Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-04-05
NEWS FROM ALL POINTS.
THE ATLANTIC DISASTER.
Five Hundred and Sixty Persons Lost
DOlNGS or THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Austin, April 8, 1873.

of the Texas Pacific road. Winkler strong
ly for and Ireland against. After long dis
cussion tho majority report was adopted,
andthe bill made the special order for Mon
day. The discussion on amendment OF
Rockport, Fulton and Loredo railroad was
stopped by order Of the day. The Govern
or returned, and has approved the resola-
ton authorizing counting OF the votes OF
the recent special elections.
Sabine and Stockbridgs will be seated.
The resolution holding afternoon ses-
sions Tuesdays and Thursdays to consider
private bills except railroad bills, passed.
The bill amending section three, re.
garding the payment of the public debt,
extends the time of presentation of claims
January, 1874, after which they are
forever barred.
An interesting debate was had on the
resolution requiring sheriffs TO suspend
collection of the one per cent tax till af-
ter adjournment of the Legi stature, and
enacting general school bill.
The Senate bill was introduced, incor-
porating the Austin and Pacific Short
Line railroad. A resolution was adopted
to pay the expenses of the last Presiden-
tial election another authorizing the Sec
rotary of State to open the retarns of the
vote THE special elections incorporating
Kaufman Savings Bank.
EVENING SESSION.
House bills passed-To incorporate the
cities of Kaufman and Corsicana; to
amend the charter of the city of Austin,
charging its limits. A bill was intro
ducei to authorize the school tax to be
paid over to the county Treasury.
GALVESTON, April S.-The Legislature
unanimously passed a concurrent reselu-
ton askting Gov. Davis not to comply with
the petition from Secretary Delano aud
President Grant for the pradon of the mo-
torious Indian chiefs, Satanta and Big
Tree, now confined in the Texas poniten-
tiary.
New Orleans, April 3.-The wife of the
colored fusion sheriff at Baton Rouge,
was killed by q shot intended for her
husband.
THE GOODRICH MURDER.
The man arrested at Philadelphia, as
Roscoe, the alleged murder of Goodrich,
was discharged.
| A TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Generals Belknap, Sheridan and
Meyers left St. Louis in palace car for
Houston, where they 60 by ambulance to
the Rio Grande.
| THE ATLANTIC DISASTER.
New York, April 3.-Mr. Freeman DE
McVolde, passenger of the wrecked At
la ntic, sends the following dispatch to tho
associated press: Say to the friends of the
passengers on the Atlantic, that will re-
main with the wreck until have rescued
all lost cabin passengers. L have boxes
at the wreck this morning to receive the
bodies of Mrs. Fisher and Miss merritt
We have the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Mer.
rift, Miss Scrimpser and Jno. Pricei oil
New York.
Narrowing details of the awful scenes
attending the loss of the Atlantic continue
to be received. All the women who were
asleep at the time the ship struck, were
drowned in their berths. The heavy
sea which constantly poured over the yes
sci, and filed her, preventing them frog
, reaching the deck. Some women, who
showed remarkable presence Of mind ant
and appreciation of the awful situati on
only reached the deck to BIO washed int
the sea and drowned. Soon after
o'clock, men Oh shore wrote on black
board, "Cheer up; boats are coming IL
your assistance" The announcement wal
responded to by hearty cheers. After
o half an hour of awful suspense, mon Wer'
seen on the island carrying a boat ovel
; the rocks, and soon it A&s. LAUNCHED apc
f took off three boat lOads'from outlying
rocks. While rescuing these men
Capt Williams and passengers calle'
loudly to the Grew Of the boat to come +
the ship and take them off first, as the.
were in most imminent danger, the Capt
saying, 81 will give $500 for every boa
load rescued" The boat afterwards mad
: for the vessel and took off two boat loads
Half IN hour later another boat came an
; rescued many clinging to the rigging
Third officer Brady who had succeeded II
reaching shore over line carried fror
the vessel by himself, and organized
crew, materially aiding the work O
rescue.
THE, CAPTAINS REPORT.
We sailed from Liverpool March 2Otf
and during the first part of the pas
sage we had favorable weather and stead
on the Oath, 25th and Goth. We expert
enced heavy southwest and west gales
which brought the ship down to llo mile
a day. On the 31st Of March the engin
GERS report showed about twenty-sevel
tons of coal on board. We were then 46
miles east of Sandy Hook, with wind
southwest and high west swell, and falling
barometer, the ship stcaming only eigh
knots per hour. | considered thu
risk too great to push on, a
we might find ourselves, in even
of q gale, sheet out from any port Of sup
ply, and so decided to bear up for Halifax
At lp. NJ. March 81. Cambro Island wa
distant 40 miles, the ships speed vary
ing from eight to twelve knots per hour
wind South with rain, which vecred h
West at Pm, with clear weather o
midnight. Judged the ship to have mad
10 miles, which would place her 4S mile
South of Cambro, and then left the decl
and went into the chart room, leavin
orders about lookout and let me know
they saw anything, and call me at A. NJ
Intending to get the ships head Sou th
and await daylight. My first Information
of the catastrophe was the striking Of tn
the ship on Now Island and remaining
there post. The sea Immediately swep
{ away all port boats. Officers went TO thei
stations and commenced clearing thei
| away. lut Wt1thSA pOeeo oNNne'1 ~
fired by the ID. officer. Before the boat
could be cleared, only 10 minutes havinI
elapsed, the ship .keeled heavily TO port
rendering starbcard boats useless.
Seeing that no help would be got from
boats, got passengers into the rigging
and outside rails, and encouraged then
to 20 forward where the ship was highes
and less exposed TO water.
The third officer, Mr.. Brady, matemas
.ers, oarsmen and spokesman, by thi
time having established communication
with the ouilaying rock, abeut FORT
y ards distant, by means of line
We got four other lines to the wreck
along which about 200 passed between
the rock and shore. There was a passag'
about 100 yards wide. A rope was sue.
cessfully passed across this, by which
means about 80 persons got to land, though
many persisted in the attempt At 8 P
m, the first boat appeared from the Is
land, but was too small 10 be Of any use
Through the exertions Of hr. Brady
islanders were aroused, and by .. a. ~