The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-04-03
APPALLING CALAMITY
AN OCEAN STEAMER WRECKED
Seven Hundred and Fifty Lives

Seven Hundred and Fifty Lives Lost
HALIFAX. April l. This afternoon re-
port being current 4 that steamer had beer
wrecked on the coast and several lives
lost. was first regarded rs an April fool
hut this evening the Cunards received
news that it was true and that only little
ut the truth had been told. the fact being
that the White Star line steamer Atlantic,
Capt Williams. from Liverpool for New
York. coming into Halifax for coal, struck
un Meagher's Rock near Prospect % miles
west Of Halifax and became i total wreck.
TIE THIRD OFFICERS ACCOUNT.
OF about 1000 souls aboard upwards of
700 were drowned The third officer
Brady. arrived in town this evening. He
says that the Atlantic LETT Liverpool on the
4Ulh OF March, with upwards OF 900 steer
age passengers and about 50 cabin pas
Sengers They experienced boisterous
weather hut all went well until noon on
Monday the 3lst inst, when the supply Of
coal was nearly exhausted and the Capt.
determined 10 put into Halifax. The Capt
and third officer Were on deck till mid
night; the position was then Judged to be
Sambro Light bearing NNW 80 miles, the
Capt. then went into into his chart room
leaving orders 10 he called if there was
any change in the vessels position. Brady
went 20 bed about the same time as the
Captain
TIE STEAMER SINKS.
Tie next thing he remembered is that
hr was thrown out of his bunk and he telt
he ship strike several times, he then rush
ed on deck and found the Capt and officers
here and the deck full of passengers; he
got AN axe and commenced to clear away
4 boat, and the Capt. and other officers
were doing the same. Brady got his boat
cut and put two women in it, u number OF
men attempted to get into it and about a
dozen succeeded. Just al that moment
The steamer fell over on her beam ends
and sank
ONLY ONE BOAT
had been got out and that was carried
DOWN by the steamer and all in if lost
Brady scrambled into the mizzen rigging
which was above the water. Seeing that
he could do nothing there he went for
ward and unrove the halyards being as
sisted by Messl>. Speakman and Owen
quartermasters. Brady then took til,
halyards and all three swan to the rocl
and then
a LINE WAS HAULED ASHORE
and a number of passengers landed b.
him. A number had got on the rock bu
as the tide was rising their position wa
no better than on the vessel. Just the
The fishermen on the shore came out il
boats and rescued those on the rock an
and large number from the rigging
Brady remained at the scene until nool
TODAY when
ALL WHO WERE ALIVE
on board had been saved except the Chic
officer, Mr. Firth, who was in the rio gin
shouting for help. Brady says he trie
to get the crew to 90 the rescue OF FRITZ
but the sea was so heavy that nobod
would volunteer Altogether about q
were saved, including Capt. Williams, tn
fourth officer, Mr. Brown, the Doctor al
several of the engineers and sailors.
NOT SINGLE WOMAN OR CHILD W.
Most of them, as well as hundreds of IL
men, were drowned in their berths
The ship struck about O'Clock tn
morning, the weather at the time bein
dark but not thick, and the sea roug
The steamers are going down tonight
render what assistance they possibly cal
All the people saved from the wreck wi
the exception of Brady are still at Prospe
where the fishermen are giving them q
the attention they possibly can.