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FATAL ACCIDENT BY THE UPsErTING OF BOAT.
Yesterday morning. about IL o'clock, as the
Herald news. beat Ariel was out in the bay near
Ellis Island, with Commodore Bassett and three
men, named John King, Martin Casey and VIM.
Wood, on board, the wind being high, b. the sud-
den giving way of the halyards, the boat was up
set the four falling backwards into the water.
By this catastrophe, John King soon disappeared
and was drowned Casey held fast to the boat,
same; and Bsssett, who was washed of, was
siezed by the hair by Wood and held, but his face
being down in the water, he was also drowned
In this situation they remained more than an
hour, when the sloep Atlas, from New-J Jersey,
came to their rescue, and taking the dead body of
Basset;, and Casey and Wood in & state of exhaus-
tien-the former completely insensibe-on board,
broug ut them to the foot of Vesey-street. Mr..
Samuel Wyckof, grocer, Immediately stripped the
bodies and rubbed them, and sent for Dr. Nc
Combs, who instantly came. He had the bodies
put on warm blankets, rubbed them with hot mus
tard and vinegar until animation was restored and
after the administration of warm liquids they
able 10 speak. Through the active exertions of
Dr. McConbs and Mr. Wyckof., the lives of Ca
sey and Wood were, though with difficulty, saved.
Bssse,t, being cold and stiff in death, could not De
resuscitated.


Commodore Bassett was formerly in our service
as News Collector for The Tribune but when Mr..
Martin left the Herald, Bassett left US and took
Martins place.


After the above was in type, we understood that
Bassett was alive after be taken on board The
sloop, but died while coming up, those on board
,he sloop making every possible endeayof TO re
susci,ate him.


IL We wnuld call the attention OF families in want OF