The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-18
Her Mast Carried Away Close
to Deckby Sudden Squall.
1T WILL NOT DELAY RACES
Vessels Hull Was Not injured and Re.
pairs Viii Not r require Much Time.
8 One Sailor Drowned and Sir
Thomas Slightly HURT HI.
lRy AssocIated Press.>

WEYMOUTH. ENGLAND. April i7.-s.
Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger TOR
tho America s cup was dsmantled in q
squall to-day shortly after leaving this
harbor, preparatory to another trial spin
With the shamrock [. Her mast, as It
fell over the sido, carried several Of the
crew and all the gear and canvas over
board. One man was drowned, and sew
eral persons. including Sir Thomas, who who
was knocked down g hatchway,s were
bruised or otherwise injured.
The yachts we're nlanoeu,verins N the :,
Roadstead under mainsails, jibs, foresalls
and gaff topsails, prior to the star a
strong northeast breeze was blowing, but
there was nothing In the nature OF a
gale. The boats seemed to E6 carry their
racing sails we'll as they fetched out
from the shelter OF the breakwatel.g the the
Shamrock III. lending on al tack out Y sea seq
testing the strength Of the wind outside. SIDE,
The breeze had Just weight enough{sto
keep her lee rail dipping. Before the
start Sir Thomas Lipton, Ratsey. tho sail
maker, and Colonel Sherman Crawford,
svice-commodore OF the Royal Y. Ulster
Yacht Club. boarded the challenger,
which made magnificent picture b as
N othe Head. 9 II "a s5$5 58
S,,' v 75559 755559 SUDDEN GusT. s35ti
8 When nearly Il mile off shorefn sudden
gust OF wind, sweeping out 3Of W ey1nouth
Bay, struck the yacht. conlpletel Y dis
mantlinE her. The weather frig ging screws
OF her main shrouds gave way. " ana lner
mast was carried away close to the deck
ands with it went her spars sails and and
gearing In a confused mass Of wrecks go
THO Yachts decks were crowded with Sir
Thomas Lipton's guests, Ulcers and. men.
and 1t seemed impossible that the disas-
ter was not attended by serious loss or
life. So sudden was the calamity that
ina vaeht lay wrecked and helpless before
those on board of her realized what had
ha opened Fortunate sly, most iof the gear
II ell clear{of tho d eek .s rs othe rWis he
disaster must have been ultlplied ten Z
fold AS Ut was, only one vas slos
fthnt Of a member of5pthe crew snaneo
Collier II a E brother-in-aw Of Captain
2Wrlnge. Collier. at. the moment Of the
accident. was handing q b.nocular glass
to SirsThomas Upton. and stlll had the
glass In his hand when he was struck
sby some OF the tumbling gear, and knocked
overheard
The lull which followed was broken zen BY
a sharp order from Captain Wrtngo ITO
get away n, boat "A boat was shot over
$boa rfl. manned and started TO search for
y Collier Boats were also dropped 81 from,
thc Shamrock I. and Erin. Collier, how
ever. never reappeared. number Y OF
others were injured by falling gear, hut.
none we're seriously hurt Sir Thomas
was Knocked down a 5hntchway, and one
OF his hands was Injured, but not ser-s
&ously. Tho Erin pm ssed line 70 the
wrecked yacht and stood by her.
n WON'T DELAY, RACES.
sir Thomas was extremely distressed ny
the fatality and the injury to tho yacht.
IIe said In nm interview The Incident
occr9-ed absolutely without warning and
much more quickly than when the Sham.
rock ri was dlsn,antled In tho Soent.'
Tho hull OF the Shamrock I II. was not
damaged. The mast when It went over
board, went solid. gti' There was at ! hat
5 time only one break. which was about
seven teat above the deck. AS the big
3spnr, with its weight OF canvas. became
heavier, owing to the water In IT, the
mast again buckicd. It's head going down
It'll 1t rested on the bottom It Is K be-
licved Il will be comparatively easy 10
repair tho mast. but! a whole suit OF can
vas Is 1rretreva bly, ruined.
Sir Thomas had q narrow escape. He
was thrown down the hatchway with a
sailor and fell with such foTco rs to
break the board flooring covering the
tank. Sir Thomas IN formed tho corre-
spondent that he expects to he ready to
fulfill his engagement of Sandy HOOK
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