The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-04-10
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
LOSS OF A WHITE STAR STEAMER
The Atlantic Wrecked off Nova Scotia
SEVEN HUNDRED LIVES LOST
The Supply Of Coal Exhausted
SIZE STRIKES A ROCK AND GOES TO PIECES
SIZE STRIKES A ROCK AND GOES TO PIECES
All the Women and Children Drowned
THE CiPT.lN AND THIRD OFFICER SAVED

er had been wrecked on the coast aud
several lives lost. 1t was at first regard
ed as cruel April fool hoax, but to mig hf
the CuDard agent here received news that
II was all true, and only a little of the
truth had been told, the iact being that
the White Star steamer atlantic, Captain
Williams, from Liverpool Tor New York
while coming To this part for coal, struck
ON Meagher Rock, near Prospect. TWEEN
~ two miles west ol Halifax, and became
total wreck or about one thousand
souls on board upward oi seven hundred
were drowned Third Officer Brady ar.
rived here to night, and says the Atiunttc
left Liverpool on March 20, with up
wa;d ds OF nine hundred steerage and about
City cabin passengers.
She experienced rough weather during
the passage. but all went well until noon
Monday, March 81. when her supply of
coal became exhausted The captain de
termined to put into Uatifax, and the
captain aud third officer were on deck un
I'll midnight. Her position was then
judged to be Sambro light bearing n .
n. W. thirty-nine miles.
The captain went IN o lis chart room,
leaving orders 10 he called if there was
any change in the ships position Brady
went TO bed about the same time as the
captain.
TIE next thing he remembers is that
he was thrown out Of his bunk, and felt
The ship strike several times He then
rushed on deck, aud found the captain
and officers there, aud the deck iull of
passen-crs.
lie get an axe and commenced TO clear
away the boats The captain aud other
Brady got his boat out. and put Two women
III it. 4 number of men attempted to
yet i8iO it, and about dozen succeeded
} uSt al that moment the steamer Tell over
on her beam euds and sank
Only one toat had been got ont and
that was carried down by the steamer. and
all in il lost. Brady scrambled into the
mlzzen rigging. which was above the wa
ter, aud. seeing he cuuId d. nothing there
went onward and unwove the halyards
oeine a>sis', by Quartermasters Speak
man and Owen.
He then rouk the halyards and all
| three swam TO the rock The line was
hauled ashore ami number Of passen.
GERS landed by it. A number had got
on il, but a. the tide was rising their
situation was no better than on the yes
! sci
Just then fishermen on shore came out
in boats and rescued those on the rock
and large number from the rigging-
Brady remained at the scene until noon
to-day. when all who were alive on board
had been saved, except Chief Officer Mr..
Firth, who was IN the rigging shouting
for help.
Brady says he tried to get a crew TO 60
to Firth's rescue. but the sea was so heavy
hat nobody would volunteer. Altogether
about $50 persons were saved. including
! Captain Williams, also Fourth Officer
| Brown, the doctor aud several OF the en-.
giueers aud sailors.
| Not siuyle woman or child was saved
! Most of them, as well as hundreds OF
ship struck about two A. N the weather
at the tue being dark but not thick,
with rough sea.
Steamers are going down TO night to
rcnder what assistance they possibly can
All the people saved from the wreck ex
cept Brady, are still at Prospect, where
the fishermen are giving them all possible
attention.
New YORK, April Among the
cabin passengers lost on the atlantic. the
only ones now known. are William II
Merritt and wife Of New York. Miss Mer.
ritt his sister, and Miss Soreymser, his
sister 10 law. No lis; of the passengers
can be obtained to night.
THE CHIEF OFFICERS STORY.
FIGHTING THE wAv Es-REsCUED BY A
GALLANT CLERGYMAN AFTER TEN
HOURS IN THE RIGGING-A woMAN's
CHASTITY FATE.
HALIFAX, April 2.-J w. Firth.
chief officer of the Atlantic, in reply to
The reporters questions, made a state
meut iu substance as follows:
My watch ended at II o'clock on Mon
day night The second aud fourth Of
ficers took charge, and went to my berth
[ was aroused by the shock Of the vessel
sinking. The second officer came down
10 nv room, and said the ship was ashore
and lie was afraid she was goue. put
on few articles OF clothing, got an ak.
and went Oh deck to clear the boats -
The ship had careeued over before
reached the deck. | cleared the two star