Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-04-11
The Atlantic Calamity
VISIT no THE WRECK.


in circular cove, nearly parallel TO the
shore, distant about 40 feet from the
rock on which the people first landed.
Her position justifes the inference that,
when the order was given to reverse the
engines, the helmsman brought her head
slightly round, as it is impossible that
she could have been thrown along the
shore in her present berth, going at full
speed There was no severe shock when
she struck, but she tore over the rocks,
ripping away the iron plates as though
they we're paper, and could offer no re-
sistance to the tremendous force that
urged her to destruction. She filled al
most in moment, and the people below
deck were drowned before they could
realize the cause of the disaster. After
the vessel struck she broke in two at the
foremast-her fore part having surged
forward on the shore, and the after por-
ton lying over the rock, gap of 80
feet between them. The officers of the
coast wrecking company, who went down
full of the idea of raising her, saw at
once that i. was impracticable. 1t is
impossible that the ship could ever have
reached this position without the greatest
carelessness. The coast line, it is true, is
somewhat low, but the rocks are of a
whitish gray, and line of snow borders
them. A careful lookout would have
discovered this coast long before the ship
struck there.
CHASTITY SCENES ON THE ROCK.
No man can look unmoved on the
splendid ship without feeling indignant
at the loss of property, but when he
turns to the long rows of dead lying
stiff on the cold gray rocks, his indigna-
ton turns to horror, and he hesitates
between wall for the helpless victims
and a cry of revenge against the au-
thors of the calamity. Just before me,
writes correspondent, the wreckers
have brought up little girl about six
years old, with wealth of faxen hair
and sweet lips, from which even death
has not robbed their beauty. But her
eyes are staring and dull, and her face
is covered with the sand of the sea bot.
tom. And here is an elderly lady, stock,
ingless, and with her dress thrown around
her hastily. Her hands show her to be
a gentlewoman, and she proves to be
Mrs. Davidson, cabin passenger. An
examination of her body shows that she
has e100 sterling in her possession. A
stalwart, large-limbed Scotohman is iden
! titled as Mr.. Murray, a Storage passen
ger, on his way to Chicago, where he
had two daughters. The corpses lie il
rows, side by side, some cut by being
thrown on the rocks, and some gasheG
by the grappling-irons. Some are rec
ognized and some are not, though al
are searched for valuables, and for some
marks to establish their identity.
DISCOVERING THE DEAD BODIES.
As the bodies are sent up from the
Storage by the divers, they are taken to
Ryan's island, and, as soon as the oper.
atoms of searching for effects and valu.
ables are completed, they are placed in
rude boxes and taken away for burial
at Upper and Lower Prospect, distant
from the island about two miles.
ARRIVAL OF THE SURVIVORS IN NEW
YORK.
Three hundred and five OF the surviv
ors of the Inflated Atlantic arrived in
New York at seven o'clock Sunday
morning by the steamer Newport. II
being generally known that they were
coming as early as four o'clock, anxiou:
crowds gathered round the pier and the
widest excitement prevailed.
AS soon as the Newport neared the
dock, the pier was closed, and none but
employees and members of the press ad
mitted inside the gates. Meanwhile
commissioners of emigration had the
tug boat Thomas Fletcher chartered
and to avoid the large crowds outside
run her up close to the Newport anG
took the unfortunate passengers on board
and steamed down to Castle Garden
where the scene bafes description. The
poor fellows looked starved, wretched
and miserably clad, and seemed very
much disheartened. On their arrival
at Castle Garden they were registered
as usual, after which friends who were
waiting in the in formation room sent in
the names of those whom they sought
and as wife and children, visitor OF
a brother recognized one of the unfortu.
nate men whom they deemed lost, the
scene was heartrending. The men gave
way instantly, and the women either
swooned or screamed from joy. Even
outside of the gates, men and women
who were gathered in groups sobbed and
cried bitterly.
After short time a splendid break.