Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-02
Railroad Bill,

Bniirouu nitt.
TRENTON, N. j., April 3l.-The
Governor has signed the Railroad Mo-
nopoly Bill. Flags are flying In honor
Of the release OF New Jersey from
railroad monopoly. The bill has
passed both Houses, e%xempting from
municipal taxation main and stem and
principal passenger and freight depots,
excepting at terminal points to include
ten acres. All property, Including
rolling stock, to be subject to munich
pal as we'll as State tax.
Wreck Of the Atlaatic.
HALIFAX, April 1.-The steamer
Delta has not returned from the scene
Of the wrecked Atlantic, hence no ad-
ditional news has been obtained con-
corning the disaster.
Atlantic Disaster.
NEW York, April 2.-White,S Starr
s. Co., last evening, OH receiving news
Of the disaster to the Atlantic, dis
patched an agent to relieve the sur
vivors, and instructed him to telegraph
their names to important points. Two
other agents left far Halifax this
morning to forward the survivors to
their destination. The steamship City
of Montreal sailed the same day with
the Atlantic, on the Goth Of March,
She has a duplicate list Of passengers,
cabin and steerage. She Is expected
to-day. The Company cay the catas-
trophe was caused by installing lights
on the coast. and do not attach any
blame to the officers Of the vessel ; also
that Captain Williams is an expert
enced and excellent seaman. He has
been about twelve years In trans-Atlail-
tic trade, and with the White Star line
since its organization. At II time he
commanded the steamship Colorado.
which, after he retired from her, was
sunk In a collision in the Mersey.
Additieaai Particulars.
BosToN, April 2.-The following
special to the Evening Trareler, dated
Halifax, April I'd, says: Only three
or four cabin passengers were saved
from the wreck of the Atlantic, one
E~nglishman and two or three French
men. Only one lady passenger at
tempted to save herself. She was fro.
zen to death in the rigging aud fell
into tile water. The purser is among
the lost. Some Of the passengers who
arrived in this city to-day give har-
rowing details of the calamity. The
Atlantic had $50 storage passengers
and 80 saloon. There had been two
births during the voyage. The crew
numbered l42, and IA stowawas were
discovered. Three hundred In all were
saved ont Of a total number of 1880.
The following is a list Of names Of
the cabin passengers on the steamship
Atlantic: N. Brandt, John Price. Il.
Krugler, s. W. Wick, Albert Sumner,
j. Hewett, Spencer Jones, H. Willing
ton. w. Gardner, James Brown, X.
Camacks, j. Markwald, II. Hirsch, B.
Richmonds, W. Gregett, w. Sheat, IL.
Sheat, Charles Allen, A. Ingle, John
Briudley, L. Levlngson. Mrs. David
son, Mrs. Merritt, Mrs. Sheat, Miss
Davidson, Miss Random, Miss Bradie,
Miss Barker, Miss Merritt, Miss Sheat,
and two Misses Rase.
A runor obtained circulation to-day
that Captain Williams, Of the Allan
tic, was discharged from the service Of
Williams s. Guion's company for I'M.
scamanlike conduct, and Mr.. Curtis,
passenger agent Of the line. said lie
heard at times that such was the fact.
On the other hand, Mr.. Spark, agent
| Of the White Star line, says Captain
Williams, on leaving the employ Of
Williams s. Gulon's company, receiv.
ed from that company the most flatter'
ing testimonials.