Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-09
Steamship Atlantic Lost.
ssycn fJHndrcd ana Fifty souls
Perish with tho III-Fatcd ycsscl.

HALIFAX, N. S., April 1.-The
steamship Atlantic, OF tho White
Star line, from Liverpool, March 20ll,
for New York, running short Of coal.
made for Halifax. When about
twenty miles from port, of Cape
Prospect, ai 2:30 O'Clock this morning:
she ran ashore on Meyers Head.
She had OH board over q Thousand
men, W omen and children. Only $50
succeeded in landing. Tho remain
der, inc!udingi ull the women and
children, were lost. The captuin and
third officer were saved. The first
officer was drowned. On the first
report of the news OF the disaster IL
government steamer started to the
assistance of the a tlantic, but the
third officer, who arrived here ut 5:3O
this afternoon, says the vessel and
cargo arc total loss.
The third officer, Brady, of tho ILL
fnted steamer Atlantic, arrived in
this city this evening. He says that
the Atlantic lett Liverpool on tic 2Oth
OF March with upwards of nine hum
dred steerage pussenscrs and about
fifty cabin passengers. Tho steamer
experienced boisterous weather uur-
ing the passage but all went well I'LL
til noon on Monday, The 3lst, when
the supply OF coal became nearly cX-
haustcd. The captain determined to
put into Halifax. The captain and
third officer were on deck until mid
night. The position was then Judged
to be bearing northwest 30 miles.
The captain then went into his chart
room, leaving orders TO be called if
there was any change i'll the vessels
position. He went to bed about The
same time as the captain, and the
next thin. he remembers is that he
was thrown out CT his bunk and lie
beard the ship strike several times.
He then rushed on deck and found
the captain and the officers there and
the deck full Of passengers. lie got
an az and commenced to clear away
Il boat. The captain and officers were
busy doing something. brady got
this boat and put two women in it.
y number of men attempted 10 get
into ii, and about 4 dozen succeeded.
just at that moment the steamer fell
over on her beams end and sank.
The boat was carried down by the
steamer and all in IL were lost. Bra
dy scrambled into the mizzcn rigging,
which was above water, and seeing
that he could do nothing there, he
then went forward and removed the
halyards, being assisted by Quarter
masters PcarsInan and Owen. Brady
then took the halyards and all three
swan to rock and then \ line was
hauled ashore and a number of pas
scngers landed by it. A number had
got OH the rock, but as the tide was
raising, their position was no better
than on the vessel. Just then tho
fishermen on the shore came out il
their boats and took off those on the
| rocks and 4 large number from the
| riggin"s.
Mr.. Brady remained at the scene
until noon to-day, when all who were
alive on board had been taken from
the wreck except chief officer Mr.
| Firth, Who was i'll the rigging shout.
ing for help.
Mr. Brady says he tried to get tht
crew TO 70 10 the rescue of Mr.. Firth
but the sea was go heavy that nobody
would venture.
Altogether, about two hundred ant
fifty persons were saved, includiH:
Capt. Williams, Mr.. Brown and alst
several engineers and sailors. Not ;
single woman or child was saved
most of them, as well rs hundreds o
men, drowned in their bcrths.