New-York tribune., 1873-04-07

IN haf he
there returned % the nam rgng ara & lC o un into
ladies mad gone the chi 3ncc m, vas .dCr cue or
and had Txnain there until p ln Whch NV nv os GOT
and sea moderated with the falling nde' anu no wa"
Mr. Brady. the Third Officer. finding the boats sse
less went forward and WIN tne sstaSshed com
munication with rope to .ar% small bow S"Iay about
rock distant from our sarSSsrO ea, failed 70 get
a footing; speakman then tried ana o, wb,cb Mr.
souter rope was na9ea @ on ho oldest men by time
Il Was a. m was at this time IN ln,od tnt ~ mako an
LYING 70 & Set u,s many went the larger mum
her several saloon passeDgers apong teu 20 10y n 5n
and died he , parSSs Tsvoedt wis ndng msse of
there got along outside The shlp 10 % 70 80, $3.50
@ sU @ @ had Ave ropes TO the rock along which men 10
the number of aO5 passed safely, though nearly ex
bapsied reaching the rock
PROM SHIP SHORE.
Mr.. Brady, accompanied by Messrs Owens. speakman,
and Thomas now got a line the inner channel,
which was about 100 yards WIDE and shallow, though
with heavy surf running through they then went up
and gave the aiarIo and sent messenger to Halifax
about SO got the larger island by the ne though
many we're drowned in the attempt among the number
being the chief steward who drowned by the pas
sengers crowdng him down with the fourth officer.
encouraged as much could the people, about $50
who remained on the ships side. 10 keep moving and
keep from falling asleep in many eases they gave right
seated together lay beside me- and, despite all
efforts to rouse them died and slipped into the sea at
$50 a. M. the first boat came but she was too small
TO be Of any use, lat this poiut the captains
feelings overcame him, and it was several nm
utes more the first large boat was launched,
proceeded take the passengers of the small rocks
ceeded fearing the ship would part and slide into deep
water, in getting them TO take of those from the ship
first and many saved who left to the last would
have pershed from exhaustion; at this time missed
the fourth officer and feared he had fallen 10, when
him the rocks encouraging and helping another
boat along; when all had left but about 80 men, my
hands being frozen and my legs stun they took me on,
the rest following Immediately at s45 all the Survivors
were landed and lodged in wooden hut belonging 10
a abev nad made rs and warmed them during
the day they drafted of TO the various Islands
about and beted what houses there were there
Mr. Ryan. the Resident Magistrate filling his house aud
the others following h!s example no women OF chldreh
ess@ssr AFTER THE WRECK.
Att D. no., sent Mr.. Brady 10 Halifax to give par
ticulars and obtain food and assistance also to get
steamers down early, and convey the passengers ana
crew TO Halifax at p. the tide having fallen, she
broke aft Of the foremost the ship falling over
till washed completely over her. her cargo was
| now washed out; having no other officer at hand
detailed the boatswain and eight men TO prevent the
vreekers who now swarmed round from carrying away
the saved goods and set watch OF four during the
night pick the bodies OF such might wash ashore
the Customs authorities came down and took charge
gave 10 @ Capt Sheridan provisional authority to
with the understanding that the salvage should
not be over 40 per cent OF the net value ana
this was objected leave IL TO the arbitration OF
two Justices OF the Peace embarked al our saved
amounting to about 42g IN the steamers Lady Head anu
Delta, arrived at Halifax at p. where Mr. Nor
| row, the Cunard Agent who had promptly offered us
every assistance, had places prepared for all have
the Companys carpenter orders to get 200 shells
bury the dead and undertaken to attend to the
iloOn passengers bodies and the SECOND oficers az
their friends might wish them forwarded many bodies
had come shore before left, some unrecogniZaee;
and the chief steward together with several the
left the fourth officer and four men at the wreck To
might be thrown up; saved Is saloon passengers lost
20 saved 416 seerage lost 527 steerage and crew. Du
three women seeD-the two have spoken OF, and
who got beside the chief officer and died III the
| rigging with her baby.
| THE cAPTAN's CONDUCT.
In reply to the questions Of his counsel Capt Williams
added was the bridge up TO 20 minutes past II up
20 midnight it brilliant starlight after that Occa
sOna sight Of the stars when left the bridge went
into the Chartroom 80 feet aba the brdge, on the up
per deck within easy call Of the officer deck got
up at O'Clock, looked into the ehouse and then
mated her speed 10 be IL knots she had increased grad
ualy from to IL knots the third officer reported that
had 122 miles at IL O'Clock that agreed with my
calculations expected the snip at O'Clock would be
miles south of sambro, and TO lay by until day
hight / had clothes OFF at all had every reason
10 put confidence in the second officer he had made two
voyages IN the ship always found him steady sober
CAPT. wI1IIAMs's cRossExAMNATIoN
| had latitude by observation and by chronometer
when bore up for Halifax the charts have all been
Halifax because not then so anxious to econo-
mize coal the speed at O'Clock about II knots
reckoned then we miles off Sambro, then bearing
north five degrees east did not shift the course con-
sdered we would pass five miles east Of Sambro LEDGE
had never before brought ships into Halifax OF been
on the coast the third officer had been in the harbor
twice none of the other officers had ever been here
did not the lead at all in coming TO Halifax knew
we were within sOundngs, north OF La Have did not
| sound because che night was clear and sambro
| light should be seen q miles in clear
| in VVpa m
the bridge sc feet above the level OF the sea; knew
approaching the shore the eearness OF the night
j and the certainty of seeing the light only
sons for sounding; am now satisfied that wnen
4 went into the chartroom was mistaken In the locality
tire ship; she must have been further Dorthward and
/ westward than thoughts knew the coast iron
bound and dangerous one though had never been on
H. Here the captain and explained the
position Of the vessel would not have got into 45
fathoms Of until was 3 or IA miles south OF Sam
bro where should stop the ships II had been sounding
regularly from II 10 O'clock would have been on deck
and the ship would not have gone ashore there were
Quartermasters and the second and third Officers
deck; IL was my second voyage 10 America IN that
ship; when the ship struck there was considerable
swell there sort OF warnlng she was going
between nine and ten knots at the me In some OF the
statements the press II is said left the snip when
about is persons had been taken off the rigging what
said was that when left, all but about 15 had left;
when left benumbed and cold that could be OF
no assistance; had had my leg broken year BEFORE
| and weak was asleep when the snip struck; IL
was by my watch and ol5 by the chief engineers
| when she struck.
| Crossexamined by the Commissioner left word TO
! be called at 8 O'Clock do not know whether was
called at g. as the ship struck but few minutes after
would have the land in time TO have ayeTted the
calamity; from the state Of the weather when came
deck think the white snOwpe OF the shore would be
Visible at distance 0f two three miles the officers
on duty, had they been energetic, might think, have
that there was something ahead and orders ha9
4 have been averted have always made II {? rule 70
make all my officers participate m The navigation of the