The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-04-09
:, .,,meus Of the Chief Engineer Of
' the Atlantic.

,.lsngineer Of the Atlantic, says:
'D nhs vessel struck on rock at guar
asst 3 O'clock, A. NJ, of the LIST
" and commenced to keel over to
n nurt side. the sea breaking over
~. ship and the vessel filing rapidly.
III the female passengers who were
,,sep at the time the ship struck were
sr.veu,ed from coming on deck by the
,s., washing over the ship and filling
,ar Some of the passengers got in
.hs ,ifsboats, the davit falls being cut
.rsr. tn allow the boats to float clear
e the davits, in expectation of getting
clear of the vessel ID that way; but the
,.o broke on board and washed out
tbe greater portion of the passengers
rho we're in the boats. The boats
rsre stove, and those who ventured in
them persisted. .,
The third officer (Mr. Brady and
, .be ouarter-master swan ashore with
a small! line, which enabled a great
amber of the passengers and crew to
MT Of shore. got on the rock soon
afterwards, and also Robert Herring,
second, Jbo. Hodgson. third, VIM. Pat
larson, fourth, Samuel Davis, sixth,
and Robert McFarlin, seventh engin-
ssr and we and others of the crew and
MESSENGERS assisted others to proceed
from the vessel to the rock. A great
MANY of the people were drowned
in coming from the vessel by the rope
10 the rock. The cold was So intense
that some of them. being benumbed--
we're unable to hold on the rope, and
they let 90, and we were unable to rem
der them any assistance. .,..
The rock that we were on, was COW
cred with sea weed, which made it
very dangerous to stand upon, and
its edges were round. All on the rock
bling soaking wet and cold we were
unable to render any assistance to
those WHO were in the greatest peril.
A number of them were washed off the
wreck and drowned, and a number
who we're trying to get from the rock
to the island by the line, were also
washed from it and drowned. We
could perceive people falling from the
ships side and rigging.
Three boats, which were carried
across the island, rendered assistance
10 conveying the passengers and crew
from the vessel and the rock to the
shore. Several persons, who became
completely exhausted, laid. down on
!hs rock aud died. Some of the pas
seLssrs became maniacs, fOame1 al
the mouth, and tostered about like
| children. We were very kindly re.
ceired and treated by the people on
| the shore.
| At II o'clock the same morning the
ship was breaking up aud the cargo
washing ashore. COrpses were alst
washed within reach. We started al
two o'clock yesterday afternoon fol
HALIFAX and arrived in town at ]
O'clock P. NJ, where we were vel
cared for. The Fifth Engineer, Thos
Grant UfqahaIt, belonging to DUN
fries, scotland, is among the drowned
Incidents of a most l,eart-renderin:
character occurred. A Little fellow, TIT
only child saved from the wrecked yes
sci brushed upon deck with the stream
Of passengers. When the first alarm
was given, his parents and the othe
members of the family we're still be
low. They persisted when the shiI
hlled and fell over on her side. Hus
tied about along with that st,uggliu:
mass Of excited humanity, the piteou!
screams of the poor little fellow wen
to the stontest heart. He leaped upol
the back of one of the men in the hop,
OF being saved by him; but the maj
aook Oft the wailing boy. His criei
at last attracted Tie enntain. III n