New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-03

EltuLe 70 lNlMALu Tic SANcA ~ DuAo N4t- -A%''N
been made. The passenger lists, as full as
can possibly be procured, are published below.
CAPTAIN williams STORY.
THR VOYAGE PROM LIvERPOO-FANCIED SAFETY
PROVES SUDDEN wRECK-uIE SINKING OF THE
srirp-sI-rrrNG LINES AsHoRE-sSl 1yvEs SAVED
a BRAVE CLERGYdAN-ITER lTHE DISASTER.
HALIFAX, April 2.-The following Is the captains
statement
We sailed frem Liverpool March % During
the first part Of the passage we bad favorable
weather and easterly winds. On the oath, 18th,
and asth We experienced heavy southwest and
westerly gales, which brought the ship down 70
IFS miles day. On the }lst of March the
engineers report showed bat about 10 tons Of coal
on board We were then 4G0 miles east Of Sandy
Hook. with wind southwest, and high westerly
szeI And falling barometer the ship steaming only
eight knots per hour ] cons ered the risk too
great 70 push on as might find ourselves, IN the
event ID q gale, shut out from any port Of
supply and 20 I decided TO bear NJ for Halifax
Al D IL, March 81, Sambro Island distant 40
miles; ;he ships speed varying from 70 y knots
per hour: wind south. with rain, which veered 70
westward ar 3. n, with clear weather. Al mid
uight, | judged the ship to have made l22 miles
which would place her IS miles south Of Sambro,
and then left the deck and vent into the chart
reou leaving orders about the lookout and TO let
sae know # they saw anything, and cal me at 3
= H. inter ing then TO put the ships bead 10 the
southwark ana await daylight
Nv rsr iutistion of the catastrophe was the strlk
ing Of the ship on Meaghers Island and remaining
there fast The sea Immediately swept away all the
port boats The officers went 70 their stations and
commenced clearing away tAe weather beats Rock
sts were fred BY the second 1fheer. Before the
boa.s could be cleared, only 20 minutes having
elapsed the ship keeled heavily 70 port rendering
TIE starkoard boats useless. Seeing that no help
sould BE- got from the boats got the passengers
te the rigging and outside the rails and encouraged
them 20 20 forward where the ship was high
at and les exposed 20 the water The
Tlard Ofaoer. M. Brady, and Qaarrermssters Owens
and spealman by this time having established com
aunieation with the outlying rock, about 20 yards
distant bv means Of line, got four other lines 70
tie rock along which about go people passed Be
tween the rock and the shore was passage 100 yards
vlde. A rope was successfully passed across this,
By Which means about 50 GOT 10 the land though
Uany were drowned IN the attempt
ATTAIN. the hrst boat appeared from the island,
but she was TOO small 70 be Of any assistance.
through the exertions Of Nj. Brady, the Third
Ofoer. the islanders we're aroused, and by a. N.
three larger boats came % our assistance By their
shorts all that remained on the side Of the ship and
~ the rock were landed IN safety and cared foI by
IDOor fisherman named Clancy and his daughter.
During the day the survivors. % the number Of 429
we're drafted Of 20 the various houses scattered
about, the resident magistrate, Edmund Ryan. rem
iern valuable assistance. The Chief Othcer having
got up the mizzen rigging the sea cut OF his re-
treat. He stood FOR SIX hours by woman who had
been placed in the rigging. The sea was 700 high 70
attempt his rescue At p. N. clergyman the Rev.
Nr. Ancient, succeeded II getting him a line and
getting him Off Many Of the passengers, saloon
and stserage, died in the rigging from the cold
among the number the Purser Of the ship.
Before the boats went out placed two ladies in
he boat but finding the boat useless, carried
Ihem 70 the main rigging, where l left them and
went at 20 encourage others to 20 forward on the
nde Of the ship. At this iuncuue the boilers ex-
ploded and the boat rolled 70 eeward the ship
n this time being on her beam ends. Finding my
elf useless there went 70 take tie ladies forward,
but found them gone nor did see them afterwards.
Many passengers al this time could not be stimulated
% any effort ~ themselves, but lay ia the ng-
png aid died from fright and exposure. remained
az the side encouraging helping and directing until
about Is were landed. when finding that my hands
and legs were becoming useless Jeff the ship two
ether boats being close 90 and embarked the re-
Eainder.
Oh reaching the shore I dispatched Mr.. Brady,
Third Officer. of 70 Halifax. across the country, 10
telegraph the news Of the disaster. and 10 obtain
assistance. Mr. Morrow. the Canard line agent,