The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-11
THE LOST ATLANTIC.
A Fearful Gale Blowing and No Com
municatiOn with the Wreck.
Eighty Thousand Dollars Worth Of Property
Recovered-The Body Of Mr.. John Brinley
Found Forty Miles at Seattle Atlantic
Expected to Go to Pieces in the Storm.

HALIFAX, N. s., April 10, 1873.
There Is but little to report tonight concerning
the wreck OF the Inflated Atlantic. fearful gale
has prevailed all day long, and the indications to-
night are that it will increase rather than abate
during the ensuing twenty -four hours. Several
divers of the New York Wrecking Company, who
arrived this morning, together with representa-
tives Of the White Star line and the HERALD re-
porter, started for the scene OF the wreck on
special tug this morning, but soon after leaving
the wharf it was deemed unsafe to proceed and
the tug put back to Halifax. heavy rain fol-
lowed soon alter, rendering the rarely -travellcd
highway so impossible that not a stable keeper in
Halifax would let team ut any price to undertake
the hazardous journey There Is no telegraph line
to Prospect, and hence the latest intelligence from
the scene OF the wreck is only up to this forenoon
when some sailing vessels, with a portion OF the
cargo, left for this port arriving late in the after
noon. message from the HERALD correspondent
by the latest OF these vessels ties that the wind
was blowing streng, and that II would be impossl-
BILE for the divers to do anything during the day.
No bodies in addition to those already mentioned,
had been taken out.
THE CARGO RECOVERED
and brought to Halifax consists Of general mer
chand1se, and Is valued at about eighty thousand
dollars, and will be forwarded to New York as soon
as vessels can be procured to take 1t around. Mr.
Merriam, the chiei diver OF the New York Wrecking
Company, although he has been unable as yet to
reach the wreck on account OF the weather. Ii OF
The opinion, from what he mas learned oil the peril
position Of the steamer, that II the threatening
storm continues she will go to pieces before to-
morrow night. II she holds together, however,
and, there comes but a brief interval OF fair
weather to enable him TO reach Prospect and get
his apparatus at work. he Is confident that he can
ind his way into the saloons and staterooms and
get out what must now be but fragments OF the
bodies OF the unfortunate victims OF the dreadful
disaster.
NO TIDINGs FROM THE WRECK
are expected tonight for a journey up by land is
simply impossible and to venture up IN one Of the
small tngs would be foolhardiness A telegram
has been received from Lunenburg, N. S., this
afternoon, announcing that the body of John
Brinley, Market place, Bursem, England had been
picked up forty miles at seat with one OF the Allan
ties lilepreservers attached. Mr.. j. Wilet, OF the
firm OF Il. h j. Willet, OF New YORK. who is here to
look after Mr.. Brinleys remains, will go after them
tomorrow and have them forwarded to England
by the first steamer. Mr.. Brinley was about sixty
years OF age and a well known crOckery merchant
in England. He was coming to this country Oh
business. Mr.. Mackwald, OF New York, who was
useful in looking out for the rescued and the
mains OF the Dead will leave for home tomorrow.