New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-03

IN port at this time the docks OF the National Guion
and Imam lines being vacant when TRIBUNE reporter
visited them yesterday afternoon, for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning the OF the officers TO the causes of the
loss Of the Atlantic The Algeria, the city OF Montreal
the wyoming. and the Canada. are al due, but have
probably been obstructed by the gales which CON-
PEELED the Atlantic attempt TO enter Halifax The
reporter FIRST called at the wharves Of the Anchor
line Capt Small Of the Anglia not on board
that vessel but Robert Hutchinson, the first on
Ger. after much urging, spoke OF the disaster
he said IL seemed q most mysterious affair
and II there was any truth in the details published ne
could not imagine how Capt. Williams had mistaken the
lights sambrO light must have been the Atlantic
starboard bow, whereas had she been steering into
Halifax IL would have the port side. Meaghers
Head where the vessel struck, about midway be-
tween the Sambro light and Peggy's Bay hight sainhro
Island hight a white one fixed, and IS visible 20 miles
70 sea while the latter which miles % the north
OF samhro is red Either would have been distinct
from Meagher's Head had the night been clear. Mr.
Hutchinson said incredible that light could
have been mistaken for the other both being different
In character and clearly marked on the chart. When
the Captain left the bridge midnight continued Mr.
Hutchinson basing his statement those published IN
the newspapers he had reokOned himself as % miles
from saubrc light, or ~ miles from Mescher's Head
That fatal mistake occurred his calculation Is evident
The ship struck 90 m. and she could not have run
Tie reporter then asked officer whether 1t not
extraordinary the should be short OF coal
when only II Gays out. be would answer only BY say
inE that the Anglia burns 80 tons day. and started ron
Glasgow with about IL days' stock.
Capt Butler Of the Castillo refused 20 hazard any
views until later had been received from HALIFAX
The first officers Of the Bremen steamships America and
Wsser also positively declined 70 give their views They
stated thar until garng discrepancies Of the nrst
leorts had been corrected. they would and could
not speak OF che matter Capt Lemare Of the steam
snp st. Laurent was his vessel during the
day. and Capt. Buss OF the Hamburg line steamship
Hauaouia spoke 20 the effect the first officer Of
the Anglia de did not think that the Atlantic
bad enough 70 carry her 20 Halifax II weuld
De fair 10 say that she was insuihcienty
supplied. On the contrary Il days supply
would De- ample for the ful voyage Of White star
stsamer except under very extraordinary circumstance
The uammon9 carries coal for i days IN the Winter
season &c could not believe that tie night when the
Atlantic went down was clear, stated by the third
officer or thar the lights had been mistaken Each Is
good and distinct one being white and fixed another
red and fixed another revolving every 20 seconds an
other revolving every minute, and another revolving
every Two minutes. strong current u always setting
q. me westward az Sambro, but no matter bow fierce
STE IND OF rapid the current the Atlantic could not
ii., u.en driven on Meaghers Head ~ a. M. II she
wa % miles away 40 midnight Hence the Captain con-
eudes TIA. there must have been serious Diunder IL
the milu ght reckoning.