ' she
,trov-i-- about in rough seas Inc DoWspIi. n =
eborf nd thick and carries iib. When required
d it oi ne - Loui. can be passed closely TINS
morning ths was the Last view ,, Of AVE sr en- mi
s 80 me water The entire ships compaii N
lined up in thor osn- end s2He nm etd 51 coaG
ene~r Tho press tug then drew alonesi9'. ei.l
~. PAPER mon jet 80 tnr. cne,I w r
eharnrock's crew that must nave HlAue ''' '''
Soci mai they were here as friends - ..,,o,
When the guests on the l-a"r'r,e ~ 80 ' re-
DsCT hat Sir Thomas had not been trda ,
We'll by the weather FOR "ee Se H snd now his
VIZ. VIZ. cerrot leave on account of gale.