The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-03

and twenty-five miles, which would place her
forty-elght miles south of sambro, aud then
lett the deck and went into The chart-room,
leaving orders about the lookout, and 10 let
me know II they saw anything, and TO call me
at three A. NJ Intending then 10 put the
ships head to the soulhward aEd await day
light. My first intlmalion of the catastrophe
was The striking OF the ship on Marr's Island.
aud rema!uing there fast; The sea Immediately
swept away all the port boats. The officers
went to their stations and commenced clear
| ing away the weather boats. Rockets were
fred by the second officer. Before The boats
could be cleared, only ten minutes having
| elapsed, the ship keeled heavily TO port, rem.
| derlng the starboard boats useless. Seeing
| no help could be got from The boats, got the
passengers into the rigging and outside rails,
and encouraged them to go forward, where
the ship was highest and less exposed to the
water. The third officer, MIR. Brady, and
Quartermasters Owens and sparkman,
by this time having established COM
munlcatlon with the outlying rocks,
| about forty yards distant, by means Of.
a line, got four other lines to the rock, along
which about two hundred people passed. Be-
tween the rock aud the shore was q passage
one hundred yards wide. The rope was sue
cessfully passed across this, by which means
about fifty got to land, though many were
drowned ia the attempt. At A. Fl the first
| boat appeared from the Island, but she was
too small to be of any assistance. Through
the exertons of Mr.. Brady the islanders were
aroused, and by A. II. three larger bouts
came to our assistance. By their efforts, all
that remained on the side of the ship and on
the rock were landed In safety, and cared for
by poor fsherm N named Clancy and his
daughter. During the day the survivors, to
the number OF four hundred and tWenty-nlne,
we're drafted Off to various houses scattered
about; Resident Magistrate E. Ryan rendering
valuable assistance. The chief Off ,ar having
got up the mlzzen rigging the SEA cut Of his
retreat. He stood for six hours by woman
who had been placed In the rigging. The sea
was too high to attempt his rescue. At three
P. N. clergyman. the Rev. Mr.. Ancient, sue
ceeded In getting him line and getting him
off. Many of the passengers (saloon and
steersge) died in the rigging from the cold.
Among the number was the purser of the
ship. Before the boats went out placed TWO
ladies in the lifeboat, but fading the boat use
less. carried them tu the main rigging, where
I left them, and went aft to encourage others
10 20 forward on the side OF the ship. At this
luncture the boilers exploded, and the boat
rolled over to leeward. The ship at this time
being on her beam ends, and finding my
self useless there, went to take the
ladies forward, but found them gone;
nor did see them afterwards. Many passen-
gers ct this time could not be stimulated to
any eH)rt TO save themse selves, but lay In the
rigging aud died from fright and exposure. /
remained on the side encouraging, helping
when, finding that my hands and legs were
becoming useless, I left the ship, two other
boats being close to aid and embark
the remainder. On reaching the shore
dispatched Mr.. Brady, the third Of
acer, off to Halifax, across the coun-
try to telegraph the news OF the dis
aster aud to obtain assistance. Mr.. Nor
sponded and sent two steamers with provl-
slous to convey the survivors 10 Halifax,
where they will be cared for and forwarded to
New York on the first opportunity, In charge
OF the frat and fourth officers. the third Off.
Ger aud four men being left at the island to
care for the dead as they come ashore. Cap
tain 8. Hendon Dever has received prov.
slonal authority as to salvagor of cargo and
materials. The second officer was lost with
No. 80 life-boat.
Value of the Atlantic and Cargo-The
wreckers to 60 to Work.
Dispatches have bsen sent 10 the officers of
the wrecklng company at q ,llfaX, instructing
them to cen their vessels at once to the scene
OF the Atlantic disaster, for the purpose of
saving anything belonging to the Atlantic
that can be found. The Atlantic, together
with her cargo, Is valued at eight hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. The loss will be
partly covered by Insurance.