Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-17
Rad Accident 10
Shamrock III.
o,massd SquaR Soon After Leaving Harbor- Several
Of CreQ and All Gear and Canvas Carried Ouerboard-
Capt. Wmge's Bsotha-m-Law DroDned- Sir Thomas
LptOn Knocked Doom Ha'ch'0ay and Bruised.

Collier. Boats were also dropped from
the Shamrock | and Erin and in cou-
pie of minutes these all were heading
for the scene Of the accident. Collier
however, never reappeand. A numbeg
Of others were injured by falling gear,
but none seriously. Sir Thomas was
knocked down a hatchNay and one Of
his hands was injured, but not serious
~
Clearing away the wreckage was
quite a difficult task, owing to the ma
ture Of the spars and gear
The Erin passed a line to the wreck
yacht and stood by to give all the aid
necessary. Sir Thomas, who was eX-
tremeN distressed by the fatality and
the injury to the yacht, said that tbs
accident occurred absolutely without
warning and much quicker than when
Shamrock III was similarly dismantled
in the Solent.
The hull of the Shamrock III was not
damaged The mast when 1t went over
board went solid There was at That
time only one break, which was about
seven feet above deck AS the big spar
with its weight Of canvas became heaV-
Ter owing to the water In II. the mast
again buckled It's head going down UNI
I'll II rested on the bottom, II is be-
lieved 1t will be comparatively easy to
repair the mast but whole suit OF
canvas Is ruined.
Barges with crane were soon on
the spot 10 raise the broken mast after
which the Shamrock III will be taken to
her moorlngs inside the breakwater,
Sir Thomas had narrow escape, He
was thrown down the hatchway with
sailor and fell with such force as to
break the board flooring covering the
tank.
Just as race between Shamrock II
and Shamrock | and the Sybarita was
being started in the Solent off South
ampton May % 1901, q sudden squat
struck the yachts broadside on. The
topmast of Shamrock II was carried
away and then her mainmast went by
the board. carrying all her sails with
II and leaving her practically a wreck
Shamrock was also considerably dam
aged. No one was injured on board
either of the yachts but King Edward,
who was on the Shamrock II, had
narrow escape.
WILL RACE AUG, 20.
Weymouth.Apri l7.-sir Thomas Lip
ton Informed the CORRESPONDENT OF the
Associated Press that he expects to be
ready to fulnl his engagement on
Sandy Hook Aug 20.
"The whole thing" said Sir Thomas
TO the correspondent Of the Associated
Press, was so sudden that | have not
vet had time to realize the full extent
of the damage. | heard only ripping
sound forward and then the whole
structure wavered, while 1t was stu
swaving was knocked down the
hatchway and through the flooring
When scrambled on deck again the
whole catastrophe was over The accl-
dent will possibly delay a month but l
cannot sGy until see Fife, who Is al
ready on his way here
Col d. f. Nell. the representative OF
Sir Thomas on board the Shamrock J.,
attributed the accident solely 10 the un-
suspected weakness Of one OF the rig
cling screws. He did not think there
was any evidence OF insufficient
strength in the mast The Ern's doc
tor reported that the injuries Of the
men We're slight.