The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-22
SAD ACCIDENTS.
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..,,vnnnrE GARNER. THE MILLIONAIRE
,g \EW YORK. AND. FOUR OTHERS,
,,r.,vxrp IN THE MOHAWK OFF STATEN
,.t,<D-rArFLESSNES OF TIE SAILING
y,>rrr THE CAUSE OF THE CATASTEo-
,gr-t SMALL STEAM-IhCHT SWAMPED
,,. ,uf urnSuN NEAR TROY. AND FIVE
ll-r>u<S DROWNED.
r+,,,,u ,.,. New York Tribune Of yc'tcriry.j
ny the rapsiZing ci the yacht Mohawk in
-, I,ay Thursday afternoon Nliliam 1.
t,grnrr, the wcll-known print-cloth manu-
f,r,urcr and yachtman, his wife, his bro
.I,r-iu-Iaw, Frost Thornc. and Miss Adcie
!inn,cr. 4 your" lady well known in New
ynri. ,ncin,y. and cubin-boy, lost their
Fy.,. There were several other persons on
~, yuclr in addition to the crew at the time
Il the disaster. but they were rescued. win
The nnS>ihr exception Of one or two OF the
crew whose safety is doubtful. 1t Is as
serted that the cause of the disaster was the
,.,r,lr.,ncSs or incapacity OF the sailing
na.trr. who did not handle the vessel pro
r,rly in a sudden and powerful gust OF
mind None OF the bodies Of the drowned
had been recovered ut 4 late hour Thursday
might.
The Mohawk was getting under way Tor
short pleasure trip. ana was ABOUT tnree
ciyhih- of mile from the clubhouse OF the
New York Yacht Club, at Stap!cton, staten
Island. when she was struck by slfonS
ru.t nf wind. and caDSizcd ut 4:3O L. VI.
An sails were set. and thcwind striking the
top-SailS forced the yacht on her beam ends,
and ,hc cabin filled with water in ten min
utcS. There were on board W. }. Garner,
the owner: Mrs. Garner, Frost Thorne,
brother Of Mrs. Garner: Miss Adele Hun
fer. daughter Of DcSbrosscS Hunter, OF
Hunter, Island; Miss Edith May, Gard
ucr G.. llowland, J. Schuyler Crosby, l.. Is.
Montant, and a crew of between fifteen and
twenty men. Mr. Garner and his guests
were ali in the cabin. Miss May was pushed
nm the comt,anionwav by Mr.. Crosby and
saved hv Mr. Ilcwland, who supported her
in the water till she w;l> rescued hv boat.
Mr.. Garner lost his life in Il heroic effort to
save Mrs. Garner and Miss Hunter, who
were crushed in between the furniture OF
the cabin. and Mr.. Crosby, after rendering
courageous assistance TO Mr.. Garner, was
pngulIcd in the cabin, but iloatcd out
through the skrli%ht, after tearing him.
>rii from the crushed and drowning
Mr.. Garner. whom no efforts could save.
There were drowned Mr.. Garner, Mrs.
Garner, Miss Adele Hunter. Frost Thorne
illlc brother Of Mrs. Garncr), 4 cabln-Doy,
and, it is tlspught. one or two OF the crew.
Statements as To the safety OF the latter are
conflicting. 4 large number of boats went
10 the rrSr1e. The crew OF the Mohawk
seemed para!vzcd and all efforts to get ut
the drowning persons before life was cN-
tmcl proved unayallin~. Two tugs then
alta he'd lawserS to the Mohawk and towcd
the vessel 10 the flats off New Brighton,
where divers up to i1atc hour OF the night
rndcayorcd to recover the bodies. the task
proyiu" difficult one, owing to the lack OF
appliances and the confusion Of sails and
rigrin- over the hatchways. Great excite
mrnt was occa>ioncd at Staten Island by the
seemingly agoidable accident, and sailors
were especially loud in their dcnunciation
nf the manner in which the sailing-master
(Rawius) handled the yacht. The crew
had full warming OF the storm, yet wait
ed with top-SailS set, and rs the
anchor had been only tripped and was
not hauled Up, the Yacht with all sails set
was at the mercy Of the Squall, and upset rs
easily as il it had been I: paper boat. The
Mohawk was large, staunch schooner
yacht, and at her favorable position in the
harbor, within short distance from the
shore sc2men think could have met with
such calamity only through the greatest
negligence Of the sailing-master or crew.
Other yachts with Hiail-sailS but not top-SallS
tet rode out the moderate ktorm without in
dicaton OF danger.
William Il. Garner was born about the
year 1913, in Washington Place, in this city.
He was the son Of Thomas Garner, an Eng
hshman, who came TO this country when a
Eoung man and began the manufacture Of
Irin,-clothS, OF which. at the time OF his
Ir,tI IN, hn hn
in the world. William Il. Garner was
about thirty-two years OF age at the time Of
ms death. In early boylood lie entered
III" establishment Of his father and grew
up Nlth Il thorough and practical
knowledge of the business which later
III life he controlled. BY his fathers death
ne Inherited i fortune. which he himself
stated TO De valued ut from SIj,G00.00 to
s2n.oOO.0Du. The relations between father
ana sen lGld always been OF 4 peculiarly con-
hacnlEu nature, and the young man was
therefore lGly competent not only to man.
hSr ihi> enormous fortune. but also to direct
iatriiisently the immense manufacturing in
'cr'.sts lett III his charge.
Mr.. Garner was the head OF the house
known rs Garner Il johnson, having their
Place OF business ut Nos. =, 4, 6, and
Worth street. He was estimated to be
worth about Si9,000,0 900. Besides the busi-
ness here he lmd five large cotton-mils in
tohocs, others in Rochester, Little Falls,
Pleasant Valley, Newburgh, and Reading,
Ienn.; Also, print-works at Wappinger
Rails and Harerstraw, having in his employ
from 1000 to 5000 persons. In the cloth
printing he employed forty-two machines,
being double the number used by any other
manufacturer or corporation in the country.
This individual ownership OF mill property
was fully equal to one quarter Of the entire
Fall River manufacturing district. There is
probably no single man connectedwith cotton
manufacturing interests in the world whose
loss will make itself more generally felt.
Garncr's prints are widely and favorably
known throughout the country. His rela-
uonS and transactions with Ii. b. Clafiin d.
Co., 4. Il. Stewart & Co., Field, Letter IL
Co., and other large firms were very large.
The relations especially between the founder
OF the business, Thomas Garner, and III. b.
Clatin were Of the most intimate nature,
and were continued by the son. Mr..
Garner was looked upon as one OF the
most able OF New York merchants. So
early In life did he acquire an inti-
mate personal knowledge OF the business
which be afterwards conducted that though
Still young man at the time OF bis death,
Ae was In reality old in business relations