New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-04
MARINE.


Disaster-SOrrow of the Captnin-Cof-
fins for the Dead-Nativity of the Pas.
sengers-HarrOwiDg Details-Presence
of Mind of the Notwithstanding for
the Dead-CargO of the Atlantic-Pas-
kenger Offices Thr6nged-A RRying Ma
Neutrality-suspicious. Deviation to
HaIifax-The Coal Taken on Board
Insurance on the Ship-NumbeT of Pas
seugers-Es.imate of Lives LOst-State-
ment of Chief Engineer-DiscussiOn in
Canadian Parliament-Havana Arri-
~AIs-Reavy Gales at Sea-Liverpool
and New York Arrivals.
HALIFAX. April 3.-The agents of the
Star Line have ordered a hundred cotfins
for the bodies which have already ti0ated
ashore.
The captain of The Atlantic attributes
the disaster to the rate of speed of the yes
sell which must have been more than nine
knet., to get so far out of her course.
The captain seems Overwhe lined with sor-
row. He said to a reporter: 10 think that
while hundreds OF men were saved, every
woman persisted: il is horrible. If | had
been able to save even one woman, | could
bear the disaster: but to lose all, it is ter
rible, terrible" He seemed to fu ly realize
that the world would hold him to strict
account.
The latest accounts report ti3 saved, $50
lost, including 80 women and children
The lost ships cargo consisted chiefly of
fashionable dry goods valued at S500,0OO.
Narrowing details OF the awful scenes
attending the loss OF the steamship Allan
tic continue to be received. All the women
who were asleep at the time the ship struck
were drowned in their berths. The heavy
sea which constantly poured over the yes
SCI and filing her prevented them from
reaching the deck.
Some of the women, who showed remark
able presence OF mind. and an appreciation
OF the awful situation, reached it only to
be washed into the sea and drowned soon
after.
Some men on shore wrote on u black
board: "Cheer up. Boats are coming ia
VOur assistance The announcement was
responded to by hearty cheers from she
ship.
After half an hour OF awful suspense the
men were seen on the island, carrying e
boat Ovec the rccks. and soon it was
launched, and took OF three boat loads from
the outlying rock.
While rescuing these men Captain vii
Hams and the passengers called loudly 20
the crew of the boat to come to the ship
and sake them off first. az they were in
most imminent danger. the captain saying,
II will give $500 for every boat load res,
cupd."
The boa. afterwari made for the vessel
and took off two boat loads: half an hour
later another 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 vessel by himself, organized a
crew and materially aided in the work o.!
rescue.
LIVERPOOL. April J, 1873.
To J. H. Sparks
The Atlantic's deviation 20 Halifax is in
comprehensive. The quantity of coal on
board was 9?6 tons, against an average
consumption during eighteen voyages OF!
al tons. j. MEYER Il co.
First Dispatch.l
IoHDON. April 3-The steamship AZ
'antic was insured in London companies for
$l50000. There were 7G0 steerage passengers
on board. The passengers and crew of the At
!antlc, as she sailed from Liverpool. were
classified as follows:
English-l9S men. seventy-fOur women.
twenty weight male children and twenty-One
female children: Scotch--sevel men and
four women: 1rish--fOrty- three men, eight.
cen women and three children: other
nations-l5O adult males, ,thirty-two women.
nineteen male children and eighteen female
children. A large number of emigrants
embarked at Queenstown, making the total
number of souls upon the steamer when
she sailed from that port 9j2.
!Second Dispatch.l
LONDON, April 3.-Of the passengers bv
the steamer Atlantic 200 were booked from
Cork and five from Plymouth. Great anx.
iety exists in those places as to their fate.
First Dispatch.l
New YORK. April 3.-Mr. Freeman y.
Mackwald. a cabin passenger on the i'll.
fated Atlantic. sends the following dispatch
TO the Associated Press:
HALIFAX. April 3.-Say to the friends of
the cabin passengers OF the Atlantic that |
vii! remain with the wreck till have Sc.
cured all the lost cabin passengers, have
ioxes going to the wreck this morning to
r., I'VE the bodies Of Mrs. Fisher and Miss
Merritt. We have the bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt. Miss Scrymser and John
Price. OF New York. have great hopes Of
secuT az.
!Second Dspatch.l
NV ioRH. April 3.--A paper received
:"cn. Europe by the agents Of the White
Star N state. that the Atlantic had 1917,
tons -! - -orted cargo Oh board.
Ii. - "AmbeTs OF poor people. relatives
"f :2' .t".rage passeE gers, continue to
.hioL -" passenger agency rooms here in
Noes =: .ea'lng further news Of their
.C ras.
Nh. C:aff, who lost her husband and two
80 lret rn The Atlantic. Is raving maniac
iere. cox. .t!uen' Upon her atfiictiono
Third Dispatch!
.FHw YORK. April 3.-John Farley, chief
.-:,l-tr " the Atlantic, says: The vessel
sr:i.1 Oh rock at 1915 A. NJ. on the first
instant, and commenced to keel over to the
port side, the sea breaking over the ship
and the vessel filing rapidly. AL the fe-