New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-03


@-adv the third officer, to Halifax. across
ahe country. to telegraph the news OF the
s;aa ster and to obtain assistance. Mr. Nor
roy of the Cunard line, promptly responded
and sent two steamers, with provisions. to
ronvev the survivors to Halifax, where they
uiU he cared for and forwarded to New
Work the first opportunity. IN charge OF the
rjrst and fourth officers the third officer and
four men being left at the island to care tor
the dead as they come ashore. Captain
Shendon Deverbes has received provisional
zuthoritv as to salvage of cargo and mate.
rails The second officer was lost with NO.
~ lifeboat.
The wreck remained in the same position
rs before reported, the bow and lnasts only
above water, and the sea breaking so rough
that the boats could not approach with
safety. She was broken in some places and
o. few packages had washed ont and drittrd
to sea, but the bulk Of the cargo appeared
10 be undsturbed.
J. w. Firth. chief officer in reply to the
reporters, made a statement IN substance,
rs follows
NV watch ended at twelve O'Clock on
Monday night. The second and fourth ON
cers took charge, and | went to my berth;
Was aroused by the shock OF the vessel
strikinp The second officer came down to
nav room: said that the ship was ashore
and that he was afraid she was gone, |
INIT on a few articles of clothing, got an AK
and went on deck TO clear the boats.
The ahiD had carrened over before !
r.ached the deck. ! cleared Two starboard
boats; Just then heavy sea swept me
boats away. | was holding fast to the
pnILzen rigging, and now climbed higher.
The night was so dark and the spray blew
20 thickly that we could not well see What
Was going on around us. | saw men on
rocks, but did not know how they got
there. All who were alive on Doard were
IN the rigging When daylight came
counted thirty two persons IN Ihe ihl""eh
rigging with me. including one "on1a a i;u
When these saw that there were INES
between the ship and shore, many OF them
sttempted to 20 forward to the lines, and
nd ling so were washed over and drowned
MANY reached shore by the aid OF the
fines, and the tishermen's boats rescued
MANY more. At last all had either been
washed away or rescued, except myself,
the woman and boy. The sea had be-
eonne so rough that boats could not venture
near Us.
Soon the boy was washed of; but he
swam calamity and reached one OF the
boats in safety. got a firm hold OF the
woman and secured her i'll the rigging. L
could see the people on shore and IN boats
and could hail them, but they were unable
10 help us.
a Two o ClOth III INC dllNAhooh H4tSA "
hsd been in the rigging ten hours, Rev. Mr..
Ancient, whose noble conduct | can never
forget while live, got crew of four men
60 row him out to the wreck. He got IN
the main rigging and procured the line,
then advanced as far as ne could toward
me and threw it to me.
Ecaught it, made il fast around my body,
and then jumped clear into the sea. But
for the cIergyman's gallant conduct must
49, I We mnph
hausted and benumbed that | was hardly
able to do anything for myself
The woman, after bearing up with re
njarkabe strength under her great trials
had died two hours before Mr.. Ancient ar
rived. Her semi-nude body was still fast
u, the rigging, her eyes protruding, her
mouth fOaming-a CHASTITY spectacle. rem
dered still more 80 by the contrast with the
Numerous jewels which sparkled on hep
hands. We were forced to leave her body
there. and it is probably there yet.
The scene of the wreck was an awful one
such as have never before witnessed and
hope never to witness again. Compare
lively few bodies drifted ashore, the greater
portion of them, with such articles as came
ont of the ship while | was on her. were
carried to sea.
Seventh Dispatch.l
HALIFAX, April 1.-The Delta's passen-
gers, in number 800, landed at the Cunard
wharf late this evening. They were mostly
nen from twenty to twenty-five years of
age. Many were in a pitiable condition.
without Shoes their feet swollen and
bruised, clothes torn and drenched, some
with bits of carpet, mating and blankets
around them, and ali fretted and sick from
exposure all night.
1t is expected that the divers will be sue
Cessful in saving the goods if the weather
proves favorable.
LIVERPOOL April 2.-Arriyed- Kathleen
Buck from Charleston.
NEW YORK, April ARRIVED out-AleN-
sOdris, Australia and Mosel.