The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-04-11
THE WRECK OF THE ATLANTIC.
Detailed Statement of the capt.la.

THE WRECK OF THE ATLANTIC.
Il Detailed Statement of the Capitals.
Narrowing Scenes and Thrilling lnei
dents.
THE ILL-FATED ATLANTIC.
New York, April 2.-The terri
bic disaster is the only topic o
conversation, and a full investiga
ton is demanded by the public
The people desire that the respon
4 sibility for the disaster be fixed
on the proper parties. The White
Star company, last evening, on the
reception of the news of the dis
astcr to the Atlantic, dispatched
an agent to relieve the survivors
and requested him to telegraph
their names to all important points
Two other agents left for Halifax
to forward the survivors to Their
destination. The company say
the accident was caused by mis-.
taking the lights on the coast, and
do not attach any blame to the
officers of the vessel, and that
Capt. Williams was an expert and
excellent seaman. He is about
twelve years in the transatlantic
trade, and with the White Star
line since Its organization.
The rumor obtained circulation
that Captain Williams, of the At
lantic, was discharged from the
service of Williams & Guion for
unseamanly conduct, and Mr..
Curtis, passenger agent of that
line said he heard at the time that
such was a fact. On the other
hand Mr.. Parks, agent of the
White Star line, says that Captain
Williams, upon leaving the en-
ploy of Williams & Guion, receiv-
ed from that company most fiat
tering testimonials.
Halifax, April 2.-Only three OF
four cabin passengers were saved
from the wrecks of the Atlantic,
one Englishman, and two or three
Frenchmen. Only enc lady pas
senger attempted to save herself.
She was frozen to death in the
rigging and fell into the water.
Some of the passengers arrived in
this city to-day. They gave har-
rowing details of the calamity.
The Atlantic had sos steerage
passengers and thirty cabin.
There had been two births during
the voyage. The crew numbered
142, and IA stow away were dis
covered. Three hundred in all
were saved out of a total Of one
thousand and thirty eight.
A steerage passenger makes the
following statement: 81 turned
into my berth about eleven o'clock
Monday night. The night was
dark, hut starlight, and the wealth
er fine. / knew the ship was GO
ing into Halifax for coal. The
last I remembered was that two
bells (cne o'clock struck. l then
went to sleep and woke up with >
shock, and remarked to my mate.
There goes the anchor / thought
of course we were safe in Halifax
harbor, but as soon as she made
q second plunge / said, Good
God. she's ashore With that
we got up and dressed. The COM
panion-way was thronged with the
lower Storage passengers. See
ing that the sea was commencing
to break over the ship, and pour
down the companion way, got as
many as possible to take to their
hunks and hold by the iron stan
chions. There we remained until
after daylight. The ship had
plunged over and the Storage was
full of water, one side only being
out of it. The only chance Of
escape was through the ports. A
number of men, probably twenty,
got out through the ports to the
side of the vessel. l remained
until all who were alive were out
There were q great many drowned
in their hunks, and others were
drowned while trying to reach the
ports. 1 got out through the port
and held fast TO the side of the
ship for two hours, and then went
to shore by the life line. When
left the ship, there were a great
many in the rigging.
The names of the cabin pas
sengers lost are as follows: C. n
Fisher, counsellor at law of Yer
mont, and his wife; Miss Brodis
and Miss Barker, both of Chicago
J. II. Price, 15I Broadway, New
York; Mr.. Judger, 81 Exchange
Place, New York; Albert Sumner
San Francisco; Henry T. Hewitt
of W. j. Best Il Co, 44S Broomt
street, New, York; Merritt anl
wife, New York; Mrs. Skinner ant
Miss Merritt, New York; Mrs
Davidson and daught Louis
vile, w. ID. Wellington, Boston
Mr.. Street, wife. SON and daugh
ter, Nevada.
, The following cabin passenger:
were saved: Freeman d. March
void, of Thompson, Langdon 4
Co., sol Broadway, New York; S
: W. Wick, OF Wick & Malen, vii
mington, North Carolina; J. Spen
Ger Jones, of New Ross, Ireland
L. T. Levison, London; w. Gard
ner, London; Chas. Wallan, Lon
l don; Hy Hirsal, of Switzerland
Simon Camacho, New York; B. 3
e Richmond, Detroit; Adolphu
5 Jugla, stove dealer, 737 Broadway
. New York; John Brindley, 9
Burslem, England; Daniel KinaT
l Springfield, Ohio; Jones Browne
of Manchester, and Henry Brand
: of New YORK. Tho following ar
! the officers saved: James A. Wi
liams, captain: j. W. Firth, chic
officer; Cornelius Brady, Sd officer
: John Brown 4th officer; Cnphaiz
f Surgeon, I'd officer. Henry Me
a calf is among the lost; also, An
brose Worthington. purser, an
Hugh Christie, chief stewart
= About seventy of the crew wei
t lost, and the same number SAVED
If 413 steerage passengers were sa'
l. ed, being about one half the nun
70 her on board.
The following is the
cAPTAIS's STATEMENT.
We started from Liverpo
March goth; during the frat pa
of the voyage We bad favorab
weather; on the oath, 18th 81