Constitution Disaster Delays Newport Races
The Constitution broke its mainmast three miles off Brenton's Reef lightship at 2 pm. Second mate Edward Nelson was knocked overboard but rescued. Topmast shattered. Scimitar and others offered aid. Designer Nat Herreshoff directed rescue, Duncan unable to explain cause. Commentators question safety margins in large cutters and yacht design.
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Newport
Constitution
Brenton’s Reef
Columbia
Edward Nelson
W. Butler Duncan, Jr
Nat" Herreshoff
L. F. Robinson
New-York
Constitution wreck halt delays June races
On the Constitution a sudden mainsail failure caused the mast to drop over the side after a day of repeated rigging troubles. Yacht club officials, Oliver Iselin, Newbury Thorne, and Nat Herreshoff assisted. the vessel was towed to port and races scheduled for June 15 and 17 postponed for about ten days to two weeks for refitting at Bristol.
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Bristol
Nat” Herreshoff
Mount Morris
Duncan
Iselin
Thorne
Robinson
Constitution
Brenton’s Reef
Narragansett Pier
Thomas Lipton
Oddie
Regatta Committee
S. Nicholson Kane
Kane
Herreshotts
New York Yacht Club
Newport
Herreshoff
Herreshoffs
Columbia
Constitution Mast Collapse At Sea Injures None
Newport R I June 4 The Constitution suffered a mast collapse but no serious injuries reported aboard. Crew aided by Duncan who lit his pipe within minutes while they secured the mainsail and towed to a mooring near the torpedo station. The gaff and rigging remained largely intact and the crew remained upbeat after escaping a worse fate. The incident recalled the 1899 Columbia Defender episode but occurred in a stronger wind and with different impact on the vessel. Captain Rhodes escaped with minor scratches while at the wheel nearby.
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Newport
R. L
Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Rhodes
Columbia
Eugenia Accident Linked to Straining Aloft
The steam yacht Eugenia owned by John Herreshoff arrived at Bristol Rhode Island. Herreshoff blamed no single cause for today’s accident but notes earlier mast adjustments after a May 71 trial left the mast with a snapping sound aloft. Backstays were shortened recently to fix the issue.
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Bristol
R. I
Eugenia
John Herreshoff
London June 5 Report on Accident Expresses Regret
London dispatch notes regret for an accident, tempered by satisfaction, as officials describe the incident and its consequences. Details remain limited, but the tone signals official concern and measured acknowledgment of harm caused. Further information is awaited from authorities and witnesses.
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London
New York Yacht Club Debacle Sparks Cup Rigging Debate
Secretaries and regatta officials disclosed limited official word on the Constitution dismasting as Cape, Bristol and Newport signal possible postponements. Experts discuss stronger lower shrouds and a potential fourth set, while Shamrock gains time with the wrecked vessel’s misfortune.
Shamrock TI Goes Into Drydock in Southampton
Southampton June 4 Shamrock TI was put into drydock today for hull examination and inspection, marking a routine maintenance and safety check for the vessel.
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Shamrock
Southampton
Shamrock TI
Manhasset Bay Annual Races Set For Next Saturday
Edward MacLellan, Robert Jacob and Charles D Mower head the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club race committee as a large regatta forms. Entries include 43 to 0 footers, Newport %0-footers, Larchmont 25-foot, regular raceabouts, Manhasset Bay and Seawanhaka knockabouts and one design dories. Races follow Sound association rules on club courses with 19 mile, 11 mile and shorter sails. Start is at noon from the club house.
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Edward MacLellan
Robert Jacob
Charles D. Mower
Manhasset Bay
Sound Association
Matinicock and
Delancey Points
Sound
Lawson boat Independence prep for second trial in Boston
In South Boston the Independence was tied at State docks for its second trial. Sailors corrected a mast rake to move the mast forward by setting the mainstay about five inches and wedging it at the deck after yesterday's trial indicated the flaw.
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Boston
Lawson
Independence
State Docks
Cleveland Boat Wins Race From Cleveland to Erie
The City of Erie and the Tashmoo contested a 100 mile freshwater race from Cleveland to Erie. The Erie finished in 4 hours 19 minutes 9 seconds, beating the Tashmoo by 45 seconds and winning the Great Lakes speed title along with about 100,000 in bets. Both boats reached near 23 mph, with shoal water near Fairport delaying the Erie briefly.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Erie
City of
Great Lakes
Somanin
Buffalo
Fairport
Eee Hk
Vreeland plans electric extensions to Cortlandt St ferry
H H Vreeland outlines ambitious summer projects for the Metropolitan Street Railway. He commits to two weeks to connect Sixth and Eighth Avenue lines to the Cortlandt Street ferry opposite the Pennsylvania Railroad ferryhouse and to build underground trolley tracks in Battery Place linking South Ferry and Broadway.
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Sixth Ave
Cortlandt-St. Ferry
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Stret
Cortlandtst
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cortlandt-st
West Broadway
Fulton St
Greenwich
Dey
Washington St
Cortlandt
Harlem River
Fort George
Amsterdam Ave
Jersey City
Manhattan
Upper West Side
South Ferry
Battery Place
Broadway
Eighth-ave
Hnk
Christopher St. Ferry
Christepher-st
Barclay-st
Seae
West Side
Brooklyn Bridge
Centre-st
Brooklyn
New York
Seventh-ave
Seventh Ave
Eighth-st
Twenty-third-st
Sixth-ave
Union Railway
Mr. Vreeland
White Plains
Tarrytown
Mamaroneck
A New School of Medicine and Civil Service in Health
A proclamation of a modern medical school grounded in tolerance and science contrasts with past systems. It critiques the Army Reorganization law for downgrading medical corps rank and pay, urging physicians to defend professional rights and oppose stigma from Congress while noting no end to medical truth or reform.
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Union
Engineers
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Congress
Two Aart In Automobile Crash Down Hill Breaks Failing
Geneva New York June 4 Chester Meredith of Cohoes was badly injured when an automobile ran away while going downhill due to brake failure. Meredith was unconscious and the machine wrecked. Sylvester Robbins escaped with slight bruises. They were en route to the Pan American Exposition.
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Geneva
N. Y
Chester Meredith
Cohoes
Meredith
Sylvester Robbins
Governor Odell Receives Affidavits in Frenchy Case
Albany June 4 Governor Odell today received affidavits from Robillard representing Amer Benall known as Frenchy who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Old Shakespeare in New York ten years ago. Odell sent the papers to District Attorney Philbin of New York but did not publish them.
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Albany
Odell
Robillard
Amer Benall
Frenchy
New York
Philbin
Teenager Killed After Ram Challenge Near Potomac
Cumberland Maryland June 4 Luke Mallon age sixteen attempted to ride a vicious ram grazing on a mountain field with friends. The ram bounded down a steep slope and crashed into a tree. The rider was killed in the accident.
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Cumberland
Luke Mallon
South Branch
Potomac
Ts Chase
Tam
Two Die In Freight Wreck At Macedon NY
Newark N Y June 4 Special Eugene Welch engineer Clyde and Charlies Wright village fireman were killed in a freight wreck at Macedon this afternoon. John McCarthy and Richard Pettinger Newark received serious injuries An open switch on the wreck.
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Newark
N. Y
Eugene Welch
Clyde
Charlies Wright
Macedon
John McCarthy
Richard Pettinger
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the Daily News
the Daily Graphic
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Godfrey Wilson
J. W. Oddie
W. B. Duncan, JR
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Watson
Vreeland
Gers
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Helen Armstrong
Chicago
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the New School OF Medicine
American Medical Asso
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ATTOR
Ney Philbin
Iris
Goliath
David
Frank Jones
Rock A Harris
T. M. Stewart
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