Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-03

time, having established communication
with the outlying rock, about 40 yards
distant, got four other lines to the rock,
along which about two hundred people
passed. Between the rock and shore was
passage one hundred yards wide. A
rope was successfully passed across this,
by which means about fifty got to land,
though many were drowned in the at
tempt.
At 5 a. m. the first boat appeared from
the island, but she was too small to be
of any assistance. Through the exer-
tons of Brady, the third officer, the
islanders were aroused by six a. M, and
three larger boats came to our assistance.
BY their efforts all that remained on the
side of the ship and on the rock were
landed in safety and cared for by a poor
fisherman, named Clancy, and his daugh-
ter.
During the day the survivors, to the
number of 420, were drafted off to vari-
Gus houses and scattered about the
resident magistrate, Edmund Ryan, rem
dering valuable assistance.
The chief officer having got up the
mizzen rigging, the sea cut off his re-
treat. He stood for six hours by
woman who had been placed in the rig
ging. The sea was too high to attempt
his rescue. At p. M, a clergyman,
Rev. Mr.. Ancient, succeeded in getting
him line and getting him off.
Many of the passengers in the saloon
and steerage died in the rigging from
cold, among the number the purser
Before the boats went out I placed
two ladies in life boat, but finding the
boat useless, carried them to the main
rigging, where | left them and went aft
to encourage others to 90 forward on
the side of the ship. At this juncture
the boilers exploded, and the boat rolled
over to leaward, the ship at that time
being on her beam ends. Finding my
| self useless there, / went to take the
ladies forward, but found them gone,
nor did | see them afterwards Many
passengers at this time could not be
stimulated to any effort to save them
selves, but lay in the rigging and died
from fright and exposure. remained
on the side, encouraging, helping and
directing, until about fifteen were land
ed, when, finding that my hands and
legs were becoming useless, l left the
ship, two other boats being close to and
embarked the remainder. On reaching
shore | despatched Brady. the third
officer, off to Halifax, across the coun-
try, to telegraph the news of the disas-
ter and to obtain assistance. Morrow,
the Cunard line agent, promptly re-
sponded and sent two steamers, with
provisions, TO convey the survivors to
Halifax, where they will be cared for
and forwarded to New York on the first
opportunity in charge of the first and
fourth officer, the third officer and four
men being left at the island to care for
the dead as they come ashore.
Captain Sheridan, diver has received
provisional authority rs to the salvage of
the cargo and materials.
The second officer was lost with No.
80 life boat
| BRINGING OFF THE sURyIyoRs-sCENE OF
THE WRECK - APPEARANCE OF THE
SAVED.
! Early this morning the government
steamer Lady Head, Captain Mattson,
/ the Cunard steamer Delta, Captain Shaw,
and the steam tug Goliah, Captain Jones,
left this city for the scene of the wreck
of the Atlantic. to render such assist
ance as they could. The Lady Head
had on board number of Custom House
officers, and the Delta's party included
several newspaper reporters. A start
was made about O'clock so that the
steamers might reach the scene immedi-
ately after daylight. As morning broke
the steamers approached Cape Prospect,
and those on board quickly learned the
whereabouts of the Inflated Atlantic
from the presence around her of a large
feet of fishing schooners and small boats
The locality is one that mariner
would be disposed to give wide berth
to, if possible, the shore being a success
sion of large beds of rock, with danger
Gus shoals running out for some distance,
while the bay is studded with innumer-
able islands, large and small, all of solid
rocks The Delta and Lady Head being
unable to venture near shore came to
anchor, and the Goliah, with life-boat,
went in to embark the shipwrecked peO-
pie.
Falstaff's ragged regiment were well
attired and respectable looking compared
to these English, Irish, Scotch Welch,
German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedes
and Swiss. They huddled together on
the Delta, talking, laughing, crying,
praying and thanksgiving. They were
warmly welcomed on board the Delta
by Captain Shaw and his officers, who
spared no pains to make them as COM
Portable as possible.
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
By 10 o'clock all those who had
reached shore safely were, excepting an
officer and four men, who remained,
and those who walked inland, taken on
board the steamers Delta ahd Lady Head.
The Delta having about $50, and the
Lady Head, n.
A calculation was now made by Capt.
Williams, showing that the loss of life,
though immense, was not so large as
had sbeen reported. The Atlantic had
on board 80 cabin passengers. 800 steer
age passengers, and crew, officers in
cluded, of 143 men-total, 976 souls,
leaving the number lost, SAG. This may
not be precisely correct, but is nearly so.
The wreck remained in the same pos
ition as before reported, bow and masts
only above water, and the sea breaking
so rough that boats could not approach
with safety. She was broken in some
places, and few packages had washed
out and drifted to sea, but the bulk of
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