The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-06
N,rnipg Star and Catholic Messenger.
TELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.
MOTHER STEAMSHIP pISAsTER-FIYE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY LIVES LOST.
SEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY. APRIL 8. 1873.

AND SIXTY LIVES LoSi.
HALIFAX. N. S., April This afternoon
being current that o steamer had been
wrecked on the coast and several lives ioss, IL
was at first regarded as cruel April 1901 noa1.
But this evening the Cunard agSntss mere ere re-
3fttie of the truth had been told, the fact being
MAT the White Star steamer Atlantic, CapIa:hIn
Williams, from Liverpool to New YORK, while |
into this port for coal, struck on nea-
xher's Rock, near Prospect, twenty-five miles
west of Halifax, and became . fetal wrock: "
about one thouaand souls on board upward. OIL
beyen hundred were d1 Owned -rhe following
lis the statement of Captain Williams: we
Started from Liverpool March 20. During me
part Of the passage % h tsa aash
and 10Th experienced heavy southwest ana
west gales, which brought the ship down to
11s miles day On the siss 90, 81 Mar Mafca sn
on board. We were then 46o miles esst OF
SANDY Hook, with wind southwest and high
west swell and falling barometer, and the snip
stesmpg only eight s1 per nneS on as we
might find ourselves, in tho event of gale,
shut out from any port of supply, ana ni, 50
decided to bear up for Issnd AZ w oa' distant
40 miles. Ships speed varying from ten nj; 20
which veered to- west at 9 p. NJ, with cleas
have made 122 miles, which would place her
4S miles south of Sambro. then lei1 tne uecA
and went into the chart room, leaving orders
about lookout and to let me snow n ufey lin"
than T.. but the ships head to the south, and
await daylight. Ny first intention of the cat
astrophy was the striking of the ship on MARI
Island, and remaiaing there fast. me s sea
Immediately swept away all the port boats.
The officers went to their stations and COM
1nenced clearing away the weather boards.
Rockets were fired by the second officer: Be-
fore she could be cleared-only ten minutes
having elapsed-the ship keeled heavily to
port, rendering the starboard boats useless.
Seeing that no help could be got from the
boats gHs the e
exposed to water. The third officer, Mr.. Bra
dy, Quartermasters owens ana speahni;a an4; ny
with the outlayiug rock, about forty yards
distant. by means of line. They got four
other lines to the rock along which about Two
and the shore there was passage of one nun
dred yards wide. A rope was successfully
passed across this by which means about fifty
attempt. At 5 A. NJ, the first boat appeared
from the Island, but she was too small to be
of any use. Through the exertions of MI Bra
dy, the islanders were aroused ana oy A. and
by their efforts all that rema ined on thu SIDE
of the ship and the rock We're landed In
safety and cared for 10y poor hsnermah h nan dav
the survivors, to the number OF 42e, were
drifted off to various houses, scattered about,
the resident magistrate, Osmond Ryan, rende a.
up the mizzen rigging, but the sea cut OFT his
retreat. He stood for six hours oy woman
who had been placed in the rigging, the sea
being too high to attempt his rescue. AT > Z.
NJ however, n clergyman-the Rev. Mt. An
cient-succeeded in getting him line, ny
which he was released Many OF the passen.
from cold. Before the boats went out placed
two ladies in life-boat, but finding the boat
useless, carried them to the main rigging
where left them and Tent az. aie 10 enc OF az
ship& At this time the boilers exploded anc
the boat rolled over to leeward, the snip al
this time being on her beam enas. ~. ' LYLE
forward, but found them gone, nor did SCI
them afterward, Many passengers at thi
time could not be stimulated to any efforts u
save themselves but laid in the rigging ant
died from fright and exposure. remained
on the side encouraging, helping and Greet
ing until about fifteen were landed, when
finding that my hands and legs We're becoming
useless, 1 left the ship. On reaching the shor
dispatched Mr.. Brady, the third Officer. tt
Halifax across the country to teleSraph' the
The captain seems overwhelmed with sorrow W
he said to a reporter: "To think, that Will
hundreds of men were saved every We
man should have persisted. 1t IS horrible:
FI had been able to save even one woman,
could bear the disaster; but to lose ALLY
terrible, terrible" He seemed to Tuily realiz
that the world would helo MIN 10 strlc' ~
count. - -
The lost AVID sared.-The latest accounts re
mort Alb saved and $50 lost, including $50 VIC
men and children. The passengers and Grey
of the Atlantic as she sailed from LiverPoe
were as follows: English, 1913 men, "a wome
% male children and p female children
Scotch, : men and women; Irish, 43 men, l
women and 3 children; other nations, Is
adult males. % women, 10 male ehildr rel an an
10 female children. large number OF EN-
grants embarked at Queenstown.
oTTowA, Canada, April 3.-In Parliam men
ence to the Atlantic disaster when it Wa
stated that the Government had ordered
searching investigation. An appropriate
was made during the last session of Parli'
ment for the erection of light house at tn
point where tie accident occurred, and it W!
deeply regretted that it was not ready
time to have prevented the accident
FOREIGN.
FRANcE-Owing to tue bosterous and disc
derly conduct of the Assembly on the 1st, du
iup q debate, which he was unable to repres
President Grevy has resigned. Though askt
by all parties to withdraw his resignation ]
adheres to it. He will probably assume tt
tho Marty of the Left EaDer