Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-08

| nave Jurisulctton or all actions arising under
the fourth and fifth sections of this act when
| the amount in controversy dnes not exceed
one hundred dollars such action shall be pros,
ecuted in the name of the party injured or
entitled to the debt or damages provided for
in said section.
Terrible Disaster.
Total Loss Of The Ship atlantic. of lie White
Star Line-Sercn Hundred and FTHy
Men, IFomen and Children Drowned.
HALIFAX On 81. April 1.-The steamship
Atlantic. of the White Star Line. from I.iv,
erp"ni March 20, for New York. running
! short of coal. made for Halifax. When about
twenty miles from port, off Cape Prospect. at
2:3o this morning, she ran ashore on Mea-
CHEERS Head She had on board over l 900
men, women and children, only $50 of whom
succeeded in landing. The remainder, in,
! Guiding all the women and children were lost
| The c'ntain and third officer were saved. the
| first officer was drowned. On the first recent
| OF the news here Gnnard and Government
| steamer started to the assistance of the At.
| !antic. hut the third officer, who arrived here
at $3.50 this p. NJ, says the vessel and cargo
are Il total loss.
Farhrr Particulars.
HALIFAX, April This afternoon, re
| port being current that steamer had been
| wrecked on the coast. and several Ives lost. it
was first regarded as cruel A pril fool hoax.
| but this evening the Cunard agents here re-
| ceIved news that 1t was all true and that only
| little of the truth had been told. the foct
being tina. the White Star steamsin Atlantic
| Captain WILLIAMS, from Liverpool for New
| York, while canning into this port for coal.
struck ob Meacher's rock, near PROSPECT. %
miles west of Halifax. and became a total
| wreck
or about goo souls on board upwards Of
100 were drowned. Third Officer Brady ar
| rived in this city this evening. lie saws the
Atlantic left Liverpool March 20. with up>
wards OF 800 steerage and 80 cabin nassen>
gers. The steamer experienced hoisterous
weather during the rassago, bnt all went we'll
until noon Of Monday, list, when the supply
| of coal became nearly exhausted The can
tain determined to put into Halifax. The
| captain aud third officer were on deck until
midnight The position was then indced to
be Samhrn light bearing n. II. ". 30 miles
| ne captain then went into his chart>rOom.
leaving orders to he called if there was any
change in tho vessels position Brady went
! to bed about tho same time ~ the capiain.-
/ The next thing he remembered is that he was
| thrown ont Of his bunk, and felt the shin
| strike several times. lie then rushed on deck
| g1d found the captain and officers there and
| the deck tnEl of passengers He got an axe
| ana commenced 20 clear away hnnt The
| captain and officers were bnsy doing the same
! thlng. brady got his boat ont and put two
women in It 4 nun,hcc Of men a,tcrnte,l to
| get INTO II, aa'l about a dozen succecded.-
Just at that moment the steamer fell over on
her hean ends and sunk Only ono boat had
been got out and that was carried down by
the steamer and al! in it lost
Brndy scrambled into the miZyan r;ouinn
which was above water and seeing he could
| do nothing there he went forward and unwove
| TIE haiyards, being assisted BY Ouartermas.
ters Suo"kman aud Owen. Brady then took
the h"lyards. and all three swan to the rock
| y line was hauled ashore. aud number of
passengers landed hy it. number had got
on the rock. but as the tide was rising their
| position was no better than on the vessel
| Just then fisherman on shore came out in
| boats, and rescued those on the rock. and
| large number fra1? the rigging Brady re-.
NAMED at the scene until noon to.dav, when
| all who were alive on board had been saved
| except the chief ficer Mr. Firth. who WIS
in the rigging, shouting for help. BRADY
says he tried to get the crew to 70 to the res
cue OF Firth hnt the sea was so heavy chat
n"hndy won'd volunteer. Altogether. abou,
200 persons were saved. including CAPTAIN
Williams; also Fnnrth Officer Brown. the
doctor aud several of the engineers and sail.
"r7. Not single woman child was saved
Most Of them, as well a. hundreds Of men.
| were drowned in their hcrths.
COUNTY JUDGE OF l.oUnnUN As will be
seen by proceedings OF the Legislature. judge
| q Is. Ball, Was IN Wednesdays last re- elc.,od