New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-04
A PASSENGERS NARRATIVE.
THRILLING STORY OF Tns pIsAsTER.

THRILLING STORY OF DIshsTER.
HALIFAX, April 2.-Wm. Hogan, of Water
ford. tells the folowing
was deck at O'Clock heard the sailor on duty
can ont ANS we'll o'clock" After hearing the sailor
saying ANS well" went to the forward steeTage ana
got into bed. About five or ten minutes afterward |
Heard the watchmln cry out "Breakers ahead!' anu
almost instantly heard EN- 1S f Tss mT
impression that the boiler had burst. called up some
rush on deck-rhat the boiler had exploited some OF
them refused TO go, and SAID that IL matterea htte
lust as well TO meet death below on deck.
But / and Pat Leahy, my chuin, deteFmlhSu 10
cannot tell how got on deck. The orders were
given. as is a common thing in steamships with sailors
ted TO ascend deck Thinking that our lives were IN
imminent danger we forced the matches up .s ~, ,,o
As soon as deck we ran TO the SIDE OF the
tonSbt ar rst it was an iceberg we had
struck but Immediately afterward the ship began TO
heave plunge and after three or -FOUR puIges seeu
our safety depended on our being on the
side of the vessel nearest to land ruSn Iio
gng Then the ship began TO turn over gradually on
her side got on the side OF the ship ana caught h9ld
10 listen to- proceeded from the Storage passengers
below who then smOtheriDg 1t did not last more
TRe captain then shouted out that the last chance
TO get on the rigging, and several OF them
did Atterward heard the first officer shout out that
the only chance to those who could swim was to jump
overheard aud endeayor 70 reach the rock one od man
held on 10 he tehaclOusy but ne seemed 10 nave Vst
his presence OF mind. helped him 10 get nearer 10 the
OF the passengers were being rescued
lie said he would give 500 reward to any who would
save him, but nobody seemed anxious TO earn IT, gave
and aftcrwaTd him get into the boat and
landed shore During that time several OF the
near as judge about 80 feet from the vessel There
were ropes from the vessel 10 the rock aud one
was 100 feet distant. The passengers In this manner
saved themselves and got on the rock where they re-
NAMED about hour few Of them yenturing TO
wade ashore with the assistance OF the single line 10 the
ISLAND.
AT O'Clock small boat or sllif came to our assist
aDce, but the sea was so heavy that they could not
Of an hour afterward a shore wrote on black
board Cheer mp. the boats are coming TO your assist
ance which elected hearty cheers from the unfortunate
beings who thought that at every minute they would
Aud watery grave About half an hour afterward we
some men carrying boat over the rocks on tne
island and in few minutes they launched II, went TO
rock rescued three boat loads Of passengers or
While they were rescuDg these from the rock the
captain and the passengers on the ship called l9n1y io
they were in the most imminent danger. Inc captain
called out 20 the In the boat to come to the vessel
and he would give them $500 for every boatoad 'ney
The boat then began taking men from the ship and
rescued two boat loads. Half an hour atterward
another boat came TO assistance and took the per
a third boat came of with the third officer BRADY who
had succeeded getting ashore previously by the ala OF
and landed in safety. When / left, about so per
sim remained on the side Of the vessel ana tne
aud confident OF being rescued On getting ashore
from the cold and the long time had been on the vessel
about seven hours, / immediately crawled, as
could scarcely walk, TO the nearest house, where
there were q great many persons before me-
Sgas treated, along with the rest with tho great
80 care In about an hours time after getting warmed,
went down ~ the wreck, and II was fearful speota-
Gle 10 behold Some still cngiDg 70 the vessel,
while others had been washed upon the Deach, which
Was sfrewn IN all directions with dead bodies saw
one woman, the one who exerted herself IN getung
ont Of the cabin 10 the gng but as no one could rem
der her any assistance she trOze TO death In the rg
gDR She seemed 70 DO lashed 70 tne rgglnR Ior wch
saw her from the shore her body hung 40 GOWN l
ward Seeing that no more assistance could be
rendered with some others got INTO hkn anu roweG
On ~neers were together with about 10 others We to0k
dinner and afterward Thought II best 10 Walk 70 lne
sa many Deope were from the wreck We starLed
AT 1880 Yesterday afternoon The roads were ~ ieau
eenGitiop there being foot OF snow IN most places
mi a. We received Refreshments along the ROAD III TWO