The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-04-04

seen on the island carrying n boat over
The rocks, and soon II was launched and
took of three boat loads from outlvinc
rocks. While rescuing these men
Capt. Williams and passengers called
loudly to the crew Of the boat to come to
The ship ana take them off first, as they
were in most imminent danger, the Can't.
saying, 81 will give $500 Tor every boat
load rescued The boat afterwards made
for the vessel and took oiftwo boat loads,
half an hour later another boat came and
rescued many cliuging to the rigging.
Third oilicer Brady who had succeeded in
reaching shore over line carried from
the vessel by himself and organized a
crew, materially aiding the work of
rescue,
THE CAPTAINS REPORT.
We sailed from Liverpool March 20h,
and during the first part of the pas
sage we had favorable weather and steady
on the 24th, 10Th and Goth. We expert
enced heavy southwest and west gales,
which brought the ship down to lis miles
n day. On the 3lst of March the engin-
GERS report showed about twenty seven
tons of coal on board. We were then AGO
miles east of Sandy Hook, with winds
southwest and high west swell, and falling
barometer, 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, sheet out from any port Of sup.
ply, and so decided to bear up for Halifax.
AT P. NJ. March 81 Cambro Island was
distant ITO miles, the ships speed vary
ing from eight to twelve knots per hour;
wind South with rain, which veered to
West at 8 p. NJ, with clear weather at
midnight. judged the ship to have made
I'D miles, which wonld place her IS miles
South Of Cambro, and then left the deck
and went into the chart room, leaving
orders about lookout and let me know if
they saw anything, and call me at A. NJ,
intending to get the ships head South,
and await daylight. My first information
of the catastrophe was the striking of the
the ship on Now Island and remaining
there post. The sea Immediately swept
away all port boats. Officers went to their
stations and commenced clearing their
away. The weather boats sockets were
fired by the ID. officer. Before the boats
could be cleared, only 10 minutes having
elapsed, the ship keeled heavily to port,
rendering starbcard boats useless.
Seeing that no help would be got from
boats, | got passengers into the rigging
and outside rails, and encouraged them
to 60 forward where The ship was highest
and less exposed to water.
The third officer, Mr.. Brady, matemas-
ters, oarsmen and spokesman, by this
time having established communication
with the outlnying rock, about forty
yards distant, by means of line.
We got four other lines to the wreck,
along which about 200 passed between
the rock and shore. There was n passage
about 100 yards wide A rope was sue
cessiully passed across this, by which
means about so persons got TO land, though
many persisted in the attempt. At p,
m, the first boat appeared from the Is.
land, but was too small to he of any use
Through the exerton7 of Mr.. Brady,
islanders we're aroused, and by a. IN.
these large boats came to our assistance.
By their efforts, all that remained on side
of The ship and on the rock were landed
in safety, and cared for by a poor ifs her
man named Cloney and his daughter.
During the day survivors to the number
of 429 were drifted off TO various houses
,scatteaed about. q. ,.ss.,.s.
A Halifax steerage passenger makes
the following statement: 81 turned into
my berth about IL o'clock Monday night.
The night was dark, but starlight, and
the weather fue. knew the ship was
going into Halifax for coal last. ie-
member that two bells q o'cloek) struck.
then went to sleep, and woke up with a
shock, and remarked to my mate, 'there
goes anchor | thought, of course, we
were in Halifax harbor; but as soon as
she made the second plunge, | said !:
Good God, she is ashore with that we
got up and dressed. The compap ion way
was thronged with lower Storage pass9n-
gers, and seeing that the sea was com
mencing to break over the ship and low
er down the companion way, | go.as
as many as possible to take the hunks
and hold on TO the iron .stanchions; there
we remained until after dayl'ght.s The
ship had fallen over and the steerage was
full of water, one side only being out.
Orr only chance of escape was the
ports. A number Of men, probably twen-
ty, got out through ports to side of the
vessel Iremaiued till all who were saved
we're out. There we're great many
drowned in hunks and others were
drowned while trying to reach ports.
got out through q port, and held fast TO
the side of the ship for about two hours,
and then went to shore by the life line.
When left the ship there wero still y
great many in the rigging. List of pas
sengcrs total saved 1856, besides II coming
up in steamer Lady Head. About one
half of the steerage passengers were lost.
All books were lost, aud the names cannot
be obtained. o gsr..
The agents of the Star Line have or
aered one hundred collins for bodies al
ready floatrd ashore. Capt, 'Stratland
attributes the disaster to the speed of the
vessel, which must have run more than
nine knots to get so far out of course
Captain seems overwhelmed with sorrow;
said to reporter; 81 think that while
hundreds of men were saved that every
woman should have persisted is horrible.
If had been able to have saved even
one woman could bear the disaster; but
to lose all, it is terrible" He seemed to
fully realize that the world would hold
him TO strict account The latest accounts
report 33l saved, $50 lost, including $50