Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-04-17
THE LOST ATLANTIC.
Additional Particulars Statements OF
Survivors-ThriIIing Scenes.

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Additional Particulars Statements of
Survivors-ThriIIing Scenes.
The New York Sun furnishes the following
additional details of the loss of the Atlantic
A steerage passenged saws nearly all the pas
sengers in his part of the storage, to the
number of 1913, if not mere, rushed on deck at
the same time. Some of the passengers who
first succeeded in getting on deck were told by
some of the officers in omman that nothing
was wrong; that they had only lowered the
anchor. TIL passengers then went down
again, and tried to persuade the rest to that
effect. Think this was done to prevent con-
fusion on deck. I came up again and had
just time to go on saloon deck, about 10. min
utes after the ship first struck, when she
turned over toward land and sank. A number
of persons chung to the bulwarks, but the sea
being high they we're washed off, and many
drowned. Others, along with myself, who got
in the riggings, swung themselves OF by ropes
into the water, ana swan to the rock, a dis
lance of about so yards. About $50, who were
passengers, principally belonging to the steer
age that 1 was in, saved themselves IN tins
way. The Captain, who was clinging to the
ships side, passed about 100 passengers into
the boat, and advised them to jump into the
water and swim ashore.
VIM. Hogan, of. Waterford, tells the follow
ing: I was on deck at 8 o'clock. heard a
sailor on duty call out Calls wells o'clock"
After hearing the sailor say "AHs well, l
went forward to the steerage and got into bed.
About five or ten minutes afterwards 1 heard a
Waterman cry out. Breakers ahead!" and
almost instantly heard a tremendous crash,
and the air rushed in and blew out the lights.
1t was my impression a boiler had bursted. I
called up some of the boys that we're sleeping
near me-, and told them to rush ON deck, that
a boiler had exploded. Some of them refused
to go, and said that it mattered little, thinking
the steamer was ont at sea, that 1t was just as
we'll to meet death below as on deck. The
orders were given, as ID a common thing IN
steamships, with sailors, that the matches
should be closed, and no one be permitted to
ascend to the deck. Thinking that our lives
were in imminent danger we forced the matches
up. As soon as we were on deck, we ran to
the side of the vessel, and I saw a rock, as l
supposed, about 300 yards distant. I thought
at first it was an iceberg we had struck, but
Immediately afterward the ship began to heaye
or plunge, and after three or four plunges set
tied, and the water seemed to be rushing in
Believing that our safety depended on OUR
being on the side of the vessel nearest to
land, I rushed to that side and caught hold of
the rigging. Then the ship began to turn over
gradually onher side. L got on the side of the
ship and caught hold of a rope. I then heard
a dismal wall, which was fearful to listen to. 1t
proceeded from the Storage passengers below,
who were then smothering. 1t did not last
more than two minutes, when all was as still
as death.
John Farley, chief engineer, says A great
number of the passengers were drowned while
going from the vessel by a rope to the rock.
The cold was SO intense that some of them,
being benumbed, were unable to hold on to the
rope, and they let go, and we were unable to
render them any assistance. The rock that we
l. were on was covered With SeaWecQ, Wnlcn mace
it very dangerous to stand upon, and the
edges of the rock were round. All on the rock
with ourselves being soaking wet and cold,
were unable to render any assistance to those
who were in the greatest of peril. A number
of them were washed off the wreck and drown
ed, and a number who were trying to get from
washed from it and drowned. We could see
people falling from the ships side and rigging.
Several persons who became completely ex-
hausted lay down on the rock and died.
l. Ono httla fa1low tho 0Dlv child saved from
!, the wreck, ran upon deck with a stream of
passengers when the first alarm was given.
His parents and other members of his family
were still below, and evidently persisted when
the ship filed and fell over on her side.
Hustled about among the struggling mass of
excited humanity, the piteous screams of the
He had leaped upon the back of one of the
men in the hopes of saving himself, but
in that frightful crisis, when everybody
r was intent upon saving himself, few paid atten-
ton to the walls of the boy, and the man upon
whose back he was clinging as if for bare life
made several Intellectual attempts to shake the
boy off. The cries OF the boy at last attracted
the captain, who, perceiving the tenacious
manner in which he was struggling for life,
called out to the men who were surrounding
, the lines that led to the rock and safety to en-
{ deavor if possible to save the boy, and the
poor little fellow was Immediately passed over
, the struggling mass of beings and placed IL
Z the boat. Men who were exerting themselves
: to save their own and other lives, wept almost
for Joy as they saw the brave little lad safely
landed on the shore.
? Foxley, Chief Engineer, who remained OF
J the rock for several hours assisting the pas
sengers- to land from the ship, says it was er
tremely narrowing to behold the s~ufferings OF
p the unfortunate creatures even after they
were rescued. Many of them became insane
: frothed at the mouth, and toppled off the rocl
into the water and were drowned while Others
were so chilled and exhausted with cold thai
: they laid down and died. They would wander
: about, incapable almost of helping themselves
0 and perish. Some died after they had beer
e taken to the main land. All the passenger
speak in the highest terms of the gallant con
8 duct of the Third Officer and First Engineer
0 in particular, who remained on the wreck fol
hours, assisting the passengers to reach tht
!, rock Two lady cabin passengers came OF
near the wheel-house. They hesitated a mo
ment, as if panic-stricken, and returned on t.
the com~panion-way, as if looking for some
hin then came out, and endeavored to reacl
! the forward part of the ship, where the pas
= sengers were sent ashore on the line At tina
moment a huge wave swept over the ship
quarter. The men clinging to the riggin,
heard two heartrending shrieks, and, whel
they looked again, the women had disap
peared.
These are only a few of the terrible Incl
dents of that terrible wreck. Young men a
well as old became paralyzed, and, as the
chung to the rigging and to the sides of tn
vessel, they seemed bereft of all reason; an
when spoken to by theirs to make some effor
to reach the boat and save themselves, the.
r would roll their eyes in their heads, stare va
q cantly at the speaker, and ask them in a whin
ing tone, "What boat ?' Many again VIII
L were reused out of their berths had scare
2 time to put their clothes on, and reached tn
deck to perish with cold. One cabin passen
/ ger, a young man, came up with only a yes
on. He chung to the ships side as long as h
! was able, and finally rolled off into the sea
L frozen to death.
The latest report shows the loss of life t.
be much less than at first stated. Of all OF
board, 413 were saved, and about $50 lost
There were among the latter $50 women ant
0 children. Strong parties of men are engaged
f recovering dead bodies, a large number O
which are those of females.
The ship is broken in two near the foremost
t and the after part is buried in the water Sht
e struck twice on the ledge, and finally held on
s in a short time careening Stewards, the waves
dashing over the deck and sweeping off every
I thing, smashing boats, and making genera
havoc. Still later accounts say the vessel
e cargo was beginning to come ashore 1t is
e general one, the larger portion being fashion
able dry goods. The whole is estimated a
r $500, 600. The scene of the wreck is very dan
gerous, and many wrecks have occurred neal
there. Mars Rock is ten miles east by soutl
of Sambro light, the one which the captain
sighted and took his direction from.
. IT, anDears from the report recently is