Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-02
death In THE WAVES.
YACHT WITH A PLEASURE PAR.
TY CAPsIZSs-SI rERsONs

OAF6lL NE-SlA TEhSONS
sent to a Watory Grave-A Heart
rending Story from the
Survivors OF the Party.
On Tuesday last pleasure party oil
sixteen persops left Philadelphia on the
Ill .fated schooner yacht Sarah Craig,
which capsized off Sandy Hook on
Friday last, and seven of the party now
sleep the profound slumber that knows
no waking on earth. The following are
the names Of those who were lost:
Mrs. Cora Askin, aged 20, Of 1888
Judson Place, daughter OF T. Hood
Stevens and wife of the treasurer of the
MoCaull Opera Company 3 ;Chet ter Clark
aged %, clerk and telegraph operator
ct the Broad Street Station of the PENN
sylvapia Railroad; Miss Emma Merritt,
aged 81, and Miss Bessie Merritt, aged
ll8, daughters Of Il. A. Merritt, of 861
North Twentieth street; Miss Maud Il.
Rettew, aged 90, daughter Of Thomas
M. Rettew, of1507 No tb Twelfth street,
o retired tobacco merchant; Mrs. T. II.
Stevens, aged 80, and Mics Mamie
Stevens, aged %, wife and daughter of
7. Hood Stevens, of 1888 Judsen Place,
manager of the Mutual Aid Union, 129
South Seventh street.
There were sixteen persons on the yes.
sci when she capsized. The survivors
are Alfred Potter, paying teller of the
Commonwealth Bank and son Of Henry
@. Potter. of 260 South Ninth street |;
Marcus 8. Bulkley, junior member OF
the firm of Southworth, Bulklsy & Co. =,
Wholesale paper dealers, at No. "a South
Seventh street; Frank W. Hall, of the
firm OF Louis 8. Hall & Sons, dry goods
dealers, at No. 26 South Second street;
q. w. Jordan, the head of the real es
tate department of the Girard Life and
Trust Company; Edward O. Rutland,
captain Of the vessel Charles Ferguson,
mate Samuel Jones (colored), of 814
Lombard street, steward; William Par
ris (colord), who lived on Gaskill st.,
walter, and Lewis BoAuman (colored },
deck hand.
Il The schooner, when struck by the
equal, had her mainsau and jih set and
foresail furled. The captain tried to
get hiA lib down, so that the mainsai
would bring her head to the wind, and
Z come to An anchor. The jib jammed on
| the stay and the boat was thrown on hel
beam ends, the main sheet being fast
keeping her from turning bottom side
up. The ladies of the party and Mr..
Chester Clark were below when the YES
3 sci capsized and were unable to esoapt
8 or TO avail themselves Of any assistance
, The survivors stood on the side of thu
8 cabin and olung to the rail OF the vesse
1 until taken off by tugs. The vessel wa
4 towed inside of Sandy Hook AID th
: work of recovering the bodies was com
menoed. Ali have been found.
Coroner Morris held an inquest on tn
bodies on Saturday, and they were re
o moved TO his undertaking establish
Q ment at Long Branch to be brought t
philadelphia.
d The remains of young Clark wer
el quite disfigured, showing injuries re
N iceived in his attempt to release himsel
a from the sunken vessel. On the con
!, ltrary the faces OF the young women boz
:, Ino traces OF a struggle, but wore an 81
y pression of repose. Clark's remain
n will be- taken ON Tuesday to Contesvill'
TO Chester county, and buried from th
h Hepzibah Baptist Church. Mr.. Clark
- mother lives at No. 3, Sonth Thirt.
fourth street.
re- The Sarah Craig sailed from Sprut
m street wharf with the party last Tues
aa day morning about 10 O'Clock, havin
been specially chartered for trip
er er Cape May, Atlantic City, Long Brane
no and other watering places. The capita
'ss said that there were FIVE tons Of sand
the hold as ballast
Among the friends who accompani
In the party as far as Wilmington, De
oil were T. Hood Stevens, who lost his on
od children and his wife In the disast'
~ Mrs. Martha Bulkley, mother Of NJ.
bulkley; and Mrs. Merritt and thI
,as daughters, two Of whom are lost.
'u. the women who went on the trip VIC
lad red and blue striped dresses of the III
tie Tycoon" fashion, with blue Jerse
trimmed to match, and sailor ha
owl Mrs Stevens was the Chaperone Of
hat party.
, IN They took with them stoves, kItch
ing ,bs e.v, % n. ar.o,os I hs,nns1
to the yacht TO be stored in this CT
The only married persons among
1--we young men and six women "
Ger con stituted the pleasure party, W
,rts Mrs. Stevens and one of her daushte
'rh Mrs. Askin.
ard The yacht stopped at Cape May
OF Wednesday morning, and in the aft
and noon Of that day started for Altar
,el- City. which place they reached ca
'op- Thursday. Mr.. Stevens said yestert
ent that 1t had been arranged that hesho
OF join the party at Atlantic City on s
and urday, but letter from Cape May
our informed him that the yacht WAS 81
ifth ing more rapidly than had been exp
eter ed, and wonld push ahead, and 3
or gram would be sent to him from
and next stopping place, which would |
vin, baby be Long Branch, where he 90
feet join them. That WAS the last he he
attn, from them until noon Saturday, whe
mel telegram announcing the drowning
ton, his wife and daughters was received
". his residence. At Atlantic City n
nth, Jessie Mcclure, OF that place, was
u: vited to accompany the party.
OF went aboard the yacht, but soon cha
nth ed her mind, and did not 20 on the t
otal The yacht left Atlantic City early
Triday morning.
tne ME- PorTER's ACCOUNT.
the Alfred Potter, one of the survivor
v est the calamity, shortly after he arrive
q 20 Philadelphia on the the train
rear brought the bodies, gave the follow
606 narratives:
day, ave were at sppper when the Gle
: ofltndicated storm. Three quarters
tent an hour later, or about s 20 O'Clock,
rket tornado struck US and capsized
1S, vessel. Until about half O second
r OF fore 1t came, there had been Almot
" est perfect calm. Seven or eight min
40 p. before the vessel oapsized the cap
owen had ordered us all below, and the
loss dies Immediately obsyed. The m
M, sail and jib were up when the sq
horn struck us broaddde. Al that NOR
$150; Mr.. Jordan, MI. Buckley, Mr.. G
VIII and myself were below. In going d
VII saw the captain leave the whee
hurry forward and believinQ that