Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-30
Upton TELLS THE STORY.
King Asked II Anyone Was Hurt and Lit
Fresh Cigar.

King Asked III Anyone Was Hurt and LIT
Fresh Cigar.
Southampton, Eng. May 23.-Sir
Thomas Llptjn makFs the following
statement;
"My despest regret is that yes'er
day . accident prevents me from toeinR
the mark &c the appointed hour, ano
oompels me to ask the New YORK Yacht
Club to grant ms an extension OF time.
If the club will be good enough to do
that | shall race, even il have 70
build boat between this time and the
date agreed urcn. | still believe the
Shamrock ii boat worthy to be the
challenger and that, when this unfor-
tunste chapter of accidents come to an
end, she will still stand good chance
OF lifting the cup. | have not single
complaint to make against my boat.
For the many kilograms OF sympH-
| thy received from Americans | anu
| deeply grateful. No one is more thank
| full than | am that the catastrophe
ended without fatality, and may per
hans say that throughout tho trying
moments his majesty was as brave as u
| lion. His first thought was to inquire
| If anyone was injured.
In telling the story Of the wreck, Sir
| Thomas said:
I've had just begun to make for the
| starting line when fierce breeze
sErang up. King Edward, Lady Lon
duhderry, Mrs. Jameson, Mr.. Watson.
Mr.. Jameson and myself were ON deck.
hanging on as best we might. for the
ohal enger was almost ut an angle Of 40
degrees. The King started to go be-
low. just as he dad 80 everything col
lapHed
"a heavy book fell between the two
ladies and wire rope struck me on
the head, and momentarily stunned me.
A sudden squall, all unexpected strain
and everything had given way.
king Edward was half in and half
out OF the companion hatchway. What
happened, how all the falling epars and
sweeping sails did not kill or swee;
someone overheard Is more than
know. When l came to I saw the King
clambering over the wreoka3e. tryins
10 discover the extent o. the damage
and asking: Is anyode hurt?'
From another source it 10 learned
that Sir Thomas first utterance on re-
gaining his senses was this ardent ad
juration to Designer Waison
Telegraph for moie Hpars. We have
got to sail on August 18th and this
boat has got to do it. +"
A few of the crew got wetting, but
otherwise nobody was hurt. King
Edward calmly lit another cigar ano
continued Smoking, after assuring him
self that everybody was safe, Later hs
steamed around the wrecked vessel enc
carefully inspected the broken bobstay.
When the distinguished participants
in the mishap had been safely trans
ferred to the Erin the Kings first re-
!, mark was:
"When shall We call again, Lipton?'
Before the King started for Londor
later his last word, to Sir Thomas were
when you next sail am going will
you.' =.
In fact. the head OF the British
Empire seemed keenly TO enjoy the IN
usual spice OF danger into which bii
love for sport had led him.
The questioH-whe;her the New Yorl
Yacht Club should be asked to permI
the substitution Of the Shamrock fol
the Shamrock ii was quickly shelyed
because Sir Thomas and Dir. Jameson
in spite of everything that has hap
pened, maintained that the new Goa
was we'll worth the trouble she hat
caused. 1t may be stated with nollittl
authority that the challepger's tru
merits have not been displayed with
too much vigor and that there is NOR
IN her, according to the views Of thus,
must interested, than meets the eye.
. Sir Thomas calculates that delay o
three weeks or month in the date 0
/ the contest in American waters will
enable him to come to the scratch. II
says he is greatly handicapped by tn
fact that he has no duplicate nlasta 70
, tho Shamrock ii, but by an unlimitet
expenditure of money and energy h
believes the defects can be remedied il
time to provide for an inJerhaiiona
race this year