The New York herald., 1876-07-24
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY, JULY "a 1876

Gardner G. Howland, Mr.. Arthur Thompson, MI Bev-
erly Robinson, Mr. julie Burgiere, Mr. David Johnston,
Mr. Yates wcmple, Mr.. William H. Pendle,on, Mr.
John Lawrence, Mr.. Charles Banks, Mr. Horace
Waldo and Mr.. II. suydam Grant. The funeral services
will be conducted the house of the deceased by the
Rev. Mr.. johnson, of Christ church. Episcopaian,
situated Franklin avenue, where Mr. and Mrs
Garner attended. The reverend gentleman did not
preach yesterday morning owing to recent prostraton
and gre at the loss of deceased He rested in order
to be able to attend The funeral to-day. The Rev. Mr.
Davenport, who took his place in the church, asked,
during prayer that the BILE ssing OF od might comfort
all those who we're in aniction the sad disaster.
special steamer Will await. at the foot d Whitehall
street the arrival or friends who attend the funeral
She will leave twelve O'Clock for New Brighton,
where carriages will be in attendance to convey her
passengers TO the family mansion. The members
OF the New York Yach. CLUB and of the Neptune
Rowing Association will attend body. Delegations
from tho numerous associations in all OF which he was
so much esteemed, will also he present At the con-
cusion of the burial service the bodies will be taken on
board the steamer accompanied by the mourners, and
conveyed directly by water to Greenwood There the
remains VIII be laid IN their last sad resting place in
the family vault
STATEMENT or BoATswAIN FELT.
reporter OF the HERALD last evening called upon
Karl Felt, tho boaiswain OF tho Mohawk, at his resi-
the took in the rescue of the inmates OF the
cabin. He said d-''At the time came to the skylight
Quarcrmaster Fergesson there endeavorng TO
open It, He breaking OF the reltiug. and had
b.'oken window when l bm through tho
wisdow. He came up again and sent down Charles
Smith, Charles Forsbery Charlie Maxwell and
Jack Hanlon. All these men | saw go down through
the alter skyght then picked up
iron awning stanchon and commenced breaking the
skyiglts to make larger hole by knocking two
skylghis into one Maxwell came up lrst aud SAID,
Give mo canvas passed the canvas down
10 HIM, which he placed position to prevent the
water rushing into tho cabin. Al this juncturc Jack
Hanon came up followed by Torgcsscn sometimes
called Fere assem- Charlie Smith and Maxwell The
latter in tho meantime had remained in the skylieht
Afier Smith came up Ross followed, aid behind him
came Colonel Crosby and still later Charlie Forsbery.
AS they came out casped the hands OF Ross and
Forsbery and assisted them out When Torgcsscn
came hs tohl me that Mrs. Garner Jammed at
her feet; that he had attempted assist
Mr. Garner to get her clear Now" said
the boatswan, with some feeling, "t is due that
credit should be given where belongs When
Ross ont hc suited to me that he pulled glove
on of Mrs Gamers hand and threw it to Charlie Fors.
berry. When the vesrp was raised to-day and we had
commenced taking the furniture out OF the cabin Ross
SAID to that he going below to find the glove.
He went below and soon after returned and gave the
glove to Mr. Pendeton.''
Here the reporter ventured to say to the boatswan,
"Mr Felt, there is an unfortunate dispute between
the the side ind Colonel Crosby and his
friends the other You make statements directly
at variance with Colonel Csosby How you
count for thisY" The boutswain, who in the
midst of his family answered mildly -"Colonel Crosby
is simply mistaken. He may not have seen, in the
confusion that existed tho members of the that
below to the rescue: but they certainly were
there and this fact be established by many wit
nesses"