The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-29


Command OF the Craft. whose Mas
ter was Dazed by Accident.
Black skies streaked with flashes Of
/ lightning. a seething squall tearing
boats from their moorings and sending
a feet Of yachts, both steam and sail,
driving to leeward until there were q +
crashing and spintering Of spars and
1 bulwarks and in all Of this Sir Thomas
Upton in a half swamped lauuch has
ltening to the rescue o. iniperiled wo-
linen. was the scene of sandy Heck fol
lowing The second OF the series Of races
for the Americas cup, says the New
York Herald
In a terrific squall from the north
west that broke over the sandy Hook
anchorage tile brigantine rigged Steam
yacht ALTA. belonging TO john 81.
lFlagler. vice commodore OF the Atlantic
Yacht club with Mrs Mndeliek, moth
Ter Of Mrs. Flagler and Miss AIcClena-
han and two maids Oh board was driv
4 en- on to the bis steam yacht Giraiea,
/ flagship Of tie Philadelphia Yacht club.
Z 4EItAAlA "a AE ~ AitN " ~ lfiAAAAS AANt& AA'
cane, the bowsprit Of the Philadelphia
yacht ilnpaled the ALTA ut the 0ul-
warks Just aft the starboard gangway
There was a terrific crash as a huge
hole was torn in the bulwarks, and the
bowsprit Of the Giralda was broken
short OF at the stem. Then as the
yachts ground against each other ike
upper and lower millstones the Rigging
was torn from It's fastening until fhe
Giralda was decapitated and tie starr
board main rigging Of the ALTA threat
ened to go at any moment4
1t was at this time that Sir Thomas
appeared with his friends Jack Wilson
and Colonel Nell 70 effect a needed
Irescue. There was no opportunity to
get between the yachts, and minutes
before the starboard eompanionway Of
the Alllta had gone overheard the
baronet shouted, Come here, ladies
and sIrs Alandeliek and Miss McClena-
han FASTENED 70 the footrail where tire
willing hands Of Sir Thomas ard
friends were uplifted to receive them.
There was 30 gangway or side ladder,
land in the vicious sea the women We're
helped one BY one to seats safe though
uncomfortable, because the launch had
well nigh swamped before its arrival
Safely back to the Erin tile launch
sped on, but Sir Thomas practced eve
had noticed stin more work 10 do. sig
mailing his big tug, the Cruiser. to up
/ anchors and steam alongside, another
launch, the Smoker, as she is nick
named. was quickly filed with dozen
picked sailors, and, with the haronet
Colonel Neil and Mr. Wilson went
again to tile eniansled yachts
Sir Thomas, seeing the panic Of these
on board assumed command Of the
ALTA, as Captain Ludlow the aged
sailing master seemed dazed by the
turn Of affairs The wreekage was
cleared away, and id the teeth Of the
driving storm the big Cruzier sent q
line aboard the yachts After the
Erln's crew had weighed the Allitas
anchor the tug lowed her stern first to
I a safe anchorage Il quarter Of mile
away.
This done. and wen done. Sir Thomas
hastened 10 the Giralda which, be-
sides losing her head gear, was tangled
il 4 fish net which extended ont far
from the shore
Arc you lookiagg called ont SIT
Thomas from his laNl%h What can
10 to help youf Come On board DC the
Erin"
Before Commodore English of the
/ Giralda or bis party could answer sir
/ Thomas was alongside and on deck.
Il thought you were both going down
lat one time" he said My. but you
are scored mr. as he gazed at the dam-
! age forward.
Commodore English asked only that
4 the Cruiser stand by until they had
1 sufficient steam to get away.
Il From Sir Thomas own lips, when
seen on board the Erin later, came q
modest recital az his chivalry
II saw the ALTA driving broadside
down upon the Giralda, and as they
came together said he, y feared that
the bowsprit Of the Philadelphia yacht
| would tear away tile main rigging OF
Mr. Flaglers boat ana the mainmast
/ and maybe the foremost, with its heavy
yards, would fall Why, it might have
1 killed the ladies'"
! During the excitement the Earl ard
| Countess Of Shaftesbury, with the Hon.
1 Charles Russell and other members Of
the Upton party on the Erin watched
the exciting incident from tile bridge
Of the big yacht Commodore English,
whose sentiments were assented to by
his friends, said.
Sir Thomas came ON board and in
the midst Of the Job made us forget our
troubles. When tie races are over he
ought to be kept in this country. He is
a wonder MIS- Mandelick with Miss
| MeClenahan sald Yes, we had q very
| narrow escape. We owe everything to-
Sir Thomas No one was injured
Hieases Crowd III Railway station.
Fully 1000 people gathered at the