The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-21
NEWS FROM THE METROPOLIS

Accident TO the Yacht Mohawk.
By American Press ASSOCIATION to the STAR.
NEW YORK, July 21.-The yacht Mo-
hawk capsized off stapleton, Staten Is
land, yesterday afternoon in a sQuall.
Commodore Garner, owner, and Presi.
dent OF the New York Yacht Club, his
wife, and Miss Hunter, daughter of the
well known turf man. Hunter, of the
firm of Hunter, Travers & Co., were in
the cabin, and all three were drowned.
Mary May, sister of James Gordon Ben
Deits fiancee, Louis Montard and Schuy-
Ter Crosby were on deck and saved. All
the crew were also saved. None of the
bodies have been recovered.
NEW YORK, July 2l.-The yachting
disaster OF the New York Yacht Club at
Staten Island, by which Ex-Commodore
Gardner, his wife and brother-in-law, a
Miss Hunter and several others we're
lost, has created intense excitement in
yachting circles.
Spectators ON shore say that when the
accident occurred the Mohawk was
sailing rapidly toward New York, with
the wind fresh and very strong. Sud-
denly every sail on the vessel seemed
to quiVer and then she keeled over and
rocked, with masts pointing inland, and
rapidly began TO sink.
The crew seemed utterly demorali zed
Little boats came alongside, and several
sprang in them and were rowed away !;
some spraDg into the water, while 9TH
ers held on to spars and canvas until
help came.
The steam yacht Ideal steamed for
ward and attached a ha%ser to the Mo-
u fn m do A
jority of the survivors were taken off in
the Ideal. Only one lady was saved,
Miss Edith May, who happened to be ON
deck.
The other ladies had gone below when
the squall came up. Several OF the
yachts lying at anchor at once launched
small boats to the rescue. 1t is stated
by the crew that Gardner made several
attempts to save his wife, but being
unable to do so perished in the last effort.
Yachtmen are busy discussing the
causes OIL the disaster, and the fact that
the yacht had every sail set and was
vet at anchor when the squall struck
her, is regarded as evidence Of misman.
agement somewhere.
OLD seamen say that, held in that man.
ner, 1t is no wonder she upset; she could
not have done otherwise. Some blame
is laid to the sailing masters charge
but it will require few days to reveal
where the fault was.
General Sherman on the Phillips
Letter.
A special from Washington says that
| General Sherman in an Interview re-
garding the letter OF Wendell Phillips tc
him on the Indian question denounced
the letter as base falsity. Sherman
emphaticalIy denies the accusation tina
he advises extermination OF the Indians
| The Heated Term.
There ia no change of temperature
and the thermometer continues anon,
1 the nineties, with strong tendency to
ward reaching 100 deg. The heat is al
most intolerable, and the death reeort
in the portions Of the city thickiy pOpu
lated is becoming alarming. The Boart
Of Health has organized sanitary corps
to visit the residents oil tenement houses
and treat the sick and suffering poor
Many cases OF sunsirGke are reported.
Mayor Wickham
was taken suddenly i'll at his office yes
terday, it is understood, from the effec
OF the intense heat, and was taken hom
iu carriage.
The Failure
of c. B. Hayden q Co., tea dealers, {
lNo. 80 Front street, with Liabilities {
about 500, 900, is announced.