, 1873-04-03
Over Four Hundred Passengers Res
Cuel from tho Wreck,
The Number Supposed to Bo Drowned
Estimated at Five Hundred
and Fifty.
Statements Of Several of tho OflI-
GERS and Passengers.
Arrival Of tho Rescued at Halifax,

HALIFAX, April 2.-Only throe or four cabin
passengers woro sarol from tho wrook Of tho
Atlantic, ono Englishmau and two or throo
Frenchmon. Only ono Indy passenger attempted
to Bayo horsolf, and sho waa frozen to doath in
tho rigging, and fell into tho wntor. Tho pursor
is nmong tho lost. Somo Of thd passengers
arrived In this city to-dny, and give narrowing
details Of the calamity.
Tho Atlantic had $50 atoorago passengers, aud
thirty in tho saloon. Thero Ind hoen two births
during tho voynge. Tho crew numbered liz,
md fourteen etowaways wero discovered Throo
hundred lit nll wcro eayed out OF tho total num-
Dor Of 1,039.
Tho Btonmor Delta has not returned from tho
scono of the wreck OF tho Atlantic honco, no
additional nows havo boon obtained concerning
tho disaster.
CABIN PAasEN1EEB.
LONDON, Marcel, 2.-TAo following is q list OF
tho namoB Of the cabin paaaengorB On the stcam-
ahip Atlantic: N. Brandt John Price, n.
Kaugher, s. ". Vok, Abort Sumner, J. Hewitt,
sponcor Jones, II. Wellington, ". Gardner,
Jnmos Brown, r. Cnmacks, ]. h1arkwold, e..
Hirsch, 3. Riohmonds, ". drceyott, ". shoat,
II. shcat, Charles Allen, A. Juglo, John Brind-
10y. L. Lovngaon, Mrs. Davidson Mra. Merritt,
Mrs. sheat, A1ies Davidson, Miss Random, hIiHa
o1cb 11uthtAt 4I41a 4ANA44tts AAlEa luQHLt
nnd two Misses RoHo.
PROFOUND SENSATION.
Tho announcement of tho wreck of tho atoam-
chip Atlantic, and the appalling loss Of life
caused thereby, creates profound nonBation In
this city, and ut Liverpool. Tho oiIlceH Of tho
agents in both citios hayo boon throngod nil tile
morning with tho friends OF tho passengers, all
nnxiously trying to obtain tho names OF tho our
vivors, tho List Of whom has not arrived,
AAs1sTANoE DISPATCHED.
New YonR, April 2.-Tho Wlito Star Company,
1aat oyoning, on rooeiviug nows Of tho disaster
to tho Atlantic, dispatched m agent to rolievo
tho survivors, and instructed him to telegraph,
their names to important points. Two other
agents loft for Halifax this morning, to forward
tho survivors to t]loir destinations.
Tic steamship City Of Montreal, which sailed
on tho saulo day with tho Atlantic (tlo goth of
March), has duplicate list Of tito Atlantio'e
passengers, in cabin and steorago. Bho is OK
poctod today.
CAUSE OF THE DISASTER
Tho company say TINT tho catastrophe vas
cnuaed by mistaking the lights on tho conat, and
do not attach tho blanc to tho officers Of tho
vessel, aud that Capt. Williams wGs m ex-
perenced and excellent seaman. Ho ia about
twelve years in tho transatlantic trade, and with
tho White Star limo since itB organization. At
ono timo ho commanded tho steamship Colorado,
which, after he retired from her, was stink by
collision i'll tho Rivor oEcraoy.
Further than the dispatch announcing tho
wrcclt, tho Company layo not received any in
telllgonco OF the number Of paaEengera lost.
Those rescued are en- route to Halifax, but, rs
tho journey will hayo to bo accomplished In
wagons, they aro not expected to arrive thero
before o'clock this evening. Thou the Cap
tan's statements, and whatever particulars can
be obtained, will be at once sont to the Compa-
ny's Office In this city,
ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS.
Ellen Rcl,an, aged II, Of Kesal,, ireland; Pat
ard AIc1lwain, Of Plymouth, Eng. aud tho hus-
band md three clildron Of Mary A1cDermott
Matron Of tho Fifth Ayonuo Hotel, arc tho only
additional persons known to be paaaongers on
the Atlantic. John II. Price, lawyer Of this
city, and two ladies' in Lis chnrgo, and also Potter
Brndloy, Of this city, arc supposed to be pas
sengera.
UNPLEASANT RUssoRs.
a rumor obtained circulation to-day that
Capt. Williams, Of tho Atlantic, ,vas discharged
pnny for unscamanliko conduct and Mr. Curtis,
Tho passenger agent Of that lino said ho hoard
et tho time that sucll was . fact: On the othor
hand, Mr.. Spark, 9Eont Of tho White Star limo,
employ Of Wiliiams i duion, recoiyedf from
that company tho most fattoring testimonials.
People who Ind friends On board of the ill.,
fated atoamor Atlantic crowded the ottlcoB Of tho
tho namea Of tho survivors, bit, as no list had
boon received, no information could DO givon
thom. Tho terrible disaster is tho only topic Of
conversation this morning, and q full inyoatiga-
ton il demanded by the public, that tho respou-
sibility Of tho disaster may be fixed Oh tho
proper pnrtics.
1ATEH-sTATEAENTg OF SURVIVORS.
HALIFAX, N. g., April "A stoerage passon-
:gor makes tho following statement
anaV tHInoa % into hS g @s9 aeo' dark X t ae on
light, aud tho weather fino: know tho ship
was going into Halifax for coal. Tho Inst that
remembered waB that bells o'clock-struck.
! then wont to- aloop and woke up with tho
tho anchor" thought, Of courao wo wero safo
second plunge, I said Good God! shoa
.nshorovf With that We got up and
Tho Ssa tsSngoa
TINT tho sca WAS commencing to Ireak oyer tito
shin aud lower down the companion way, got
aa many as possible to take. to the bunlH aud
hold on by the iron Htanchions. There Wo To-
mainod till aftor daylight. Tho ship had fallon
side only being out Of 1t. Our only chance OF
oscapo waa tho ports. A number Of men, prob
ably twenty, got out through tho ports to tho
sfdo OF tho voasol. l remained until sll VINO
drowned IN tloir bunhs ; and othors woro
tlsowpotk while trying to reach tho porta. I got
ont through port, and held faAt to tho aldo Of the
ship for about two hours and then wont to shore
iby Tho lfo-lino.4.Wllen left tho allp tlero were
still great many In tho rigging.
AMoSn THE LOST.
The namoa of tho cabin-paasongers lost are rs
follows Cyrus NJ. Fisher, Counsellor ;aw, Of