Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-03

steerage was full Of water. One side only
being out of it, our only chance of escape
was through the ports, a number OF men,
probably twenty got out through the ports
to the side of the vessel. I remained until
all who were alive were out. There were
a great many drowned in their hunks and
others were drowned while trying to reach
the ports. gctout through the port and
held fast to the side of the ship for about
two hours and then went to the shore by
the life line. When I left the ship there
were still great many in the rigging.
The Captains statcment.
The following is the, Captains state.
ment: We sailed from Liverpool March
Goth. During the first part of the passage
we had favorable weather and easterly
winds. On the oath, 25th and 26th we ex-
perienced heavy southwest and westerly
gales, which brought the ship down to 118
| miles day. On the S1st the engineer report
showed but about 127 tons of coal on board.
| We were then AGO miles east of Sandy
Hook with the winds southwest and wes-
ship steaming only eight knots per hour.
The risk was considered too great to push
on as we might find ourselves, in the
event of the gale, shut out from any port
of supply and so tried to bear up for Hall
| fax. At l P. NJ, on the 31st of March Sam
bro Island was distant 40 miles, the ships
speed ranging from eight to twelve knots
perhour, wind south with rain which yeered
to westward at s p. NJ, with clear weather
/ at midnight. judged the ship to have
made l22 miles, which would place her
rs miles south of Sambro and ] then left
the deck and went into the chart room,
leaving orders above to lookout and to let
me know if they saw anything and call
me at A. NJ, intending then to put the
ships head to southwark and await day
light. My first intimation of the catastrC.
phe was the @
Striking of the Ship
on Marr's Island and remaining there fast.
The sea Immediately swept away all port
boats The officers went to their stations
and commenced clearing away the weather
boats. Rockets were fired by the second
officer. Before the boats could be cleared
only ten minutes having elapsed, the ship
keeled heavily to port, rendering starboard
boats useless. /
Seeing that no help could be got from
boats, [ got passengers into the rigging
and outside sails and encouraging them to
go forward where the ship was the highest
and less exposed to water.
The third officer, Mr.. Brady, Quarter |
Masters Owens and Speedman, by this time
having established communication with |
the out lying rock, about forty yards dis |
tant by means ola line got four other lines |
to'a rock along which about two hundred |
people passed. Between this rock and the |
wide. A rope was successfully passed |
across this by which means about fifty got |
to land though |
Many Were Drowned
in the attempt. at a. m. the boat APP
peared from the island but she was too |
small to be of any assistance, but through |
the exertions of Mr.. Brady, the islanders |
We're aroused and by a. m. three large
boats came, to our assistance. BY their |
efforts all that remained OH the side of the |
ship and OH the rock were lauded in safety |
and cared for by poor fisherman named |
Clancy and his daughter. During the day
off to various houses scattered about,
the resident Magistrate Edmund Ryan
rendering valuable assistance. The
chief officer having got up the mizzen
rigging, the sea cut off his retreat and he
stood for six hours by a woman who had
been placed in the rigging but the sea was |
too high to attempt his rescue. At 5 p. m.
a clergyman, Rev. Mr.. Ancient, succeed (
ed in getting him line and getting him /
off. Many of the saloon and steerage pas
sengers died in the rigging from cold. |
Before the boats went out, placed two
ladies in the life boat, but finding the boat |
useless, carried them to the main rigging,
where left them and went to encourage |
the others to go forward on the side of the
shippat this juncturez q annns~-
SO - 81 The Boilers Exploded
and the boat rolled over to leeward; the |
ship at this time being on her beam ends,
and finding myself useless there L went to
take the ladies forward, but found them
gone, nor did see them afterwards. Many
passengers at this time could not be stimu-
lated to any effort to save themselves, but
lay in the rigging and died from fright and
exposure. I remained on the side, en-
couraging, helping and directing until
about fifteen were landed, when finding
that my hands and legs were becoming
useless, left the ship, two other boats be-
ing close to me and embarked the re-
mainder.s On reaching the shore dispatch
ed Mr.. Brady the third officer off to Hall
news of the disaster and to obtain assist
ance. Mr.. Marco, Cunard Line agent,
responded and sent two
steamers with provisions to convey the
survivors to Halifax, where they will be
cared for and forwarded to New York the
first opportunity in charge of the first and
fourth. officers, the third officer and four
men being lett at the Island to care for the
dead as they came ashore.
A Valuable Cargo.
Captain S, Hendondiver has received provis-
ional authority as to the salvage of the cargo and
The second officer was lost with
number on life boat.
New York, April 2.-Dispatches have been
sent to the officers of the wrecking company at
Halifax instructing them to send their vessels at
once to the scene of the Atlantic disaster for the
purpose of saving anything belonging to the
Atlantic that can be found. The Atlantic Itce
gether with her cargo is valued at about $780,
600. The loss will be partly covered by nsur-
anCe.
NoTE--Half Of the crew and half of the steer
age passengers are1est. The names of $50 steer
age, and Is cabin passengers have been forward
ed as among the saved. The books of the yes
sol ,,,aro lost r=