The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-08
THE WRECK OF THE ATTAIN
TIC.



into the Atlantic disaster was resumed
this morning.
Cornelius Brady, third officer, said he
was in bed when the ship struck, not be-
ing his watch, rushed on deck and being
Obliged TO take to the rigging, worked his
way forward and made communication
with the rock as previously related.
Nothing was said or done to impede the
passengers coming on deck. Do not know
what the speed was when the vessel
struck. The captain did all he could to
save lie. Could distinctly hear him from
the rock, cxerting himself. From my
knowledge and experience OF crews, that
OF the Atlantic, was far better physically
and fully as well disciplined as are the
average.
At the close Of his examination, Mr..
Brady stated on oath that the stories of
the robbing Of the dead are entirely true.
John Brown, 4th officer Ol the Allan.
tic, testiGed:-The captain at l O'Clock
Monday ordered him TO altered the course
to n. "a Z. for Halifax. They were then
running at seven knots. The coal was
increased afterwards, and at 4 o'clock the
speed was eleven knots. At midnight
the Sd officer told me the distance to
Sambro Light was iorty.eight miles, the
ship having run 1873 miles since noon.
The ship was running at nine knots at
midnight; at 1870 she was W. N. w.,
with little swell. The leads were oil on
the bridge ready for sounding. Between
1:3O and the time the ship struck l
was on tho saloon deck, ten feet
below the bridge. l told the captains
boy not 10 call him till three o'clock and
the second officer told him he would call
the captain. The second mate was on
the bridge. The night was cloudy but
not thick. Before i left deck l went to
the weather sides and looked for light but
could not SEQ anything but open sea.
About halt an hour after the ship struck.
l did not let the boy call the captain be-
cause knew the ship had not run any
thing like 4S miles. ALI the officers knew
VIC were running in to make shore. No
one in my hearing told the second officer
the distance that had been run. One OF
the quarter masters asked me II he
should 90 to the main yard to look for
land. Itold him it was too soon. l did
not hear the trout Of the sea, probably
because of the noise Of the engines. We
must have beee mile from Penant Point
when we run in, but neither saw the
breakers nor saw the Point. | was in
the steerago at the time, had not looked
at the chart, and did not know the coast.
To my knowledge nothing was done TO
prevent passengers from coming on deck.
The captain did everything he could 10
save life. None Of the officers spoke Of
heaving the leads, or stopping the ship.
The leads were not hove on account OF the
clearness Of the night and certainty Of
seeing the light. l don't think the vessel
after She struck, was aground astern. l
went below at quarter to three, 10 inspect
the steerage; returned when that duty wAs
performed. The door between the wheel
house and chart room was open. AT two
o'clock tho captain was within six feet of
man at the wheel, the crow working well.
The captain and other officers were at
tentive and efficient, and all temperate
men. No cards or other games were
allowed. 1t is not true that the captain
was playing cards half an hour before the
ship struck.
William Hngan, q steerage passenger,
testified that he went TO bed at 8 o'clock
on the night Of the disaster, and remained
till 2:3O, he then went to the upper deck,
and for while walked up and down near
the engine room. heard the watch call
out o'clock, and then went below. Be.
tore doing 80, l looked out on the side,
afterwards found to be the nearest 10
land, and the sea was light. neither
saw nor heard anything to indicate a
close proximity Of land. Almost immedi.
ately after laid down again l heard
fearful crash. The windows were instan.
taneously opened, and l looked out port.
hole and saw the rock. My companion
and myself made our way TO tho second
deck; don't know how we got up, as the
conclusion had knocked the ladder away.
Some passengers cried out below, 1.-THE
doors are closed" but l think they had
In their hurry missed the place where the
doors were. l found It very hard to get
out, and positively believe great many
more would have been saved had tho
means OF exit been more ample. There
was, l think, only room for one to get out
at q time,
James Carroll, an able seaman, testified.
Was on the lookout forward Of the bridge.
Knew We were making Tor land and coast
was dangerous. The ship was going at 0
knots. Eight or nine minutes beloIO
she struck l saw the breakers first,
and then land on the star board bow, and
| sung out, "Breakers ahead" to the Off.
GERS on the bridge. Ibid not hear the
breakers at all. stood about 30 yards
from the bridge, and am sure my cry
was heard by the second officer. ! don't
think that even II the engines had been
reversed, the ship could have been pre-
vented from striking.
Patrick Kiely, an able seaman, testified
that he was on the lookout on the bridge
with the second officer when I saw the
breakers | called out, "breakers or ice
ahead" Ono Of the quarter masters
saw them at the same time, and told the
second officer, who Immediately gave
the signal for full power astCn. heard
no noise Of the breakers. AS near as
| can Judge, the ship was within quarter
Of a mile Of the breakers when ! first saw
them.