New-York tribune., 1876-07-22
STATEMENT OF COL. CROSBY.


A reporter Of THE TRIBUNE who visited the
Garner mansion yesterday afternoon, found many
friends the family coming and going. and not few
persons attracted thither 0y curiosity and almost
20 imroaunity for opportunity to the recovered
bodies. The Coroners ury had just departed and the
bodies Of the dead persons being p.cp red FOR
burial Col J. Schuyler Crosby and Gardiner G.
Howiand at the house The servants tears,
and feeling OF deep gloom pervaded the premises,
which berwlsc, over the green lawns and tie long,
graded walks, looked radiant with flowers and the
changing sunlight. Mr.. Crosby showed the reporter a
seat under the broad piazza that fronts the imposing
browu-sone mansion the west sde aud made the toll
own- statement Of bis rccoectOns OF the disaster and
Is Immediately prcccdiug:'
at O'Clock drove with Mrs. Garner Miss May, and
Miss uuter to the clubhouse stapleton. Mss Hunter
ana Mis- May had been the guests Of Mrs Garner for
couple 0f weeks. All in the best of spirits and
tie way the conversation cheerful and animated.
Just before reached the clubhouse Mrs. Garner
marked that it much cooler there, and sac wished
she had brought the children. Arriving at the club
house about $3.50, they met Alr. Garner, Dir.
Rowland, ana Mr. NOntant. and went OF in the
steam launch TO the Mohawk which l. ing 300
yards east OF the clubhouse, with forem iinopsais
and b set. As came aboard MI Garner gave
the saImg-In orders get under In about
five minutes broke anchor, and tine vessel payed on,
making hardly any hcdway. Al once we noticed
thuud storm coming up from the westward I'm about
minute more began rain hard. ana al ran down INTO
the cabin FOR shelter We had been in the cabin four
or FIVE minutes when heard the noise Of the
wind and the same time the vessel gave
Tremendous lurch ror upsnunr tn cabin table and
throwing the Of that and the sIdebp3rd on the
cabin floor. Mr. GAR er Nr. Howilnd, Mr. Thorue aud
myself ran Oh Gccg, Nj Mout.Ht remaining IL the cabn.
The snc master al the wheel, bat dd not hear
him -ivc ANY orders. Wacn We got on deck the water
S1asIrs E oycI the Zee .a am through tine lee sideights
and poare down forward and aft II the captain had
gwen orders tie proper zine TO of the sheets
probably should Eayt D,cn saved ihc catastrophe When
be did give the order late. No one then could
have ic the sheets the deck was perfectly lcpen-
dlruar.
when we saw that the yacht certain 10 over.
ar Garner auj myself jumped down tLrou-h tne com
paniou way uto tine cabin tbr ladies' They were
SCREENING Wueu 20. into tuc ca5n saw that al the
furniture lounges and chairs h1d fallen 70 tGc port side
The hrst lady Miss May, who was holding on
the maui.-p piece or saei. scrambled best could
% her. aul brought L5C 20 the after EatchwIy,
blt the vessel nal oarecnei that could ascend
tho companion way. l had 20 life lcg mp through The
opening and received assistance from Mr. Rowland and
Mr MOntaat. Then | pushed my UaF back into lie
ca n which was lc.. enough to wei, and found the
water haf way UP to the waist and everything
hoit.ns round in if. saw Mr. Garner
tr,ius u pull MS. Garner cut from under
,ttre which had fallen from the saroO rd side, crush
in both Mr. Garner and M,~, Hunter against the side
board Both ladies crying FOR nep and calling
tn4t they bc.nG crushed by Sue weight which lad
fallen upon them. With the assistance Of some one,
probably one of the sailors who entered the cabin,
| got the scttee oil to side and We
rushed II ont through the door OF the cabin.
caught hold Of Miss Hm,cr's hand and tired To- pln
har uut; Sir Garner was sU irving TO cytricatc Mrs
Garner, with the sailor trying 70 pUD away the
obstacles that were holding them down; I gave
orc strong imu at Miss Hunters haad. which
slipped through nine | falling back into tae
aaier;- vh,n / rc-.HeI my feet tie water had
.y.T.I hcf head. Then won't % Mr. Ca ncrs assist
gucc Lad h,ld al Mrs. Garuar5 lcit haad AID arm.
and e OF Asi right Alr Garner said: Tor Gods sake
hang on 'luysg. sac cried tAat she Was being hr!i
down by some wcisut. WIN ell might could not
cx,iicate her All this happened inside OF three
or four minutes. The yacht gave lhrch'
the wa submerged Mrs. Garner the sailor, and my self
entirely. When came tAt surface saw dim Hanr.
and swan for H. coming Of hole in the hotclWay
lust beh nj the sailor We 10 a small boat 20 icct
on aud IL uyn- TO get In overturned the three men ia
the boat iolt from the D-..Glaught taen came ui,
au oar was pushed out and scrambled in"