The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-22

LONDON, May 22--Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenger for the Americas Cup,
Shamrock II. met with further misfor-
tune on her second trial today in the
Solent, being struck by heavy squaH
and practically denUded Of her rigging
while King Edward was aboard For
tunateIy no lives We're lost
King Edward arrived at Southamp-
ton at 1915 o'clock this morning on d
special train from Waterloo station
The launch of the Erin was waiting for
him and he Immediately went aboard
from the royal pier The trial match Of
the Shamrocks was scheduled 10 take
place this afternoon. and the first part
of the course was to have been a reach
TO the outside.
The new and the old Shamrock got
under way early, the Erin following
them out through Southampton water
on the arrival Of the King. At the time
there was a splendid northeasteriy sail
ing breeze.
Suddenly heavy squau arose The
mast, bowspTit. and all the gear Of the
challenger were carried away and the
yacht began to drift wildly through the
Solent.
The King was aboard at the time of
the misfortune to Shamrock II. and
when the helpless condition Of the
yacht was discovered there was intense
excitement ashore.
a despatch from Cowes says that
every spar has gone out of the challen-
ger, and that her rigging was literally
torn TO pieces by the fierce storm.
Luckily, nc one On board was hurt, and
it is almost a miracle that all escaped
injury
Mr. Watson. the designer. was for
ward among the crew when the acci-
dent happened When signaIed by the
Erin, he held up his hands 20 indicate
that there had been no fatalities When
he gave this signal there were hearty
cheers aboard the Erin.
At the first available moment the
King was transferred from The CflaI-
lenger to the Erin. The Erin then pass
ed line to the wrecked yacht and tow
ed her to Southampton water.
a despatch 10 the Central News from
Cowes says the accident TO Shamrock
II occurred when the challenger was
coming about for the starting line
cfose-hauled. She caught the squan full
on her broadside- Her topmast bucEled,
the mast split, and syerything above
deck was carried away
King Edward retired to the cockpit
to be out OF the way. The challenger
heeled over to port under the weight Of
the falling debris. At the time Of the
accident King Edward and Sir Thomas
Upton were on the starboard side of
the challenger, which explains their
escape from injury.
Immediately after the disaster the
Erin and two torpedo destroyers rush
ed up at full speed to render assist
anCe, while the yawI SybarIta got out
a small boat, which went alongside the
disabled challenger. Captain Sycamore,
however, shouted out that no one had
been injured, and that there was no
need Of assistance
SOUTHAMPTON. May z2-The trial
match this afternoon between the
Shamrock II, the challenger for the
Americas Cup, and Shanrock I, with
the yawI SybaIita thrown in to make
a display fer King Edward, was brought
to calamitous end just on the verge
lodging about the Solent between Os-
borne and Southampton water until 9
o'clock when the preparatory whistle
was sounded from Sir Thomas Lipton's
steam yacht Erin The imaginary line
was between the steam yacht and the
west BrambIe buoy
The boats were Inaneuvring around
under racing canvas in a breeze that
was piping up hard from the east and
raising a jump Of sea Four minutes
of the five before the starting signal
had passed and the challenger was lay
ing of on the starboard to Ieeward of
the line to come around for the start
with Shamrock I in her wake and the
Sybarita reaching down to Brau1bIe
Buoy. The challenger was fattened
over until it seemed as if half Of her
deck was under water The members
Of the press who were on board the
tug Neptune were just in the middle of
speculation as to the chance OF an ac-
cident when at that moment the chaI-
lenger's topmast yielded slowly at first,
and then with a snap. The gan simply
bUckIed uD like paper and the weight
Of the canvas and top hamper. added
TO the strength Of the gust Of wind. lit
orally took the mast away by the
boards. and almost as quickly as one
could say It, the deck Of the challenger
was cIoaked over by the sails The
topu1ast fragments Of the mainmast
and the bowsprit were over into the sea
and dragging through the water.
The spectacle was an appalling one,
and the first thought Of those who look
ed upon it was for the safety Of those
on board His Majesty was on the
challenger, as were also Sir Thomas
Lipton, Designer Watson, Captain Jam
eson, and others, in addition to the
crew.
There was but moments delay on
TIE part Of the crew in handling the
oyerhangtng wreckage, cutting OF the
broken pieces, and hauling the same
on deck By the time the press tug
went alongside Sir Thomas Liptgn and
BiT Jameson were sitting c5nposedIy
at the top Of the companion way and
the whole company was chatting at ap-
parent ease
Bids for Wrecked Steamship.
HONGKoNG, May 2z-The wreck Of
the PeHinsular and Oriental steamship
SobraoH. which went ashore at Tong-yirrr