The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-05-07

the body from the continual &C
ton Of tho waters, which, when
agitatcd, drive against tho ugly
pieces of tho broken hull that
stick up hero and render my move,
mcnts vory hazardous. Having
seen enough of this part Of tho
s"nken horror | proceed towards
! one Of
TIE STEERAGE CABINS,
tho ono where all the women and
children were drowned as they
lay in their bunlis. ScrambIin 2
along the deck, guided by tho
ropo from above, and assisted by
one OF the divers who has under
taken to conduct me through tho
wreck, | reach the companion
way. II tho sight in tho hold
among the cargo was horrible, tho
one that now met my gaze was
ten times moro so. There, lyiny
in an immeusc heap, were u hun
drcd or more bodies. They look
od for all the world as if they
woro alive, with arms dislocated,
eyes staring wildly, faces grinning e
as it were at you and moving back
ward and forward with tho under
current: somo were dressed, many
were half nude. Children wcro
cllnging to their mothcrs, and
stout mon were clasping their
wives and seeming us if they met
their fate with calm resignation.
No description Of tho bodies
brought to the surface could con-
Vey an idea Of the horrid sight in
that cabin. L close my eyes and
motion to my conductor my readi-
ness to leave. [ have seen enough
in that charnel house, tho rccol-
lection Of which will never fade.
My conductor motions nc towards
the steerago cabiu, where the men
were by themselves, and whore
there was Il rush for the compan-
ion way. Pcering down into that
cabin L saw similar pictures Of
death. Bodies Of stalwarL men,
old and young, were hustled to-
gcthcr on tho stairway, giving
from their distendod nostrils, gap
ing mouths and staring. CLASSY eyes
some conception Of the terror
which seized them as they vainly
struggled to reach tho deck, but
wcrc prevented by tho waves
which swept over the ship as she
kcclcd over and filed the cabin.
From nnothn" r"". .>r,l-a wossol
obtained viGtS'665fF""'- 81 - -. J ,.,'
THE SLEEPING APARTMENT.
Hero, piled up in heaps on the
port side, ware numbers Of bodies
Of men, and strcwn among them
bod clothing of one kind and an.
other. From continual knocking
against the stanchions and sharp,
jagged woodwork which is splin.
tered and brokon from the Innings
Of tho hunks, tho faces and limbs
of these dead are moro CHASTITY
than any have over seen. Imagi-
nation cannot picture anything
moro terrible than what was in
this compartment. The flesh is
torn from tho faces of many of
the dead; others again arc bruised
and battered about their heads
and faces, which arc red and
bloody, and in striking contrast
to the pale, livid features of others
which the action OF tho waters
has not disturbed. While I stand
here another Of tho divers dc.
sccnds and commences to send up
some Of tho bodies. Uo however,
is moro intent upon securing tho
cargo than sending up tho bodies,
and only docs SO now to gain &C.
cess to somo boxes and trunks
which arc lying beneath them.
Having seen enoagh Of tho hor-
rors beneath the water on that f;l.
tai reef-horrors of the deep
which will never be erased from
my vision-I decided to 90 above
and moLioncd accordingly to tho
mon who werc above in tho boat,
and, pumping down to mo tho ne
cessary supply Of air to sustain
life, in a few minutes I was once
moro at tho surface gazing upon
the light Of heaven, and cxpcricn-
cling sensation OF relief at hav.
ing left tho chambers of death in
tho cabins Of the ill-fated Allan.
tic.