The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-09


were no facilities for recovering he bodies al hand
and the remainder OF the party which had et the old home
stead so full Of NE ank buoysncy in the morning. returned
In the evening With sad and rrowng hearts Mr. James
csf v1 so much overcome by his exposure 10 the water
ihA, his he was despsrcd Of, but no finally recovered
On Tuesday morning. he requisite apparatus wing been
procured the party returned for the purpose
finding the bodies but found upon their arrival that the
neiehbors had OF O'Clock succeeded In recovering them
and they were then lying on the beach. They
taken 70 the house and the Coroner notified OF thor
covery. The Formally Of coroner's inquest g,ne
10 the city for nterment Mr. Charles r. Barney and n.
LOWS, friends OF Mr. Porter took charge his remains,
and The family OF Mr. Leslie the father npaned the
remains OF the sou 10 The city yesterday morning.
Mr. Porter was one OF the firm OF Lane Porter, Canal
street, and has been In the dry goods business for fifteen
a wife and two children 70 ,urn his loss. He
Of some means and lately had his life insured for IS 900
On Friday last be le the store he said he vas golns
home 70 dinner for the nrst In two years He hule
thought that was the Last dinner which he TO take
with them. He was vestrymsn OF s. Peters church,
Brooklyn where be resides and much esteemed by
q large circle OF friends.
Mr. Leslie one Of the firm Of Putnam a Co., book
pubshers and extensively known in the book ira de-
he was about 20 years Of age and leaves wife and i've
children 10 mourn his loss. Ne was a warden OF e.
Peters church Brooklyn, where he also resides and will
be much anenied BY an extensive humber Of relative,
ard friends.
Miss H1rie, Palmer the daughter Of Dr. Palmer, Of
NJ rte avenue, Brooklyn, ard grand child Of Mr.. leslie
the father OF John She sweet child and seem ed in
deeh AZ she were but 10 pleasant sleep.
This In the only accident Of the kind which has
dent Beeport south Oyster Bay lat sum er where
BY similar upeeiting OF sail boat several lives
et This account could not pro erly be closed without
oiicirg the Mksbe In which the Coroner Of
Suffolk county rsnsscs hts business. The following Ia
verbatim copy OF all the evidence In this which he
saw IN 10 preserve,-
Examination Of W. Kearncy sworn Says he stood on
The shore and cav the boat upset by naw OF wind
lsilP, July !, 1877. g. w. KEARNEY.
Examination OF George Foster sworn--Ssys he the
boat upset and them In the trying TO save them
selves, and assisted In dnding them and bringing them
ashore. GEORGE FOSTER.
lstP, July 1857.
Upon interrogation he stated that there we're several
other wnes-es whose names he could not reoocct but
their testimony amounted 10 about the same thing and he
did not think Il worth while 10 preserve H.
The following verbatim copy Of the verdict Of the
jury, drs vn by the Corsner-
That The said John W. Leslie, Harriet l.. Palmer and
Mr. Porter, the sixth day Of July, 1851 Ron
In the county Aforesaid sent upon the Rnkonkoma pond
situate In the town Of Ip, aforesaid sailing and fishing,
and then and there casually, accidentally and by misfor
tune, suocaed and drowned In the waters OF the said
pond OF vbioh suocaon and Drowning the said John W.
Leslie, Harriet L. Palmer and Mr.. Porter then and
dead and the aforesaid upon their oshs do say
hai NE Aforesaid Johs W. Losne, Harries L. Palmer and