, 1873-07-11
A HORROR IN THE NARROWS.
The Drowning Of n ERusband and TVlfe
-.A Fearful Struggle.

From the Ncto Pork Sun, .july7.
Yesterday Louis Jacquler and his wife, Ttesal
all residents OF thiH city, hired boat at Clifton
s. r.. and sailed for days t1Hhing OH West Bank.
At the mouth Of the Narrows high Boa was run
ming, under stiff west wind driving RcrosB tho
ebb tide, and Oh the litto craft turned up the
cove, near Fort Tompkins, aud was making for
tho centre Of the Narrows, botwoon Forts Tonlp-
kins and Lafayette, high wavo swept ovor the
boat, mud Mmo. JaeQuor, in terror, threw hersoIf
upon her husband, who sat on tho leo side, and
in An instant the whole party was hounderiug in
tho water. -:
Only Jscquier and Tanguy could swim, and by
gallant efforts they assisted the otllors In reach-
lug tho glnwaloB which were their only hope oj
roHcue. Nine. Jacquier became almost crazed
with fright aB tho waves dashed over hor head,
and tried to climb out upon the bottom Of the
all had lost their hold.
Again Tahguy and Jacquier helped them in
regaining the boat, hut Nine. Jacquiar repeated
her despairlng effort for greater satety. -Four
two swimmers wore almost exhausted by their
efforts to lolp the otlore. Once 3 sail boat bore
down close enough, to them to be hailed, and the
Frenchmon begged them to lend helping hand.
What reply ~aa given. could not bo understood,
but they sailed ' e !. away' and loft tho imporiled
iii TIo fourth time tho shifr was turned over
Madame Jacquier Bauk and waa swept away by
tho tide. When she reappearod, about fifteen
foot distant from the boat, her husband swami
of to her assistance. uo roached her just as
alo was disappearing for the lust time. hohold
her above water until s)le had partially revived.
Ihon she c1utehcd him by the mock. 1Ie, by .
desperate effort, disengagcd hor hold and matlo
few strokes toward tho boat. when she again
cutched him with tho energy of despair Whio
they were actually under water Jaequier
loosened her. grasp, aud WIS thus enabled to
reach the surface
The accident wan witnessed from the aAore b,
John Heydo1 aEA William Fox, boatmen. Tloy
hnrrielly 'launched q boat, md strained evory
neryo to resch the struggling husband aud vito.
were plainly visible, and Roydel described them
graphically. When he started lie said, they
we're yet clngug.to tho boat, md tho woman
was was screaming in'lterror. After thoy had frs,
disappeared lie thought 1t uBeloBB to pull to-
ward them, supposing that they had gone down
finally. .,,--,,
lost would havo suf1iced to saya tho whole party.
Az soon al they reappearod tho boat was again
turnod toward thern. lacquer struck out pow.
orfully, and seemed able to loat until tho boat
arrived. When they we're within "a few t,sa.o oar ,;
again, apparently around tho body, and high
wave sWe,,t tAum out Of sight. Rey0el was
standing In tho bow ready to take them on
board.
The three other mon were found still olinging
to tho bottom OF the skiT, and wlion drawn into
tlle roBcuing boat two wore too noarly exhausted
and too much terrified to speak. Reydel picked
up the hat, pookosbook, and q few other floating
relics Of tic drowned couple, and then rowoq
tho remainder OF the party to Clifton.
WAS only is years old, The husband, aged 85,
| was bronzor by trado aud worked as foreman
! at No. &c Anity street. All tho men were work'
men III tho Ha1ne Hhop.