The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-23
SPARs TORN OUT OF AMERICAS
CUP CHALLENGER by SUD
DEN sQUALL
EDWARD VII. ON THE YACHT
KING OF ENGLAND BARELY MISSED
DEATH OR INJURY IN
THE CRASH
WILL ASK DELAY FOR RACE


sudden squall on the Solent completely
wrecked the new challenger and eneln-
gered the life of King Edward and sev-
cr'l distinguished persons, including Sir
Ihomas Upton. The results Of this dis
as'er' which could scarcely recur without
great loss of life, can best be Judged nv
the written statement made late tonioo+
~ or 1homes Upton to a representative
Oh the Associated Press. as follows:
d. NY ueepest regret is that today'A acct
oeH. prevents me from toeing tho MARI
~ the appointed hour, and comneIa roa -
10 ask the New York Yacht I'M mo o
grant e,Tu me an extension of time. If thev
WIN De good enough to do thai / snoI
iuce, even II | bave to build a heat he.
tween now and the date agreed Inon
Iyarth Ssti pelleVe the Shamrock II. a boat
worthy TO be the challenger. and tb"+
When this unfortunate chapter If occi,
uenls comes to en- end. she win stand q
goo chanSe of lifting the cup. I have
my boat ~ MAKE against
For the many kilograms of symra.
6a 6ng received from America today ] am
qeeply grateful. No one IS NOR tb,rtli
lul than am that the catastr1,.I = end.
ed without fatality and 7 NAV DerhapS
S2y Sty that throughout the trying ordeal
nIs majesty was as brave as n lion His
I Lrst thought was to inquire If anyone
u''u Thomas Upton.
CHALLENGER A WRECK.
circumstances have reduced the Sham,
OK H. to Diuful sparless wreck. Sr,
now lies off Ilythe. The story of IN.
catastrophe is best told by Sir Thomas
Upton himself. After seeing his rovaI
guest or to London, Sir Thomas gave
the Following interview to a representa-.
| tive of the Associated Press:
we had just begun to make for Tho
starting line when q fierce breeze spranc
uD. King Edward Lady Londonderry
Mrs. Jemeson, Mr.. jameson and myself
| were ON deck, hanging on as hest 80
l'hght' Tor the challenger was almost n
an angle of forty-fve degrees. The
King started to go below. Just as lie
dlc SO everything collapsed A heavy
Diock fell between the two ladies. and a
wire rope struck me on the head and
! hromentally stunned me- A sudden
! squall, an unexpected strain and cver,,-
! thing had given way. King Edward WI.
| Ealf in and half out of the cornDanton
batchway. What happened, how all tho
lellng spars and sweeping sails did n4t
XIII or sweep some ono overheard. is
/ more than | know. When | came to 7
saw the King clalnbering over the wreck.
age. trying to discover tho extent OF
! l.urt2"
The reporter Of the Associated Pr,qs
further learned that Sir Thomas fret
utterarce, on coming to. was this an ont
! adjuration to Mr.. Watson:
| Telegraph fer more spars. We have
got to sail on Aug. r. and this boat has
got to do it,
When the distinguished particlpators In
the mishap had been safely transferred
to the Erin, the kings first remark was:
when shall we sal again, Llpt NJ" and
before his majesty started for London his
last words TO Sir Thomas were: When
you next :pll | am going with you"
In fact the ruler OF the British en-
| pire seemed keenly to enjoy the unusual
spice of danger into which h love of
sport had led him.
HARD BLOW FOR WATSON.
Mr. Watson and Mr.. Jameson. especial
| ly the former, are very downcast and
absolutely refuse to say anything Mr..
Watson, indeed, Is 80 chagrinned that he
could scarcely talk to even his most in
| innate friends, and until after dinner on
board the Erin Sir Thomas believed IT
would be impossible TO contest for the
cup this year. But thanks to his indom-
liable perseverance, backed up by King
Edwards optimistic and enthusiastic SUD
port, It was decided TO go ahead provid-
ed the New York Yacht club would grant
an extension.
The question whether the New York
Yacht club should be asked 10 permit
].
the Shamrock II. was quickly relegated
because Sir Thomas and Mr. jameson in
spite Of everything that has happened,
maintained that the new boat was well
worth the trouble she had caused
It may be stated with no little au-
thority that the challengers true merits
have not been displayed with too mucn
vigor and that there Is more in her,
according to the views Of tn Sc most in
terested than meets the eye.
Sir Thomas calculates that n DELAY OF
three weeks or month in the date II
the contest In American waters will en-
able him to come to the scratch lie
says that he is greatly handicapped by
the fact that he has no duplicate masts
for the Shamrock IT, but by an un-
limited expenditure OF money and energy
he believes the defects can be remedied
in time to provide for an international
race this year
WILL ASK DELAY.
IT was" he said. terribly cast down
when 7 saw what a terrible wreck that
beautiful boat was, but now / think
things can be remed!ed 7 have cabled
Mr. Ledyard personally today. and to-
morrow expect to cable the New York
Yacht club officially BY then shall
know moro than I do now"
Heartfelt expressions Of gratitude that
the KING ebcaped are heard upon all Sides
Many people say he was foolish 20 go
aboard the challenger. but, as Sir Thomas
says. IF did not think everything was
perfectly safe. you may be sure I would
never have invited his na 1esty"
There are but few other details to re-
late. 1t appears that the masth 2ad man
had providentially been ordered down Just
before the accident A few Of the crew
got a wettng. but otherwise nobody was
hurt. King Edward calmly lit another
cigar and continued smoking. after as
suring himself that everybody was safe.
Later he steamed around the wrecked
vessel and carefully inspected the broken
bobstay.
A conference between Sir Thomas Lip
ton and Mr. Watson will be held on
board the Erin tomorrow to decide upon
future measure. Meanwhile the engage
ments TO race In the exhibition contests
on the Clyde have been abandoned
The crowd which gathered at the rail-
way station sang God Save the King"
CLOSE CALL FOR EDWARD VII.
LONDON, May 22-The escape OF King
Edward during the dismasting OF the
| Shamrock H. was narrower than at first