The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02


They experienced bosterous weather but al
went we'll until noon Monday, the 31st, when
the supply of coal was nearly exhausted and
the captain determined to put into Halifax.
The captain and third officer were on deck until
midnight The position was then Judged to be
Sambro light, bearing N. N. W., 81 miles. The
captain then went into his chart room, leaving
orders to be called if there was any change in
the vessels position. Brady went to bed about
the same time as the captain. The N xt thing
he remembers is he was thrown out of his sbunk
and he felt the ship strike several times. He
then rushed on deck and found the captain and
officers there, and the deck full of passengers.
he got an axe and commenced to clear away
boat, and the captain and others were doing the
same. Brady got his out and put two women in
It, A number of men attempted to get into it
and about dozen succeeded Just at that mo-
ment the vessel fell over on her beam ends and
sunk Only one boat had been got out, and
that was carried down by the steamer and all in
Brady scrambled into the mizzen rigging, which
was above the water. Seeing he could do moth
ing, he then went forward and unwove the hal
yards, assisted by Messrs. Speakman and Owen,
quartermaSters.
Brady then took the halyards and all three
swan to the rock and then q line was hauled
ashore and number of passengers landed by
him. A number had got on the rock, but as
the tide was rising their position was no better
than on the vessel. Just then the fishermen
on shore came out in boats and rescued these
on the rock and large number from the rig
plnp BRADY LOT fIa
to-day, when all who were alive on board had
been saved except the chief officer, Mr.. Firth,
who was in the rigging shouting for help. Bra
dy says he tried to get crew to go to the res
cue of Firth but the sea was so heavy nobody
would volunteer. Altogether about $50 were
saved, including Capt. Williams, the 4th off,
Ger, Mr.. Brown, the doctor, and several of the
engineers and sailors. Not single woman or
child was saved; most of them as we'll as hun
dreds of the men were drowned in their berths
The ship struck about o'clock this morning.
The weather at the time was dark but not thick
and the sea rough. The steamers are going
down tonight to render what assistance they
possibly can. All the people saved from the
wreck with the exception of Brady are still at
Prospect, where the fishermen are giving them
all the attention they possibly can. "9@
The folio wing is the Chronicles report of the
disaster: Need we say that the terrible an
nouncement created profound feeling of hor-
Tor throughout the community. Having ascer-
tanned thas one man from the wrecked ship had
arrived in town reporter went in search Of
him and found him in an eating house in up
per Water street. He proved to be Mr.. Brady,
ba 2d off raffb fba
and almost speechloss. After the terrible
events of the morning he was, as might be ex-
pected, in no condition to talk. Nevertheless
he cheerfully gave such information as he conld
The Atlantic, Mr.. Brady said, left Liverpool on
Thursday, March Goth, for New York, touched
at Queenstown the next day to receive mails
and passengers, after which she started ON her
voyage across the ocean. She bad a full cargo
OF general merchandise and avery large number
OF passengers. She was commanded by Capt
James Agnew Williams. Rough weather was
experienced, but nothing worthy of note occur
red until noon of Monday, the 31st, when the
coal being short Capt Williams resolved to put
into Halifax for a supply. the Captain and
Mr. Brady had the night watch up to midnight
when they were relieved by the chief and 4th
officers. The chief and fourth officers having
taken charge, Mr.. Brady went below and turn.
ed into his berth. The captain at the same
time went into his room to lie down. What oc-
CURED between midnight and 2 o'c clock, the
time at which the disaster occurred. Mr. Brady
cannot tell, ,as he was awakened and thrown out
of his berth by the shock when the steamer
struck. a-t .slf .F4. -.s- Is III ......-. .- .l
She struck heavily three or four times. MI
Brady ran up to the deck and found it full of
passengers He found an axe and with it
commenced to clear away the starboard life
boat. He discovered that the Captain and
other officers were engaged in clearing the
other boats. Mr.. Brady succeeding in getting
his life boat out and there was a rush for the
boat, This was the only boat launched and it
had no sooner touched the water than a crowd
made rush to get into it. Mr., Brady had to
use force to prevent them from crowding in
He put two women in and about dozen men
also got in. just then the steamer fell over.
Disturbance at Barcelona.
MADRID, April notwithstanding the eff
forts of the authorities at Barcelona to preserve
peace, disorder has occurred. The populace
are enraged at the burning of Berga and other
outrageous acts of the Carlists, ard have at
tackled several Catholic churches and seriously
damaged them.
A force of Carlsts under Chieftain Cucula
attacked Vinaroz, province of Castellon De
La Platna, yesterday. After short contest
the insurgents were defeated by the republican
troops and fed in disorder i isilf
Additional reinforcements for the Spanish
troops in Cuba were sent in a steamer from
Cadiz for Havana yesterday.