The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-10
THE LOST ATLANTIC
Statementof the Suryiyors--Horri-
bic Scsnes--A Brutal Crew

Ul0 OIoit0S N Otuto OloW
! The greater portion Of the survivor
Of the passengers by the ill-fsted Allan
tic arrived at New York on Sunda!
morning, 10 the steamer Newport, o
> the Fall River Line. The arrivals wer'
a molly collection, made up Of oil kind
OF European natiouslities. The pool
fellows we're miserably dressed, al
though many OF them bad been sup
piled with garments Of various kinds BY
the charity Of the good people Of Hall
lax and Bostod. Not . vestige Of bag
gage could be seen. although number
OF them carried little bundles contain
ing their earthly slI; and the scared
and hsggard expression on their faces
showed how terrible had been the Or
deal through which they had passed
They we're all communicative on the
subject o. the disaster, and told their
stories in Q frank, truthful manner.
| ADlARY OF THE VOYAGE.
Mr.. Richard Reynolds. On intelligent
young man known to the writer, who
got on board at Queenstown, and kept
diary during the voyage, gives the fol
lowing interesting statement OF facts
We left Queenstown on the 2lst o.
March, and had fair weather on that
day and the next. On the 231 the
weather changed, and continued rough
with heavy seas until the 26th, making
little progress in consequence Of strong
mead winds Calm weather on the 9th,
which continued without msterial
change, crossing the Banks. On the
3 lst the sea was almost ss smooth as
glass.
On the morning Of that day, when
the passengers all expected they were
within twenty.four hours steam Of New
York, q rumor went round that the
ship was about to put into Halifax for
coal. This caused considerable sur
prise, a. some Of the passengers had
asc. rtained that sufficient coal tor two
days was on board. The only eIpls
.ation they could give for going to Hal
ilax was that the Captain wanted to
take in a supply OF coal there, it being
cheape at tnat port than at either New
York or Liverpool. This supposision
caused considerable indignation among
the steerage passengers, who did not
attempt TO conceal their disgust and
about midday one o. them asked Capt.
Williams il the vessel was really going
u HALIFAX. The Captain snappishly
replied, You will see In time" aud in
answer to a second question, said /:
When you get there (to Hslifsx) you
will know" 1t then became certa q
that the vessel was making for Halifax,
at which port it was understood that
she was to arrive between three and
lour o'clock next morning The ships
course was changed at II Pm. All re-
ured to rest at the usual hour that
evening, the sea being calm and the
night clear and bright.
"BRRAKERs AHEAD
On the morning of the next day, the
| lst Of April, heard six bells g o'clock
A. M, and the man on watch sing cut,
'alrs WE'LL" | said to my comrade that
we must be near Halifax BY that time,
aud he said he thought 80, and went
on deck. About ten minutes afterwsrd
heard the man on watch shout "break.
ers ahead" aud felt q shosk running
through the vessel. but thought it was
the anchor being cast in harbor. An
other shock followed immediately after,
and my comrade shouted to his brother
from the head Of the gangwsy to come
on deck as the ship was sinking. |
Jumped out of bed and put on my shoes,
hsving fortunately laid down in my
clothes. Ithen rushed on deck, and
found more than halt the male passen :
gers there before me. No women were
on deck. 1t WAS q fearful scene, and
the remem brance will never leave my
mind Some were crying like children,
others swearing horribly, while beside
them were many PRAYING tervently.
went to the stsrbosrd side, and stood on
coil Of rope to see how things were
| saw the maitland about $50 yards
distant, covered with snow. ] had not
seen the small rock at that time. The
passengers and crew were rushing fran
ticalIy to the boats, trying to save them
selves, but did not succeed, as the
boats got swsmped. A few minutes
aflerward the ship went over on her
side. washing hundreds overheard, and
causing her stern to 90 under water
The coil of rope was swept from under
me, but l saved myself by clinging TO
the bulworks. sat on the bulworks st
the side that was above water, and saw
the rock about thirty yards from me. l
heard the passengers shout for some,
body to take q line to the rock and
one Of the qusrtermssters, carrying q
| line around his wrist, jumped in and
swan toward it. He could not succeed
in climbing onto it, and had to be pull
ed back to the ship A teu minutes
stervard the same man Jumped In
; and swan to shore. Here be procured
a liue, aud, with it, swan back TO the
rock on which another qusrtermsster
had succeeded in his absence in landing
with q line. One of the men again
; swan to the shore, carrying with him
; and fastening the line, which had been
passed IRON the ship.
' cowARDIcE OF THE CHEW.
Third Officer Brady then passed ovel
! to the rock on the rope, and oy the aic
j Of the second rope gained the shore
where he sat about procuring ropes tc
assiet the passengers The quarter
master shouted to the passengers &c
oross over on the rope, sad q rush VA
8 made for it by the crew, Who pushed The