Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-02-23


I 0I Of them helpless
in the faco of
danger. is we'll nigh hopeless. At such
tsmes all depends upon the GOODNESS and
Bravery Of officers and crow or chance
heroes who may como from tho hold CT
the cabin.
Tho Atlantic, bound for New York
fson, Liverpool in March, 1878, ran out
of coal off Nova Scotia and turned to
put i'll at Halifax for supply. Atmid.
night the 30th Captain Williams, Chief
Officer Smith and Third Officer Brady
Eff the deck, giving the second and
fourth officers charge of the ship. Sho
YEAS supposed to be OF Sambro light, 80
xnilsst Orders were to run certain
distance, then call the captain. He was
nee certain of his position, but depend
ed on his reckonings. Tho primo condi-
eien Of speed exacted by tho owners,
however, kept him from lying to for
daylight.
At 8 o'clock Fourth Officer Brown
Eavo orders that the captain should not
De called, rs the ship had not run the
distance required, An under officer
proposed to go eloft and look for land,
Cut Brown told him it was too soon for
that Brown then went below to inspect
tho steerage, leaving Second Officer
Metcaf on dock alone. Metcalf went
dawn in the disaster Brown returned
10 tho deck about $3.50, and shading his
eyes with his hands looked for Sambro
vfuhf H,,f conII COO nntbinn IJo ,o,,Il
not hear the "rote" of breakers. The
ship was running at seven knots, or less
than half her rate of speed. She struck
hetween $3.50 and 4 o'clock, whilo all
who survived, with scarcely an exccp-
ton, were below in their berths. There
vere ON board 200 souls, so of them
cabin passengers Out of all less than
half escaped, and these mainly through
the energy and GOODNESS of Captain Will
Hams and Officer Brady, both of whom
were aroused from sleep by the shock
&C the vessel on the rocks
Brady was locked in his room, the key
BEING in the pocket of his mate, Officer
Brown. He broke out, and the first man
he met ON deck cried: My Godl The
ship's gono ashore" " Running to the
captains boat, ho cleared it with an AK
and put two women in. A number of
men made n rush to get in, but were
Aald back by Brady, who insisted that
ei,e women and children be saved first
The wrangling and confusion caused
delay in launching. Some of the men
dnmped i'll in spite of Brady, and at
that moment the vessel reeled and fell
On her beam ends, carrying the boat
and its load down. When the ship roll
Cd over, Brady scrambled across the
vsatery decks to the mizzen rigging,
ehsn made his way forward, where he
saw rock just ahead. He rnrove a
xnpe from the foretop sail and the sig
nat flag halyards and sent quarter
master off with one end toward tho
xock. Tho man couldn't roach it and
was hauled back. He afterward drown
ed On the ship. Another under officer
jumped i'll with an end of the rope, and
seeing that he was making headway
Brady followed. Tho two reached the
rock and hauled Off stout rope, which
they had made fast to the ropes they
carried ashore, before leaving the ship.
hT this ropo about % men were landed
On the rock--enoush to crowd it.
At this point tho volunteer hero oG
mo wreck gave hand. This was Wit
Ham Hoy, also sailor. but crossing III
The Atlantic rs q stee7agc passenger
Hs lay asleep in his bun.; when the ye;-
Sci struck. The shock seemed to him
Like tho letting 90 of an anchor sud.
denly, and waiting awhile he heard tho
bottom strike heavily, When he got on
stecL. no w;.s confused, because ha did
not know the way about tho ship and
expected the mGsts to fall A heavy sea
was coming IN over tho ships rail, ana
ha climbed into tho lower rigging, 81.
really filled with people In fivo min.
utes the snip fell over, and tho heavy
SEAS washed at least 100 of tho people
m the rigging overheard. Hoy, however,
maintained his hold and soon saw Brady
and his men working ut tho rope.
Climbing forward, he heard Cantain
Williams ask for soluo one TO see If
there was any communication between
the rock and land. Hoy volunteered,
end following Brady IS rope got upon tho
i=Dek. There were seven or eight mon
ahead Of him. Tho quartermaster who
iirst got the limo to the rock was hauling
ths mcn up from the water, and Hoy
toos his place, releasing him, us an Off.
Ger OF the ship, to look out for connu.
Sicution with the land Hoy remained
as tho rock three hours pulling people
mp and directing them to tho rope which
Brady and Others had established across
tsae space between rock and shore. When
fzie rock became 30 crowded that IL
would hold no more, he went on shore
mad performed tho same service there
for three hours. Many Of the pasgen.
gers were benumbed with cold or help.
Less from fright.
brady was tho first man to reach
land. Whom lic saw that tho limo from
the wreck to the roclwas working we'll.
knowing that all could not find rofuge
an Tho rocK, lo stretched q ropo TO The
Island. 100. yards distant, meanwhile
sanding men to the ship for more hres