Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-03
TELEGRANs TO THE STAR.
This Anernsen's Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRkSS REPORTS.
The Wreck Of the Atlantic.
Harrow ing Details sfthe Great Disaster
Women Drowned In their Berths or
Washed from tbs Decks.


Women Drownea In their Berths or
WssheA from this Decks.
New YORK, April s.-Harrowing details Of
The awful scenes attending the less OF the
steamship Atlantic, continue 20 be received
AL the women who we're asleep when the ship
struck were drowned in their berths, the
heavy sea which constantly. poured over the
vessel and filed her, preventing them from
reaching the deck. Some women who showed
remarkable presence OF mind aud appreciation
OF the awful situation, only reached the deck
to be washed into the sea and drowned.
Soon after six men on shore wrote on black
BOARD, Cheer uP, boats are coming 70 your
sistance;" the announcement was responded 20
by hearty cheers from the ship. After
HALF HOUR or AWFUL SUSPENSE
men were seen on the island, carrying a boat
over the rocks and soon IL was launched. aud
took of three boat loads from outlaying rocks
While resculng these men, Captain Williams
and the passengers called loudly 10 the crew OF
the boat 20 come TO the ship and take them on
first, as they were in the most imminent dan
ger; the captain saying, 81 viii give five hun
dred dollars for every boat load rescued, The
boat afterwards made for the vessel and took
on two boat loads. In half an hour later,
another boat came and rescued many of those
clinging to the rigging. Third 0fiicer Brady
who had succeeded an reaching the shore over
a line carried from the vessel by himself. or
ganlzed crew and materially aided IN the
work of rescue.
Statement Of the Chief Engineer.
NV YORK, April S--John Foxiey, CHIEF en-
gineer OF tie Atlantic, saws: .sishe vessel
struck on the rock at a quarter past } a. ma. ON
the LIST Inst, and Commence to keel over TO the
port side; the sea breaking over the shin and
the vessel hllihg rapidly. All the female pas
sengers who were asleep at the time the ship
struck were prevented from coming on deck by
seas washing over the ship and filling her
Some OF the passengers got in the life boats
AIS Nnf- "a IL hit
boats to float clear OF the davits in respectively
getting Clear OF the vessel by this means: bu,
the sea broke on board and wash 4 the greater
portion OF the passengers of who were In the
boass, and the boats were stove, and those who
yentufed Ia them persisted. The third officer
Mr. Brady, and the qlartermsster swan ashore
with small line, which enabled a great num-
Ter OF the passengers and crew 20 get on shore
got ON the rock soon afterwards. and alsp
Robert Herring, second engineer: John Holly
son, thiId; William Patterson, fourth. Samuel
Davis, sixth, and Robert McFsrlin, seventh
engineer and We and Others of the crew ami
passengers assisted other persons 60 proceed
from the vessel ~ the rock. A great many OF
the people were
10y the rope 10 the rock. The cold was 20 IN
tense that some OF them, being benambed
were unable 10 hold GA Ia the rope, ami they let
20, and were unable to render them any a.
sistance. The rock that We were on was covered
with sea-weed, which made it very dangerous
to stand upon, and the edges were rounded. AZ
on The rock being soaking wet and cold, were
washed OF the wreck and drowned, and a num-
Der who were trying TO get from the rock 10 the
island by the line were also washed from il AMI
drowned. We could perceive
PEOPLE FALLING PROM THE SHIPS SIDE
and rigging. Three boats, which were carried
across the Island, rendered assistance In con
yeylng the pa sengers and crew from the vessel
and rock to shore. Several persons who be
came completely exhausted, laid down ON the
rock and died. Some OF the Passengers became
inalnacs, loaned at the mouth. and tottered
about like children. We were very kindly re-
oeiNed and treated by the people on shore At
II O'Clock, the same morning, the shin was
breaking up, and the cargo washing ashore
CorPses were also washed within reach. We
stai tee n . O'Clock yesterday y. m for Halfax.
and arrived IA town at ii o'clock p. m, where
We were well treated. Fifth engineer Thomas
Grant Creuehart, belonging 10 bnmfries.
Scotland, l. among the drowned.
lSClDENIs IF A MOST HEAgT-RENDIyG CHAR
AFTER
occurred. Tie little fellow, the only child saved
from the wreck, rushed upon deck with the
stream Of passengers when the first alarm wa
family were still below. They persisted when
the ship filled and fell over on her side. Hustled
along with tlist struggling mass OF excited hu-
manity, the piteous screams OF the poor little
fellow went 10 the stoutest heart. He feaped
upon the back Of one OF the men, i'm hope OF
being saved by him, but the man shook of the
waning boy. HIS cries at last attracted the
captain, who, perceiying the tenacious m snner
IN which he was struggling for life, called out 70
the men who were surrounding the lines that
led to the rock to endeayor, if possible, TO save
the hoy. Tie poor little fellow was i'm med lately
passed over the heads of the struggling mass OF
beings and placed i'm the boat. The kindly men
who were struggling to save life almost wept
Tor sympathy a. they pat the lad on shore, safe
in body, though sadly affected by his parents
loss.
Mr. Foxley, who remained on the rock for
several hours assisting the passengers 70 land
from the ship, says it was extremely narrowing
to behold the suf1erings OF the unfortunate
CREATURES, even after they were rescued.
MANY OF THEN BECAME INSANE,
irotheu AT the mouth, and toppled on the rock
into the water aud were drowned. Others were
30 chilled and exhausted with cold that they
laid down and died. Some died after they had
been taken TO the mainland.
kAH the passengers speak in the highest terms
THE GALLANT CONDUCTOR THE THIRD OFFICER
Mr.. Brady, and first engineer, i'm particular,
who remained on the wreck for hours assisting
passengers to reach the rock.
Two lady cabin passengers came on deck i'm
the excite ment, and stood near the wheelhouse.
They hesitated a moment, as n panic stricken.
and returned into the companionway as IL look
ing for something. Presently they came out
and endeavored to reach the forward part OF
sss snip Irom where passengers were being sent
swept over the ships quarter The men cling
ing to the rigging heard
Two HEART-RESDISG sHRrEKs,
and when they looked again the women had dis
appeared. These are only a few OF the terrible
incidents of that fearful wreck. Young men.
rs well as Old, became paraly zed; and As they
chung TO the rigging or TO the sides of the vessel
they seemed Bereft Of all reason, and when
spoken to by others to make an effort to save
they would roll their eyes and stare
ixedly at the speaker, and ask i'm whining tone
What boat" Many again who were reused
out OF their berths had
. SCARCE TIME TO PUT THEIR CLorHEs ON
and rush on deck ere they persisted. One cabin
young man, came up with onlya
vest on. He cling 20 the ships side for time.
and finally rolled OF into the sea and Was lost
One man had just secured q -four barrel on
1eck when he was washed overheard, but not
before he had obtained q hold, grasping the
,ther end; the bottom being out the barrel from
Is build would be precipitsted by the sea some
distance and then fall back. One more than
usually heavy sea sent the barrel and .man AZ
east six feet high. He had lost his hold before
he came down, falling I'm the trough OF the -.
1ut though on top or the wave which rode :
little further on, the barrel rode buoysntiy the
man did not come to light.
ID Jaw vBkY LITTLE OF THE woMRN AND
CHlLDRDM $50
ays another informanf, Everything happened
% quick that even before thoae VIM $50
trongest had got outof the chohed psssaesSsv
e fenaies veSe % beWildered, or the vster
lad % fmpeded their pregre. thsx yerv fev
'ame on deck. Those tllat did were svenf 49,
,efore they could fhsten theuselves or ~
eeured by soAefs. 81 saw one Vornan y ALI
~ sin The water With three chSidpcn in.e -