The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-29

PmLAprlrmA, April l7,lS73


Mn. EDIroR-Winter has again relax
ell his icy grasp. Spring has returned
the voice OIL the turtle is again heard in
the land the welcome note, of the robin
again trlls the elastic air; the blucbird
is here the twiitering sparrow seems iu-
vested with a new life; the lazy crow is
again seen laundering through the air
the whistling anl chirpng Of the tiny
canary indicates to thousands of house.
holds the opening season; the cattle are
re-appcaring on thousand hills; man
again takes up the hoe and spade, and
the earth is aglin being furrowcd to
iructify the germ that is to give bread to
the eater; the chokcd rivers have been
cleared by the breath Of the zcphyrs, and
on their shining and shimmcring surface,
agans rides the tiny skil, and the proud
and swift sailing steamer; the buds are
already swelling; the expanding petals
will socl disclose the beautiful howcrct,
ard the vernal sun is already rcyivine
both the animate aud inanimatc creation.
Yet in the midst Of these auspicious sur.
roundings which naturally create peasur-
able anticipations and the elements of
hope. Not only this, but the eastern con-
tincnt is shocked a,thc great catastrophe,
the laundering OF the "Atlantic" steam.
ship within sound OF the Gsherman's voice,
and within hearing Of the sounding break
crs as they dash against the rocl, ribbed
coast, whose monotonous murmur, consti-
tutes requiem to the "loved and lost"
What apprehension, what suspense, what
anguish of spirit, seized the public mind
Of both continents, while the pulsatlng
wires, that are stretched on the bed Of
the Atlantic and the electric spark, that
travcrsed this land, was announcing the
great calamity. In some cases fear and
apprehension were soon disarmel and
quoted in others the crushing blow was
felt most kccnly. Addison and Rutland
counties mourn the sad event, and help
form Gordon around the international
bier. Some have already found Christ
ian burial, while many others will remain
in the great deep, until the "sca gives up
its dead II cannot be reclloDed as an
act OF providence according 70 the gencr-
al aceeptatlop OF the term, hat the heed
ies'ness' ana lnattention, ii not cupidiiy
OF man. la wor'I seem that disasters Of
this klad might '' ohElated or avoided :;
bat II the future 's TO he as the past,the
wall neTer cease, ont'l time shall be no
longer II ihr steamer had been coalod
IN reference 10 'nar5encies, that We're
known 70 h'vr existed almost daily for
The la~i sis munths, She would now have
been safely moored in port, or leaning
hrc rr'nln trip, and the seven hundred
coIlned aud unroiined dead. would now
b' lpollant with hope, IN this, the break.
'us morn Of the season.
y few days since Il steamship from
Liverpool arrived 1T 'ais port, loaded to
her gunwalss wl.'i ''l-ht, nearly week
behind time, o~"- .a 'ae adverse winds.
When "a uum'cf " ''o'r.I miles from
her destination -1t i'AH herself ont Of
coal she must BE- 1t't moving or be GU
gulphed IN trough ot I'e SEA, lnd 90 to
the hotlom \ large quantity ol ai'aloc-
tlda being on board, the fireman were Ill
reeted to use 1t Tor iueI. The >loDcrs
pitched II INTO the furnaces. Alter II
"bl'' they were ordered to desIst' ~ the