Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-01
pERILS OF THE SEA.
TERRIBLE DISASTER 70 A PLEASURE.
PARTY.
Tho Yacht Sarah Craig Upset Near Sandy
Hook and 0 Humber Of Ladiesan
Gentlemen Drowned.
rnv telegraph to the pispa,ch.l

fBy telegraph 10 the pispatchl
New YORK, July 3l.-Last evenin,
at o few minutes before 6 O'Clock the
schooncr-yacht Sarah Craig, Of Phil,.
delphis, was standing in toward Sandy
Hook. All her sails were set and she
appeared to be trying to gain shelter
before q storm which was Threatening
broke. She had on board pleasure
party, consisting Of eleven ladies and
gentlemen, who were enjoying
. sail round from the Quaker CRY
to this city. The sky gradually
became more overcast, and the captain
took in some OF her sail when she Was
abreast Of the Hook. The rain began
to fall fast, and the ladies on board re-
tired to the cabins, while the gentle
men set TO work with the sails and the
yacht. She quickly made headw,Y
and rounded the point of the Hook,
standing towards the Horseshoe. Sud
denly, when nearing the Government
dock, thunder-squsll burst with ter
rible violence, the lightning played
about the rigging Of the schooner, and
the waves, dashed into perfect fury by
the large hailstones falling, dashed
over the decks. While those
stationed at the point of the Hook
watched the dim outline Of the Yacht
through the mist she suddenly disap-
peared from sight. She had capsized,
but so thick was the rain and the mist
that nobody knew ii until the storm
had passed Off. The tugboat Ocean
King left the city early in the after
noon. and at about o'clock she was
off the Hook. She saw the capsized
yacht, and, steering towards her, say
several Of the party clngiug TO her.
These were taken off and landed at the
railroad dock. Mrs. Steyeus's body
was recovered last night. At noon thc
capsized boat was towed to the toyern-
ment dock, and the other bodies were
taken out.
SANDY Hook, July 3l.-The names
Of those lost by the capsizlng OF the
schooner-y acht Sarah Craig in athla-
der.squall last night were Mrs 7. II.
Stevens and her two daughters, Ms ".
Stevens and Mrs. Askin; two sisters.
Miss Emms and Miss Bessie MerrV.
Miss Maude EretleD, and Mr.. Chester
Clark. The saved are 4. y. jordan,
Alfred Potter, Frank W. Hall, All ".
S. Buckley, all Of Philadelphia rap.
tain Edward Rutland, Mate Charlie, en-.
guson, Steward Louis Bowman, Samuel
Jones, and William Paris.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3l.-The
pleasure party Of the Inflated ya.h.
Sarah Craig left this city Tuesday the
9th instant for an eleyen.dayS' rla
along the Atlantic coast as far a. New
port. 4. ". Stevens, his wife, and two
daughters, and few of their friends
arranged for the trip, but Stevens, who
is manager Of the Union Mutual AID
Association, OF 1919 south Seventh
street, was unable to get OF at the las,
moment. The party was to have visited
Cape May, Atlantic City, Newport, and
perhaps other places further mp the
coast, and would have returned to
Philadelphia to-day week. Miss NJ.
Stevens was book-keeper in her fathers
office, and Mrs. Cora Atkin, her sister,
was the wife Of the late treasurer OF
McCaull's Opera-HouSe in this city, and
now manager Of the Wilmington Dell
Opera-IOuse.
The Craig was hired by aparty upon
the representations of friends that she
was a staunch craft, and her master a
thorough sailor. Tho party left here
in very high spirits, and when last heard
from were at Atlantic City, and were
having very pleasant trip.
The Misses Merritt lived on north
Twentieth street, and we're in comfort
able circumstances. their father having
left them some property when he died,
some time ago. Miss Maude Retlen
was . young lady friend Of the Mer.
ritts. Young Chester Clark vas a tele-
graph.operator.
The following is a correct list Of the
dead: Mrs. Cora f. Akin, aged
twenty-four Mrs. Thood Stevens, aged
eighty-fve 4; Miss Mamie Stevens, aged
twenty-one Miss Emma Merritt, aged
twenty-oDe; Chester Clark, aged TWEEN.
ty-ore; Miss Maud E. Rettew, aged
seventeen; Miss Rebecca Merritt, aged
twenty-five. The body Of the latter
was not recovered.