The Portland daily press., 1873-04-05

| way out of my bunk. Got up and was Dress
ing when heard terrible crash. Tried to
GET on deck, but was knocked back by one of
the crew, who nearly knocked my brains out.
Got hammer out of my sack and stove out
glass IN the portfolio. Just as was getting
out some one said, 'et's take the boy out first.
A little boy, the only child saved, was then
| put out followed. The man who slept next
to me got out, and was swept away by the sea-
chung there two hours. Others fell off. 1t
was enough to make man swoon to see them
| drop into the water. 1 was nearly froze when
the boat came. only saved the clothes had
on. The people on shore treated me very kind
| ly. A great many men were swept oil ana
| drowned in less than five minutes after the ves-
sci struck. The captain was asleep in his room
| when she struck. The watch were asleep 100
| The women were fastened into the steerage py
the crew, SO they wouldn't be in the way
COOL MAN.
Mr.. B. r. Richmond of Detroit seems W oe
a very remarkable man. He seems perieetiy
calm and unimpassioned, and speaks OF the
events of that cruel night as he would OF any
commonplace incident of history. He was
awakened by the dull thud of the vessel as she
struck; says he got right up without waiting to
be called. Went ON deck, and finding things
so exceedingly uncomfortable and damp, he
stepped into an available spot in the rigging
and remained there eight hours, and saw the
show for nothing and it never cost him cent.
He says he did not lose single wife or child or
relative during the whole disturbance.
WHAT HENRY HIRzIL SAYS.
am native of Switzerland, am 20 years
old; am going to New Jersey where I have
friends. On the night of the disaster turned
into my berth in the cabin as usual. The first
l knew of the catastrophe was the officers fir
ing rockets. 1 leaped from my birth to the
deck, where everything was in confusion.
The officers did their best to lower the boats,
but befors they could be launched, the ship
turned over when Capt. Williams gave orders
for every man to take care of themselves. I
rushed for the rigging where 1 remained nine
hours, until was rescued by the fishermen. 1t
was fearfully cold, and many women who had
climbed to the rigging were so benumbed that
they actually fell from the rigging into the sea
and were swallowed up by the hungry waves.
The most heart rending scene of all was that
of a lady who hung by my side and was ac-
tually frozen to death. The lady's fingers with
which she grasped the cordage, and which
were frozen to it, was covered with costly
rings.
At the time of my rescue L could not have
held fifteen minutes longer, Several times
was ready to give up, but thoughts OF home
encouraged me to hold out until rescued. This
gentleman, in con mon with others, is very
warm in his grateful expressions to the Pros
pect islanders.
AN INCIDENT.
Among the conspicuous examples OF pres
ence of mind was the case of Simon Camachs
who, when he found that the vessel must sink,
ran back to his room, took his purse and jewels
and went joyfully aloft. The ruling passion was
strongest with the Jew, even in the midst of
the dangers of that cruel night
The Storage passengers evidently belong to
the better class Of emigrants, but they are at
best, sad, stricken, soulless looking set ofmen
who seem to have left their hopes and the best
part of their lives that cruel night, on the fated
ship in the devowering waves.
On account of the late hour at which the
Falmouth, bringing the survivors of the il-fat-
ed Atlantic, arrived this morning, we are oblig-
ed to gQto press very late. We trust our pat
rons Wi excuse the delay, in consideration of
the interest and importance of the news which
we furnish.