, 1876-07-21
An Appalling Casualty in Now
York Hnrbor Yesterday.
The Large Yacht Mohawk Carelcssly
Allowed to Capsize.
William r. Garner, the Owner,
and Six Other Per-
sons Lost.
The Dead Millionaire the Inrgcst Cot.
lon Manufacturer In tho
Country.

NkW EN}tkt rul1 iD+"D5 LILO H"F9"A"(3 - 49,
rucht Mohawk In tho bay this afternoon, Will
lam r. tlarucr, wc1l-known manufacturer and
yaeht,uau, his vile, hts brother-in"1aw, Frost
Thnr,lr, Miss Alcle Hunter, young lady
well.knovn IN Now York society, and cab'u'
BOY lost thcIr lives. There were several other
persons on the yacht In addition to the
sruw at tho time Of the disaster, but they were
rescued with the possible exception Of ono or
Two Of The crew, II 10 asserted that the causc
Of tho disaster was the carrscsaness or ilts1-
pacity Of thu smiling master, WHO did not
pandlc tho vessel properly in sudden
sud powerful gust Vi Wind. None
Of tho hodIcs Of the drowned bad
been recovered ut a late hour last night. The
Mohawk was getting under way for short
pleasure trip, mud was about thrct-eightbs OF a :
milo from the clubhouse Of tho New York
Yacht Club at Staplcton, Staten lsland, when
she wAs
STRUCK M srnoaa GUST or WIND.
md cApslzcd, At 80 D. m. AL sails were act,
md the wind striking The top-satls forced tile
suct OH her beam cn1, and tic cabin filled With
water In ten minutes. There were on board W.
T.Garner, owner, Mrs. Garner, Ernst Thornc,
brother of Mrs. Gnrncr, Adele Huntcr, daughter
Of DcsDrosses uuntcr, Of Hunters Island, Edith
May, Gartlncr G. Rowland, ]. Schuyler Crosby,
L. 3. Monta1,t, nnll crcw OF between ftftecn
and twenty men. Air. Gnrncr and guests were
oil in the cabin. Miss MAy was pushcd up the
eou,puulonway by Afr. Crosby and saved
By Mr.. Rowland. who supported hor In
the wator Till sho wills rescued. AIR.
Garner lost his life III heroic effort to save
Mrs. Garner and Miss Hunter, wl,o wcsc crualcd
III hctwrcn tho furniture Of the cabin, and Mr..
Crosby, af.cr rendering courageous nssstaNce 10
Mr.. Gurner, was cngulfed III the cabin, but toat-
e,l out through tho skyitght alter tearing iII1l-
self from
THE CRUSHED AND DROWNING sI'is. GARNER
whom no elIurts could sayo.
NELr.
A ,arre number OF boats vent to the rcecuc.
The rrrw OF the Mohawk seemed paralyzed' and
all olIurts to get ut drowning persons before
life ,4ns extinct proved unavallinE. Two tugs
then attnchctl hnwsers 10 the Mohawk mid
lowed tho vessel to tho flats oil New Brighton,
where divers up to lAtc llnslr Of tic night ell
leavurc,i tu recover the bodrs the task proving,
q difficult Que, owing to luck Of appliances and
the confusion Of suls aud rigging over tho
hatcliwnys,
GREAT EXCITEMENT
WAS occaaoncl ut STATEN Island by the scem'
ingly ny0Idnbe Accltlgnt, md Bnil0rs wero espe'
chilly luul In their denunGiatlon Of the manner
In which Suiiing-Alaster Rowland handled the
ynclIt. The crew hud full warning of tha storm
yet waited with top-sas set, aul Us tho anelio'
had bocn only triplnd, and WAS moi
hauled up, the yarht, with all. sal]t
sot, was ut thu mercy Of tho a0uall, ant
: upset NJ easiiy as Il It Ind been Il paper boat
The MolIawk wus largo sta',ch schooner
yacht, md u. favorable position In The liartor
within short tiistance from share. eca1net
. h s,'o eou.u n 's'e e. W." a'inon, ar ~
.a,rnos,sr @ as ,"' nv e5cw Other Yachts witt
n,ailsails but not topsalls set rode out the mod
crate stursn Without all Indication OF danger.
At TIyR cttyn.liOUBH
1t stoplcton a number Of gentlemen Ind bcc
syr.wltnes.es Sua % Of tho DISASTER. Several Of th
party accompanying the Canadian yacht Cou,
tc,a If DulIehn werc seatcd on tho balcony q
i,,o c,ul.h',sc whom ,ho small naascd oyer II
~ n.'1 .n"- ~ 49,, .ha cta.,, ~ w.. ~,
bay. Ono Of these told the story pf the A'
huwk's disaster as follows:
# thu club hou.e, aboat ! o'c'oct' and was watel
f I t'rsa' ps u f'sha a psa Ta'as s M Ky
iSenlng, sail lief esnsos x9s w ~ upt,s;.
fssa ;or s!srt sa' q xlnS. ssss@p,Isa y
an sa see" ~ sa
iae Mo6awS nsds ptsgss;tlon e meet .hs Y. f /,
'i: ThiIe waa any baking iss' ''4'' 'ls' 'As "
and With eysa;es Ts sut sad 1T ssl s,anc
s onE oas S St % sss ssy ms Ss 51s s tS S!n
utd sho 1snfs hsns '91s TSen and hr1 for ..ts sssg
gan to tre.nbte, xud with sada'
guIyorfng motlon. over she went, It was done In
second, and slo lay completely over on her 1, hea