Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-17
Additional Particulars Statements of
Observation-Disclosures Scene.


The New York Sun furnishes the following
additional details of the loss of the Atlantic
A steerage passenger says nearly all the pas
sengers in his part of the steerage, to the num-
Der of 128, if not more, rushed on deck at the
same time. Some of the passengers who first
succeeded in getting on deck were told by
some of the officers in command that nothing
was wrong that they had only lowered the
anchor. The passengers then went down
again, and tried to persuade the rest to that
effect. I think this was done to prevent con-
fusion on deck. came up again and had just
time to go on saloon deck, about 10 minutes
after the ship first struck, when she turned
over toward land and sank. A number of per-
sons chung to the bulwarks, but the sea being
high they we're washed off, and many drowned.
Others, along with myself, who got into the
rigging, swung themselves off by ropes into
the water, and swan to the rock, a distance of
about so yards. About $50, who were pas
sengers, principally belonging to the steerage
that l was in, saved themselves in this way.
The Captain, who was clinging to the ships
side, passed off about 100 passengers into the
boat, and advised them to jump into the water
and swim ashore.
VIM. Hogan, of Waterford, tells the follow
ing: I was on deck at 3 O'Clock. heard a
sailor on duty call out "AIs wells o'clock. y
After hearing the sailor saying "A1l's WELL" I
went forward to the steerage and got into bed.
About five or ten minutes afterwards l heard
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almost instantly heard a tremendous crash,
and the air rushed in and blew out the lights.
1t was my impression a boiler had bursted. l
called up SOM of the boys that were sleeping
near me, and told them to rush on deck. that
a boiler had exploded. Some OF them refused
to go, and said that it mattered little, thinking
the steamer was out at sea, that it was lust as
well to meet death below as on deck. The
orders were given, as is a common thing in
steamships, with sailors, that the matches
should be closed, and no one be permitted to
ascend to the deck. Thinking that our lives
were in imminent danger we forced the matches
up. As soon as we were on deck we ran to the
side of the vessel, and l saw a rock, as 1 sup
posed, about 800 yards distant. l thought al
first it was an iceberg we had struck, but i'm.
mediately afterward the ship began to heave
or plunge, and after three or four plnnges set.
tied, and the water seemed to be rushing in
Believing that our safety depended on oul
being on the side Of the vessel nearest tt
land, I rushed to that side and caught hold Of
the rigging. Then the ship began to turn ovel
gradually on her side. I got on the side of the
ship and caught hold of a rope. I then heard
a dismal wall, which was fearful to listen to. i
proceeded from the steerage passengers below
who we're then smothering. It did not las
more than two minues, when all was as still al
death.
John Farley, chief engineer, says: A grea
number of the passengers we're drowned Will,
going from the vessel by a rope to the rock
The cold was so intense that some of them
being benumbed, were unable to hold on to thu