The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-21

YAoU1NA, ore, Nov eo.-AddItIonal
particulars OF the wreck of the British
ship Atalanta, Captain Charles Nc
Bride, from Tacoma, to Cape Town,
Thursday morning, flve miles south of
Alszad, we're brought here by cores
pondent OF the Associated Press, who
went on the scene. Twentv-three lives
were lost, including all the officers Of
the ship, and only three sailors survived
to tell the terrible story. The survivors
are: Francis McAlahon, a native of
Belfast, ireland, aged eighteen; John
webber, Tarrytown, N. Y; George Fra
ger, Philadelphia.
The lost are: Captain Charles Nc
Bride; - Hunter. first mate; n. G.
Huston, second mate, all Of Greenoek,
Scotland; David Stewart, Liverpool;
Aleck Beck, W. L. c.oger, NJ. Q. Pix
Ington, Joe Casa, Williams 7.
Lewis, Michael Gallagher, David Green,
49, Jacobson. Pedro Gregory, John
Marks, John Smith, seaHlan'
Hamilton, sail maker.
The unknown, two cooks. carpenter
sall-maker, second mate, and one salloF;
The body OF Jacobson was recovered
and buried yesterday.
Wednesday morning the ship sto9d on
on the starboard tack, the course oeing
southeast. - east, until Wednesday
night about l2 o'clock. She kept back
ing of. steering southeast by east and
running under full sail, when suddenly
the lookout sang out breakers ahead!
Almost at the same time the ship
struck with a tremendous crash. She
arose again on the heavy ground swell,
lurched forward, struck again, was car
ried further by the seas, struck third
time. and commenced settling at once.
The sea by this time was washing COM
pletely over the vessel and the decks
were quickly cleared Of everything
movable. The crew had taken to the
rigging, most of them to the mizzen-
mast Within half an hour after strtk-
ing the hull broke in two. The main
mast fell. and this started the miZzen-
mast. in which nearly all the crew had
taken refuge. AT this moment George
Frazer, a sailor, plunged overheard, pre-
ferrlng to take his chances by swim"
ming to be carried over by the tottering
rnizzenmast. He succeeded in catching
hold OF the main hatch and held on for
a few minutes. when he wns told that
the port life boat WAS near him. Frazer
swan TO the boat after a desperate
struggle and succeeded in climbing into
It, his sftpmates In the rigging giving
him three cheers. After helping McAda-
hon and Webber into the boat, they
soon dTifted to shore.
story of the Wreck.
Frazer in telling the story of the
wreck, said: THE first thing knew
the first mate called me and said the
ship was on the beach. The other men
came to the door and sang out All
hands lay aft, we are going to wear
Ship The second mate shouted Clear
away the boats; that's our only chance
The second mate and myself jumped
upon the boat siids to clear away the
port bow. shouted out for some one to
give me hand to the mizzen rigging
As soon as ! reached the poop, was
swept Off my feet, but grasped a stan
chion when the sea spent its force
When the sea cleared or the poop
ran for the miZzen rigging and climbed
into IT, | stayed there j suppose ten
minutes when the ship righted and list
ed over to starboard. crawled across
the cross Jack yard and got into the
port rigging when the ship broke IN
two. Shortly after that the nainmast
went by the board and 1t started the
Hllzzenmast then took to the water
and swan to the main hatch, which
tloated close by the ship. l stayed on
the hatch about twenty minutes. The
sea was throwing wreckage up, hitting
me over the head until drifted clear OF
the chip. Another fellow swan to the
hatch, but I told him to get of the
hatch and look for one OF his own. He
would not do It, so got or myself, as 1t
would not hold two UP, There was an
other hatch nearby and swan to It,
but the breakers washed me of. The
men In the rigging were watching me
and told me the boat was coming.
swan to the boat and got one arm over
the gunwale, the crew in the rigging
cheering me all the time. ! crAwled In
20 the boat. which was full OF water,
and looking around saw Weber on the
other side. Mcmahon was among the
wreckaEe and we hauled him into the
boat. We had no oars. but soon drtfted
clear OF the wreck and the breakers
started Us ashore. looked toward
the wreck to see II could see anybody
but only one man was visible on the
port aft dRVlt. We kept the boat head
TO the sea and were soon washed
ashore"
Mcmahon said: 1.-THE only reason
can think for the disaster was that
the captain had lost his reckoning on
account OF the weather for three days
otherwise the accident is
quite unnccountable. It was pltiful
sight 10 see the chief officers in the
rigging crying and praying for help. /
consider the escape Of myself and two
nothing short OF miracle"
Reported Loss Of VulOIo CoblenE.
LONDON, Nov. 2O.--A report entirely
has been in circulation to-
day that the steamship Vile de Cob
lenE, OF the North German Lloyd line,
had foundered at sea with all on board.
Lloyds agents have received no news
ON the subject and the owners OF the |
steamer believe her safe According 20 |
Lloyds weekly shipping index OF No !
vember II, the Coblenz, OF the North |