The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-03
The Wreck Of the Atlantic.
LATER AND FULLER DETAILS,
The Loss or Life Not 80 Great as
at First Reported, But

The Loss OF Life Not 30 Great az
at First Reported, But
Over 600.
NRw YoRK. April 2.-People who had
friends on board Of the ill.tRted steamer
Atlantic crowded the Offices Of the White
Star Line this morning, hoping to learn
tine names Of the survivors, buh2s no llsl
had been received no Information could
be given them. The terrible disaster il
The only topic this morning, and full in
vestigalion Is dsmAndedby the public and
people that the responsibility Tor the dis
aster be fixed on the proper parties.
LONDON, April 2-The announcement
of the wreck Of the steamship Atlantic
and the appalling loss of life caused there
by, creates profound sensation IN this
civ and at Liverpool. The Offices Of the
agents In both cities have been thronged
ali the morning with tho friends Of the
passengers, allanxiously trying to find out
ihe Names Of the survivors, List otiwhom
has not arrived. g. ~ - y Z
HALIFAX, N. s., April 2.-The steamer
Delta has not returned from the scene Of
the wreck Of the Atlantic, hence no addi-
tioual news has been obtained concerning
the disaster. ~.
NEW York, April 2.-The White Star
Company on receipt Of the news OF the
disaster 10 the Atlantic dispatched an
agent to relieve the survivors, and In
siructed him 10 telegraph their names to
important points. Two other agents lett
iOr Halifax this morning TO forward the
survivors to their destinations. The
steamship City Of Montreal, which sailed
on the same day with the Atlantic, the
2Oth Of March, has duplicate list oi the
passengers, cabin and steerage. she Is
expected today. The company say the
catastrophe was caused by mistaking the
lights on tho coast, and do not attach
blame 10 the officers Of the vessel. Capt.
Williams Is an experienced and excellent
seaman: he has been about twelve years
in The transatlantic trade and with the
White Star line since its organization. At
one time he commanded the steamer Col-
Orado, which, after be retired from her,
was sunk by collision in tho Mersey.
Further than the dispatch announcing the
wreck, the company have not received
any intelligence Of the number OF passen-
gers lost, Those rescued are en- route to
Halifax, but as the journey will have to
be accomplished In wagons they are not
expected TO arrive there before 5 o'clock
this afternoon. Then the Captain's state
ment and whatever particulars can be OBJ
tanned Will'be.at once sent TO the compa'
ny's office in this city.
BosToN, April 2-The following Is a
special to the Euening 1TGueIer, from
Halifax, Cd instant: "Only three or four
ofthe cabin passengers were saved from
the wreck ol the Atlantic; one English
man, and two or three Frenchmen. Only
one lady passenger attempted to save
herself, and she was frozen TO death in
the rigging and fell into the water, Ihe
Purser Is among the lost. Some Of the
tho passengers arrived In this city To-
day 10 give the narrowing details Of the
calamity. The Atlantic had $50 steerage
passengers and 80 saloon. There had
been two births during tho voyage. The
crew numbered 142 and IA stOwaways
were discovered. 800 In all were saved
out ore total number Of 1888.
New York, April2-A rumor has OBJ.
tanned circulation to-day that Capt. Will
liams, Of the Atlantic was discharged from
the service OF Williams & Guion's CO.,
for unseamanlike conduct, and Mr.. Cur
lis, passenger agent oi that line, said he
heard at times that such was the iact::
On the other hand, MIR. Sparks, agent OF
the White Star Line, says that Captain
Williams upon leaving the the employ OF
Williams s. Guion, received from that
that ComnaIy the most fsttering teSu.
monials
DETROIT, April 2..-Mr. Richmond, Of
the firm Of Richmond & Backus, of this
city, Is supposed to be lost on the steam
ship Atlantic.
aged II, Negah, Ireland; Patrick Caugh'
IN, aged 25, Unestemeath, ireland; Rich.
anl NcIlWain, Plymouth, England, and
lLe husband and three children Of Mary
McDermott, and the Matron Of the Filth
Avenue Hotel, are the only additional
persons known TO be passengers on the
Atlantic, John II. Price, a lawyer Of
This CITY, with two ladies In charge, and
also Peter Brindley, ol this city, are sup
posed tobSpassengers.
UALlPAxss hptil "A storage pasSen'
ger makes sthSi following statement:
n turned into my berth about eleven
o'clock Monday night The night was
dark but star Night and the weather me
knew the ship was going into Halifax
for coal, Tho last / remember was that
two bells lone o'Clock) struck. then
went 10 sleep, Gpd woke up with the
shock, and remarked to my mate, there
goes the anchorI I.thought Of course we
were safe In Halifax har6or, but as soon
as she made the second plunge, said,
Good God, she's ashore ! With that We
go: up and dressed OThG companion. way
was thronged with lower steeragc passen-
gers Seeing that tho sea was cOmmenc-
ing to break over the ship and lower
down the companiOu.way, Igot as many
as possible to.take to the hunks and hold
Onby the iron sGanchiOns there We re.
mained untEl-aiter daylight. The ship had
fallen over and the steerage was full oI
water, one side only being out Of It. Our
only chance Of escape was the ports A
number Of men, probably twenty, got Out
through the ports TO the side OF the vessel
remained until allWhO were alive were
out, There were q great many drowned
In their buhks and others were drowned
while trying to reach the ports Igot oul
through the port and held fast to the aide
Of the ship for about two hours and theL
went 10 shore by the lie line. When
lett the ship there were still great many
in the rigging.
The names OF cabin passengers lost are
as follows; Cyrus NJ. Fisher, Counsellor al
Law OF Vermont and his wife; Miss Bra
die and Miss Barker, both Of Chicago; ]