The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-26
Terrible Hunting Accident in Eng.
Eaud-Six Men and Eleven Horses
DrnvDeG.
From the London Times, February Q.

Drowned.
From the London Times, Februarye.
The York and Ainsty foxhounds met on
Thursday morning at IL o'clock at stain
lev House, South Stanley, near Ripley.
After finding in whin cover near Stain
Low the hounds ran through Copgrove, and
thence toward Newly Park. The fox here
crossed the river Urc, which was much
swollen. Several of the gentlemen who
were in pursuit attempted to cross the river
ut o ford some distance up the stream, but
Sir Charles slingsby, the master of the
hounds, and majority Of those who were
close up, made for the ferry, which Is
almost directly opposite Newly Hall, and
sipnalled for the boat to be sent across. S9ol-
len by the late rains, and to great extent
diverted from its natural channel, the river,
at this point some fifty or sixty yards broad,
swept along with q strong, deep current.
With little or no hesitation, the master of
the hounds sprang into the boat, and In g
very short time some twelve or fourteen
gentlemen, with their horses, crowded into
q vessel intended to accommodate only half
that number. Those who entered the boat
were Sir Charles Slingsby, Oreys (the
whip), Sir George Wombwell, Captain
Vvner, Mr. Clare Vyrer, MIR. Lloyd, Mr..
Robinson, Major Mussinden, Captain Molly
neux, the Hon. Henry Molyneux, Captain
Key, Mr.. White, and fomo more military
officers from York Barracks. Viscount
Downe, Lord Lascelles, and several others,
who were either unable to find room In the
boat, or had their doubts as to its safety,
remained on the banks awaiting its return.
No warning voice cautioned them when
they started on what proved to some of
them fatal journey indeed, their appa-
rent luck in having gained the start Of the
others was looked on with many envlous
eyes. Amy such feeling was, however, of
short duration. Selling the chain by which
the fiat-bottomed boat is propelled, Captain
Vyner and his brother pushed it Oft from
the river side, and sent the vessel right
into the stream. Before one-third OF the
distance had been traVerBed, Sir Charles
Slingsby's horse became FESTIVE, and kicked
the animal belonging to Sir George Womb
we'll. The latter, o high-mettled chestnut,
returned the kick, and something very like
panic arose among the horses. The boat
Was swayed first to one side and then to the
other, and finally it was fairly turned bot
tom upward.
For moment the shiny bottom of the
boat, rocked to and fro by the struggling OF
the men and horses, was all that could be
seen by the spectators on the bank; then
here and there, in different parts Of the
stream, heads began to appear, only to sink
again amid agonized cries, and hands and
arms were flung up in despair. Horses
ko hatt ruif ba ON II.
king out regardless Of the injuries they in
Hicted on their masters, who were also
swept by the current out Of the reach
of those anxious to afford relief. In
some cases, however, the prompt measures
taken by the spectators were etfectual
Those who could swim cast off their coats
and plunged to save their friends, while
others, not so happily gifted, took less
vigorous though not less useful steps.
Lines formed of whips were tied to-
gether and thrown within reach Of the
drowning men, and several beams Of wood
which fortunately lay scattered about were
quickly launched on the stream. Captain
Vyner was one of the first to get his head
cut Of water and to save himself from the
current by clinging to the upturned vessel.
After q vigorous struggle he reached the
top Of the boat, and was able to assist first
Sir George Wombwell, and afterwards one
Of the York officers, to the same position.
Mr. White got on shore by means Of the
chain stretched across the ferry, while
others were rescued by the means adopted
for their safety from the banks.
In very few minutes, however, it was
found that six men and eleven horses had
I'd
An account in local journal says several
gentlemen and horses were under the boat
when it foated bottom upward. Among
these were Sir George Wombwell and an
officer from York, who was very badly kick
ed by the horses. Sir Charles S!ingsby
was seen by the spectators on the bank to
strike out for the opposite shore, but when
nearing it he threw up his hands, and the
Last seen of him was his body floating down
the river with his head and legs under
water. None Of the others drowned were
seen at all. Every effort was made by
those upon the bank to rescue the sufferers.
MIR. William Ingilby threw off his coat and
plunged into the river, and made q
/ desperate effort to reach Sir Charles
slngsoy, but In this he unhappily failed,
ana with great difficulty, and in state Of
oonplete exhaustion, resched the shore.
, Captain Vyner and Captain Preston plunged
~ Into the river in the hope Of rendering as
. asistsnce. Mr.. Bartram, Of Harrogate, rem
desed very active aid, and assisted to the
b shore one Of those who had been thrown
Z into the river and had chung to the chain Of
the ferry. The body of Sir Charles slines.
by was discovered three hundred yards BE-
low the scene Of the accident, by Mr.. Den
ison, Of Ripon, and Mr.. Wood, Of the sam,
city, about hsif-p O'Clock. The bodie,
OF Captain Lloyd and Mr. Robinson wsr,