Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-05
The Atlantic.S Passengers --Eu7sii""
Particulars Of tine DisisSter--"s;is;-
tain williams Statement.

TAIN " lski:an1 - SeatSEHSIR.
PORTLAND, Me-, April 5.-Ihe steamship
Falmouth, with 325 OF the Atlantic pas>cl-
gers from Halifax, arrived here at l:l3 t':lS
morning Among the cabin passengers are ,.
". Wick, OF North Carolina Mr.. lngla, OF
New York, b. B. Richmond, Of Detroit aud
Simon CamachO.a Frenchman. Jtc latter has
his feet aud legs badly ir3zcn. They were IN
the rigging eight hours. They pral.c the 0til-
GERS for their ga!lanuy, but arc bitter against
the crew. \ train started irJa here at three
clock with tic passengers
The Falmouth hauicl in al the hliirna
wharf where the train was waiting, and til:
strained and eager faces Of the stccrage passcn-
gers were visible, masscd Il; each gang way.
All throug the long space between the cls
were these poor creatures crowded. clothed
most in thick Writer garments, with haudlcr-
chiefs, c:oakS, and some with hats on their
heads. As they came ashore each ooc passed
between two Of the officers who handed them
through passes to New York. The uaiy bag
gage seen was big loaf Of bread under their
arms, and to this each Que c.ung is il it wis
the most valuable of earthly POSSESSIONS. Sit
ting in the cabin, was found Mr.. S. w Ni-k
of Wilmington, \. G. lie vas rescued at cl
cIingiug to the rigging about eight hours. IL
was first walked by the shock OF the sen pr>>in.
over the rigging lie thiuks that over 800
persisted within five minutes, from the tmc she
struck the second time The officers seemed
competent aud acted well, while the crew made
10 attempt to assist, and seemed completely
demOraliZ"d.
VIM. Roberts, second pIrscr, was also on
the Falmouth. lie says there WAS plenty Of
coal aboard the vessel to last to Now Yak, but
the Captain would turn aside towards iialtax
to avoid the storm which seemed to be lmpcud-
ing.
Is b. Richmond of Detroit is the cailncst
man saved from tn" wreck. His mouth is set
aud compressed: aud he speaks Of the disaster
as he would OF any event OF history. He was
asleep when the vcsS.l struck, and hid barely
time to leap into the rigging. lie thinks i've
buudrcd must have perish ID within ten min
utcs after the ship struck.
There were in all three hundred and twelve
steerage passengers, and seven cabin passengers
of the lost ship aboard the Falmouth. and al
of these took the train for b ,Ston and New
York They report quiet and smooth pas
sage from Halifax, and say that every act Of
kindness has been performed for them which
christian charity could possibly suggest but
they arc at The best sad-s!rlckcn anu d, CT
cd looking set OF men, who seemed to have
left the best part Of their hopes and their lives
with their lost ones Oh that cruel nigh oa The
i'll iated ship.
NEW York, April 5.-Iu convcr. alton with a
reporter yesterday evening at Halifax Captain
Williams said he spent most of Thursday night
at Mare Hill and personally examined the
bodies. but found none Of them nullatcl, but
believed many bodies had been robbed, lie
says the Atlantic was sufficiently coa!cd before
leaving Liverpool if it had not been for
the three days heavy weather experienced.
We were out Of our position solely on ar-
unit of the current, which must have had a
MORT crly set as well as westerly, and nc al
lowed eight degrees eastward to offset it, be-
licving that to be ample On Monday he was
quite sure Of his position, both baromctcrS
agreeing, but the northcrly set proved greater
than allowed for For two or three days prcced-
ing he had found the ship set to the >outhward
and eastward Of her position. Capt. Williams was
in he chart room on the saloon deck, less than
thirty feet from the bridge when the ship
struck. All the leads and lines We're in order,
but they had not been used not decmiug them
necessary lie considered officer Mclcai. in
charge OF the deck at the time OF the disaster
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