Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10
The Atlantic Disaster
DISASTER THAT CAME AMID
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west and westerly g;Ile7, which
brought the ship down 10 Us miles a
day. On the 3ist Of March the eagi-
neer's repor. showed but about 127
tons Of coal on board. Nc were then
$50 miles es.si "a sandy Hook, with the
wind southwest, and a high westerly
swell, and ial,iHs Barometer, the snip
steaming oaly eight knots per hour
we considered the risk too great to
push on, as we might find ourselves III
the event Of 1 gale, shut out from any
port ofsupply, Gnd 50 decided 10 bear
up for Halifax. At l p. IL, 3ist,
Island was distant 10 miles,
the ships specs! varying irO:n eight to
twelve knots per hour, the wind
south, with rain, which veered TO west
ward at u. IN. with clear weather. AT
midnight / judged the ship to have
made I2Z miles, which would place her
IS miles south Of Sanbro, and | then
ieflthe deck and went into the chart
room, leaving orders aboat the lookout
ard 70 Ie: me know if they siw any
thing, and call me at 3 p. H., intend
ing then TO put the ships head to the
southwark and await daylight.
My first intimation OF the catastro-
pine was the striking OF the ship on
Mars Island, and remaining there
fast. The sea Immediately swept away
all the port boats. The officers went
to their stations and commenced clear
Tag away the weather beats. Rockets
were fired by the second officer. Before
the boats could be cleared, only ten
minutes having elapsed, the ship
keeied heavily to the port, rendering
the starboard boats useless. Seeing
that 40 help could be go5 from the
boats, 1 got the passengers into the
rigging and outside rails, and encoar,
laged them 10 go forward where the
ship was highest and less exposed Il
water. Tie third officer, MIR. Brady
Quarternaasiees Owens and Speakman
by this time having established com
munication with the outlying rock
about forty yards distant, by means o
a line, got fouc other lines 80 the rock,
aIoag which about two hundred people
PASSED. BetWeen rock andsh0re was I
passage. one hundred yards wide. i
lropa was successfully passed across
this, by which means about fifty got !,
land, though many were drowned il
the attempt. At a. in. the first boa
appeared from the island, but she va
too small to be ofany assistance.
Through the exeruons Of Ir. Brady
tie third officer, the islanders wer'
aroused, and by s &. Ia. three large
boats came to our.assistance. BY thei
efforts all that remained on the side O
the snip and on the rock were landed
ia safety, and cared fer by a poor fish
man named Clancy and his daughter
During the day the survivors To tb
number of 429 were drafted off to th
various houses scattered about-th
resident Magistrate, Edmund Ryan
rendering valuable assistance. Th
chief officer having got up the mizzel
rigging, the sea cut oiT his retreat. IL
stood for SIX hours by woman VIII
had been placed in The rigging. TIL
sea was too high TO attempt his rescue
At p. N. Il clergyman, the Rev. -IIi
Ancient, succeeded il getting aim
line and getting him OFF. Many of tn,
passengers, saloon and steerage, die'
lin the rigging from cold. Among til
number was the purser OF the ship.
: Before the boats went out l places
two ladies i'll the life boat, and, iindin;
! tie boat useless, carried them to th
ilnain rigging, where l left them AM
went aft 10 encourage others to go fol
ward on the side OF the ship. 1T thi
iuncture the boilers expladed and tn
boat rolled over 10 the ieeWard, ii!
riship ut this time being on her bear
: end, Findi!.g myself useless there,
-!went to take the ladies forward, bi
found them gone. nor did I see thei
: atterward.
Many passengers at this time coui
not be stimulated 10 any effort to say
g themselves, out lay in the erigging an
b. died from fright and exposure. I r
;. rnained on the side encouraging. hell
ing, ana directing until about tiitee
! were landed, when, finding that N
- hands and legs were becoming useies
= l left the ship, two other boats beii
close to her, and embarked the remaii
der.
On reaching the shore, 1 dispatchf
e Brady, the third officer, OF to Haiifa
i across the country, to telegraph Il
9 news of the disaster and to obtain .
Isistance. Mr.. Morrow, tie Cunal
Line agent, promptly responded, al
sent two steamers with provisions
convey the survivors to Halifax, whs
! they will be cared for and forward
= to New York at the first opportunit
u Ia charge of the first md fourth oficel
} the third officer and four men bell
Il left at Tie island to take care OF t
i dead as they come ashore. Capt. She
!" = idan, diver, has received provision
" authority as 10 salvage Of the car
and materials. The second officer "
:, lost with the No. so life boat.
9 NEW YORK, April 3
narrowing details of the awful seer
attending the loss of the steamship /
o. Iantic continue to be received. All