Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-04-11

TERRIBLE DISASTER At SEA.
Wreck Of the steamship At
lantic.D
Over GEO Lives Lost.

Il
HALIFAX April /.
ne steamship Atlantic, OF the White Star
line. from Liverpool, March Goth. for New
York, running short of coal made for Hall
faxs when about 20 miles from port, off Cape
Prospect, at 2:30 o'clock this morning, ran
ashore on Meghei' Heed. She had on board
pVer i,a00 men. women and children oIIly
2oo succeeding in landing; the remainder.
including the women and children, were lost.
The Captain ard third officer were saved ;
the rest were drowned. On receipt Of the
news OF the disaster the Cunard and Govern
nient steamers started to the assistance OF the
Atlantic; but the third officer who arrived
iiefe at 5.30 this p. M, says the vessel and
cargo area tltal loss.
/ Third officer Brady says, the steamer ex-
perlenced boisterous weather durine the pas
sage, but all worked welluntil Monday when
the supply Of coil became nearly exhausted
and the Captain determined to put into Hall
fax. The Captain and third officer were on
deck until midnight; the Captain then went
ed If there was a1y change in the vessels
i position. Brady went to bed about the same
ine as the Captain, and the next thing he
remembers Is that he was thrown out of his
bunk and heard the slip strike several times.
He next rushed on deck and found the Cap
tain and officers there and the deck full of
passengers. lie got an AK and commenced
To clear away boat, tile Captain aid other
officers We're busy doing the same thing
Brady got a beat out and pntltwo women iii
it and n nmber uf men attempted TO get in
1t, about a,dozen of whom succeeded. Just at
his moment the steamer fell over on her
beam end aid sank. Only one boat had been
got out and that was carried down by tile
steamer, and all in it were lost. brady
| scrambled into the mizzen rigging. which
was above water. and seeing hat he could do
nothing there went forward and unreayetI
the halliilrtas, being assisted by Quarter
master Spearnlan, and Brady. Brady then
took tile ialliards aud all three swan to a
rock, and then line was hauled ashore and
number OF passengers landed by it. a num-
Der got on the rock but the tide was rising
and their position was no better than on the
vessel. just then the fishermen on the shore
came out IN boats and took those on The rock
ana large number from the rigging. Brady
remained at the scene till noon today, when
all who were alive on board were taken. ex-
cept chief officer Mr.. Firth, who was in the
rigging shouting for help. Brady says he
tried TO geta crew to 90 to the rescue on
FIRTH, but the sea was SO heavy no body
Would volunteer. Altogether about $50 per
sons were saved, including Captain Williams
and = e forth officer, Mr. Brown; also
saveral engineers and sailors. Not single
woman or child was saved. the most of them.
as well as hundreds oil mtn were drowned in
their births. The steamer ssruck about two
O'Clock this morning. The weather was dark
but not thick. Steamers are going dow ii TO-
night GO render Whit assistance they am "A IL
the people who We're saved from the wreck
with the exception Of Brady, are still at Pros
pfct Point where the fishermen are giving
them all tae attention they possibly can.
NEW YORK. April 2.
The White Sc Company, astevening, on
receiving news of the disaster to tile Atlantic.
despatched an agent to relieve the survivors.
anu Instructed hin to telegraph their names
To al important points. Two other agents
left for Halifax this morning to forward the
survivors t. their destination. The steam
ship City of Montreal sailed OH the same elay.
as The Atlantic, the Goth OF March, and has a
duplicate list OF the passengers, both cabin
and steerage. She is expected to-day.
The company says the accident was caused
by installing the lights on the coast. and do
not attach blame to the officers of the vessel |
Captali Williams is an experienced and ex-
cellent seamcn. lie has been about twelve +
years in the transatlantic trade. and wifh
the White Star Line since its organization
Al one time ne commanded the steamship
Colorado. which, after he retired from her.
was sunk by collision in the aIerst.y.
A rumor obtained circulation TO-DAY that
Captain Williams. of the Atlantic. was dis
;lftrged from the service Of Williams Il Guion
or unseainanike conduct, and Mr.. Curtis
oassef ger agent OF that line, said he heard Al,
lines that such was ilfe case. On the otnar
land, Dir. Sparks, agent of the White Star
line, says Captain Williams, on leaving the i
'mploy of Williams, s. Guion, received from
bat company most flattering TESTIMONIALS. +,
People who had friends OH board the III
'ed steamer Atlartic crowded to tile offices
I the White Star Line this morning, hoping
Q learn the names of the survivors. but as M {
st had been furnished no information could
9 given ttem.
kIhe terrible disaster is the only tonic this
and a full Investigation i .lana,,a {
BY the public and people, that the resnon
billy for the disaster be fixed on the nroner
artes. Is
.sse .s 3,.s Il BosToN, April d.
The following is a special to the EVEN i.
9 Traveller, dated Halifax, April Q: Only j
rec or four cabin passengers were saved F.
ON the wreck of the Atlantic. One Ene| i
'h y and two OF three Frenohmell.l Onlyl /;
le lady passenger attempted to save herself Is
le was frozen: to death in tile rigging and !,
Il into the water. The purser Is amongst IA
e lost. Someof the passengers arrived in
IS city to-day. and give narrowing details +
the :. calamity. The Atlantic Lad $50 steer.
e passengers and 80 saloon.ta There iaflI i
en- two births during the voyage. Thei i,
ew numbered 142, and u stowaways were :, =
severed Three Hundred in all ,vsA,.o .. vol 4