The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-04
THE ATLANTIC.
Scenes at the Once Of the Company Mt

| New York.
New YORK, April 8. Large crowds all the
morning have surrounded the bulletin board
outside of the office of the White Star Line,
eagerly reading the passengers lost and saved
CONTINUOUS stream of persons are passing in
and out of the Office anxiously seeking infor-
nation regarding friends who were on board the
Inflated Atlantic.
The Atlantic's Cargo.
Papers received from Europe by the agent Of
the White Star line here, state the Atlantic had
| 1886 tons assorted cargo on board.
Made Insane.
Mrs. Graf wi lost her husband and two
children on the Atlantic. is raving maniac
here consequent upon her affection
The Atlanticss Deviation not Understood.
Mr.. Sparks this forenoon received the follow
| ing from Ismay Imrie & Co., Liverpool agents
| of the line:
liverpool, april 8, 1870 J: III Sparks:-
The Atlantc's deviation to HanIa a3 Is neon,
prehensible The quantity OF coal on board
was 967 tons, against an average consumption
| during eighteen voyages OF 744 tons.
IsMAY IMRE & Co.
This would seem to destroy the theory of an
insuficency of coal, and relieve the company
| of the terrible responsibility. The agents here
state they do not know what to make of it, but
| think the Atlantic experienced very strong head
winds, compelling her to burn nearly double
the usual quantity of coal to keep up her Gus
tomary speed.
The List of Passenger
The duplicate list of passengers did not ar
rive by the City of Montreal as was expected
The complete list however will not be received
/ mere before ten or twelve days. 1t was tele-
grarhed for at Liverpool yesterday, and will be
sent by mail. The Cunard steamer Algeria,
which sailed on the 22d of March will bring
list OF the1passengers whose passages were pre-
paid here, and their destination.
freeman D. -Mackwall u cabin passenger of
the Atlantic, sends tha following despatch to
the Associated Press: -.
cabin passengers of the steamer Atlantic that
will remain with the wreck until have secur-
ed all of the lost cabin passengers. have
boxes going to the wreck this morning to re-
and Miss Merritt We have. The bodies of Mr..
and Mrs Merritt Miss Scrymser and John H.
Price OF New York, have great hopes of Sc
curing.
Relief for the Sufferers.
Subscriptions will commence at once here and
elsewhere for the sufferers by the disaster. The
Storage passengers saved had many of them
all their earthly goods, which being lost they
are left in a wholly destitute condition. The
suspense of many people has been relieved by
cable dispatches, announcing that friends who
were thought to be on the Atlantic did not take
passage in her. r.-.4e.
The Iusura Justification Of the Pass
LONDON, April 3.-The steamship Atlantic
was insured in London for $150,000. There
were 760 Storage passengers on the Inflated
vessel. The passengers and crew of the ATTAIN
tic as she sailed from Liverpool were classified
as follows: English, 1913 men, "a women, %
male children, Il female children Scotch, Z
men, 4 women; Irish, 43 men, 10 women, 8
children; other nationalities, $50 adult males,
children. A large number of emigrants en-
igrants embarked at Queenstown, making the
total number of souls upon the steamship when
she sailed from that port 952.
Various Matters.
HALIFAX, April 3-Nothing of Importance
from the wreck has been received to day. A
schooner load of collins has been sent to Pros
pect About $50 of the survivors left here for
Portland in the steamer Chase, and more will
60 tonight.
1t is probable that an investigation under the
Dominion Shipping Act will be held.
The officers and some of the passengers will
remain here for day or two to give statements
if necessary before the tribunal.
Statement of Quartermaster Thomas
Robert Thomas, Quartermaster, says: At Q
o'clock went upou the bridge with the second
officer, Mr.. Metcalf told him not to stand
lance to make Shambro light from my calcuIa-
tions. He told me that was neither the CAP
tain nor mate. then went to the fourth Off
Ger, Mr.. Brown, and asked him if I should go
On the main yards as he would not::see the land
until he struck on to it. He told me that it
was no use for me TO go up. then relieved
the man at the wheel, and at 80 the second
officer told the captain, who was reposing in
the chart room, that the weather was getting
thick. The second officer went outside of the
chart room. The man on the lookout called
out 81 see ahead" and the second officer ran
and told the captain that they were among the
ice, and shortly. after the ship struck The
time was 3.15. i put the helm hard starboard
-,1lk ELL
left the wheel house and went to the after wheel
house and got the axes out and distributed them
for the purpose of cutting away the gear about
the boats.
William Purdy Quartermaster, was the first
that attempted to swim ashore, but when going
he said, Goodbye Thomas; will you come
with me;' but replied wanted to save the boy
and his mother, who were there. Then saw
that the boy and mother were swept away 1
swan on shore and when s landed on the rock
l traversed from rock to rock, falling sometimes
from exhaustion, with this man with me- until
1 found the signal port, place where the fish
ermen have lookout, and sgnaized to the
boats, and then called out for help. Two old
men and boy came to my assistance, and
went to the house with them and procured
line and then retraced my steps to the beach,
where saw lot OF passengers and crew upon
the rock.
Speakman, the Quartermaster, swan to
wards me with line from the rock and hove
my line and caught him and pulled him ashore
AS soon as had done SO we hauled in the line
which he had from the rock and made fast the
end of my line to it so as to make it stronger
Soon as got the line made fast told those
that were on the rock to come on shore one by
on as would save them The first man saw
ed IN this way do not know, but the second
one was Mr.. Brady, the third officer. saved
in this manner about 20 as near as remember
In some i stances, as the line was some dis
lance overhead and the persons too exhausted,
had to reach down and pull them up; some 1
had to 90 into the water for, which was out of
my depth, by line fastened around my waist
In this manner the two old men would drag
me and the man ] rescued ashore. remained
there from o'clock till 9, when l fell down
through exhaustion. One of the stewards and
somebody else came and relieved me and was
carried away to house, where was kindly
cared for.
A Hospitable People.
Every care and attention has been bestowed
upon the survivors since their arrival here by
the marine department., the city authorities,
whom have cheerfully contributed towards the
distressed passengers.
Narrowing Incidents.
Some of the incidents of the disaster as re-
lated by the survivors are narrowing. At one
time during the weary watch before dawn, the
fore boom broke loose from its fastenings and
swinging around instantly crushed to death
about twenty persons who were gathered on the
house on deck. Several passengers are report
ed to have been drowned by life buoys which
not being properly managed, they overturned
and drowned the unfortunates before assist
ance could be rendered. Some of them who
had life buoys on and endeavored to reach the
rock by means of the line from the vessel, not
having them properly on the lower part of their
bodies were fioated up with their heads down,
In this manner many of them were drowned
before reaching the rock.
One young man with no clothing on save a
shirt and vest, with two life buoys fastened
around his body, leaped into the water and en-
deavored to reach the rock The passengers
who gave the statement say that they endeay-
ored to persuade him from the attempt but he
persisted. When they were at last rescued and
landed on the shore, the body Of this person
who persisted in the attempt to swim ashore
was the first they saw and the life buoys were
still aronnd him.
Several of the passengers who were landed
from the Delta yesterday were considerably
bruised about the body and lower limbes One
man had his two legs broken and others were
sore from being knocked against the rocks, that
they were scarcely able to stand. Three or four
had to be sene to the hospital last night.
Statement of a Boy.