New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-03

shipwreck absorbed too much of the atten-
ton of those aboard the relieving steamers
| to allow many minutes for admiration.
| The nature of the business of the vessels
| was to get on board passengers and others
| who had been rescued and put on shore
where. with such large number at such o
| small place, not even the Lar ge- hearted
| generosity and kindness of the fishermen
| could be expected to make them comfort
| able. The Delta and Lady Head being un-
| able 10 venture near the shore, came to
| anchor. and the CIoliah with a lifaboat
went in 10 embark the people. No time was
| lost. The Goliah and boats soon returned
| filled with men who proceeded to get on
| board the Delta such a motley party
| Falstaff-s ragged regiment were well at
tired and respectable looking compared to
| these English, Irish, Scotch. WelCh, Ger
man, Dutch, N0rwegians, Swedes, Swiss
Indeed, representative of every country in
Europe and the United States were bud.
died together talking, laughing, crying,
praying and thanksgiving, producing con-
fusion Of tongues of the most remarkable
character. Scarcely one-half had a com
plete and respectable looking suit Of clothes.
The wealthy merchant of London and
New York, the hightoned and professional
gentleman and the lowest of foreign emf
grants appeared in clothing much alike,
which had been given them by the good
people of Prospect Some were without
boots, many without hats, others without
coats, and all had to mourn the absence
of some comfort in the clothing line
Here was an arlstoCratic looking man
striving to make himself at home under
| dilapidated overCOat that had probably
| done duty in the days of yOre on the back
| OF more than one hardy fisherman, while at
| the same time he made efforts to get on his
| benumbed hands pair of kid gloves
All were welcomed on board the Delta
| by Captain Shaw and hs officers. who
| spared no pains TO make them as comfort
| able as possible.
The Golah returned to the shore and
was soon back again with just such crowd
| as the previous one. There were several
affecting scenes on the Delta as the passen-
gers were collecting in her from different
points where they had been stopping.
Friends who had separated from each
other after the ship struck and never ex-
! pected to meet again, were brought face to
face in the Delta's cabin, where they
grasped hands and wept for iov. and re-
turned thanks TO Him whose mercy had
spared them while so many OF their fellows
had been sent into eternity.
By twelve o'clock all those who had
reached the shore safely were, excepting
an officer and four men who remained, and
those who walked inland, taken on board
the Delta and Lady Head, the former
having about $40 and the latter II. cal
cuation was made by Captain Williams,
showing that the loss of life though great
was not so large as had been reported
The Atlantic had thirty three cabin pas
sengeTs. 800 5teerage passengers, and the
crew and officers included l43 men, making
a total of p b souls, leaving the number lost
$40 This may not be precisely correct but
is nearly so.
!S!xth Dispatch,
HALF tX, April THE following cabin
passengers are saved: Freeman ID. March
wald, OF Thompson, LandeE & Co., No. 39[
Broadway. New York; S. w. Week, of Week
& Melton. Wilmington, North Carolina; y.
Spencer Jones, of New Rose. Ireland; Lewis
Levison. of London: W. Gardner, Of Lon.
don: Charles W. Allan. of London; Henry
IIrselI. of Switzerland: Simon CamachiO.
OF New York: Il. j. Richmond. OF Detroit,
Adolphus Jugla. glove dealer, of No. T7
Broadway, New York: William John Brind-
ley, of Burslem. England, Daniel kinane.
of Springfield. Ohio james Brown, of Man.
chester: Nicholas Brant. of New York.
The following !s the statement Of Capta!D
Williams:
We started from Liverpool March 20.
During the first part of the passage had
favorable weather and easterly winds. On
the twentytOurth, twenty fifth and TWEEN.
ty-sixth experienced heavy south west and
west gales, which brought the ship down
March the engineers report showed about
l21 tons Of coal on board.
We were then $50 miles east of Sandy
Hook, with the wind southwest, and high
! west swell and falling barometer, and the
ship stcamIng only eight knots per hour,
| considered the risk too great to push on, as
| we might find ourselves, in event of gale,
| shut ont from any port Of supply, and SO
| decided TO bear up for Halifax. At p. III.
| on the thirty first Sanhro island fas dis
| tant 10 miles, the ships speed varying
| from ten to twelve knots per hour;
| wind south. with rain, which VeGred to
west at 3 Z. NJ, with clear weather, at
| midnight Judged the ship to have made
| l22 miles, which would place her forty-eig bt,
miles south of Sambro; then left the deeh
| and went in the chart room. leaving orders
| about look out and let me know if they
| saw anything and call me at 3 A. NJ, in
| tending then TO put the ships head to tho
south and await daylight Ny first intima-
| ton OF the catastrophe WIS the striking Of
| the ship on Mari Island and remaining
| there fast.
The sea Immediately swept away all tho
| port boats. The officers went to their sta.
tons and commenced clearing away thS
| weather boats. Rockets were fred by tho
second officer Before they could bo
cleared only ten minutes having elapsed
| the ship keeled heavily to pOlt, rendering
no help could be got from the boats. | got
| the passengers into the rigging and outside
rails, and encouraged them to go forward
| where the ship was highest and less ex.
posed to water.
The third officer. Mr. Brady, Quarter.
| masters Owens and Speakman, by this
| time having established communication
| with the outlying rock about forty yardR
distant, by means of line, they got four
! other lines to the rock, along which about
two hundred persons passed. Between the
| rock and the shore there was a passage
one hundred yards wide. A rope was sue.
cessfully passed across this, by which
means about fifty got to land, though many
| drowned in the attempt.
| At 5 A M. the first beat appeared from
the island, but she was too small to be of any
| use. Through the exertions of Mr.. Brady
| the islanders were aroused, and by A. Ne
| three large boats came TO our assistances
and by their efforts all that remained on
! the side of the ship and on the rock were
landed in safety and cared for by poor
I fisherman named Clancy and his daughter
| During the day the survivors, to the numo
Der of 40, were drifted Oft to various
houses scattered about. the resident magis~
trate. Osmund Ryan, rendering valuable
| assistance.
The chief officer got up the mizzen riggfngs
but the sea cut off his retreat He stood
tor six hours by a woman who had beeH
placed in the rigging, the sea being TOO
high to attempt bis rescue.
At 2. M., however, clergyman, Rev.
Mr.. Ancient succeeded in getting him a
line, by which he was released. Many Of
the passengers, saloon and storage, died
in the rigging from cold. Among them wag
| the purser of the ship.
Before the boats went out. placed two
ladies in a life-boat, but finding the boat.
useless, carried them TO the main rigging.
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