The New York herald., 1876-07-21


In almost moment afler. the squal-not
very violent onc-struck tho Mohawk
broadside. She reeled' under the blow, then
righted for momen. and instantly went over. The
three lockers from the Countess Of Duern's deck
rushed TO lower boat; and the same time Captain
Cuthbert, OF the Dutern, ordered other boats to DO
lowered Thomas B. Hunt George Clancey and -
Fcathcrstone-the three sailors who had
been looking for the effect Of the squall-
had anticipated the orders of their captain,
and, like true seamen, already engaged In
lowering one OF the boats They threw their oilski
coats irto the boats number OF life preservers and
graphing hooks Captain Cuthbert hastcned the move
mcnts OF the other boats the crews working with
will The men in the first boat rowed toward the stern
OF the Mohawk, which then fast sinking, and
when they reached near the spot both stem
and stern OF the yacht were completely submerged,
her midships only being above water looking, tho
Countess OF Dunerins said, just like the back of
a whale" As they rowcd toward the wreck number
of people were seen struggling in the water, while
larger number still on the side Of
the vessel shrieking for ad The in
tho boat picked up but one person. Mr..
Schuyler Crosby, whom they transferred to
OF the boats of the Drcadnausht their boat
fast filling with water Al this time the scene OF the
Inflated Mohawks disaster covered with boats and
sistance that possible. efforts which resulted
rescung very many valuable lives. Among the strug.
glers the water Hunt says there = lady.
whose namo he aftcrward learned Miss Edith May,
who fortunately saved after some heroic efforts
the part of a gentleman whose name the sailors could
not give but who, it was aiterward understood, was
Mr.. Morant, one Of the party who bad been invited
the cruise. One gentleman, whose name We uniortu-
natcy, could ascertain maintained his position
the sinking yacht to the last moment rejecting all aid
for himself and calling to the in the boats 30 give
all their attention and help those whose appeals for
from the water and clnging TO
the side Of the yacht showed they were most
in need Of their help In sad contrast to this is the
current report that the captain Tor sailing MASTERY Of
the Mohawk seemed have beon bereft Of all presence
Of mind and to have lost all the attributes OF
and OF commander responsible, 30 far as good sea-
manship and disregard of selfpreservation
cerned, to preserve tho lives Of those ntrusted
his charge 1t is to be hoped that further investga
tion the circumstances attending this untoward
event will disprove this rumor Owe rookng this for
the moment Mr. Hunt. of the Countess Of Dulerin
and his associates say that nothing but tho grossest
disregard OF all seamanship could have brought
about great calamity. But this
point other statements are givcn which will
be found below. After they had rescued
Mr. Crosby from the tho waters and transferred him.
as before stated. TO Of the boats of the Dread
naught, and having watched with anxiety the
by other parties OF the young lady, the Dunerin men,
whose boat then pretty full Of water, rowed back
to the Countess of Duerin AZ that time they say that
in their judgment all the people that not below
the cabin at the time the squall struck the Mohawk
had been rescued from her midships or from the
waters One OF the boats crew, Mr.. Clancey, went
board the Mohawk ana made effort reach tho
cabin, but she was going down fast at the tnio
and aftor bold effort to rescue the occupants
Commodore Garner and the others, ho was forced to
retire. As they reached the Countess of DuIcrln
three tugs had the il-fated Mohawk In tow heading
toward the Kills Off New Brigh ton, where still lies
submerged, with the unfortunate victims to tho dis
that transformed her from yacht OF pleasure
a tomb
STATEMENT AN EYE WITNESS.
The accident as from Staten Island, is thus
described by eye witness:-I standing
on the hill, overlooking the bay, upon which
St. Paups memorial church and reclory stand,
gazing out upon the water, when saw the Mohawk
weigh her anchor and sail up and down past the yacht
house two timcA Sho then headed toward
New York and was going at a spanking rate when sud
denly every sail on the yacht seemed 10 quiver the
noble vessel rocked and then kcced on
her port side with her mass to the
glasses and saw through them the and pleasure
party dart hurredly up, and while some sprang
the sides into the water others clune canvas
and spars until help arrived. Mono seemed to have
their senses; everyone was apparently-as we'll
as could see through ths telescope
utterly demoralized. Tho little boats
alongside the fast sinking craft, and the and
ladies' OF whom observed but one sprang into them
and were rowed away. When tho Mohawk lrst capszcd
saw the steam yacLt Ideal, which lay east her. dart
forward to the stern Of the Mohawk to
which she attached hawser, apparently with the in
tenon OF rightng her. but which seemed to pull down
tho yachts stern rather than to raise H. In tho in.
tense excitement which then prevailed no one seemed
equalto the emergency except the tugboats and the o
row boats the throwing their cables on to tho
Mohawk, the latter darting away with her Then
the tugs tow the Mohawk away north and sick at
heart left
A HERALD reporter who witnessed the accident of
the Mohawk from the Staten Island Shore at once took
small boat aud rowed out to the steam
yacht Ideal, which, he was informed, those saved
were. As he jumped on the deck OF the steamer
man, attired In a not very clean shirt aud old
light trousers, without hat, came for
ward and requested to what was the
pleasure OF the reporter On being informed OF the
reporters object tho person who accostcd the HERALD
representative we nave nad FEARFUL
accident, an awful accident William T. Garner, his
wife and Mss Hunter. Miss Adcls Hunter, - he re-
peaed, "are drowned, drowned" and our informant
began pacing the deck in a way.
Again he stopped before the reporter, and said
"Ycs started happily this afternoon fifteen pas.
four O'Clock from our anchorage OF the club house
and had sailed but lew minutes, when
the yacht suddenly gavo lurch, throwing US all
over her deck, and before l could recover myself
the water rushed tho side and swept tho deck
Our party cung 10 the tanrail spars and sheets until
small boat came alongside and took off, Then We
asked in one voice, where is WHIP meaning Mr. !
Garner, and somo one answered, lie and
his wife and Miss Hunter are forward
down stairs and VIC did not need to
hear more. They drowned Then our informant
am schuvlcr Croshv ard In an, MART,