The New York herald., 1875-09-30
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

TIE DROWNING OF THE REV. DIR. PoRrEous
AND MR. BENJANnN-NoUEsT AT GI
coyH-THE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE ~
TING OF BOAT.
GLEN Cove L l., ON. N ,S75
On Tuesday evening, about five OF =, -
Porteous the noted English divin, uDe Ne'' Dr'
80 ,,o, =, coa f,i,,y 500. 4 who has for some
,,.. pa,,.rn,n .sIh sailing with party
e,,,-e .,-,.--'e ~. ryo sna N1eILknown Glen Cove
w. ,,an, rni,r ehros children OF the latter
~, c,on co,.o ,4ag between the Sea Chf
80 os landings the boat by some
- - capsised and all were precipitated
s,.,r,,0 ser. MT Koop, who fortunately a good
81, succeeded in reaching his children and pac-
80 -nem upon the boats bottom but he found it i'm
Sossable TO either Dr. Porteous Mr.. Benjamin,
and both were drowned. Their bodies soon after
recovered, and the Coroner's jury found that the
drowning accidental Dr. Porteous preached in
Boston on Sunday last and it is understood had made
arrangements to preach there again next Sunday.
Al the inquest before MI Samuel Frost, Justice OF
the Peace at Glen Cove L. held the house Of James
Sheridan, John Koop said:-Between two and
three O'Clock Tuesday afternoon Mr. Benjamin and
myself thought we would go fishing; he invited his
wife and Dr. Porteous go with us;
Mrs. Porteous, her lady companion and children
went with u.s. stayed until nearly five p. NJ, when
we returned and ef the ladies ashore and took in my
two boys; then went out fishing again for about
minutes, but the fish did not bite freely, and gave
up the sport we then rowed 10 Glen Cove landing and
all went shore; we had a drink there; we got in
the boat again and pushed or; it then quite dark
about thirty feet from the shore when Mr. BENJAMIN
and the Doctor were sitting in the stern Of
the boat Of them got up and started 20
walk toward the bow; before he got there the boat
capslzed and was under it, swan out and got my
two boys and put them on the bottom Of the boat;
then some one, | cannot tell whether Dr. Porteous
Mr. Benjamin got hold of the boat and il turned
asaIn caught my TWO boys again and put them into
the boat; halloed 10 Mr. Benjamin but he did not
answer; he swimming toward the Long Island
shorei he was near the shore when last saw him;
some one then came to assistance and took the
boys ashore, and soon after, some else came and
took me and the body Of DR.. Porteous ashore
William Griffin, OF Greenpoint, testihed-A little
after dark abouu6:30 p NJ, | went the deck
OF my yacht and heard some calling for assistance;
with Harry Seaman got into boat and rowed in
the direction the sound came FROM found Mr. Koop
and his two bows on the bottom of their boat that
about quarter Of mile from the shore; we heard
! the haloong time before VIC went 20
see what it meant for boating parties
the boys into our boat and took them ashore;
| other boat came and took Off Mr.. Koop; then saw
dark object the buoy and thought might be the
body of the other but it proved TO be log the
body was found by the people in the other boat
Charles Brand Of New York city, testified that hc
the parties in the boat before the accident occurred;
after he heard them halloong for hep they had
been making considerable noise before that; at last
when he heard the boys shrek for help he knew that
some was in trouble and he sent his quickly
from the yacht 10 help them; he thinks the noise was
about mile from him
Alonzo Rogers OF Cold Spring testified that he was
on board OF Griihths yacht; was anchored and the
tying up the sails, when heard calls for
help the captain and myself went 70 what was
wanted; we found the boat upset. and John Koop was
In the water and his two boys the top Of the
boat; we took the boys out, and then said:
"What is that black thing IN the waterY" We rowed to
IL, and took hold of II and found II was man.
brought him TO the shore; when took hold OF him he
face downwards suppose il ten minutes after
got him before reached the shore
James Van Ausdale, boatman, Of Cold Spring.
robborated the testimony of the last witness.
The jury, composed Of Charles Alphonse, G. A. Car
penter, Sanford Pyatt, Isaac Phillips, S snifen,
Robert Mott James Sheridan, E. II. Bennett, j. l. Car
penter, Thomas Riley and Patrick Grennon rendered
verdict that the deceased, George B. Porteous, of
Brooklyn L. L, TO his death by accidental drown
ing, caused by the upsetting Of fishing boat off Gar
vey's Point on Long Island Sound, the evening of
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