The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-07

front OF the ship, where the land line was being
rugged did not attempt TO use that line. saw
saw quite number Of them washed or The line
didn't seem 20 be OF any use. saw three or four
loon. They appeared to be greatly frightened. and
soon after that saw two OF them who had come
on the deck, washed away by Q wave. The Others
women saw except one from the storage, who
came up into the rigging and was frozen 10 death,
some fishermen who had brought few boats there
about daylight. l cannot say anything about the
Captains conduct, because he was onward and
deck that night, because the women and children
were all down in the stern OF the ship and that
part sunk first. About ten minutes after the ship
struck she began to roll over on her side, and
kept turning that way until the deck was
down in the water OF course we could not remain
on deck In that position and we clambered out to
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the passengers were wet both backwards and for
MANY OF THEM WE'RE WASHED AWAY.
think the passengers acted very coolly, and
should have expected that there would have been
much more noise from screaming, crying and pray
Few praying, but not very many. was
tax on In the last , boat that LEFT
behind in the rigging. The life preservers were
very poor, because l saw great many people In
faces and their backs and sometimes their heads
went under. saw one man who tried to GO TO the
shore on noating fragment Of the wheel,hogse
aud lost afterwards. II was generally understood
when left the wreck that the boilers had exploded
when the water rushed IN on them, the force OF the
explosion being d0wnwards and sldewise. know
Of no other facts that can give you except such
as have been already published. / am going to
Bernardsville, N. j., where have some acquaint-
ances residing
WHAT THE DEAD OFFICER SAID.
Hearing that one Of the survivors present had
heard 'short and sharp dialogue on the night OF
the disaster concerning the course OF the vessel,
years OF age, named John Holland, a native Of
Standish, Lancashire, but Tor the past seventeen
years resident OF Belfast. asked HIM in relation
to II and he made statement as foll0ws:-
'Well, sir, was on deck about an hour and
twenty minutes before the ship struck and over
heard the quartermaster tell the second officer that
he was too near the land and the reply was that
he 1.-THE quartermaster) was neither captain nor
mate and that he knew too much
heard this myself, and l thoughr the second
ollicer was under the influence Of liquor. Tins
Quartermaster Thomas was the man that got the
first line ashore. l saw him take the line to the
rock by tying the line around his body and jump
ing into the sea and swimming to the rock. The
same man took the first line from that rock to the
shore say this because other men have claimed
the honor OF the deed, and think 1t should 90
With regard to the mutation of bodies to obtain
jewelry by the crew, can only say that did not
see any OF the crew do that, but saw them Offer
ing to sell the rings on the steamer Delta coming
up to Halifax. Brady, the third mate, who claims to
have taken the line ashore, was in fact, about the
sixth man to get ashore.
THE BRAvEsT WORK
OF all, think, was done by william Hoy, who was
on the rock all the time helping out the passengers
who came over on the line. They could not get
out OF the water, and he stOed there and lifted
them out until he became almost exhausted, and
his hands were SO numbed with the cold that he
couldn't grasp them at all a. last. Then he ac-
tually reached down and took hold OF their clothes
with his teeth and lifted quite number out in that
way. ltwas gallant work. The trouble about that
line was there were too many at one time on 1t,
for saw several OF them let 90 ana drown. The
Captain made the mistake of hurrying them too fast
they could be taken out of the water at the rock.
There are plenty men here about me now who will
verify what say now. And there is another thing
in regard to the first officer, FIRTH When he was
on the rigging with Mrs. Bateman the lady who
was frozen to death, he was not there trying to
save her, but he was there because he had not up
to that time had
A CHANCE TO GET OFF.
He was one OF the first to run up the rigging and
the last to come down, because these who went up
last were in front OF him. Mr.. Bateman is now in
Boston, and he told me that his wife asked Firth II
he would help her to get to the front Of the ship,
he taking one hand and her husband the other,
and Firth refused to do 1t. This IS actually what
Mr.. Bateman who was a steerage passenger as well
as myself, told me-"
l obtained quite number OF statements from
passengers, but the facts l have given above
body all that Is In any way new. The Others are
mainly similar TO the narratives already published.
YOUNG NEW YORKER.
Among the cabin passengers saved was Mr.. Free
man ID. Marcwald, young New Yorker, now in
ne dpos n te 11 OF as
wreck ever since the fatal night, in order that he
might identify the bodies of the dead cabin pas
sengers. He has also forwarded to the HERALD
some valuable information regarding the de-
ceased who were residents OF this city.
Mr.. Marcwald was born in Brooklyn In
1874, was educated at the Brooklyn public schools
and has never done business III any other city
than New York. While in the employ OF H. d. Nor
ton & Co. he travelled as salesman throughout the
United States and established an enyable business
reputation. Less than enc year ago he engaged
with the house oil Thompson, Langdon K Co.. and
his present employers speak Of him with evident
pride and confidence In his abilities. He was a
passenger on the Atlantic, returning from his first
visit to Europe, where he had been engaged In q
thorough study OF the perfumery trade. Upon his
return he is to take charge OF that branch of the
trade OF his house. lie. is unmarried. and has
parents and brothers residing III Brooklyn.