Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-03
sANorxo OFF THR sAvGD --AgRRCTINa SCENES


sRNoINa OFF THR sAvED -7AEFHCTENG SCENES |
HALIFAX. April J. Early this morning the Do
minioa Government steamer Lady Haads Captain
Mattson, CunArd steamer Delta, Captain Shaw,
and steam ting Goliath, Captain Jones, left this
city for the seone OF the wreck Of the "Whits
Star" steamer Atlantic, at Prospect to Eepdsr as
sssanes as they could The fRdy Head had on
IoSrl Q Humbst Of custom ofaO9Fs, and ths Dslta's
party included several Newspaper reporters. The
start was made about three o'clock, 90 that the
steamers might reach the scene immediately after
daylight. ...
As morning broke the steamers approached
Prospect, and those on board quickly learned the
WhseaahoutJ Of the III lAled Aklaptic ft4m enaI
prssenes qVougd her Ut "a large feet q hShing
Schoouerb ami small bOatS. a..ff .ttI -
Tbs locality is one that mariner would be
disposed TO give wide berth to, If possible the
shoal being asuecession Of large beds Of rock,
with dangerous shoals running out for some dis
tance, whlis the bay is studded with innumsrabls
iSlaAds, large ard small all Of solid rock, with
scarcely . Sign OF vegetation. Yet, fFoWning
and dangerous place a. Il was, thers vas 1EAn-
dSaR and beauty IN the scene on thia hight uicrn-
ing Whsn the angry waves were beating hgAlnas
theTooks and enVelOptug the HAnal almost eontin+
pally in clouds of glitteging Pr9y,
The Delta and Lady Head, being unable 70 ysn-
tlre near shore, came to anchor, and the Goliath,
with a life-boal, went In to embark the ship
wrecked peoplc. No time Wa lost The Coll
ath and boats soon returned, filled with men, who
proceeded to get on board the Delta. English,
irish, Scotch, Welsh, German, Dutch, Norweglan,
Swsdes, Swiss, indeed representatives Of every
country in Europe and Of the United States were
hudled together, talking, laughing, crying, pray
ing and Thanksgiving, producing confusion oi
tdngues. Scarcely oholhalf hdd q Oompleto and
respectable looking suit Of clothes. The wealthy
merchant Of NeW York and London, the high
toned professional gentleman and the poorest d
foreign emlgrants appeared In clothing much O
which had been given TO them BY the COED people
Of Prospect Some were without coats, many
without hats, Others without boots, &c. .9as..
sTATElrENT or A srEERAGE PASSENGER.
II turned into my berth aA0ut Il o'clock OF
Monday night. The night was DARK but star
81 light. and the WeAt9er 4ne; knew the snll
q was going into Halifax for coal. Tue last
remember was that two bells q o'clock
struck. then went to sleep, and woke Up
with o shock, and remarked 10 my mate
There goes the anchor ! thought 9
pQqfss, We were safe in Halifax harbor, but
d. soon as she made second plungeL said,
Good God, she's ashore. 80. S..a ~
Wiihlhat We gol up and dressed. The cor
panion way was thFonged with the louar aae
ara passengers Seeing that the sea was CO..
mencinR 10 break over tha aud flow down u
companion way, got as many e Poasibloto tak
tothe buhks and hold % ~ the ilOn stanpheea
There We remained until aitsr Daylight -
ship had fallen over, and the sloerlgs Was fall I
water. one eide only bang out Of Y :. 90
Our only chance OF eseppo was the poysA =,
nnnlbSf 81 hsn. prolt hly l1suly ~ n6g lhtsa
the ports 10 the eide Of the vessel ] remains
until ell who we're alive were out. There wa
sgFeat many dToUqoa In their bpaks. and olhs
we're drowned while tEyinN 70 Teaeh The poEiA
got ont through the ports and held fast to 4
sida nf thO ahip for ahpuk two hOuFs., pn4 th
went to The ahors by ths liielinA When I j
the nhip there WetS SlilI great many In
rigging"