, 1873-04-03
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, 8,

incapable almost Of holping themselves, anu por-
lsh. Some d!od aftor thoy Ind boon takon TO
tho main and. All tho passengers Bponk - th9
Ohlcor and First Engineer in particular, who TO-
tug passengers TO reach tho rock. Two
lady :, cabin ,raasengors camo on t1I.ets dock
% tho vhaaho1ss: sSa%1ss: I'll %hox fS fhesated
mont, as II panio-Btrlcscn. anl returned on 70
tho Il oompanion-wny, as II looking 1or eomG, a,,
thing, thon cnmo out, and ondoaVorcu 10 toacA
gers, were seiit ashore on tho lpo. At that mo-
mont hugo wavo swept over the ships quar-
tor. Tho mon cllnging to the rigging hoard % tw9
heartrendng shr1oks. and, whom they looAoo
Those arc only q fow Of tho terriblo Incidents
Of that torriblo wreck. Young mon as VOL na
old bocamo paralyzod, aud, ny thoy clung to % tue
f@a boro t o s 81 Ss o an md ven
to by othora to mako como oifort to roach
tho boat and sayo themselves, they would roll
their eyeB Iii their heads, Htaro Taonntiy nt the
hoat2" Many again who wcro reused out Of
their borths had Hcarco tlme to put their ootnoa
on, and reached tho deck to perish with cold.
Ono cabin passenger, . young man, cano up WIN
g Sg yss L. b 5S ' s t. a ts ragd sa o saS ass
tho Roa, fiozon to death. |
71iE CAUSE OF THE D1sAarEn.
MaT4x April 2Tho following ia tho SUBJ
dtAAC0 VI 1l lutGTFlpH uekHcol " Aoeo4toA AAA
Capt. Williams, Of tho Atlantic: -
1seportor-To what causo do you aHoribo the
diBastor Z?
Captatn-1 oan hardly aay, unless It vas be.
wo wore going about elevon knots. but the speed
must have boon creator, Or no could mover layo
got 80 far out Of our courao.
The Captain was serious and composed. yot
incident was being monttoncd ho broke down and
seemed overwhelmed with sorrow. Once no
said to tho reporter: ITO think TINT whilo
should hnvo porished it ia horrible. II had
tho Son dissster, @ but % to ioso ali; 1t is terrible,
terrlblo."
THE CAPTAINS FEELINGS.
Ho seemed to fully realize that tho world
would hold him to strict account for tho disas-
tor. and that whether hc was blamoloss Or Gull
pab1e, he would be by nnny held responsible.
nlr. Markwa1d, Of New York, will stay at Pros
poet to look aftor tho bodies Of tho cabin pas
aongors, and will send tho American ones homo,
II possible.
THE Latest ESTIMATE.
Tho latest report shows tho loas'of life to DO
much loss than at first stated. Or all on board,
418 wero saved, and about 6G0 wero lost. Thoro
wero among the latter $50 women and childron
dead bodies, a large number Of which arc those
Of femnloH
Is brokon in two near the foromast, andtho aftor
tho ledge, aud finally held on, in d short time
carooning seawards, tho waves dashihg
ovor the deck, and sweeping of everything,
smashing boats and making gonoral havoc: still
iareSer iS portion being fashionable Dry goods Tho
whole. is estimated at 100000. Tic scono
Of the yrock Is very dangerous, md
Mars Rock is 10 miles east by south Of Balnbro
| Light tho one which tho Captain sighted and
| took his direction from.
GEOGRAPHY oE THE 11ouTs.
New YonK, April 2.-Tho Tribune fur
nishos tho following: Firat oascer Small,
Of tho Anchor Line Steamship Anglia,
says he could. not imagine low Dap
tain Williams had miatnken the lights.
starboard bow, whereas. had Hhe been steoring
into Halifax, it would hnvo boon on tho port
aido.. Mcaghor'a Head, whore tho. yossol
Gf fo a and Fsssy Bas @sTz h Gssmfso ssmSpo
1slpnd Light Is white one, hxod and yisiblo
20 miles to soa, while tho Inter, which is lG
miles to tho northwest Of sambro, is q rcd.
Rhr Hsh Yod Ssd ts bs'n h sn' bss1 from esss Msssh0
be mistaken for tho Other, being
80 dIfsrent il character md clearly mnrke On
midnight ho had reckonod himHolf 30 milos from
Baulbfo light, or Al from Meaghor'sHead. That
fatal mistake occurred in hip calculation is owl
don't.
New YonK, april 2.-Tho Herald has q special
souls on board tho Atlantic. whom she struck,
| most Of them wore ut rest. Those who could
drods Of stoesago passengers and many Of tho
1esa vigorous In the aaloon woro unable
to do 30, as tho water poured III immediately.
ThoBe who succeeded IN gaining tho deck mostly
a sas sso seEnbs tah
| Williams actod like a hero. It was
utterly impossible to snve any OF
the ladiss, although strenuous e1erttons wore
Merritt and her sistor to tho lfoboat, but, find
ing it impractioable to launch that boat, ho
placed them In tho rigging; They were lost, as
wore also oyory woman and child on hoard.
Among tue many sad Incidents OF this torrible
calamity was the death Of MIR. Price, who per-
ishcd upon tho side Of tito vessel from exposure.
Tho ladica bchaved witt the utmost heroisnl.
Not ono cry was, hoard from them. Az
from ,oach other in silent agony. Mr.
Fishor'a wife besought him to save himself, but
ho refused to lease her, saying ~ shall remain
by you; We shall moet in another and better
who had been travelling in Europe for the
past five months, and WHO WAS bringing homo a
Valuable collection Of books, .trinkots, ETC., to
friends In Boston; was probably drowned in the
atato-room. The sailors, monty Liverpool mon,
The body Of Mrs Fishor WIS found, and some
fend IN human form had smashed her finger
with Q rock to wrench from r. # her wedding-ring
Special Disratch to The Chicago Tribune.
New Yo1K, April 2.-Tho sailing orders OF
!. the White Star Limo require vessels entoring
Halifax harbor to steer diroct for Cape Sambrc
:: light, and after arriving within certain dis
'"--srto; turn to tho cast 10 az to avoid the
= 4oala around Devl'a Island Light. Capo Sam.
!; b6o light aud Capo Prospect light aro tho same
+ alze and color. It is thought here that the
} officers mtatook tho Inter for tho former.
Mr. Curtis, manager Of tho ticket Office Of the
Guion Limo, Gays that Capt. Williams WAS super.
seded on account OF incompetenoy.
mr. and Mrs. William Morritt woro married II
July last, and were returning from European
bridal tour. Miss Merritt, sister OF the groom
hnd Misc Bcrymer, Ristor Of tue bride, joinol
them several months ago, and wero returning
with them. Thoy moved In tho boat circles o1
this city.
Horny T. Hewett WAS partner Of Dost & Co..
Importers. He went to Europe in December
Ho loavos q wife aud daughter. Mr. Price Ia {
Mrs. George Francis Train went to Europe OF
tho Atlantic She wTote d letter to hor husband
dated March Z, on Queenstown in which sle sayt
the steamer was utterly unscaworthy, and con
Burea tho Company In strong torms for eutrust
: ing 80 many precious lives to such dangerous
hulk.
Djsnntohes have been Bopt to tho officore o