, 1873-04-03

1oy,. Of Dnrslom, England Daniel Kinano,
apringael1, Ohio: Jamos Brown, Of Manchester;
Nicholas Brandt, Of Now York.
The following nro tho ottlcern saved. Jnmos
A. Williams, Captain j. W. Firth, Chiof OAl-
cor; Cornolus brady, Third Officer; John
Brown, Fourth Oi!lcor Cuppazo, Surgeon.
gers wero nayed, which is about ono-hnIf Of tic
number on board.
oArr. WILLIAMS STATEMENT.
Tho following IL tho Captains statement:
Wo sailed from Liverpool March 90. During
the frat part Of tho passago wo bad favorable
weather and oaetorly winds. On tho Gath, 25th,
anl 2Gth, wo oxporioncod heavy southwest and
westerly galoH, which brought tho SLIP down to 118
nlilon day. On tho 31Bt Of March, tho Enginoor'H
report showed but about 1877 tonn OF coal on
board. We woro thon 400 miles east Of Sandy
Hook. With tho wind Houthwost md high
westerly Hwell, md falling barometer, and tho
ahip stcaming ,only sight Knots por hour, no con
sd9rea the rlst t. too srOat push on, "a 70 might
from any port Of suppy, aud so decidod to boar
1olnna Vas distant 10 miles, tho ship's speod
varying from to Ia ltnota per hour wind aouth,
with clcnr weather. At midnight, Judged
would place her 43 n,os south OF Sa1nbro,
and tlon loft tho deck, and went into tho chart
lot mo know Il tl,ey Baw anything, and to eall mo
at q. M, intending tlon to put tho ships hond
to tho Houtliward and await daylight. lily first
intlmatto9 ,, OF tho Satastr9p1y was the striking
tho port boats. Tho officers won't 70 thoir Stu
tions and commenced clearing away tho weathor-
5oata. Roeketa wero flrod BY tho Second Officer
ton minutes having elapsed, tho ahip
board boats usolosa. sooing that no holp
could DO got from the BONITA, got tho pnsson::
encouraged them to 60 forward WHOM tho ship
Wns THO highest and less exposed to wntor, Tho
Third Oflicor;; 3fr. Brady, Qunrtormastors Owens
and speakman, by this tino having established
communication with tho outlying rock. about
other limos to Tho rock, along which about ao0
people passed.. Between the rock nnl tho shore
,vas passago ono hundred yartla 1Sldo. 4 ropo
was successfully passed across this, BY
though many woro drowned in tho at.
tempt. At 5 n. m. tho first bont appeared
from, the island, but Bho was too small to DO Of
any assistance: Through the cxcrtions df Mr..
aroused, md tllen three largor boats camo to
our aaaigtanco. by their efforts all that re-
mainod on tho eido of tho chip md on tho rock
werc landol in safoty, and cared for by q 1ishor
man, named Clancy, and his daughtor. During
tho day, survivors to the number Of 429 wero
drafted or to various houses acattored about,
tho resident Magistrate, Edmund Ryan, roudor-
ing valuable assistanco
Tho ohief 0ficor having got up tho mizzon
stood Tor six hours BY \ woman Who
had boon placed IN tho rigging The gca waa
too high to attempt Ills reHouo. At 8 p. m. n
Clergyman, tho nev. hlr. Anciont, succeeded In
getting him line, and getting him of. hLany
of tho passengers, saloon and STORAGE, dlod In
tho rigging from cold Among the number ,Yas
tho Pursor Of tho ship. Boforo tho boats wont
ont placed two ladioa in tho lifo-boat but, find
ing tho boat useless, earried thom to tho main
courage others to go forward On tho sido Of tho
ship.
At this juncturo tho bollors exploded and tho
boat rolled s: ovos to th9 loowar tho ahp at THU
ss; ' eeE Ssssss SeFo es 9snt tRns q ao %
tho ladies' forward, but found thom
gono, nor did I SEQ them afterwards.
Many, passengers at this time could not bo atim-
ulated to any effort to savo themselves, but lny
rom9ined on tho sido, encouraging, helping and
directing until about 1ftoon wore landed whom,
finding that my. hands md loga were becoming
useless. lott tho ship,
Officer to Halifax across tho country to telegraph
the news OF tho diBaster, a1,d obtain assistance
Mr. Morrow, tho Cuuard Limo agont, promptly
responded, and sent two steamors with pro-
whore thoy will bo oarcd for and Forwarded to
Now York on tho first opportunity, in chargo
Of tho First and Fourth Officers, tho Thiid
caro- for tho doad rs they como ashore.
Captain Sheridan Divor Inns received pro-
visional authority Oh to tho salvage Of cargo and
materials.
Tho Second Officer was lost with tho mo. 90"
life. boat.
At THE soESE.
Early this morning, tho Dominion Govern
mont steamer Lady Head, tho Cuuard steamcr
Delta, and tho stoam-tug Goliath loft for tho
such assistance as they could. The Lady Hoad
house officers, anil the Dolta's party
included sevoral newspaper reporters. Tho
stnrt WIS mado about 5 o'clock, 10 that tho
steamers might roach tho Bcono immediately
aftcr daylight. As morning broke, tllo Bteamors
approached Prospect, and tiloHo on bonrd quick
" loarnod tho whereabouts of tho Inflated At
lantic, from tho presence around her Of largo
1leot of fishing schoonern mud amGl5 hoata. Tho
to give wide bertll, il possible, tho shore boing
q succession of largo beda of rock, with danger
ons eloals running out for aomo di Btance, while
tho bay ia atuddel with innumorablo islands,
Hign Of vegetation or soil for anything
to grow on, yot frowning and dangerous.
as the place was, there was grandeur and
beauty in the acono this morning, whore tho an
onveloping tho shore almost continually in clouds
Of glistoning spray: Ilo business Of tho vessols
WAS to get on Board tho passengers and others
who had boon rescued from tho wrocls, and plt
them OH Shore whore, with Buoh large nlin.-
bor III go small place not eVen the largo-hoartod
generosity md kindness Of tho 1nlorInon could
be expected to mako them comfortable.
TAKING OFF THE sunv1yoNs.
Tho Dolta and Lady Hcnd boing unable to
venture near tho shore, camo to anchor and tlo
ehipwreokod people. No time was lost. The
Goliath md tho bonts soon returned filled with
men, who proceeded to got Oh board of the Delta,
and such n motley party Of English. Irish,
Scotch, Welsh, Gorma,,, Dutch, Norwegian,
SwodeB, Swiss, indeed representatives Of eyory
country in Europe, and Of tho United Staten OF
America, woro huddlod together, talk
ing, laughing, crying, praying, aud
Thanksgiving, producing. great confusion
of tongues. Scarcely ouo-half OF
them Ind n complete aul respectable
looking suit Of clothes. The wealthy merchant
OF London, and tho Now York professional gem
tlemRn, and tho lowest Of omigrants, appeared
in clothing much Of which lad boon giyon them
by tho good pooplo OF Prospect. Some wore
without coats, many without hats, others without
booth, aud MI with tho absence Of aoIno comfort
in tho clothing limo. Tho sceno may bo moro
easily imngined TINA described. All woro warm
II welcomed OIL board tho Dolta, and no pains
spared to mako them M comfortable az possible.
soon buck again with Just such d
crowd az the previous ono. There woro
soyoral affecting sconos Oil tho Dolla,
ns tho passongory wore collecting on hor from
different points, Whero thoy Ind boom Htopniac