New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-22

Garner To get Ia readiness IN sail about O'Clock on
Thursday. went up to New-York on Thursday morn
ing and Slipped couple Of cooks came down III ue
O'Clock boat met spInc'memhers OF the NeW1 OK Oup
at & clubhouse. their request took them on on Doaru
Che Countess Of Duarin and allowed the party on mat
Yacht 10 COON shore after other who wshedto visit
tie Nohqwk They fell 10 with Commodore Garner ana
bis party on sort and went with the Commodore on
board the yacht Mohawk. | WAS ON the Countess
Of Dufl,rin at the time. The Commodore sen'
lauuch for me, aud went BACK 10
the Mohawk. The Commodore then asked me what
the chances for breeze There was very ht"e
wind from the south and west atths tme rephed at
thou .t we should have breeze on the change ol lne
tide. II was at that time nearly high wafer l"''
came up at that tmo little squall Of RAIN and the Io
moJore and his party went beo" 20 avoid getthg wet
1t hi, tune the laity WHO going sailing On the
Mohawk were al hoard and the other visitors bad
gore ashore. gave orders TO hcavo short, that is 10
g,t the anchor clear OF he bottom. in order that we
might pay her off and get This was done Al the
i'm ant that anchor got clear the squal came on
Though there had previously been sgu of wind ex-
cent t,tle furry Of rain This is the fact no matter
what others may cay. At this instant tus vein OF wind
for It was not a squat. properly sptaklnS-strucN
the vessel IN tIe upper part OF her SAILS,
and topsais. There very little wind Oh deck NJ tne
time. And his very point is OF great importance Tor ~
wps very unusual thin. We heard the CRACKING above,
saw the topsas strained f,l and the lower sails only
carccn.ng ov-r. wIc deck felt very little whd'
II was strange plenomtnOa pnl perhaps second or
two was lost in surprise w8iCh such state oil THINGS
caused. But it only second or two. By TINS 'he
the rail under water gave orders To let 80 tue oe
sheet 10 throw her up to the wind, To let 20 the Jh-
Sheets, AMI let SIZE forctOpSal rIn down No orders,
owcycr were carried out except thot the foretosaiI
t.s hauled down on the masthead. Tue vessel had 10"
her rail and part of her deck under water.
Failing TO Lave my orders "a red out forward |
cast OF the main sheet directly behind me, Tor
was standing nj wheel The main sheet ran of part
way aud 1mmrd the BLOCK cHtau- ding my coat at tue
time and hauling doSu upon the block The Vcsse!
f. i ever o her brOJd.ide. The guests were all below
INC Commodore had been standing IN the mnSWy
Iooiing 1T me- without eXpression Of anxiety or
allrm his face. called TO hnh Z" get his W.ie ana
guests ont Of the cabin at the vessel vas On her
br.In ends and lad lost storage way. lie sad,
,qncrc is no Danger and did not appear frightened,
hu anon my insisting he shCu do 80 he went into
tho cabin ava I never him again. SIR. IowlanG
came O. with 4 lady guest, Miss May az that time.
Wa, ho- iu; she wheel at the Imc which sept con-
santly turning rouud, obsrg me 10 release my hold
BAD given orders b. lower one If TIE boats an sha
boIj, over The aft saus"aE. to receive anybody "ho
m hi come out. sailors the wndWafd side OF
te yr-s", hat been preparing to lower his boat and
we're just lowering &, WHOM lost NY hold and dropped
over ,rr sac ga the water and partly u"dr toe man
sail soon ont however, Struggled 10 boat which
~
boat to st nc on tho seim-iug aud Immediately TOOK
The Yacht III tow and Tor he divers and wrecEns
gear.
'Tnc yacht was then nearly all under water except
U,iic Of the bow. parties ted me to tow her "h
shore opposite to she lay did not think proper
10 do tns rs believed that all below OK were dead AT
tins time and feared that their bodies would pe washed
out by the action the rir, boats, which make great
suttun IaccorlnsIy ed her INTO The Kills aud on
IN Gl, where sc now c., and IS as the divers Ar
ry i eat holes thiou.h tn 4 c and IN dc every e'fJrt
10 secure the Loi,. Failing 90 do SO, we procured two
fc.omcrs and cud,avored 10 right her mp. Nshe
in the act OF doing so, ami at about oci"eh'
! was arrested warrant issued by The
Coroner upon Gildvits made 10 The effect
TINT | was S4.~puHSlhIc Dy tine GuarcrmaSter Of the
yaclt one Fhd.ucE Palm, and QuIriormaster Thomas
Thompson. though on OF t'e'e parties, Palm, was
,l,.r At the time Of tie dis -icfit being his watch
bra.-iu the sa.i-oou underneath The cockpit IA the
after par 81 tie vessel aud 20 knows netting about tac
matter Notwithstanding ms oa;h to tie contrary.
.cluas Ter Durnpson lad also dcs r'cd MS post
inc qua t.Idcck aD1 gone forward winoa ndrr' and
ana .at,. gci must have been below, since called him
several lines AID got no answer
"Nr. Garner swLo,e vessel joined the I'm Oi
November last, was OF Tie finest and kuocs men
ever knew. had outire charge OF his vessel and a..
hg-.uots connected W.l IT, not only looked upon him
80 lis OWNER bul as my friend. have no mole tu say,
Lttuat am very sorry. Bat could MT proven the
disaster did NV juty have been y years master %
a vessel and an uc1cct'y fim lar with sailing craft
o. -. MI nor, d., We r,i..I have started ahead
- i',,l ictcr when ,c .tl.l. struck the anchor Was
l, 81 , o1,tou,t!at is il ,id not d the vessel by
i,.i i,,o tte b,tfom The .aalil was so severe aud
E i.,,,.,d so rri.ral b..ay al,tt there being very
little wind on Gc x, that al we're astln.,hcd that tne
y,-., f!uad D. So Elected The Whole thing vas over
- d.. ,,.,,,as. iau,f think II lasted, ON,
,,,,. ,a. M tl, wheel. wIcr. IhelY.ggd nd could
/ ,.,,., f,rgyarI The YACHT bad POT goue ahead dge