Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-11


which he hadfrom the rock and made
fast the end Of my line to it 50 as to
make it stronger. As soon as I got
the line made FAST told those who
were on the rock to come on shore,
one by one,S as 1 would save them.
THE FIRST MAN SAVED
in this way I do not know, but the
second one was Mr. Brady, the third
officer. ! saved in this manner about
seventy, as near as remember. In
some instances, as the line was some
distance overhead and the persons too
exhausted ~ had to reach down and
pull them up. For some L had TO go
into the water, which was out of my
depth, with line around my waist.
In these cases the two old men would
drag me and the man I rescued ashore.
[ remained there from 4 o'clock till 8,
when,I fell down through exhaustion.
One Of the stewards and somebody
else came and relieved me, and [ was
carried away to a house where l WIS
kindly cared for. As soon as [ recOv-
cred sufficient strength, l was con
yeyed in a boat to the main land, and
went to Mr.. Ryan s, the magistrate's $,
where was kindly treated and attend
ed to, rs I. had the cramps, The chief
steward and another man. who threw
his arms around the steward s neck
when coming ashore On the rope, were
| drowned at my feet. = The reason that
l could not render assistance IN this
case was that the two old men went
away with q man that had rescued,
! as they feared he would perish, there
foreothere was 10 one: present to haul
me ashore if L had jumped off the
rocks after them. 49,. "a. ia; -....-- ..-. go.
|, WHAT LITTLE JOHN HTSLRY Says
The only youth saved from the wreck
makes the following statement My
name is John Hin1ey. I am about
twelve years of age. I got on. board
the Atlantic at Liverpool, with my
mother, father and young brother.
We all Belonged to Ashton, Lanca.
SHIRE. The first thing worth mention
ing that he knew of, that he wasasleer
4 in his berth when d great noise awaken
ed him, although he did not hear any
! voices. There seemed to be great
rush and lie stumbled out of bed into
/ the crowd. The greater portion
passed him, but he saw six n1er
crowdinS into top berth il
the upper steerega and he fol
lowed them. One of the men brok,
through a window and got out, ant
the boy did the'same, one kind hearted
individual pushed him through befor,
he had made the egress himself One.
outside he held on by the ropes unit
himself and his companions were res
cued by the life-boat What became
OF his parents aud brother, he did no
know, but is certain that they wer,
drowned. The family were on thei
way to New York. at the invitation o
| two married daughters who were set
! tied there.
! INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER.
| Some OF the incidents of the disaste
! rs related by the survivors are harrow
ing. At one time during the wear,
watch, before dawn, the fore boon
broke loose from its fastenings, ant
swung round. Instantly crushing K
death about 20 persons who were gath
cred on the house on deck. Seyera
passengers are reported to have beef
drowned by the iife-boats, which, no
being properly managed, overturned
and the occupants were lost before
assistance could be rendered. Som.
of them who had .life-buoys and triet
to reach The. rock by means of the lint
/ from the vessel. not having them prop
! erly adjusted, but on the lower part o.
| their bodies, were floating with theil
heads down, and III this way many
were drowned before reaching tie
rock. One young man, with no cloth
ing on, save a shirt and vest. and two
life-buoys fastened about his body,
| leaped into the water and attempted t.
reached the rock. The passengers
who give the statement say they tried
to dissuade him from the attempt, but
he persisted, aud when finally they
were rescued and landed on shore. the
body of the young man who. persisted
III his attempt, was the first they saw,
and the hfe-buoys. were still on tie
body.
WHOLE FAMILY LOST.
Among the passengers was a native
of the old country. who had been il
the United States for some time, and
had lately returned to England to
bring his wife and family of five child
FEN to the home he had provided for
them in the New World. They were
on uoard the iii-fated steamer Atlantic,
and father, mother and children all
perished- Several Of the passengers
who were landed from tho steamer
Delta, yesterday, were cons derabiv
bruised about the body and lower
limbs. One man had both legs
broken, aud others were so sore from
being knocked against the rocks that
they were scarcely able to stand.
Three or four had to be sent to the
hospital last night.
INSUFFICIENT coALING-LENGTH or THE
\ slight preliminary examination
has been held as to the cause. of the
disaster, but nothing of consequence
was elected. There is 10 doubt, how
ever, according to the statements of
the officers and passengers, that the
Atlantic was not properly coaled for
the voyage at this season. Hor pas
sage was not ..tempestuous. She made
900 miles in the first three days. Gales
were encountered on the 18th and Doth
which lowered her speed to 1876 and11S,
but on the 9th she made 244 miles;
2Sth, 1S9 miles; Both, 235 miles; 31st,
26i miles; and on Monday, calm dav.
but 1859 miles. The ship had then
passed Halifax, but having ON board
only $50 tons coal, was put back. 1t
is evident that she was put to sea some
500 tons of coal short. Captain Will
Hams is reticent i'll regard to his reck-,
oning; he had never been to Halifax
before. L. is certain however. That
he was 20 miles nearer land than
he supposed, and his allowance
for the westerly current could not
have been correct. The sun
and the stars showed eight, but the
ship, with the wind ubeam and aft,
was evidently too quick for the calctl-
lation. The foundation for the cal.,m-
ity lies in insufficient coalirg and a
INSTRUMENTATION, and, perhaps, some in
upon the part of the watch
on deck but Mr.. Metcalf has to settle
that before Higher Power, and more
than five hundred souls arc there to
respond. AS I have before stated,
Capt. Williams is silent upon the all
important point as to his reckoning.
All agree, however, that he was hero
in the supreme moment, and any one
would believe it who could have heard
his heart-broken. subbing accents,
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