The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-26
BIG GALE
FOLLOWED
YACHT RACE
Morgan's Yacht Damaged and
Destruction Wrought TO Both
Telegraph and Ts|aphon0 Lines

New York. Aug. 2e-Just when the
sightseers were half way home from the
yacht race a husky gale with lightning
city and bay. II travelled at a SO mile
clip. tearing down telegraph and tele-
phone wires. lashing the bay into pillows
in which the heavy laden excursion boats
rolled In real ocean fashion. knocking
about the yacht neets of Sandy Hook
and plunsing the city into semi dark
ness. which played the dickens with the
electric light service,
The weather bureau reported that the
storm was simply local In character. al
though the storm conditions might cover
| a large area, today having all the wealth
er essentials for thunderstorm breeding
| But II played havoc with many interests
hereabouts all the same
Most OF the great fleet OF yachts and
excursion boats that had been 10 the
| races were well on their way up the up
per bay when the squal came down on
them Almost the only excursion craft
| far down the lower bay was the William
Fletcher the tender on which Sir Thorn
as Liptons guests were being taken
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Battery. Her captain headed straight
for the Staten Island shore when the
storm broke and she avoided any very
| powerful seas.
At Sandy Hook not only the cup hunt
er and cup defender but other expen-
| sive yachts which had come into Sandy
! Hook Bay were anchored. Just when
everybody expected that some heavy
damage would befall the yachting fleet
| at anchor the wind shifted a little TO the
| west and the greatest force of IL just
missed the big slops and their consorts
The sloops encountered only part OF
the force. Their anchors held and the
Sham amrock and Ill, as well as the Re
| lance. were safe.
Most OF the other yachts struck by the
squall, including the tenders OF the Dig
sloops. did considerable tugging at their
ground tackle, but In most cases IL heid
them. though few anchors dragged.
small sloop was blown ashore op
the northern part OF the Hook. was got
off by the crew Of the Sandy Hook Life
Saving station and taken 10 safe an
chorage. The yacht Eureka dragged her
anchor and was blown against scow.
The Roamer Nat Herreshoffs steam
yacht. also dragged her anchor. but soon
started her engine and was out OF dan
ger from the scow which had been set
adrift by the Eureka. For a while IL
appeared as II the scow would hit sham
rock Ill and Shamrock !. prepared 10
get away from her moorings In case the
tender Sunbeam. which dragged a little,
should drift toward her before her en-
gtnes could be started. but danger was
soon averted.
The steam yachts Alta and Giralda
were anchored little way from the Lip
ton feet They dragged their anchors
and after foulng each other were brought
la fah
Hancock Steam and naphtha launches
crowded near TO the two yachts and Of
fered assistance. but IL took the English
tug Cruiser 10 pull the two yacnts apart.
The yacht Chetolah. carrying the Mar
conf wireless appartus, over which news
OF the race comes 10 town, ran into the
squan at the mouth OF the Narrows.
Her bridge awning was blown down, but
the tall wooden mast suspending the Mar
conf wires went through the blow without
damage. Two women. were drowned In
Jamaica bay. They were out In boat.
which capsized.
J. Pierpont Morgans yacht the Cor
sair, and the fast screw steamboat Mon
mouth came back from the race together
today somewhat the worse for wear as
the result OF a collision between the two
In the run home. The yacht and the
steamboat didn't really strike They
scraped hard
The Monmouth came up to her pier with
one OF her lifeboats davits wrenched on.
about 20 feet of her starboard rail carried
away just aft OF amdship and with an
iron compa nionway on the starboard side
sn,r lost "a a piece on the end of her bow
spirit and her railway forward near the
cathead on the port side was splintered:
Folks aboard the Monmouth brought
Mrs. But nobody was hurt and there
was nothing that could he described prop
erlyl as a panic Mr.. Morgan and num-
ber OF guests. including members OF the
cup challenge COMMITTEES OF the New York
Yacht club. were aboard the Corsair.
There were aboard the Monmouth $50 men
and women. members and guests Of the
New York Yacht club.
The mishap occurred In the Swash
channel. Just abreast Romer Shoaol bea-
con. when naval reserve man on the
Corsair was trying to wigwag the official
time OF the yacht race TO naval reserve
man on the Monmouth. According TO
Capt S. G.. Martin Of the Monmouth. the
Monmouth could not change her course to
port by a hairs breadth without running
down a small sloop with lot Of women
and children aboard. The Corsair. which
YVES on the starboard side OF the Mon
mouth and dropping astern. got so close
aboard that she was caught by the sue
| ton OF the Monmouth and so was not
under control when her bowsprit jsobed
The black hull OF the yacht was within
/ Ave feet 81 the Monmouth before any OF
the passengers seemed 10 realize that
! there was any danger. But in another
( instant the Corsairs howsprit was prying
| of one of the Monmouth's davits and the
/ nuke Of the Corsair's port anchor was
/ ripping along the starboard quarter rail
/ Of the Monmouth's mhin deck. Some
/ body shouted Look out. and there was
scattering 10 port Only one woman
rea ched for n life preserver. and she was
| Laughing when she did ~. The only dam
! age on the Monm outh except that TO the
boat itself was 20 Few conee ours
lust about the point Of the rail where the
fuke OF the anchor caught there was
party of men and women who had had
! their coffee served on deck. They got
away. but left their cups on the camp
stools That china was n total loss.
After tho meeting the Corsair shaped
her course n trife more 10 stsrboard and
then both boats steamed UP the bay
Croup instantly relieved. DR. Thomas
yrectric OIL Perfectly safe. Never falls