Year: 1876

A HERALD reporter visited the scene Of tho wreck
OF Bergen Point soon alter the arrival Of the en-
ployes of the Coast wrccking Company. The fact that
the submerged yacht Mohawk hard and fast the
mud, and that search being made for the bodies
Of the drowned, naturally attracted large number OF
people, who came from New Brighton apd Vanderbilt
Landing all anxious to learn the worst and the
work OF cxtrica,ing the bodies performed


Tho Mohawk lay her beam ends IN about twenty
feet Of water and nearly alongside tho schooner
Meta, Of the Coast wrecking Company All around
the wreck were clustered whole feet OF row aud sail
boats, all full of people, who simply spectators
Right in among the submerged rigging OF the Mohawk
stood q big white heavy. built iifeboat. Amid
ships the air chests and pumps for
supplying the divers. Near tho stern sat William
Carle the only diver present, and when the HERALD
boat in among the fleet he putting his SUBJ
marine armor In few minutes AFTER the signal was
given and Carls disappeared beneath the water
Then o long period OF suspense ensucd The air pumps
moved up and down monotonously, the air bubbles,
rose the surface and everybody waited with sup
pressed mpaence for the result OF the search by the
diver.


Minutes grew into hours and yet there was no sign.
The went down fiery rod. its setting rays gliding
the water and throwing every object INTO the picture
with vividness to DO forgotten by those VINO





clouds OF the threatening storm made the air appear
thick. Frequent and exceedingly vivid flashes of
lightning illumncd the scene, the brief intervals
OF darkness seeming blackcr and dcrser by
the contrast The shore near New Brighton was
thronged by people who wero evidently waiting pa
ticnty to hear the worst and expecting the bringing
up Of the dead They were doomed TO be disappointed
for as the hours there no sign Of success
and the ram finally drove them to their homes and
families


Meanwhile sturdy William Garlic hard at work
under tho water trying force his way into tho cabin OF
the Mohawk and find the bodies of lis sated occupants
After nearly four hours hard labor he signacd his
turn to the surface, and few after clam
bercd into the boat. As soon as he had removed his
headpiecc and had taken a few long brcaths Of the
free, open air, he made his report.


THE DIVER s STORY


81 went down all right and soon found the com
psnon hatchway, which fast But | managed TO
force my In and after considerable trouble made
my way safely inside The loose furniture and x,pgs
all sdrif and the yacht her side hey had
became all jammed together almost right up to tho
cabin door There was no way OF getting them to
float out, and could not make my way IN us might
have had the vessel been standing on her keel


tried hard to get IN and just managed to go far enough
to the body Of LADY, but It janmed hard and
fast by the floating wreck, AMI the best could do was
to pass line around the body and make fast for the
time being. This was the only body saw'


RtGurIxG MOHAWK.


Mr.. Carle had been under the for nearly four
hours, and naturally much exhausted by his
marine labora brief consultation then cnsued when
decided that nothing could be done until the cap
sized yacht rightcd BY this time the tugs Rescue
and Mcsoberts had arrived together with the schooner
Meta Of the Coast Company and the schoonors
Cali and Thompson. The steamer d. Il. Martini Of
Commodore Gamers limo OF fcrryboats, was also
present 10 rcnacr whatever assistance she could.


Tho two schoonc-s then laid alongside OF each
other, and, being ashcd hard and fast towcd
falls were then rigged board the Meta, which, being
made fast to the mainmast and forcmast OF tho
Mohawk, the work OF bringing the sunkcn
yacht even keel was begun II was
then O'Clock many OF tho small boats bad lei,
the scene Slowly the wind!asscs went round and the
masts of the Mohawk began visIby TO rise from the
water like spectral ghosts, the soddencd canvas
cIing!ng to them thongh 10th to leave the depths
from which they being dragged


The lightning flashed, the dark clouds settled and
hoarsc thunder ratified heads we sat in our
boat and the writer thus and waited the diver
Carrie remained quiet and undisurbed only waiting for
the moment when he was TO be called to reenter the
cool depths below in search for tho bodies the lost
Az eleven O'Clock tho task OF right,ng the Mohawk
had been only half mplrshcd AMI II was evident
that but little could be done untu daylight But s,il