The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-05
THE OCEAN TRAGEDY.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE WRECK
OF TIE ATLANTIC

The List OF the Lost Cabin Passengers
Completed-A Monument to Mark the
Graves of the Victims In the Public
Cemetery at Halifax.
HALIFAX N. S., April T.
A steamer has Just arrived from the wreck
of the steamer Atlantic. The ship is almost
intact, and only few packages of her cargo
have come ashore. The report that Mrs.
Fhter's body had been found was not correct,
and the story In some OF the papers that Al
bert Sumuer comnllted suicide Ia also false.
One of hls friends, who was saved, says that
Mr.. Sumner held on TO the wreck ss long as
he possibly could, and then was washed of by
the sea. The captain says that the stories OF the
mulilation of the bodies by the crew are false
and the reports of robberies largely eA'ggerat-
ed. he says the people at Prospect did a. tney
could for the living and dead; bat among Tie
crowds who focked TO the place from the eur
rounding country, there were some VINO
robbed The bodies whenever they could get
chance. The collector Of customs Ia awaiting
Instructions from headquarters, and Will pro-
bablv commence an official inveslgatlon this
evening. The captain can give no eXplana-
ton of the cause OF the disaster, except
miscalculation as to the current and the Ves-
sel's speed. Great numbers OF people are
leaving the city In steamers, going down 10
the wreck.
No efforts will be spared to recover the
bodies of the following named passengers:
Mr. O. NJ. Fisher and wife, Vermont; Mr.. y.
Sheat, wife, son and daught T, Nevadai Henry
L. wellington, Boston; Mrs. Merritt, miss
Scrymser aud Mr.. Kruger, New York; Miss
BrodIe and Mrs. Barker, Chicago; Mrs. Brind-
lev, Mrs. Davidson and daughter, England.
With the names of The bodies reported this
morning as recovered this completes the list
of cabin passengers who re lost. captain
Williams aud his assistants searched the
islands around the wreck thoroughly last
night, and picked ont from among the rocks
many bodies and brought ashore those report,
ed this morning, which had been telegraphed
for by friends.
The bodies reported recovered this morn
Ing have been dressed and placed In tlgntly
sealed metallic coff1ns, and await the arrival
oLp-friends aud relatives 10 take them 10
charge. It Is thought that the bodies Will
hardly remain 10 condition 10 oe examines' "a
Another Trip will be made 10 the WICK TO-
morrow. The stewards and other men &C.
ouainted with the passengers have been iettin
charge of The wreck TO take care OF bodies as
thew are washed ashore. John Brindly was
lost. His name was put oy mistake ID tne
list of p issengers savei, QUE OF the passen-
pers having mistaken another for him. IL Is
now proposed 10 bring all the bodies to this
cIty. bury them together In the publlc ceme-
terry, and erect monument over them, lne
city council, on application of the provincial
government, having resolved thls AFTERNOON
10 place a lot In the cemetery at the disposal
of the friends o. the dead.
One hundred and sixty tour IS tne exact
number of bodies found up TO this morning.
The work OF buryipg them has commenced,
aud O gang of men will be sent down This
evening 10 help the fishermen In tnaL WORK,
The bodies OF J. 81. Price, Henry =. hewitt,
Mr.. Merritt and Miss Merritt, of New YORK;
Albert Sumner, of San San FraDcisco, ana
Henry Metcalf. the secoRd officer, have been
brought 20 this city.
BosToN, April a.
The emIcrants saved from the wreck OF The
Atlantic are expected to arrive here on
Pulman train from Portland tomorrow. The
agents OF The White Star Line, 10 this city,
have engaged Fsueul Hall for Inc reception
OF the unforluDates, and preparations are
making for their wants upon their arrival.
Tney win remain In Boston all day. and Satur-
day evening will proceed to New YORK oy tne
Old COLONY Road aud the steamer Newport
from Fall River.
NEW YORK. April 4.
The surviving officers Of the steumer Allan
tic have been ordered 10 report at lhe compa,,
be parliy investigated. They will return In o
short time 10 England, where igid examlna,
tion will take place before the Liverpool
Chamber of Commerce. The agents of the
company are still In the dark regarding Inc
reason for Captain Willlams's course IN max
,Hg for the harbor of Halifax.