The New York herald., 1876-07-21

prompt, indeed, that had man aboard Of her who
was thrown into the been made OF lead he would
have been Those who in the cabin, OF
course could not be saved Tor they had chance OF
lfe being enguphed at by the water that poured
in upon them through the cabin doors and windows.
To us in the club house the scene was narrowing
one We could not distinguish faces at the distance
from the vessel could we, OF course know
whether any the cabin when she went under
but seeing her 60 over and then the people struggling
in the waer-it was all sudden that thor
oughly demoralized while, to speak. When she
lay on the water. with her sails laying fiat for
short time, she began to sink at the stern
This raised her bow up. and she swung
completely around Her bow was headed down
the stream when the squall struck her, and shortly
after she went :t pointed up stream showing to
minds that she was held by her anchor. GENTLE
told me that he could plainly see tho swing
ing their hats and hear them haoong for the small
boats that put out to the vessel to to their
To US the whole that cannot recall with
out shuddering.
HArGHr's STORY.
MI John f. Haight an old sailor and former keeper
Of pilot boat No. 2, who eye witness OF the dis
aster. was found at his house in vnndam street. and
related the as follows
al was at Captain Stillwes place the shore at Cliff
ton, Staten Island this afternoon about half past four
o'clock, in company with Captain silvcy. The latter
gentleman, who was looking out on The bay, suddenly
cried, There goes the yacht Mohawk Overt! jumped
to my feet from the lounge which had been lying
and looking toward stapleton. saw at a distance
OF half mile more the yacht referred to-
which had just r,ghted again, having been
clear on her beam ends. She remained
upright some three fur minutes and them
caught by stin puff OF wind from the land
her broadsdc again tn, craft had Just got under
way when the squall first capszsd her, and while she
renamed righted watched intcntly what would
be done by those board. Every stitch OF canvas
was SET and yet far as could see, the slightest
effort made to her. Not a single sheet Vas
started that could from the shore Captain
Stlwell was very much excited and cried out, That's
the damnedest piece Of work in my life why
don't they lot her come up in the wind9' There
plenty of time after she rghted to let so all the sheets
forward II that had been done and the peak OF the
mainsan Stacked away she would have come up in
the wind and no harm would havc come
As the yacht went over | looked at
her through glass Her masts were lying fiat in the
water and her head toward the shore. One side
was lying high out of the water, exposing her keel,
and on tie bige some fifteen or twenty people were
gathered. Several ladies lying down clingng to
the planking, and some gentlemen standing up.
Out upon the topmasts which fiat in the water,
number Of sailors were struggling and several others
bestrided the jb great many boats at started
to the rescue. The steam yacht Ideal was lying with
steam up only about three eightbs of mile from the
Mohawk when the latter capsized and she started
at once to render assistance to the unfortu-
nate passengers Instead Of going directly
alongside the capsizcd vessel, however, the
Ideal steamed clear around her. even going outside
of craft that lay 800 fathoms beyond the latter
and when she did reach the Mohawk instead Of making
fast at tho bow, which highest out of water. the
Ideal madc fast to tho stern, and actually pulled the
Mohawk under water There was only six or seven
fathoms whore the accident occurred, aud tho
Mohawk has some fortytwo feet OF beam, portion OF
her side still visible above the water, the other
probably resting on the bottom Two small boats
which put or from the shore. reached tho capsized
vessel before the Ideal had finished her circuit Of It
at started for the club house. and OF
what occurred at the scene OF the disaster"
Mr.. Haight intensely emphatic in his condem-
nation of the In charge Of the uckess vessel
were also several other boating who Witnessed It,
sTArExBNr ONE CREW.
One Of the seamen. who refused to give his name,
made the following statement
II about ten minutes after four, should think
when the accident occurred Commodore Garner and
his party had been board about quarter Of an hour
when II began to rain The Commodore and tho ladies
and gentlemen were on deck at the time,
and when the rain set in they all went
down into the cabs. We had all sails set and the
anchor down; the head sails wcrc up.
sudden squail struck us, which not very
severe, and don't think anybody on board thought
much about it as tho yacht careened but slightly
However before she had well rghted, another squat
struck her full broadsde and In second she over
on her side. I was standing at the tino
the bow, the port side. and
l felt her 60 over, scrambled
up the deck aud managed to escape, falling
into the water. got into small boat that came out
from OF the yachss-the Drcadnaueht or Countess
Of Dufern, could not tell wh,ch-atier slipped off,
do not think that there anybody on deck except
the sailing master and the when the second
squali struck the boat with the exception of one
Of the gentlemen OF the party who seemed to
bc just coming up out OF the cabin as VIC
went Who II I can't say. The
Commodore himself know the deck little
before the first squoll but did not him when
vessel careened, and think that he must have gone
down into the cabin From what have heard since I
believe that he apprehended danger the first squal
striking u.s. and down to get his wife out OF the
cabin have heard 1t said that either the Commodore
board called TO take IN sail just
before the squall had reached from the Shore but
ala not near anybody give any such order whether
the cenireboard was down or.not do not know Held
down by her anchor, as believe she was, and with
her sails all set, it Is wonder she upset. She could
not have dono otherwise"
Mr.. PKTEK JAcoBsoSs STATEMENT
Mr.. Peter Jacobson. a we'll known boatman and pop.
ular saloon keeper OF sapleton, gives the following
particulars OF the disaster, they came under his
observation, and as he participated the subsequent
occurrences. Beng interviewed by HERALD reporter
he answered all questions freely. There point,
however, which Mr. Jacobson cschewed until the
thought whom the blame of this great catastrophe
duo camc upon him with deep feeling OF all its con-
sequences and then he spoke with force and feeling
He said he had witnessed the accident to the yacht
he had boon loading his boat with provisions and
various sunpes for The nreahnannht. hia ho,, raa