The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-03

showed but about 127 tons of coal aboard. !
We were then AGO miles east OF Sandy Hook,
with the wind southwest and high west
.erly swell, and falling barometer. The ship
was steatning only eight knots per hour I
considered the risk too great to push on, az
we might find ourselves in the event Of
gaze Tar out from any port OF supply, and SO
l decided to bear up for Halifax.
AT 2. NJ. on The 31st Sombro island was
distant Ito miles, the ships speed varying
from eight to twelve knots per hour: wind
south. with rain, which veered westward at
s P:M., with clear weather at.midnight. : I
judged to hayemadc 122 miles, which would
place the ship about 4S miles south OF Som.
bro, and then lett deck and went into the
chart-room, leaving orders about the look
out to let me know if they saw any.
thing, and call me at 8 A. NJ, in
tending then to put the ships head
to southwark and await daylight. My
first intimation of the catastrophe was
the striking of the ship on Mars island and
remaining there fast. The sea Immediately
swept away all the port boats. The officers
commenced clearing the weather boats.
Rockets were fired: by the second officer.
Before the boats could be lowered, only ten
minutes having elapsed, the ship keeled
heavily to port, rendering the starboard
| boals useless. Seeing that no help could be
got, got the passengers in; the rigging: and
outside the rails, and encouraged them to 60
forward where the ship was high and less
leXposcd TO water. -
/ 1.-THE third officer, Dir. Brady, and Quarter
master Owens, by this time having estab-
| li>hed communication with the outlying
rocks, about forty yards distant, by means
| of 4 line, got four other lines to the rock.
| Over one of these about 200 people passed.
Between the rock and the shore was n pass
| age 100 yards wide. A rope was success
fully passed across tEia, by which means
about fifty got to land, though many were
drowned in the attempt.
/ "At5 A. NJ. the first boat appeared from
the island but she was too small to be of any
assistance. Through the eXcrtions OF Mr..
Brady the islanders were aroused and by
y. n. three larger boats came to our assist
ance. by thcir effOrts'al that remained OIL
the side OF the ship and on the rock were
landed in safety, and cared for by poor
fisherman named Clancy anu his daughter.
During the day the survivors to the number
of 429 were drafted off to various houses ;
Resident Magistrate Edmond Ryan render
inc valuable assistance. .- .
- L nc cutCI OUCel DdNiiiS SOLtSu iiitu iuC
miZzen-rigging, the sea cut Off his retreat.
He stood for six hours by woman who had
been placed in the rigging. The sea was too
high to attempt his rescue. AT q Z. NJ.
CLERGYMAN, Rev. Mr.. Ancient, succeeded in
getting him line aud getting him of.
MANY of The passengers, saloon and steerage,
died in the rigging from cold. Among these
was the purser Of the ship.
e. l,rnt 70 nlnPn1 two In.
dies in litebnat, but finding the boat use
less / carried them to the main rigging,
where left them, and went aft to encour-
age others to go forward on the side of the
shin. At this juncture the boilers exploded,
| and the boat rolled over to leeward, the ship
ut this time being on her beam end. Find
| ing myself useless there, went to take the
ladies forward, but found them gone; nor
did see them afterwards. Many passengers
could not be stimulated to any effort to save
themselves, but lay in the rigging, and died
| from fright and exposure. [ remained on
the side. encouraging, helping, and directing,
| until about fifteen were landed, when find:
ing nv lecs and hands were becoming use,
less. | left the ship. On reaching the shore
| DISPATCHED Mr.. Brady, the third officer, OF
to Halifax, across the country, to telegraph
the news of the disaster, and to obtain us
| SiStance. r., -. -.
"The Cunard Line agentat HALIFAX prompt
" responded, and sent two steamers with pro
visions to convey the survivors to Halifax
| where they will be cared for and forwarded
TO New York the first opportunity in chargt
Of the first aud fourth officers, the third OF
firer and four men being left at the island tt
care for the dead: as they come ashore. /
!" Captain S. Hendon, diver, has received
provisional authority as to salvage OF eargf
| and materials" ,a.;.. ~. ,...
BosToN, April 2.-The report that Russel
Sturgis and Franklin ". Smith were pa sen
gers by the steamer Atlantic Is lncorrect
They took another steamer. - sf}-
= HALIFAX, April 2.-There is nothing In tht
shape of documents saved from the steam
| shin Atlantic. A list Of the passengers vii
be obtained it possible upon the return 9
| the steamers from the wreck. 8.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Dispatcbes have
been sent to the officers of the wreckine
companies at Halifax, instructing them X
send their vessels ut once TO. the. scene OF tht
disaster for the purpose Of saving ANYTHING
belonginstto the Atlantic, that can be found
The Atlantic, together with her cargo: wa
valued at about SS50,000. The loss viii b
partly covered by insurance. %
Further Details.
HALIFAX, April 2.-Early this morning th'
Dominion Government steamer Lady Head
CAPTAIN Marston : the Cunard steamer Delta
Captain Shaw; and the ssteamtus Goliah
CAPTAIN Jones, left this city for The scene o
the Atlantic disaster, at Prospect, TO render
such assistance as they could. !, sx..I
The Lady Head had on board number:o
icustom.bouse officers, and the Delta's party
included several newspaper reporters. "A
Start was made about A. ID. so that TIT
steamers might reach the scene Immediately
after daylight.
AS the morning broke the steamers ap
proached Prospect, aud those on boart
Quickly learned the whereabouts OF the III
fated Atlantic from the presence around bel
Of d large fleet of fishing scheoners ant
small boats. 4. !. y. - ,.t3s.s.s, s
! The Delta and Lady Head being unable 70
venture near shore came TO anchor, aud fh'
GeliaIi with liiu-boats went IN to embark tDi
shipWrecksd people, No time was lost. Ih'
Geiiab and boats soon returned titled VIII
man. who proceeded to get on houtd TN
beta: and such Q motley party OF RAJ
| staifs--a rugged regiment were we'll at
tired and respectfully king compared q
these. English, hisAs SEQ Weisi., Dutep
|, No,Wesians ESWedes, Swiss indeed, repre-
sea,atiges of every country in Europe AM
fof.the United States we're hndd died fogetnaF
talking, lang hing, CRYING, praying, AMI
Thanksgiving, producing confusion g