The New York herald., 1876-07-21

the work went on, and when reporter left the
scene there of intense watching among
those who were present
THE CLUBS.
The upsettng Of the yacht Mohawk and the attend
ant loss OF life the universal topic of conversation
at the hotels and clubs last evening Al the Fifth
Hotel several kilograms were received early in the
venng giving the bare outlines OF the terrible affair."
= d these were pl ced the bulletin, where
II could them. About nine O'Clock
the extra edition of the Telegram, giving many par.
ticulars OF the sad affair, being cried on every
street corner and very hands OF nearly
every passer-by. In the corridor OF the hotels,
and in the bar and reading rooms little knots
and groups gathered here and there,
and the theme OF conversation was invaria-
bly, the disaster. OF course, in the absence
oil anything like full particulars to the actual
and extent of the calamity many theories in.
dused in by the conversationslists, none of them
however being OF particular importance. At the Union
Club, corner OF rwentynrst street and Fifth avenue
where Mr.. Garner was an esteemed member, the at.
most CONSERVATION occasioned by the news The
first intimaon tho members had of the affair was
vcyed through the following despatch:- -
srAPLEroN, S l., July 20-5 80 p. NJ
Mohawk upset IN a saualL Crosby Howland, Mon
tant and Miss Nay saved. Mr. and Mrs Garner and
Miss Hunter lost. NJ. l.. FOWLER
Immediately upon the receipt OF this despatch
several gentlemen, who Glanced 10 bo about
the house, started at for the scenc
Of the disaster and most Of them remained
over night As soon as the began be
,clcgraphed over the country nnumeraba tccgraphic
inquiries to the actual loss of fc were received at
the club house from almost every section the land
Later in tho evening the following additional despatch
from Staten Island received
SrApLEroS, 5. L. July 90 1876
Received at Union Club at seven minutes past eight
W. y TALpoys Union Club -
Mohawk capsized at twenty-five minutes to five r. NJ.
in squall expecting to 60 out Mr. Garner and Mrs.
Garner aud Miss Hunter drowned All tho saved.
STEWARD
Mr. Garner has been mcmbcr OF tho Union Club
several years. and hold in high esteem by all his
associates meeting of the club will probably be held
this afternoon Tor the purpose OF taking some acton
relative to the terrible affair."
YORK YACHT cLUB
At tho hour appointed for the meeting OF the New
York Yacht Club more than ordinary attendance was
observed The of tho club were absolutely
crowded with gentlemen ANXIOUS to obtain any inior
nation that might be vouchsatcd by those who had
been eye witnesses the sad Disaster And If an eye
witness could not 10 found to tell OF tho dread
full accident the members of tho club gath
had spoken TO eye-witnesscs Owing to the fact that
the received from Staten Island had been brought
TO the house by individual members piccemcal IL
time before tho meeting could be called TO ORDER
Dispatches came fast and in confirmation OF the bad
news When Commodore Kingsland call tho
meeting TO order there was a dread silence he an.
nounccd tho loss that the club had met with in
tho person of Mr. Garner and he then referred the
caamitous occurrence which had deprived society of
two Of It's brightest ornaments Mrs Garner and Miss
Adele Hunter. There n deep pathos in the few
words uttered by Commodore Kngslani when he an.
nounced that the business Of the meeting OF the club
was postponed and that the club would meet to mako
proper arrangements at No. 81 Broad street on Mon
day next The Brcnon's Reef was postponed from
Monday July "a. until Thursday, July 81, at twelve
O'Clock. The club took action the motion OF Vice
Commodore Kane to adjourn until the tms and at the
place named as above and all business then ceased.
At the house OF Mr. Louis Montant, No. 40 West
Twenty second street. four different dispatches were
received to assure the family that the number of lives
reported TO be lost had been exaggerated by
mistaken rumor. Among tho members OF the
club opinions freely expressed as against
ccntrc-board boats, They said to be unsafe
In Of any sudden blow squa particularly the
boat was lightly ballnsted. and in OF accident
Several members declared that would hardly be nos.
Ex Ex.Commodore Kidd, in answer to question, stated
that he did know what to say of tho accident ms it
completely overcumc him with asonishment that such
a large vessel could DO capszed near shore and in
the harbor OF New York.
Major Clifford, OF Canada, seemed very much moved
by the terrible accident He at the club
house at Staten Island at tho time that the Mohawk
capszed, but his son, Mr. W. Clifford, Mr. james K
Cameron, of coburg; Mr. W. q. Ball, Of Toronto; Mr..
J. Carvillc, OF Montreal, and Mr. Beverly Jones
OF Toronto all Of whom guests Of the club and
who accompanied the yacht Countess of Dur-
rcrin we're the club honse stapeton at tho time
OF tho disaster. Mr. George l.. Jordan Mr Alexander
Mr.. william Bend and Mr.. Bassett we're among those
present at the timo of the accident to the Mohawk
Major Clifford stated that the Mohawk and
the Countess of DuGerin lying abreast Of
each other He stated that a at-botoed centre board
boat would not come up, there would bc no move.
ment In her, while keel boat would come up at once
Major Clifford spoke to members of the club Of tho
yacht Foam, which was on its way to Niagara, from
Toronto, with seven gentlemen as passengers She
had much ballast in her and she popped too much
sea and the passengers lost.
SKETCH or MR. CARVER.
Mr. Garner whose early lie is not very familiar TO
those OF his associates in the club who visited last
night was born in 1s4l and was consequently thirty.
nve years Of age when his brilliant SO sud
denly brought to a close. His family which was ono
OF the respectable the society Of the Fifteenth
ward, when that the homo OF many OF the
old fsnilies OF Gotham, resided in Washington
square, where young Garner born, and where he
grew up manhood After receiving a liberal ednca
ton he embarked in mercantile pursuits and mauufac-
turing, and has amassed handsome fortune, much OF
It having been accumulated in the cotton factories
run by him at Cohoes, Rochester, wappingcr's Falls
and Reading Ia. He probably the largest cotton
manufacturer in the United States and years ago
established reputation for executive ability in
the management OF great estates that few
young Of his years have achieved. The
New York branch OF his gigantic business rs at Nos Z,
T. g, and 10 Worth street, where almost daily Tor
years past he spent portion OF business hours