New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-07
THE ATLANTIC TRAGEDY.
A VISIT 10 THE SCENE.

FlCTIM-SEARCaING TIE brad.
fsy TELEGRAPH 10 IKE TRIBUNEl
IN SIGHT or THE WRECK, April AN that
Bemains sf the Atlantic lies in a circular oCve,
nearly paraHel 20 the shcre, She Is distant about
20 feet from the rock On which the people
6rst landed Her positSon justifes the infer
ence that when the order vas gwen TO
reverse engTres the heRsman brought her head
shghily round as 1t Is impossible shat she could
have been thrown along the shore in her present
berth. goiSg at fall speed. There was 10 severe
shock wbsn she struck. but she tore over the
rocks, ripping away the Iron Ilates as
though fney were PAPER, and ceald Ohe- no resist
apce 70 the tremendous force that urged Der 70
destruction. She flled almost in a moment and
the people below deck were drowned before theE
could realize the Osgse Of the disaster After tho
vessel struck she broke in two at the soreuast-heE
fore part having sUrge forward 10 the shore ard
the alter pOrtsOn lying over cae rock, gap Of 50
feet between them. The officers Of the Ceast
wreoking Company, who eSme down to-day. fab Of
the dea Of raising her saw - Cce--hat II was i'm
practicable
LIS impossible that the ship ,ould ever have
rehed this positien without the greatest careless
D1ss. The eoast line. It Is true, Is somewhat low,
bat the rocks are Of whitsh gray, and line of
snow borders hem A careful lookout would have
discovered this coast long before the ship struck
there. Ae-aiu she must for some time. have been
INNING M fun view Of Sambro hight, distant 10 10
70 miles aud Of Peggy-s Point hgbt distant nine
niles she bang, u aneasaTc, between them. Butt
VIII not anticipate the official investigation. which
viii exhibit a story Of gross neglect and criminal
.arelessness unparalleled IN the annals Of tins cen
tury.
No mar can look ununOvsd on this splendid ship
without1oeiing indignant at the loss OF property,
but when be turns to the long rows Of dead lying
stiff GA the cold ray rocks. bis indignation turns 20
horror and he hesitates between wall for the help
less victims and cry % revenge against the authors
Of the calamity just betore the wrecSers have
brOugEI up little girl about six years old, with
wealth of faxen hair and sweet lips. from which
even death has not robbed their beauty But her ewes
are staring and duH and her face is covered
with the sand Of the sea bottom and here Is
elderly lady sOckingless and with her dress thrown
around her hastily. Her bands show her 70 be
EentlewOman. and she proves % be Mrs. Davidson.
cabin passenger An examination Of her body shows
hat she has 600 sterling IN her possession stat
Murray steerage passenger on MS way 70 Chicago.
where he had two daughters. The corpses he in
sows side by side, some cut by being
thrown on the rocks, and some gashed by
the Erappling-ir0ns. some are recognized and some
are not. though al are searched Tor yaluables and
Tor some marx 20 establish their identity The
aivers we're enabled yesterday for the first time 70
70 down, but they c0uld not enter the ship, and
uu CD Of the wreck mist be cleared away before
.hey do this. The boats of the wreckers cover the
sea bat the bulk OF the cargo yet the vessel,
and the impression Is that the dead are there IA
great numbers.
sow impossible IL is 20 reproduce correctly incidents
II the fearful interval between the striking of the
snip and the recue of the last survivor. The story
Of CarmOdT asteerage passenger from Clare Ireland
one Of frightf1I interest The water found MIN
n his berth and he grasped the stancbIOn-
n involuntary effort for life. Between hJm
nd tie outer world was the non ship and
he glass ia the port. He was in darkness, his body
float Had be let 20 be would have dropped down.
or the sllp was lying on her beam ends, but bis
strong arms kept his head ont Of water and up
against the ships side. he could feel the drowned
AID drowning men sweep BY him, and Cor q moment
rot rest 0r some dead body that passed under his
'eet Hezept this position for period which seeHs
20 hun 70 have been TWO hours, until he got The light
broken and crawled through the port.
Two OF three Others had similar escapes. JOHN
Charles Elery a steward, tells Of ROsey shear,
tbOCt ,lTse Years old. She sat AZ ms table says
ae BIth ler father mother and brother, aud WIS
Ond u ne When got out 3lr. Sheat placed her II
ny arms ia her light dress. and asked me 10 Saw
teF thought Of my own little girl Of the age
Liverpool, and Kept her as long ~ l could. !
2w Der father aud mother swept away by the sea,
and The little one moaned aud continually called,
Papa Papa, ] am 20 VET She died in my
.r-ls anc ! had not the heart then 70 let her
iIOP 5ut handed her 70 d man who was
stronger than myself Mr. Price persisted with The
so.d The captain urged him 70 move bot ne could
~ NOTHING lie simply looked up and mOaned.
Those who came out scantIY clad persisted with
'oid and many actually froze 70 death The captain
prgec ora al % beat their and legs 70 keep up
The circulation. There II a man in the hospital
whose legs are completely dayed from beating them
against tie rigging bat then they had not feeling
u urged M clUD 70 beat las arms, but be
could only nee-saw them up AID down. said
another When ] gui 70 the Toe r had % 90 on
ny Iauds and knees. ] felt AZ II had DO legs.
Two men carried me away or I would have died"
There are many instances Of heTaisn and the sEay
Eas AID wife died together never De forgotten.
waited me house II Clancy, al which the sufferers
were tIst relieved and be told me Vi tss drowning
he sknrks, o. the means, Of the haggaId, iren-
sr- la-Crazed people wbs crowded into hIs house,
le esIf ran down has face ID streams. His daugh-
iei- fral woman. did al she could but that was
comparatively little for such famishhd army.
hoes had o. be bored 70 the floor 70 allow The
Which dnpped from the people 70 drain away.
Tie Americans who are here express themselves
Testiy dissatisfied with some Of the proceedings.