Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-09

had on board SO cabin passengers, 500
steeraee passengers, aud crew, officers in
cludod. Of f43 men, total 9I6 souls, leaving
the number lost SAC. This may not b
precisely correct, but is nearly so.
The wreck remained ia the same position
as before reported, bow and masts onl y abov,
water, aud the sea breaking so rough tina
the boats could not approach With safety
She was broken in some phases, and a few
packages had washed out and driftod to th'
sea, but ,he bak Of the cargo appeared Z,
be undisturbed.
Tus PASSENGERS.
There were seven hundred and sixty
Storage passengers on the Inflated vessel
The passengers aud crew, as she sailed
from Liverpool, were classified as follows
English, one hundred and uiueiy.oight men
seveDty.lour women, tweniy.eight male
children, aud twcniy-one female children
Scotch, seven men aud four women; Irish
lorty-three men, eighteen women and three
children; other nationaliios, one hundred
and fifty adult males, tbrty-two women
nineteen male children and eighteen 60.
male children. \ large number Of emf
grants embarked at Queenstown, making
the total number Of souls upon the steamer
when she sailed from that port, nine hun
drel and f'ty-two. The women aud chill.
drcn, all lost, thus numbered about two
hundred and soyeoiy-hye, The passenger.
landed at Halifax by the steamer Delta
which went to the wreck, were mostly men
from twenty to twenty-five years Of age
Many were without shoes, feet swollen and
bruised, clothes torn aud drenched some
with pieces Of carpets, mating and blank
cts around them. and all fretted and sick
from the exposure all night. Some old and
feeble persons died after being rescued
from exhaustion aud cold
There were affecting scenes on the Delta
as the passengers were collecting IN her
Friends who had separated from each other
after the Atlantic struck, aud never OK
pectei to meet again, were brought face to
face 10 the Deltas cabin, where they grasp.
cd hands and wep, for joy, aud returned
thanks to Him whose mercy had spared
them, while so many Of their fellows had
been sent into eternity. The s,eerago pas.
sengcrs had, many Of them, all thoir aarib-
ly goods on board, which being lost, they
are left in a wholly destitute condition
The passengers were taken care Of by the
Cunard agents at Halifax. About one hun.
dred and Civ ofthom wcrstogob v,hosleam.
or Chase IN portl,nd Frid,v The rom,in ler
bv tho steamer F,Imon,b Tbe ,,cnts ordor.
ed one hundred collins to he so1t down at
once The comnonv arc having all tbo ex.
penses The civ authorities and the Pro.
yineial Legislature have t,kon measure, IN
relieve the sufrering
In conversation Sitb n renorf,r at u,li.
fax. Cant Williams said he sncnt most Of
Thursday oi,bt ot Mars hin and nersonal.
Nv examined The bodies and fnund mono oI
them mutilpteJ bnt believed manv bo5ie.
had been robbed lilo said tbo A,an,ic
was sufficiently eoaled before leavin, Liver.
nool bad il not boon e,r ,bc ,brs. d,rs,
heavy weather e1nericpcea The steamer
was out Of rs position SOLELY ON account Of
the current. " bieb must have had \ north.
erly SET. az well as westerly and he slIowcd
eight degrees eastward 10 Offset IT, bdj,v.
inc that 10 he annie q, Monday he was
quite sure of hi. position. hath thormome,cr.
acreeing but Tho nortborlv "sc," nrovo5
greater Than he allowed f,r For Two y,
9hree d,ys nrocodin,, ho had r,nad 49, III,
set to south and eastward of hcr nosit;on
Cant. Williams was in tho chart roo,n on
the saloon deck lass ,bon tbir,v Ccot r,on'
the bridge when sbo s,ruck An tho le,ds