Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-22
BOTH SHAMROCKS
WERE WRECKED
King Edward and His Retinue Had
Narrow Escape From a Ter
rible Death.
YACHTS CAUGHT IN SQUALL
The Bowsprit and the Top Mast OF the
Shamrock II Were Carried Away-The
Shamrock I,Was Also Disabled
in Turning About.

J,opdou, May a2--A dispatch to ths
Evening News says that a .sGdaeh sq""i
strnck the Shamrock IL, in the ooleh'
today and her rigging went by the board
No one was hurt.
KING EDWARD ON BOARD.
rondon. May 22.--King Edward was
an board of the challenger and hao d
miraculous escape. The king was oi'
the deck when the topmast, malii1last
and bowsprit were broken Off snort.
The disaster occurred while prepafa-
+ions were being made for start OIL
Brambles buoy
NO ONE INJURED.
London. May 22-During the race be-
tween the two Shamrocks and the oy-
barita in the Solent today, sudden
souall struck the yachts. The rigging
of the Shamrock ii went by the board
leaving her practically a wreck me
topsail of the Shamrock L was also
carried away The disaster was Wit
messed by King Edward, guest OF Sir
Thomas Upton on board of the Erin.
No one was injured
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
While the yachts We're manoeuvering
for start, the squall came without the
slightest warning and the boWsprlt OF
the challenger was carried away snort.
The extra strain thus thrown on the
topmast proved too much for the spar.
1t whipped, broke and doubled off to
leeward, carrying the whole weight OF
the backyard and gear over the side In
a terrible tangle. Almost as the top
mast fell, the great steel mainmast,
weighing more than two tons and car
rying spars and gear, weighing addt-
tonal three or four tons, swayed for a
moment and then almost by miracle
plunged over the side and into the wa
ter with the sound of breaking Wire
and tearing gearing in the air
The members of the royal party We're
seated on the deck close to the COM
panionway. The king was showing
keen pleasure, watching the fight
which Captain Sycamore was making
ror the atiNantage at the stalt. The
yacht was racing along at formidable
angle and sloping deck with a mere
fringe of rail, and it seemed rather
perilous place for the accommodation
of visitors. AS the wreckage swept the
deck it was almost astonishing that no
one was injured. For moment or two
the situation appeared to be very
grave. The king maintained his COM
posure. Most of the head men went
overheard. Within five seconds the
Shamrock I bore around to render as
sistance when she in turn was caught
by the squall and her gaff and topsail
spars collapsed leaving her helplessly
crippled. The press tug ranged along
side the helpless yachts and a torpedo
boat which was in the vicinity and the
yacht Sybarita sent boats to the scene.
But in answer to a hail. Captain Syca-
more sent the reassuring message that
all on board escaped without injury.
AS quickly as possible the king and
royal party We're transferred to the Err
in and later the king accompanied by
Sir Thomas Upton, landed at South
ampton from which place his majesty
will proceed to London. Meanwhile,
the crews of the racers set about clear
ing away the wreckage. The spars and
gear were cut away and allowed to
sink, after buoys had been placed to
mark the places where the wreckage
sank. The yachts We're then towed
back to Hythe, there to await the de-
cision what should be done towards re-
pairing them