Year: 1876

directions to got under way. At this time
the Mohawk was lying at anchor with her fore and
mantopsai staysal and jib set. There every ap-
pearancc of squall coming up from the westward
Just broke the anchor and the vessel pay
ing Off but before got under any headway, the rain
began to tall very heavily, which drove the whole party
OF ladies and gentlemen who the deck into the
cabin In about three four minutes felt that the
squa had struck ana very heavily TOO Tor the fur
niiurc in the cabin began to move down to leeward
When Commodore Garner, Mr.. Thornc, Mr. Rowland
and self up the gangway the deck TO what
was the matter We found the boat making head
way and with tho water rushing her lee rail and
running down both into tho cockpit and through the
lee skyights into the cabin. Commodore Garner and
Immediately jumped into the cabin, where We heard
the ladies calling for help Everything was in the
widest state OF confusion. All the sofas, scttecs,
chairs and tables had been thrown to the lee side
and overturned, and water was pouring in through the
forward hacnways and from the side lights on the port
side and from the cockpit The nrs person saw was Miss
May who was still In upright position. clnging on
to the fireplace. orcpt along to where she was and
caught hold OF her, and made our way over the
general wreck OF cabin furniture until we got to the
after hatchway; but the vessel being on her beam
ends Miss May unable to get up the steps.
pushed her up through the opening, where Mr.. How
and gaanty rescueu ner ne OeihS al tue tHc at Tue
entrance OF the cabin opening. l Immediately turned
round and made my way through tho water, which WAS
then nearly deep, to the side of Mr. Monant who
was struggling sofa that had becn thrown
over the lee side, covering both Mrs. Garner
and Miss Hunter, who were loudly calling Tor help
When reached bin Mr.. Garner had hold OF Mrs Gar
ner by the right arm, and both she and Miss Hunter
we're begging that they might DO relieved from the
weight that holding them down. Mr.. Montant and


succeeded in getting the lounge to the after hatchway
where we pushed 1t up to some one on deck then
lost sight Of Mr. Montant Returning 10 where Mrs.
Garner and Miss Hunter were, st found Mr.. Garner
holding to Mrs. Garner's and both she and Miss
Hunter still begging to be released from this weight
that was holding them down. caught hold OF Miss
Hunters hand-in the meantime the water was
rushing from all sides-and tried pull her out, the
being nearly up to her neck she being wcdgcd
in only few feet from where Mrs Garner was in tho
same position. In trying to pull her out my hand
slipped and fell over backward in the water. When
recovered myself the water had completely covered
her.


TRYING RESCUE GARNER


then went 10 Mrs. Garner's assistance, when Mr..
Garner exclaimed, Schuyler, Gods sake try and
help me pull her outl' caught hold Of her left hand
and arm Mr. Garner still having hold OF the right In
the meantime q sailor. who with Mr. Garner and my
self the only left in tho cabin, tried to re-
OF the furniture that evidently holding
her down, while Mr.. Garner and myself pulled as hard
as could to her, but to purpose. Just
then the vessel seemed to extra lurch and the
water washed all This the last that saw
of Mr.. and Mrs. Garner alive half pushed, half
swan to light spot which proved 10 be an opening
cut by the boaswain through one of the side lights
and crawling through the hole found the sailor VINO
had been in the cabin with me just before me. We
both swan over to small boat that haa three men in
it, but in trying to get in this boat she swamped
and she bottom up clung the keel together
with the other man. until boat from the Dread
naught approaching, which swan toward, when
an oar was thrust out by of tho sailors, which
grabbed hold They pulled me into the boat in a
very exhausted condition. l would like 10 say here
that great credit is due to both Captains Osborne and
Osgood, OF the Dreadnaught and Phantom, who were
promptly the ground and rescued many lives; also
to the officers of tho Countess of Ducrin who rendered
very valuable assistance. l am too much overcome
by this overwhelming blow, whereby have lost such
dear friends feel that dispassionatcly give any
opinion to any criminal neglect the part OF the
captain, Roland; but in my opinion he deserves the
greatest censure for tho bad judgment lie displayed in
having a boat, with the immense spread OF canvas
that the Mohawk had, with every sail set and sheetcd
lOmc Wnle rluinS ~ anCnOT Wucu WAS tuunuer
storm apparently coming up from the west. although
when struck US we were just paying of, and which
proved the utter destruction of the fines. yachts
in tho world and caused the loss OF many valuable
lives.


CAPTAIN RowLASp's ARREST.


On Thursday evening Tcrwald Fergcsscn and Fred
crick Palm quartcrmasters OF the Monawk, appeared
before Coroner Dempsey, of New Brighton and made
the following anidavit:-


state Of Aer, York, County Of Richmond. ss.:-Terwad
they Of the yacht M3hawk that tue
iana in charge said Mohawk. careiesy ncgreny
msmanaged said yacht so ss 70 cause her to capsize aud
persons.


'''''' ''' ''' w ''' fTGs%sSlLIpS EEEsGEssES.


Sworn before me this 2ist July, is7sJAMrs DEMPSEY.
Coroner.


The Coroner at once issued the following warrant:
STATE OF Ngw YORK. County Of Richmond. ss:--


To TIE CAr1AIN or THE RICHMOND COUNTY POLICE


Whereas 1horwald Ferguson and Frederic Palm have
Of said county tSa. one Rowland captain Of the yacht
Mohawk the 10Th OF July 1876 of stspleton staten
Mohawk As to cause her to capsIe and thereby caused


Therefore the people the state New York command
you said Rowland and bring him before
me- TO Dc as"' VIII" "''0' Ja%Es DEMfsh2 ScrSner


On this warrant Captain Blake made the arrest about
ten O'Clock Thursday evening aud confined the pris
oner in the police stas9On at the Village Hail.


THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.


The Captain visited in his cell at Village Hall by
q HERALD reporter yesterday. He seemed quito ner-
when addressed by tho reporter and was suffering
severely from the heat. He asked tor few minutes
to regain composure, saying he had slept but little
during the night and suffering IRON the closeness
OF tho cell He told the following story


"On Wednesday last, at three O'Clock, Mr.. Garner


told that he would wish to have sail the follow
ing day. came down here from New York Thurs
day and found the steam launch waiting for Some
of the members of the New York Yacht Club were on
shore here and wanted to board the Countess OF
Duncrin, and took them the steam launch
Some of the party on board tho Dunern to go
shore, intending TO 60 on board the Mohawk, and
the launch took them back renamed on board the
DuIerin, and the launch TO return for me- When
the party go; on shore they met Commodore Garner
and hrs party, and those from the Dulcrin with the