Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-03
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Lost Atlantic.

STATEMENT OF A STEERAGE PASSENGER
ssGooD GOD, SHE'S ASHORE"
PLIGHT OF THE sTEERAGE PASSENGERS
THE sTEERAGE FULL OF WATER
MANY DROWNED IN THHR BUNKs-
GETTING ASHORE.
HALIFAX, April 2.
A steerage passenger makes the fol-
lowing statement | turned into my
berth about II o'clock Monday night
The night was dark, but starlight and
weather fine. | knew the ship was
going into Halifax for coal. The last /
remembered was two bells-1 o'clock
struck. then went to sleep. / woke
up with shock and remarked to my
mate, ''there goes the anchor"
thought of course we were safe in Hall
fax harbor, but as soon as she made the
second plunge / said "Good God, she's
ashore. With that we got up and
dressed. The companionway was
thronged with the lower steerage pas
sengers. Seeiug that the sea was COM
mencing to break over the ship and
lower down the companionway, got
as many as possible to take to their
hunks, and hold Ton by the iron stan
chions. There we remained until after
daylight. The ship had fallen over and
side only being out of it. Our only
chance of escape was the ports. A num-
Der of men, probably twenty, got out
through the ports on the side of the ves-
sic. l remained until all who were alive
were out, There were great many
drowned in their hunks, and others
drowned while trying to reach the ports.
I got out through the port and held fast
to the side of the ship for about two
hours, and then went to shore by the
life line. When l left the ship there
were still great many in the rigging.
THE CABIN PASSENGERS.
The names of the cabin passengers
lost are as follows: Cyrus NJ. Fisher,
counsellor of law, of Vermont, and his
wife, Mrs. Fisher is daughter of w. Y.
Ripley, ESQ.,, of Rutland-ED. HER
ADJ Miss Brodie and Miss Barker,
both of Chicago; j. II. Price, of ISL
Broadway, New York; Mr.. Kruger, of
81 Exchange place, New York; Albert
Sumner, San Francisco; Henry T.
Hewett, of w. j. Best & Co., AS
Broome street, New York Mr.. Mer-
rift and wife, New York Miss ScrYm-
ser and Miss Merritt, of New York /;
Mr. Davidson and daughter, London {;
w. B. Wellington, Boston; Nr. Street,
wife, son and daughter, of Nevada.
SAVED.
The following cabin passengere were
saued: Freeman D. Marchwald, of
Thompson, Langdon & Co, 1891,
Broadway, New York; S. A. Wick, of
Wick & Malone, Wilmington, n. c.; j.
Spencer Jones, of New Ross, Ireland :;
Lewis Leyinsor, London; Mr. Gardner,
London; Charles w. Allan. London;
Henry Hirscl, Switzerland; Simeon
Comachio, New York; B. B. Richmond.
Detroit Adolphus Jugla, glove dealer,
1877 Broadway, New York; William
John Brindley, of Burslem, England :;
Daniel Kinane, of Springfield, Ohio :;
James Brown, Manchester; Nicholas
Brandt, New York.
Surviving OFFICERS.
The following officers were saved /;
James A. Williams, captain j. w.
Finch, chief officers Cornelius Brody,
third officer; John Brown, fourth Off
GER Cuppaige, surgeon.
Second Officer Henry Metcalf is
among the lost; also, Ambrose Worth
ington, purser, and Hugh Christie, chief
steward.
THOSE OF THE GREW SAVED.
The following is the list of the crew
saved. John Baillie, Matthew Mont
gomery, Thos. Dunn, Chas. Dudley,
Samuel May, John Monaghan, John
Cosgrove, Daniel McMichael, George
Cheers, Robt. Atkins, Walter Campbell,
David Horn, Patrick Evans, William
Kelly, Peter Burns, John Murphy, Chas,
Royalance, James Connolly, John Gil,
bert, James McMillen, Henry Newton,
VIM. Griffith, Patrick Matthews, Robt.
Walker, John Frederickson, William
Hughes, John Cummings, James Dunn,
Jno. Devine, Daniel l.. Alexander,
Daniel Mahony, John Kelly, Owen Eos
ter, VIM. Sunderland, John Sheridan,
Geo. Myers. d. Davinson, John Speak
man, p. Tapman, Geo. Sanders, Irving
Stallaford, Arthur Wilding, ALFRED
Lower, John Simpson, B Acton, Wal
ter Donnelly, VIM. Patterson, Robert
Irving, Robert McFarlan, Patrick Tuck,
John Ryder, VIM Harmon, John Bulger,
Robt. Sayne, .Thos. Wilson, Alexander
Lindsay, Geo. Anderson, Patrick Evans,
Frank Moffatt total, so. A few Others
went to the city by land. Probably one
half of the crew were lost.
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
The following is the Captains state
ment
We sailed from Liverpool on the 20th
of March, During the first part of the
passage we had favorable weather and
easterly winds. On the Gath, 25th and
Goth we experienced heavy southwest
and westerly gales, which brought tho
ship down to one hundred and eighteen
miles a day. On the 31st of March the
engineers report showed but about 121
tons of coal on board. We were ther
400 miles east of Sandy Hook, with
wind southwest and high westerly swell,
and falling barometer, the ship steaming
only eight knots per hour. / considered
the risk too great to push on, as We
might find ourselves, in the event of 8
gale, shut out from any port of supply,
and so decided to bear up for Halifax,
At D. m on the 31st, Sambro Island
was distant 100 miles, the ships speed
varying from eight to twelve knots pei
hour, wind south with rain, which yeer
ed to westward at p. M, with clear