The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-06

than two shocks lie ru ~ in.o Tue s sa,oo1 an
as he did so the boy who ca.hinS on and RIM OF
dect tnn shus Sano pdo or rushed into m
stateroom and had time to UT on NJ, oo inns
Cfhey were the same the gentlema st ,O H. ha
put on my shoes without my stot Alhss an. IN
done 1t so quickly that before knew hardly W. :
had done was on deck. Here the sceoe was yer
rible. and cannot attempt to picture -. AZ =,
stood there, uncertain what to do, could see INC
crew OF the vessel acting Ia an outrageous manHer
une s'ors y perec .rue .s yerpoo Tnss
were trying to lower boats ana were pushing me
passengers away TO do so. was sun N the same
place when Mrs. Dawson and her daughter came
up to me. ''Oh, for Gods sake, save us !" Mrs. Da
vison exclaimed l said didn't think any OF as
forgiveness for her SINS She then threw her
arms around my neck 10 cling 10 me, and at
that moment she tremendous wave came that
killed so many. saw Mrs. Dawson and her daugh-
ter clasped In each others arms Tor a monent
more end then they disappeared. Az for my self
felt at the same moment some one
CATCH ME- BY THE ARM
and pun me up into the rigging don't know who
It, was. chung on as wen as ! could, and then
when the water was beneath me | saw that the
decks had almost been washed clear OF the people
that were on them. The sigat had been SO terrible
few moments before that i seemed TO me
as II the whole stcerage was on deck. But
must have been mistaken. Then got higher and
higher IN the rigging until | reached the TOP Of
me and Mr.. Camacho about three feet below him.
Captain Williams was
and was giving orders. He did not order the peo-
pie TO jump into the sea- | was so near him that
could hear all he SAID and know he did not say
that He did, however, order the people 10 go
along the rope, ana exerted himself to help them
to go along It, lie acted throughout the part OF
brave man, and must commend him for IL.
do you think he was TO blame p asked the re-
porter
l do not, answered Mr.. Wick, as far az could
tell; but attach great blame to the agents in Liv-
erpool for sending the vessel out in such cOndt-
zion az to coal When were three days out from
Queenstown we already that IS the passengers)
understood that we were short of coal 1t was a
matter OF much talk among MS, and nobody among
the officers denied it. We often asked Captain
Williams whether we. should have to put into
Halifax, but he would not give us any decided
answer; The day before the, accident, how
put into Halifax Tor coal. We all understood this
before the accident happened. The proper quantity
went to sea with something over 9OO The differ
ence would have carried us into port safely.
kept record of the log of the ship and IT shows
better than anything else could do the TACT that
we did not have enough coal on board.
THE ATLANTIC'S LOG.
We left Liverpool March 20, and up to March
%, including the stay at queenstown, we made 300
miles; Marcn %, 344 miles; March %, 300 miles;
March a, 294 miles, March IS, ioo miles;
terrific gale, which lasted fifteen hours, rs miles;
March 81, on which day we had calm, clear sea,
pa miles; March IS, 1913 miles, March 81, 100 miles;
up to the time of the wreck on the morning ofApril
give out. When we turned back to Halifax we
were 100 miles from HALIFAX and All miles from
Sandy HOOK, and we only mad III tons of coal on
board. 1t was when the Captain found this out
that he determined to turn back.
now THE CABIN PASSENGERS WERE LOST.
But to proceed with the story OF the wreck.
When | was yet in the saloon saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Fisher together. heard Mrs. Fisher say to her hus
band, 'Go, save yourself' leave me TO my fate;"
gether ana meet III better word.r They were
undoubtedly drowned in the saloon and never
came on deck. | saw the Merritts Just before they
went to bed Mrs. Merritt was an invalid, and l
don't think left her stateroom during the voyage.
Mrs. Merritt and Miss scrymser were very interest
ing ladies. Mr.. Merritt was large gentleman and
very convivia. On the night OF the wreck
after it had happened, ! did not see any
on the deck Just before was taken up III the rig
ging. He was bareheaded and out of his mind.
He did not even make an effort to save himself
his charge, were lost, but did not see them that
night. The woman who died in the rigging from
in the rigging until eleven O'Clock the next
morning when boat came OIL and took us. was
almost exhausted. and could not have stood 1t an
| other hour. Mr.. Camacho said, "YOu go IN tins
boat; III wait till the next and he was almost
dead himself. Ingla also waited for the next.
never thought should outlive it. But | got on
shore. suffered so much that
WISHED FOR DEATH TO COME.
Captain Williams, who had acted so nobly,
| the fishermen. 1t was evening before we got any
nourishment, because the first people that went
up the house took everything there The sail
ors here acted again in brutal manner, and took by
force all they could get and deprived others of even
| II
eight O'Clock IN the morning, and after that none
died. 1t is not true that sailors smashed the I'm
gers OF people to get their rings. IL was blowing
gale all the time we were In the rigging, ana we
were submerged every few moments by the mast
dipping and by the tremendous surf The Halifax
people treated us with great humanity
STATEMENT OF THOMAS DUNN.
Thomas Dunn steward, who arrived in COM
pany with Messrs. Camacho and WICK made the fol.
lowing statement IL came by the rope ashore and
nearly lost my hold. Many people on the rock
slipped Off and never appeared again on the sur
face. l do not know how true the stories are about
the lack OF coal. Some OF the crew said II was muir
der to send to sea a vessel without coal enough.
believe there are hundreds of steerage people yet
in the ship, as not one In five got out. They were
drowned actually in their berths. ! am the only
steward saved.
CENsuRE OF THE CAPTAIN.
Dunn says, in addition to the above, that the
vessel careened over after striking the rock and
that her propeller struck against the rock and
with so much force that IL wrenched the stern
apart between the sections Of iron. starting the
rlvets and allowing the water to pour In in great
quantities into the women'S compartment in the
steerage and this is the reason why no women
were saved They were drowned before they could
stir.
Dunn says the Captain acted in a shameful man
ner He adds that he attempted to wake Captain
Williams up about quarter past two. but that he
refused to stir. He said they were near land, but
leave IL was only about an hour afterwards that
the vessel struck.
Dunn has been in the employ OF several ocean
lines notably the Cunard and the Guion, and he
never in all his EXP erience knew captain to go to
sleep when he was nearing land and allow the
ship to be guided by subaltern officer and espe-
cially when the vessel was lying of a dangerous
coast. Dunn saw number OF the cabin passengers
standing hudded together when he passed along
TO the tore part Of the vessel All these have been
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