Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Sudden Gust Of Wind Carries
Her Mast and all the Can
vas Overheard
Upton HURT, ONE MAN BROWNS
The Challenger Swept Clean to the
Decks, the Main Mast Broken, spars
and Canvas lrretrievably Ruined
Lipton Knocked Down Hatchway and
Injured.

Lfpton's new challenger was dismasted
in d squall today while preparing for a
trial spin with Shamrock I. Her mast
rs it fell over the side carried several
", the crew and all the gear and can
;vas overheard. "A brother-in-law of
Captain Wingle was drowned and sev-
eral persons, including Sir Thomas.
knocked down the hatchway. bruised
and otherwise injured. One Of Sir
Thomas' hands is injured. but not seri-
ously.
The yachts were maneuvering in the
roadstead under main sails. jibs, fore
sails gan topsaiis prior to the start.
"a strong northeast breeze was blowing,
but there was nothing in the nature
OF q gale The boats seemed to carry
their racing sails we'll as they fetched
out from the shelter Of the breakwater.
shamrock Ill leading on the tack out
seward apparently with the intention
or taking the strength Of the wind out
OF the old boats sails. The breeze
had Just weight enough to keep her
lee rail Tipping. Before the start Sir
Ehonlas Upton, and Col. Sharman
Crawford, Vice Commodore of the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club. had boarded the
schalleHker Erin and had taken up q po-
uifton To send the boats away round
ii triAngular course and everything
seemed to promise q line race. Sham
rock III when nearly q mile on shore
went about on starboard tack to stand
pp TO scEosa- the line, when q sudden
rust or wind sweeping out Of Wey-
mouth bay struck the yacht and COM
.pleke ELY dismanfled her. The weather
rigging eerew, her main shyouds and
mast were carried away close to the
deck and with 1T went her spars and
sail gearing In q confused mass of
swreckage. The yachts crew with Lip-
ton, guests, officers and men declares
1t seemed Impossible that the disaster
was not attended by serious loss of
life. Deprived OF its chief support the
immense steel tubular mast swayed for
the fraction Of a. second and then went
overheard, creating general havoc as
It fell. So sudden was the calamity
that the yacht lay wrecked and helpless
before those on board Of her well real
tied what had happened.
y Fortunately most OF the tremendous
weight OF the gear fell clear of the
deck, 20 otherwise the disaster must
have been multiplied threefold. AS 1t
was only one life was lost, that mem
Der of the crew named Collier. BROTH
er in law Of Captain Wringe. Collier
handing binocular glass to Upton and
4 r1.,e,< v,,tnv 1H6
was struck by some Of the tumbling
gear and knocked overheard.
The: captains self possession spurred
the crew to instant action and a boat
was shot overheard manned, started to
search for Collier. Boats were also
quickly dropped from Shamrock and
Erin. Collier, however, never reap
peared. A number were hurt. Sir
! Thomas was Knocked down the hatch
way on his hands and injured, but not
seriously. Clearing away of the
wreckage was quite a difficult task,
owing to the nature of the spars and
gear. Erin passed a line to the wreck
ed yacht and stood by to give all aid
necessary. Sir Thomas. who was ex-
'tremely distressed by the fatality and
injury to the yacht, said in an inter-
view that the accident occurred abb
solutely without warning, much quicker
than when Shamrock II was similarly
dismantled in the Solent two years
ago
Shamrock III was not damaged. The
mast vixen 1t went overheard went
solid, breaking off about seven feet
above the deck. It Is believed to be
comparatively easy to repair the mast,
but the whole suit Of canvas is ire
trivably ruined. Barges and crane
We're soon on the spot to raise the brok-
en- mast, after which Shamrock III was
taken to her moorings. Sir Thomas had
narrow escape. He was thrown down
the hatchway with a sailor and fell with
such force as to break board in the
flooring covering the tank.
Weymouth. April 17.--Sir Thomas
Upton informed the Associated Press
that he expected to be ready to fulfill
his engagement off Sandy Hook Aug.
20.