, 1873-04-03
The LOST ATLANTIC,
Statements by Several of the Rescued
Passengers.


tContInued from tho Fifth Pagc.1
BAyEp M THE "pELrA"
HALIFAX, April 2.-Tho Doltn's passengers
woro landed nt tho Cunard wharf Into thlH aftor
noon. Ihoy wore mostly mon from 20 to %
ycars of ago. Many woro in pltieble conll-
o1otlloB torn and drenched; homo with
bits of carpet, mating, and blankets
around thcm, and NIL frettol and sick.
from exposure. On reeching tho locality, IT was
frat namod. Lad boom Picked up md savod,
among whom woro some old and foeblo peraonB,
who died after being rescued, from exhaustion
aud cold.
It iB understood tho Government will COM
rnonco investigation at once.
DIspos1T1oN OF THE sAyED.
Tho paaaengors we're tskon oa9o Of by tho
About 100 Of thom will 60. by tho steamer Chase
to Portland tomorrow, tho remainder going by
tho steamer Falmouth tomorrow night II thcre
Ia room for thom, About 100 bodie. hnve been
orderod 100 collins to bo eont down at once- Tho
city authorities ind Provincial Legislature hare
tnken measures for the relief OF those passengers
TINT may require 1t.
ADDITIONAL, L1sT OF BAvED.
Tho following. saved from the Atlantic, wero
brought up in tho Btoa1nor Lady Hoad:
Poor Unson. austavs Dearen, Pierre Margcnen, ME.
e. T. n
yaaes qac1ful,. George 1lsato, Eyaa fueh, III.
isa &5sat y %saus William hpns hssX sn resse resss
nes MS Ss Eas snrs e. ses
Sns n psy SS =
rher, q. ooatcs, Wm Wado, Thomas DlacR, pavid To-
sssn ss % ssupR; @ As Gei ~
austayo.
s7ATEstENT or 4 CABIN rAssENaEn.
Tramsn D. Markg9ld was interviewed BY
borth at . o'clock on Monday night, and was
| aroused By tho shock Of tho ship striking. All
tho mon in tho cabin rushed upon! dock to 800
what was wrong, went into the saloon on
was 9:2o. Rockets we're boing nrod. With
in fifteen minutes from tho timo the
ship struck aho carcened. The Captain, with
his of1lcera bohaved bravoly. The ory was rnisea
dayt1es h' h i Bsss Boss sns os
rescued Q number Of ,ls, and landed us On
Moagher's Island. A handful Of people there
warmly welcomed us. They gave uH food and
Edmund Ryan, a magistrate, Donis Ryan and
thor wvoB, were especially active in 1ninistorin8
to our wants. Thorewero three boats crows whose
names deserve high place on tho roll Of honor.
Jamos Cooltn, Frank Ryan, John Blackburn, and
Bon Blackburn: tho second boat by JamoH
o'Drion, Michael o'Drion, P. Pollard. William
Lacy, and 7. J. Toorg: 1rogret thnt have not
chiefly belong the credit Of having at the risk OF
thcir lives rescued from death over 400 souls
They, as we'll aa sevoral othors whose
bravery I have heard, should certanly rccoive
somo reward for their noble conduct. Coming
up On deck, thero wore ringing praises Of ganl.
lantry Of tho boats' crows already referred to, ne
woll as Of tho Rov. nrr. Anciont, who rescued the
perishing ohiot onlcer, FIRTH, Of Brady, the
aud Owens, Who first established communication
with tho shore. The kindness Of tho people o1
Prospect WAS also universally acknowledged.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.
New YoAK, April 2.--Tho Sun furuiBhes th<
the Atlantios
scngers II Lis part of tho steerage, to the nun y,
ber Of 128, il not more, rushed on deck at ths
succeeded in getting on deck wore told BY soms
Of tho officers in command TINT nothing wa'
wrong; TINT they had only lowered tho anchor
tTied to persssdo tho rest to that effocts lhin}
this WAS done to prevent confusion on Dock.
came up again and had Just time to 50 on sa
loon dock, about 10 minutes after tho ship frs
atruck, when sho turned over toward land am
sank. 4 number Of persons chung to tho btl
warks, but the sea being high they woro washet
OIL, and many drowned. ,othors, along Will
myso who got IN tue ,onor ssgi{ng in{
tho water, md swan to tho rock, distance o
shout 80 yards. About 150, who wero passenger
principally belonging to tho atoorago that va
In, saved themselves in this way. The Captain
who was olinging to the ships side, passed. OF
about 100 passengers into the boat, and adviser
them to jump into tho water and 9wim ashore.
Wm. Hogan, OF Waterford, tells tho following
7 was on deok ct i, o'clock. heard q sailor o.
ing the sailor saying "Atl's vol, II went forwar'
to tho storage and got into bod. About 1yo O
tcn minutes afterwards heard watchnan CT
out, "Dreakers ahead " and almost instantl
heard o tremendous crash, and tho air ruBhe
In and blew out tho lights. L WAS N
impression q boiler had burstod. I calle
up some Of tho boys tint wero sleeping noar me
and told thom to rush OIL dock, that boiler ha
,, exploded. Some Of them rcfuael to 80, an
aaid that 1t mattered litsle thinking tho steame
was out ut soa, that 1t WAS just ae vol to nee
death below as on deck. Tho orders we're givor
as is common thing in steamships, with sailort
that tho hatches should DO closed, and no On
bo permitted to ascend to tho decl
: Thinking that our lives wore in imm
neut danger we forced the hatclos up
As soon as wo wore on deok, NO ran to the sid
about 800 yards diBtant. thought at first
vas IN iceberg We had struck, but immediatel
afterward the ~: :,,.'. : -'..rrf
and and aftor % tire. :, =; ;:,p..;.,... ~, :. !.
: ; , Eeter;s t.s,;seg ,sesY !! .,r :: ~.
- to lcnd, ~. -" }.'t.
g tho rig1 ssSs'@ 49,
l ship an0 =.
y dismal vi
= | proceedeA
= who were u
than two ri; Atl