Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-24

Of The Yacht SteQa-FTue Men DroaCaed-If,,ch
Excitement IN the Cify.-A sad calamity oc-
CURED upon the Hudson ri yer, about a mile
and half below Burdens blast furnace, at
about twenty minutes past eight last even
Ing. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon
Thomas Edgely, Henry Haynicke, George
bloomfield, Gregory Fox, Jonas Faulkner
George II. Baker, Jerome De Freest, Al chi.
bald Aston, and Gilbert Jewett started from
Troy for pleasure sail on the steam yacht
Stella. owned by Jerry De Freest, OF the
Volunteer Steamer Company. They had en-
toyed pleasant time, and were returning
home home when oyertaken by the calamity al
toned the steamer City OF Troy passed by
the party at high rate OF speed. The swell
from me large vessel was so great that the
yacht became flled with water and sank al
most Immediately. Maynicke, Edgely Fox,
Bloomfield, and Faulkner are supposed TO
have been drowned, as their companions,
not discover that those named had been
equally fortunate. Faulkner has been a
teller of the State Bank OF Troy, aud was an
others. The survivors managed to reach
home about 10 o'clock last night In q very
exhausted condition in consequence of their
party consisted principally OF members of
the Volunteer Steamer Company. The
foundered yacht was new one, about which
q great deal has been said In the papers of
late. The Survivors say that the City of
Troy passed along without paying any atten-
ton to the accident, leaving the unfortunate
decide. Bloomfield and Faul kner were mar
ried men. Bloomfield was a painter by oc-
cupation: and resided in the rear oflst street,
below Adams. Maynicke was a carpenter
by occupation. Fox was a clerk in Pea
bodys drug store on Congress street. Ba-
ker's watch was stopped at twenty SIX min
utes after eight o'clock. When the first swell
entered the boat the party commenced bali
Ing out the boat. Each swell carried in a
large quantity OF water, and the boat went
down with the fifth or sixth swell that en-
Nzo 0k,f ,n
Ing only twenty-three feet keel. A Troy
ting boat and the tug-boat Linda, OF West
Troy. started for the scene of the disaster
shortly after the unwelcome news reached
anxious friends of the missing. Lanterns
ropes, grspnels, and all lima ginable facilities
ior recovering The bodies were placed aboard
the tugs Atbory Argus, July 2l.
POLITICAL CoNvENTIoNs-Lis Of Oils
Issued in The Several Stdtes.-The following is
list of the political conventions thus far
called: Monday, July, 2f-Louisiana demo.
CT cratic. In Baton Rouge: Wednesday, July
cuse, Thursday, July 27-West Virginia re.
publican, in Parkersburg; Arkansas repub-
lican, IN Little Rock; Illinois democratic, In
Springfield. Wednesday, August 2-Georgia
democratic, in Atlanta. Thursday, August
3-Mlchgan republican, In Lansing. Wed
nesday, August 9-California republican. in
ferson City; Arkansas republican number
two,) in Little Rock; Tennessee democratic,
In Nashville; Michigan democratic, In De-
troit. Tuesday, August 15-South Carolina
democratic, in Columbia. Wednesday,
August 16-Kansas republican, in Topeka
Wednesday, August 23-New York repubIi-
can. at Saratoga Springs; New York liber-
ais, at Saratoga Springs. Thursday, August
A-Nevada republican. in Carson; Tennes-
see republicans, in Nashville. Monday,
August 2S-Nevada democratic, in Virginia
City. Wednesday, August 30-New Jersey
republican, in New Brunswick; Iowa dem
ocratic, in Des Moines. Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 13-Maryland democratic, in Balti-
more. Tuesday, September 19-New York
Wednesday, September 2O-Mass convention
OF union veterans, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Tuesday, September 26.-Nebraska repu biz
cans, in Lincoln.