Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-04-09
DEATH ON THE DEEP
PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE
STEAMER ATLANTIC.
THE OCEAN HOLOCAUST.
OLD OCEAN ENGULPHS $50 WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.
Anxious Inquiries Of the Fate of Pas
seHgers by Their Friends.

HALIFAX, April 1.-The steamship At
lantic of the White Star Line, from Liver
pool March Goth for New York running
short of coal made for Halifax when about
twenty miles from port off Cape Prospect.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning she ran ashore
on Meaghre's head and had on boardover
one thousand men, women and children,
and only two hundred succeeded in land
ing. The remainder, including all the
women and children were lost. The cap
tain and third officer were saved and the
first officer drowned. On first receipt of
the news of the disaster here a Cunard and
Government steamer started to the assist
ance of the Atlantic, but the third officer
who arrived here at $50 this evening says
the vessel and cargo are total loss.
The Disaster the Topic OF Converse tiOu.
NEW YORK, April mo reliable de-
tails of the disaster have been received.
The City Of Montreal due to-day brings n
duplicate list of the Atlantic's passengers.
The company has sent an agent to pro-
vide for and report the names Of the sur
vivors. ,-...-......
Among the passengers lost on board the
steamer Atlantic, the only ones now known
are VIM. s. Merritt and wife, of New
York, Miss Merritt, his sister and Miss
Scryinser, his sister-in-law.
No copy or list of passengers lost on the
steamship Atlantic has been received in
this city. The agent of the line here says
his dispatches from Halifax, received last
night. state that none of the Atlantics
cargo had fioated, which he considers as
evidence that the steamers hull is not
broken.
Friends Anxious for Information.
People who had friends on board the ILL
fated steamer crowded the offices of
the White Star line this morning hoping
to learn names of survivors, but as no list
had been received, no information could
be given them.
This terrible disaster is the only topic
this morning and a full investigation is de-
manded by the public and the people that
the responsibility for the disaster be fixed
on proper parties.
BOSTON, April 2.-It is reported that
Russell Sturges and Franklin w. Smith
were passengers on the Atlantic.
LONDON, April 1.-The Atlantic disaster
is universal theme. The offices of the
agents of both cities are thronged with
friends of the passengers.
HALIFAX, April 1.-The steamship Del
ia, dispatched to the scene of the disaster
to theAtlantic had not returned and no later
information has been received from Hall
fax. The Atlantic had nine hundred steer
age and fifty cabin passengers. Not a sim
gle woman or child was saved.
There is nothing in the shape of docu-
ments saved from the Atlantic. a list OF
passengers will be obtained if possible upon
the return OF the steamers from the
wreck.
BosToN, April 1.-The report that
Russell Sturges and Franklin w. Smith
were passengers on the Atlantic is incor-
rect. They took another steamer.
Cause of the DIsaster-List Rf Cabin Pas
sangers.
NEW YORK, April, 1.-Two more agents
Of the Star Line sent to succor the survi-
r A. H. 80 bo
Company think the disaster was caused
h. mistaking the lights, and attach no
blame to the captain or officers for mis-
management. Captain Williams has been
in the transatlantic trade for about a
dozen years, and being connected with
the Williams & GUN line before the
White Star Line was organized.
LONDON, April 2.-The following list o.
names OF cabin passengers! of the steam
ship Atlantic have been obtained from the
agents of the White Star Line: Mr.. n
Brandt, Jno. Price. II. Kruger, S. U
Week, Albert Sumner, ]. Hewitt, Spencer
Jones, ii. Wellington, w. Gardener
II. Hirsch, B. Richmonds, w. Merritt
w. Sheat, H. Sheat, Charles Allen, A
Jugla, John Brindley l.. Levinson, Mrs
Davidson, Mrs. Merritt, Mrs. Sheat, Mis-
Davidson, Miss Raudon, Miss. ,Brodye
Miss Barker, Miss Merrett, Miss. Shea
and TWO Misses hose.
Meager Details of the Casualty.
HALIFAX, April 2.-Only three or fou
cabin passengers were saved from tn
wreck of the Atlantic-one Englishmal
and two or three Frenchmen, Only on
lady passenger attempted to save hersel
She was frozen TO death in the rigging an
fell into the water. Purser is among tn
lost. Some of the passengers arrived i
this city to-day aud gave borrowing do
tails of the calamity. The names of the o
ficers or passengers saved are not know
as yet. Relief steamers are expected up {
Q o'clock.
The Atlantic had eight hundred andfift
steerage and thirty saloon passenger
There had been two births during the vo,
age The crew numbered one hundre
and forty-two, and there were fourtee
stow-aways discovered. Three hundred
all were saved out of the total number
one thousand and thirty-eight,
Officers of the Line Active in Affords
Relief.
Mr.. McDermott and his children we
among the pas sengers of the lost steam
ship Atlantic. Mrs. McDermott is InatrC
of Fifth Avenue Hotel. 1t is also stat,
that John H. Pricet a lawyer of this cit
with two ladies in his charge, and Pet
Brindley, agent of Barclay street fir
in this city were passengers. Inquiri
were also made for three steerage passel
gers from Ireland consigned 10 relativ
here.