Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-22
euAMROCK II WAS
TOTALLY D|SMASTED
,,.,,E BY a Squall Off Cowes King Ed
" ID Was on Board and Had a MiraCu-
,,,s Escape lowed Back to Hythe.
ladies', The preliminary starting signal
was'giyen from the Erin.
SQUAI.L COMES ON.

ladies', The preliminary starting signal
was'giyen from the Erin.
sQUAI.L COMES ON.
While the yachts were maneuvering
for the start a squall came without
the slightest warning and the bowsprlt
or the challenger was carried away
short, The extra strain thus thrown on
the topmast proved too much for the
spar II whipped, broke and doubled of
to leeward,carrying the Whole weight OF
the backyard and gear over the side IN
terrible tangle. Almost as the top
mast fell the great steel mainmast,
Weighing more than two tons and car
rying spars and gear weighing an ad-
dltlonal three or four tons, swayed for
a moment and then, almost by a mira
Gle, plunged over the side and into the
water with the sound OF breaking wire
and tearing gear IN the alrs
The members Of the royal party were
seated ON deck, close to the companion
way. The king was showing keen
pleasure, watching the fight which
Capt. Sycamore was making for the
advantage at the start, The yacht was
racing along at a formidable angle and
the sloping deck, with a mere fringe Of
rail- seemed a rather perilous place for
the accommodation OF the visitors,
KING Is COMPOSED.
As the wreckIng swept the deck It
was most astonishing that no one was
injured. For moment or two the Sit
uatiOn appeared TO be very grave, The
king maintained his compOsure Most
of the head men went overheard.
Within five seconds Of the disaster,
the Shamrock | bore around to render
assistance, when she In turn, was
caught by the squall and her gan and
top sail spars collapsed leaving her
helplessly crippled.
The press tug following the racers
ranged alongside the helpless yachts
and a torpedo boat which was In the
vicinity and the Sybarita sent boats TO
the scene. But In answer TO a hall
Capt. Sycamre sent the reassur,ng mes
sage that all on board had escaped
without injury.
Az quickly as possible the king and
the royal party were transferred to the
Erin, and later the king, accompanied
by Sir Thomas Upton, landed at South
hampton from which place his majesty
will proceed TO London.
In the meanwhile, the crews Of the
racers set about clearing away the
wrecking owing to the unwldely ma
ture Of the spars and gear It was found
impossible TO get them ON board ana
they were cut away and allowed to sink,
after buoys had been placed 20 mark
the places where the Wrecking sank
The yachts were then iowed back 20
Hythe. there 10 await n decision as 10.
what should be done towards repairing
them.
MAY BE NO CUP RACE.
southampton May 22.-Slr Thomas
Upton fears It Will be impossible to re-
pair the Shamrock II IN time for the
cup races. 1t looks as If the contest
was off for this year. Sir Thomas Lip
ton will cable to the New York Yacht
club long account OF the accident
with an expression of doubt II he VIII
be able to fulfill his engagement Moth
ing can be finally settled until the con-
ference which Is to be held between the
builders and Mr., Watson, the designer
Of Shamrock H.