Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-05-29
SHAMROCK Il. WRECKED.
A Sudden SquaI Sweeps Mast and
Spars From the WASN'T.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE KING

he
ponement OF tho Cup Rnccs-u. WA,
tho Only Person Struck and Mo,o.n
tnri1y Stunned - His story OF Nls,m,
southampton. England. The most
dramatic incident in the history or the
Americas Cup occurred when - sud
den squall on the Solcnt completely
wrecked the new challenger and en-.
"ahSered the lives of King Edward
ana several other distinguished Der.
sons. including Sir Thomas Iiutor
ne results of this disaster. the occ,,r.
relce ot which without loss OF life.
seems almost miraculous. can hest il.
judged by the written statement made
by Sit Thomas Lipton aS follows:
Wy deepest regret iS that the nccj.
dent prevents me from torin~ tho
Hihrk ut the appointed hour. and com.
peiS III" 10 aSk the New York Yacht
luo 10 grant IN" an extension of timc
~ they VIII u" good enough To do that
snail race. even If have To huild 8,
hoat between now and the date agreed
upon. still believe the ShamrorI5 II
boat worthy To he the chnllon~nr
ana that. when this unfortunate ,.hnn
ter OF accidents comes to an rul she
VIII still stand Il good chance of lirlino
IN" cup ! have not Il single coinuIn I'm,
TO make against my huat
For the many kilograms of svlnpo
thy received from America | am drrn
" grateful. No one is more thanlfnl
than am that the cataStronhc cndod
without fatality. and | may pcrhap>
say that throughout the trying mo.
lnrntS His Majesty was as brave rs y
hon. His first thought WAS To inuuir,
If any one was injured.
"THOMAS ILPTON"
circumstances have reduced thc
Shamrock H. to pitilcss. sporlrs>
wreck. The story of the catnStrophc
Is best told 10y Sir Thomas Linton him.
sell. After seeing his ROYAL guest on
for London Sir Thomas said. in an.
Swcr to inquiries:
We had just h"cun TO make for thc
starting line when fierce breeze
sprans up. King Edward. Lady Lon.
uohdcrry. Mrs. Jameson. Mr. Watson.
Mr- Jameson and myself were on deck
hanging on aS best we might. for the
challenger WAS almost at an angle ot
Iorty-ilEc degrees. The Kin" started
10 go below: just aS he did so every.
thing collapsed. \ heavy block fen
between the two ladies. and a wire
rope struck mo on the head and mo.
mentarlly stunned me. sudden
squall. an unexpected strain. and
everything had given way King Ed.
ward was half way in and half wav
out or the companion hatchway- What
happened, how all the falling Spar,
and sweeping sails did not Kill or
sweep some one overheard is more
'iian | know. When | came to saw
the King clambcring over the wreck
age. trying To discover the extent of
the damage and asking: Is any one
hurt"
1t is further learned that Sir
IhomaSS = hrSt Uttcrauce on coming "a
WAS this ardent adjuration to Nix Wal.
son:
photograph for more >parS We have
got To sail OH August 20. and thiS boat
has rot to do it,
When the DISTINGUISHED par,icipators
in the miShap had been safely trans.
ferrcd 10 the Erin. the Kings i.rsr re-.
mark was:
when shall W. sail again. Lip;on:"
and before Ills Majesty started for
London his last words 10 SIR Thomas
were:
When you next sail am going
with you
Sir Thomas calculates that u delay
of three. weeks or - month i'm the dat
OF the contest in American waters Will
enable him 10 come to Tho scratch He
says tina, h" Is greatly Handicapped
by the f3c. that he has 10 duplicate
maSts for the Shamrock H. but by an
unlimited expenditure oG money and
energy he believes the defects can be
renedicd in time 10 provide for IN in
tcrnational race this year.
The damage done to the challenger
Is estimated at $1,000. aS nearly every
scrap OF he, gear Is gone.
&c FLOODS IN TENNESSEE.