The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-04

assistance, and went TO the house Will
them and procured line and then re-
traced my steps to the beach where
saw q lot OF passengers and crew upor
this rock. Speakman, the QuartermRs
ter, swan toward me with line from
the rock and I let him have my line and
caught him and pulled him ashore.
As soon as l had done so VIC hauled In
the line which he had, from the rock
and made fast the end ot my line TO 1t SO
as to make 1t stronger As soon asl had tho
line made fast told those on the rock to
come on shore one by one as l would save
them. The first man saved In this way
do not know, but the second was MIR.
Brady, the third officer, saved In this way
about seventy. In some instances, as the
line was some distance overhead and the
persons too exhausted, l had to reach
down and pull them up. Some l had TO
20 into the water after, which was out OF
my depth, for, with line around my
waist, IN these cases, the two old men
would drag me, and the man rescued
ashore. remained there from 4 O'Clock
iii nine, when fell down through ex'
hsustion. One of the stewards and some
body else relieved me, and was carried
10 the house, where / was kindly cared
for, As soon as l recovered sufficient
strength, was conveyed in aboat TO the
main land and went 10 AIr. Ryan's, the
magistrate, where l was kindly treated
and attended TO, as Ihad the cramp. The
chief steward and another man who
threw his arms around the stewards
neck when coming ashore on the rope,
and were drowned ut my ieet. The rea-
son / could not render assistance in this
case was that the two old men went to q
man had rescused, as they feared he
would perish; therefore there was no one
present to haul me ashore If ! had jump
ed off the rocks after them. .
QUARTER MASTERS RAYIAECEs STATE
MEET.
Quarter Msster Charles Raylance says,
about 3:20 o'clock ! had the log and ship,
at that time she was going at the rate OF
19 knots per hour. / went into the alt
wheel house and was looking through
one of tho windows when tancicd 1saw
breakers on star board side, then ran
forward 10 the lookout man on the
bridge, asked him il he did not think
there were breakers on star board side, he
reported 10 the second officer who tele-
graphed 10 the engine room to reverse
the engine full speed astern. We
both then Jumped of the bridge
together on to the deck. Then he gHVe
me orders 10 cnll the hands on deck. l
then went forward and busted the Quar-
termaster's room open with my loot and
all Of them, three in number, got out
through the panel Of the doors. Then |
and one OF them went aft and got out the
rockets and fired about eight, when the
rocket box rolled away from us. The
captain gave orders to get the boats clear
and save the passengers. and tho cap
tain went 10 No. 8 boat and weTe getting
her clear, when he asked me il the plugs
were In her. told him they were not
As the passengers were huddlcd in the
bottom OF tho boat crying, l could not
gent the plugs in. The Captain then
passed the order around Tor every one to
look after themselves. l, with the cap
tain and q passenger got into tho main
rigging and stopped there. The ship had
previously keeled over, and heard the
captain ask if any OF the quaItCrmasters
were in the rigging. l answered, "yeE,
here Is one" then went up aloft by the
maintop mast rigging, as the captain gave
me orders 10 unweave the signal hslliard
10 heave ashore. When l got up alott
the maintop sail brace was carried
completely carried away, and / had to
come down again. At that time the lines
were ashore, and assisted the captain in
getting forward the rigging. The cap
tain and I cut tho forebraCe and paased
it TO Mr.. Brown, fourth officer; then sent
1t on and passed it ashore by one OF their
lines. By this time the passengers were
going ashore by the ropes, and tho cap
tain gave orders for the passengers to
lump and do the best they could for them
selves. Then I heard Quartermaster
Thomas cry, "Stsy where you arc; boat
Is coming 10 your assistance" therefore
orders were given for tho passengers and
crew to stay where they werc. When
the boat did come the sea was running
too high and the boat could not render US
any assistance. The captain, therefore,
told the passengers to get ashore by the
line, which they did. During this time
two large boats were being launched,
which went to the rock and were
taking passengers of the rock to the
island. The captain seeing this, told
the boats crew that those In the rigging
were In the most iminent danger, more 80
than those on the rock, and to come and
take them of first, as he was afraid the
ship would break up, and ho offered G5OO
Tor every boat load they would rescue.
Tho boats then camO to the ship and took
the passengers from the rigging first. One
of the sailors carried me, as could not
walk myself, to one Of the houses, where
was treated well.
NEW YoRK, April S-The underwri.
ters Of New York, have dispatched to
the Wreckers, William 81. Merritt with
divers and full instructions to Halifax,
to take charge OF the wrecked steamer,
Atlantic, and save the vessel and cargo,
and make all possible provision for saving
and preserving tho bodies Of tho lost,
The coast wrecking company dispatched
steamers to-day, with q full wrecking
company to carry out this object. A dis
patch from halifax states that the At
iantic Is broken at the fore mast.
The mails for Great Britain and France,
advertised to Se sent by the Atlantic, will
be forwarded by the steamer Weser, on
Saturday.
HALIFAX, April 3.-Every care and at.
tention has been bestowed upon tho sur
vivors since their arrival here by the Ma
rlne Department, city authorities, Cunard
Company and private citizens, many oI
whom cheerGully contributed towards the
distressed passengers and seamen.
To-day the Archbishop Of Halifax re-
ceiyed the following from New York:
"Draw upon me from elOO and expend
the same among the survivors OF the At
hntic.
(Signed) "T' A: VYsE, JR
1851 BroddNdy."
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