The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-04
The Wreck of the Atlantic.
Further Details of the Awful AfhiI
-sHarrOwing Scenes and Incidents


Further Details of the Awful AhhtI
-.HarrOwing Scenes and Incidents
NEW YoRK, April S.-Harrowing de-
tails Of the awful scenes attending the los
OF the steamship Atlantic, continue TO b'
received. All the women who were asleeI
at the time the ship struck were droWnec
in their berths, the heavy seas whict
constantly poured over the vessel and fill
ed her, preventing them from reaching
deck. Some women who showed remark
able presence OF mind and appreciation
Of the awful situation, only reached decb
to be washed into the SEQ and drowned
One woman, following the example ol
the sailors and stronger male passengers,
took 10 the rigging and was laShed there
TO keep her from beingswept away, iroze
to death in that position.
Soon alter six o'clock the men on the
shore wrote on q black board, "Cheer up
boats are coming TO your assistance" aEd
the announcement was responded 10 BY
hearty cheers from tho ship, After hall
an hour of awful suspense, men were
seen on the island carrying boat over
the rocks, and soon 1t was launched and
took OFT three loads from the outlying
rocks. While rescuing those men, Capt
Williams and the passengers called loud
" TO the men Of the boat To co nc to the
ship and take them off first, US they were
In the most Imminent danger, tho Captain
saying l will give five hundred dollars
for every boat load rescued. The boat
afterwards made for the vessel aud took
Off two boat loads. Half an hour later
another boat camo and rescued many Of
those clingiDg to the rigging. Third
officer Brady, who had succeeded In
reaching the shore over line carried
from the vessel by himself, organized a
crew and materially aided in the work oI
resCuing, ..,
Large crowds surround tho bulletin
board of the office OF tho White Star Line
eagerly scanning the list OF the nNmes ol
passengers saved from the Atlantic. A
stream of persons passed into the olice
all morning inquiring anxiously for the
latest particulars of tho disaster, that
they may know the fate ol friends known
or supposed TO have taken passage on the
ill.starred vessel.
The Liverpool agents OF this line this
morning telegraphed Mr.. Sparks, New
York agent, as follows: "The Atlantc's
direction TO Halifax is incomprehensible.
The quantity Of coal on board was 9B7
tons, against an average consumption
during eighteen voyages 744 tons. With
out an explicit statement Of the engineers,
the suppOSition is that the vessel, in con-
sequence Of the head winds and rough
weather, was obliged to burn largely in
excess OF the usual amount of coal. Hence
the run TO Halifax for a fresh supply"
A portion Of the passengers saved arc
expected in this city on Saturday by the
steamer from Halifax, and arrangements
have been made to obtain o subscription
for their relief. The steerage passengers
are In q very destitute condition. The
steamer Algeria, which sailed on the 22d
of March, will bring list Of the passen'
gers whose passages were prepared mere,
and also their destinations.
LONDON, April 3-The steamship At
lantic was insured by London companies
ior $4,000. She had 100 steerage pass
engers, crew and passengers were classi.
fed as follows at Liverpool; English, 19e
men. IA women, 90 male and 81 female
children; Scotch, Z men, 4 women; Irish,
43 men, is women, 8 children; other ma
tionalities 100 adult males, 80 women, 10
male and 19 female children. A large
number Of emigrants embarked at Queens
town making the total number in the
steamer when she sailed from that port
952.
NEW York. April 8.-Freemoud D.
Mackwall, cabin passengers OF the Allan,
tic, telegraphs from Halifax that he will
remain at the wreck until the bodies ol
the lost cabin passengers are recovered.
Thatthe bodies OF Mrs. Fisher and Miss
Merritt have been recovered, and there
are hopes Of securing those OF MIR.
Merit, Miss Scrimser and John Il. Price.
OTTAWA, April SIN Parliament last
night during o discussion on the Atlantic
disaster, It was stated that the govern.
ment had ordered a searching inVestiga'
ton.
An appropriation was made last ses-
sion for the erection Of q lighthouse at
the point where the calamity occurred,
but unhappily the work Is not completed.
HALIFAX, April 3.-Evening-There
Is nothing important from the wreck TO-
day. Robert Thomss, the quarter mas
ter says, at 2 o'clock ! went upon the
bridge with the second officer, Metcalf,
and told him not to stand into land 30, as
the ship had to run some distance to
make Sambro Light from my calCula-
tions. He told me l was neither mate
nor captain. then went to the fourth
officer Brown, and asked him If should
20 on tho main yards, as he would not
sec land until he struck omit. He told me
1t was no use for me to go up. then re.
lieved the man at the wheel, and at 2:S0
o'clock, the second officer told the cap
tain, who was reposing in the chart
room that the weather was getting thick
The second officer went out Bide oi
the chart room, and the man on
tho lookout called out, II sec
ahead" They wero among the Ice
and shortly after the ship struck. The
time wOs'8:l5 o'clock. l put the helm
hard starboard and reversed the engines
to full speed astern. 1lelt the sheet house
and went to tho aft wheelhouse and goi
axes out and distributed them for the pur'
pose OF cutting away tho gear about the
boats. A little boy and his mother nam
cd Munney, both steerage passengers
with her brother Alfred Munney, all from
London, were lost She called 10 mo aftel
she came out Of tho oft stecrage and said
10 me, "RObert, where are you. l said
u am here" She said, ,"Savo me"
took the mother and child on the saloon
deck and told her to stay there until l go
the boats clear to put her and her boy
into. Tho ship suddenly listed over and
they lost their hold on the rail and wert
swept overheard and sunk to rise ne
more, l think they have sone friends O
relatives at Yonkers, West Chester, New
York, as ! received an address 70 TN
aboVe effect. VIM. 'Purdy, Q9arIetmss
tar was the first who attempted to swim
Sshore; but when going, he said, gool
bDo Tbon0a. will Vou come with meH