The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-03
LOST In SIGHT OF LAND.

LUSI LIN SIGHI UF LAND.
TEE APPALLING WRECK OF THE
STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC
A Detailed Account Of the Disaster
The Names of the Lost and Saved
Explanatory Statements OF the Agents
The Excitement In New York and
London-A Determination to Ferret
Out the Offender.
NEW YORK, April 2.
The wreck of the White Star Line steamship
Atlantic is the sole topic of conversation this
morning, and In London the excitement is
Equally great. A full investigation is demand.
ed, in order that the responsibility may be
fixed upon the proper person. No trustworthy
details of the disaster have been received, but
the loss of life Is quite as great as at fret re.
ported.
A special to the New York Times, from Hal
ifaX, regarding the wreck Of the White Star
steamship Atlantic, says: "Is Is understood
that over seven hundred unfortunate passen-
gers out Of one thousand on board-all women
and childreD-were drowned. The first inl.-
nation received of the wreck was rumor
that an ocean steamer had gone ashore down
the coast, aud that several lives had been
lost. 1t was next ascertained that the Allan
tic had attempted 10 make the port
of Halifax harbor on her way from Liv-
erpool to New York In consequence
Of shortness of coal. A heavy gale
prevailed at the time, so that she neared the
coast 10 hope of sighting the light on Lambs
Island. The vessel was resistlessly carried
before the wind, by the strong current that
always prevails in that locality, right on to
the shore, causing her to become total
wreck. Late last evening further and
fresher details were obtained, aud 1t ap-
pears there were about flty cabin passen-
gers aboard, together with over nine hum
dred steerage passengers; 30 that with the
crew, the total number of souls aboard
was over one thousand. During the pas
sage acrose, the steamer had encountered
very heavy weather, but all was well I'LL
yesterday about twelve o'clock. On Monday
night the captain and officers believed they
were making straight for Lambs L'gh'. but
two hours later the vessel struck. The scene
that moment was terrible beyond description.
The steamer bumped upon the rocks two or
three times as the heavy waves lifted her,
showing her doom to be sealed. Scarcely had
the first shock been felt when the passengers
rushed from their berths In the cabin and
ateerage, on the main deck, when at
tempts were made to cut away the boals, and
they were soon filed with men and women. II
was too late, however, for the steamer sud-
denly careened to leeward, falling over on
her beam ends and almost Immediately sink
ing. The boats are mentioned as being
swamped and going down with her. SO close
10 the shore was the steamer wnen she struck
that several sailors succeeded in swimming
ashore with line, after they found them
selves thrown into the sea. Fortunately the
fishermen living on the coast were on the
lookout. and they assisted the third officer
and his companions in hauling In rope oy
means of the halyards they had 30 braVely
carried ashore. By means OF this llue, some
two hundred aud fifty meu succeeded In get
ting safely to land"
The friends of the passengers of the Ill
fated ship throng the offices of the agents OF
the company, but 40 consolation can be given
them.
Two more agents of the White Star Line
have been sent tG the assistance oflhe sur
vivore.
The officers OF the company think that the dis
aster wss caused by mlstaking the lights, and
tsey attach no blame to the captain or ofacers.
williams, the captain, had been in the Trans.
atlantic trade for about twelve years, and was
connected with the Williams q Guion line
before the White Star Line was organized.
The agent of the company believes that the
ALlantiGs hull ls not broken, as none Of the
cargo 10 known TO have aoated.
The report that Russell Slurgs, of Boston,
and Franklin W. Smith were aboard of the
Atlantic is untrue.
Arrival Of Some Of the Passengers at
Hal1xax-The narrowing Details
Three Hundred Saved out OF One
Thousand and Thirty-EiSht.
E HALIFAX, April 2.
Only three or four of the cabin passengers
were saved from the wreck OF the Atlantic;
one Englshman and two or three Frenchmen.
Only one lady passenger attempted to save
herself She was frozen to death In the rig
ging and fell Into the water. The purser is
among the Lost. Some OF the passengers ar
rived liz GhIs city to-day, and gave narrowing
details of the calamity. The names of the
officers or passengers saved are not known as
vet. The relief steamers are expected up at
two o'clock.
The Atlantic had eight hundred and fifty
stetrage passengers and thirty In the saloon.
There had been TWO births during the voyage.
The crew numbered hundred and torty-two,
and there were fourteen stowaways discov-
cred.
Three hundred persons In all were saved out
OF q total number of one thousand and thirty
eight.
The Names OF the Saloon Passengers-
Who and what they Arc.
LONDON, April 2.
The following list of the names of the cabin
passengers of the steamship Atlantic has been
obtained from the agents Of the White Star
Line:
Mr.. N. Brandt, Mr.. John Price.
Mr.. b. Kruger, Mr.. S. W. Vick.
Mr.. Albert Sumner, Mr.. J. Hewitt.
Mr.. Spencer Jonee, Mr.. q. Wellington.
Mr. w Cardanpr Mr. Jamea BroWu