Show BY teme kyd OYD A fl wreck of the th steamship i atlantic I 1 AI tu I 1 i several hanfred hur hun alred keres lives lost HALIFA HALIFAX X I 1 the tho lic lio i c 1 of or the white hite star line from li liverpool leppool ver ler pool pooi march 0 U lul rui 01 ol i as I 1 ew york running short of coal made foi halifax when about twenty miles froni from port off cape Prope prospect ct at this am she ran ashore on Meagher meaghers 8 head she had hail on board doar boar overl over 1000 wio who TIO men I 1 women and children tonly vonly only 1500 of o f whom succeeding in landing the remainder including all the women and chil chii dien were lost the captain and thu tha third officer were saved the first officer was drowned the first receipt of the news of the asa disaster w was as received as a canard but the third officer brady who arrived arnved here heie this pm says the vessel and cargo are a total los he bays says the steamer experienced bols boh temous v eather weather during the passage pm age but all went well until non non uon on supply of coal became nearly exhausted the captain determined on putting into halax aix the captain a and nd hi officer were on deck until midnight the captain then went into hia hla chart room ivoin leaving orders to be called cabled if there was wms any change in the vessels 15 position brady went to bed about the time as the Capt atala captain at aln ain the next thing that he remembers is that he tie was thrown out of his bunk and heard hend heu d the ship strike se ona era limes he tilen rush ed oi deck and found round the te captain Cip tain and oell er ers i chere there and the deck fuli full of ax pa engene engere en gers he got an axe and anti c hum num to clear away the bunts the tho captain and 0 other officer ceis cels s were doing the amo ame arno thirl thing 9 brady brads brad botia boat out and put two women mt an fn it A number of men n attempted to get into it and about a dozen succeeded just at this moment the steamer fell over on her beams beam end and sank banh only one boat had been out and that was carried dow down n by the yit lit steamer ehmer and all on it w were i ere lost into hito the riding which was above water and se ising he could do nothing there 1 went and moved the hallWA hilliards halli ards 4 being assisted by quarter masters spearman and owen brady hethery Het Helt heni heri took the hilliards halli ards antl and all mra swam td a roch rock and then lih aih with i a liine iline line were hauled ashore A number zlumber of passengers were also landed by it A number r got gat on the rock but tho the tido was rising and their position was no better than oh gri th teg 0 T vossel vessel osset ossel just juat then thon tho the tb 6 fishermen men on oh shore came out with boats to those on the rock and a large number were taen tie ti e n km from the nig rig tig ging blad biad bi bradye ad remained at the today when all alj who iohd wele vele alfi ait alt veon voon doii board had been taken from except th ochief officer mi ir frith who was in the rigging shouting for help brady says he be g get e t the crew to go to the af frith frita but the cea pea was wag sobo dy would woula axa vua aa gunteer altogether about persons ons were saved including capt VV illiams williams also the fourth ceri ceni mr brown and several of the engineers and sailors not a single bingle woman or child chila was saved most must of or them as well weil as hundreds of men were drowned in their berths the steamer struck about two 0 clock this a in the weather at the time was dark darri but not thick and the seh sei sea rough steamers are going dowalo down to night to render what a assistance they can cab all the people saved from the wreck with the exception of brady are still at prospect where the fishermen are giving them all the attention they po pos possibly F ab ay can bostos boston the following is special to va til e 1 evening traveler daveler D audler audeef halifax 1 2 only three or four cabin passengers were paved from the wreck of the Attan atlantic nit fit c one english lishman man and two or three frenchmen only one lady passenger attempted to bave save herself and she was frozen to death in the rigging and fell into the water the purser is among the lost some of the passengers arrived an ived in this city today and give harrowing details of the calamity the atlantic had had bad steerage pa passengers mengers and 30 saloon there bad had been two births during the voyage the crew num bared and 14 stowaways ays were discovered in all weme were w ere ero saved out of a total of 1038 HALIFAX N S 2 A steerage passenger makes the follOw following lg statement turned into my berth about 11 on monday night the night was dark bub but starlight weather fine I 1 knew the ship was going goina into halifax for coal the last I 1 remembered was two bells one struck I 1 then went to sleep and woke with a shock I 1 remarked to my mate here there goes the anchor J j t I 1 thought of or course we were tare safe in halifax harbor but as soon 00 n AS she made the second plunge I 1 said kald good god clod ashes ashore with that I 1 got up and dressed the T be companionway companion way was thronged thron ged with lower steerage passengers seeing that the sea was commencing cem to break over the ship and lower down the companion companionway way I 1 got as many as possible to take to their bunks an and hold by the iron stanchions there we remained iema lema ined till after daylight the ship had fallen over wd and the steerage was full of water one ide side only being out of it our only chance of escape was by the orm A number of or men probably lly ely twenty got out at the ports to the side of the ve vesel veel Fel sel I 1 remain ed until all who we were out A great many were weme e drowned in their bunks others were drowned while trying to reach the ports I 1 wot got ot out through a port and held lt to tor the side of or the ship for about two hours and then went to shore liy y the life line when I 1 left the ah thip p there were a great many in t thel h r rigging ing the rhe namos namoa of the cabin passengers jost are areas arens as follows cyrus lif dyl fisher counsellor at law of vermont inon tand and his wife mias misa brodie md ind miss barker of or chicago J 1 H I urice irice of broadway Broad way woy N 1 Y mr dr bruger lC ruger of 54 exchange place N Y albert sumner of san francisco henry T howitt of W J B st aco broome st NY N Y merrit merriu and wife of N Y miss Scry maer and miss merritt of N Y M mrs m davidson and daughter of london ww 5 wellington of boston mr street wife son and daughter dwigh ter tor of nevada ne v ada the following is hi the cap captains statement ent we sailed from 20 00 during the first part of the pas passage age we had bad favol favorable ble bie weather and easterly winds on the and we experienced heavy heaby southwest and westerly gales which brought the ship down to one hundred and eighteen miles a day on the of march the engineer reported but about tons of coal on board wo we were then miles east of sandy hook with wajid southwest 4 t it a high westerly swell and failing falling promoter the thie shi ship steaming ining luing on onla jy eight knots an hour we considered the risk too tho great to push on as we might find ourselves in the event of a gale shut out but from any port of sup supply isy so wo we decided to bear near up for halifax at I 1 p U of q 1 E 1 island was distant miles the ships speed varying from 8 to 12 knots per hour wind south with min rain which veered to westward at 8 pm with clear weather lier iler at midnight I 1 judged the ship to have made miles which would place her 48 miles south of dombro and I 1 then left the deck and went into the chart room leavi leaving ng orders about fc tre tie ie lookout look out and to let me know if they saw anything and call me meat at 3 am intending then to put the ships head bead to the southward and await daylight my first intimation of the catastrophe was the striking of the ship on marrs island and remaining iema lema ining there fast the sea immediately swept away all the port boats the officers went to their stations and commenced clearing away the weather boats rockets were fired by the second officer before the boats could he be cleared only ten minutes having elapsed the ship keeled heeled heavily t port rendering the starboard boats useless seeing no help could be got from the boats I 1 got the passengers into the rigging and outside the rails ralls and encouraged them to go forward where the ship was highest and less exposed to the water the third of officer fleer mr air brad brady and quartermasters owens abd and by this time having established communication with the outgoing rock about forty yards distant by means of aline a line and got four other lines to tho the rock alon aion along which about 00 peo people agthe e pae between the rock and the shor shore was a passage one oue hundred yards wide A rope was successfully passed across this by which moans about fifty got to land though many perished in the attempt at 5 a m the first boat appeared from froin the island but she was too small to be of any assistance through the exertions of mr brady the third officer the islanders were aroused and by them three larger boats came to assistance our by their thein efforts all that remained on the side of the ship and on the rock were landed in safety and cared for b by a fisherman named blanc clancy claney and h hs 8 daughter During the day the survivors to the number of 49 were drafted off to various houses scattered about the resident magistrate edmund eyan ryan rendering valuable able aule as assistance si stance the chief officer having got u up the mizzen rigging the sea cut 0 off Ris nis his retreat he stood for six hours by a woman who had been placed in the rigging the sea was too high to attempt his hia rescue at 1 pm a clergyman rev bv mr ancient succeeded in getting him allne aline a line and getting him off many pa passengers saloon and stee steerage rage raUe died in the rigging from cold among the number was the purser of the tho ship before bonts boats went out I 1 placed two ladies in the life boat but finding the hoat boat was use les less jes I 1 carried them to the main rigging where I 1 left lert them and went to encourage others togo to go forward on the side of the ship at this juncture the boilers exploded and the boat bodt rolled over to leeward the ship at this time being on her beam ends and finding myself useless there I 1 went to take the ladies forward but found them gone nor did I 1 see them afterwards many passengers as at this time could not ee be stimulated to an effort to save themselves vik vii s but they lay ayr air in the rigging and died from fright and exposure I 1 remained on the side encouraging helping and directing until about 15 were landed when finding that my hands and legs were becoming useless I 1 left the ship hip two other boats being close to ton ber her and embarked with tho the remainder ma inder on reaching the tho shore I 1 the third officer to halifax across the country to telegraph the news of tho disaster and to obtain assistance mr morrow the cunard line agent promptly responded and sent two steamers with provisions to convey tho the survivors to halifax where they will bei bel cared for and forwarded to new borkon york on tle tite tio tho first opportunity in charge of the the tho first and fourth officers the third officer and four men bein being left ift at the island t lc care for t the e dead as they come ashore captain sheridan divel has received provisional lonai tonal authority aa to the salvage of the cargo and material the tho second officer wa lost st wt with aj laj kochi an the tire 9 ba b a early this morning the dominion government rs teamer steamer lady head the cunard steamer delta and the steam tug goliath left for the scene of the wreck of the atlantic to render such assistance as they could lady head had on board a number of custom house officers and the deltas party included several newspaper reporters the start was made about 3 so that the steamers might reach the scene immediately after daylight As the morning broke steamers approached prospect and those on board quickly learned the whereabouts of the ill fated atlantic from the presence around her of a large fleet offish of fishing schooners ners and small boats the locality is one that a mariner would be disposed to give a wide berth if possible the shore being a succession of large beds of rock with dangerous shoals running out for some distance while the bay is studded with innumerable innumerable islands laige laigo and small all solid rock with st scarcely arcely a signoff sign of vegetation or soil for anything to grow on yet frowning and dangerous as the place was there was a grandeur and beancy in the scene on this bright morning when the angry waves were breaking against the rocks and enveloping the shore almost continually in clouds of glistening spray the business of the vessels was to get on board the pass passengers e agers and others who had bad been rescued ft cm em the wreck and put u t T on shore where with such a fa large r g e number in so small a place not even the large jarge hearted generosity and kind 1 I ness of the fishermen could bo be expected to make them comfortable edelfa eDelta Vh and lady jfe Ife adbel aabel being n ero ere u unable to venture near the sabre came to anchor and the goliath with nith a ilfe life boat went in to embark the shipwrecked people no time was lost and the goliath and boats soon returned filled with men mon mentho who proceeded to get got on board the vetta bella detta delta and the motley party of english irish scotch welsh german dutch norwegian swedes swiss and indeed the representatives of edew eve country in europe and of the united states of america were huddled together talking lau iau laughing h crying praying and thang thant thanksgiving s pronouncing with great confusion of tongues scarcely one halfon half of them had a complete and respectable spec table looking suit of clothes the wealthy merchant of london and new york the professional gentleman and the lowe the emigrants appeared in clothing much of which had bad been given to them by the tile good people of prospect some were without coats many without hats hate others without boots and all with the absence of some comfort in the clothing line the scene may more easily be imagined than described all were warmly welcomed on board the delta and no pains were spared to make them as comfortable as possible 4 the goliath returned to the shore and was soon back again with just such another crowd aa an the previous one there were several affecting scones scenes on the delta as the passengers were collecting on her from different points where they had been stopping friends who had separated from each other after the atlantic struck and never expected to meet again in this thlu world werd were brought face race to face in the deltas cabin where thea they grasped hands and wept for hor joy an and returned thanks to him whose mercy had spared them while so many of their fellows had been cent sent into eternity by twelve all those who had reached the shore were safely sanely on board the steamers excepting an officer and four men who remained those who had bad walked inland weme wore taken on board the steamers delta and Lady head the former having about on board and the latter 77 A calculation was now made by captain williams showing that the brie loss of lire life though immense was wag not BO so large as had been reported the tho he atlantic had on board 33 cabin pas pa passengers fengers and steerage passengers and a crew crow off omm meers officers in eluded of men total souls leaving the tho number lost at this may not be precisely pre cicely correct hut but it is nearly so the wreck 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