American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-12

vors TO the number of 429 were car
ried off to various houses, the resi-
dent magistrate, Oswand Ryan,
rendering valuable assistance. The
chief officer having got upon the
mizzen rigging, the sea cut off his
retreat, and he stood for six hours
by a woman who had been placed
in the rigging, the sea being too
high to attempt his rescue. At 3
o'clock pm. a clergyman, Rev. Nj.
Ancient, succeeded in getting him
line and getting of. Many OF the
passengers, saloon and steerage,
died in the rigging from cold.
Among them was the purser OF the
ship. Before the boats went out l
placed two ladies in lite boat, but
finding the boat useless, carried
them to the main rigging where l
lief them, and went aft to encourage
others to go forward on the side OF
the ship. At this time the boilers
exploded and the boat rolled over
to leeward, the strip at this time he
| ing on her beam ends. Finding
myself useless there, went 10 take
the ladies forward, but found them
gone, nor dad see them afterwards.
Many passengers at this time could
not be stimulated to any efforts to
save themselves, but hay in the rig
ging and died from fright and ex-
pOsure. remained on the side,
encouraging, helping, and direct
ing until about fifteen were landed.
when finding that my hands and
legs were becoming useless, l left
the ship, two other boats being
close 10 embark the remainder. On
reaching shore, l dispatched Mr..
Brady. third officer, to Halifax.
across the country, to telegraph
\ news of the disaster and to obtain
assistance. Mr.. Morrow, of the
Cunard line> promptly responded
and sent two steamers with prOvis-
ions to convey the survivors to
Halifax, where they will be cared
Tor and forwarded to New York the
first opportunity, in charge of the
first md 4th officers, the Sd officer
aud men being left at the Island
to care for the dead as they came
ashore. Capt. s5hendon Deverbos
has received provisional authority
as to salvage of cargo and materi-
ais. The second officer was lost
with thirty others in a lifeboat.
The Captain seems overwhelmed
with sorrow. He said to the repOr-
liter: "TO think that while hun
d. eds of men were saved, every wO-
man should have persisted. Ii
had been able to save even one
woman, / could bear the disaster /;
but to lose all, it is terrible, terri
ble." He seemed to fully realize
that the world would hold him to
the strictest account.
INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER.
| Narrowing details of the awful
scenes attending the loss of the At
Ilantlc continue to be received. All
1.-THE women who were asleep at the
ttfme the ship struck we're drowned
in their berths, the heavy sea,
which constantly poured over the
vessel and filled her, preventing
them from reaching the deck,
Some women who showed remarka-
ble presence of mind, and apprecia
ton of the awful situation, reached
the deck only to be washed into the
sea and drowned soon after.
Six men on shore wrote on q
black board. ''cheer up, boats are
looming to your assistance" TIE
announcement was responded to by
hearty cheers from the ship.
After half an hour of awful sus
pense men were seen on the island
carrying a boat over the rocks, and
soon it was launched aud took of
three loads from the outlayine
rocks. While rescning these men
Capt. Williams and passengers
called loudly to the crew of the
boat to come to the ship and take
them off first, as they were in the
most danger, the Captain saying
IH will give $500 for. every boa,
load rescued" The boat afterward
made for the vessel. and took of
two loads. A half hour later an
other boat came and rescued many
of those clinging to the rigging.
Third officer Brady, who had
succeeded in reaching the shore
over line carried from the vessels
by himself. organized the crew and
materially aided in the work OF
rescue.
NUMBER LOST AND SAVED.
The latest accounts report four
hundred and thirteen saved and
five hundred and sixty lost, includ-
ing three hundred aid fifty women
aud children.
CLASSIFICATION OF PASSENGERS.
There were 100 steerage passen-
engers Oh board. The passengers
and crew of the Atlantic, as he sail.
ed from Liverpool, were classified
AS follows: English, 1913 men, "A
women, % male children, and u fe-
male children; Scotch, men and
women; Irish, 43 men, Is women,
and 3 children. Other nations, 100
adult males. 81 women, 10 male
children, and Is female children.
A large number of emigrants en-
barked at Queenstown, making the
total number of souls upon the
steamer when she sailed from that
port, 952.
Large numbers of poor people,
relatives of steerage passengers,
continue to thrOng the passenger
agency rooms here, in hopes of fur
ther news of friends.
Mrs. Graft, who lost her husband
and two children in the Atlantic, is