The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1873, Page 7

et “4 . 4 o , » \ tency. ’ Massachusetts and other New Parte ————_—— APTER THE ATRECK Opening of the Investigation Into the Loss of the Atlantic. MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE, pat mai Statements of the Captain, Chief Officer and Cabin Passengers. FOOD AS WELL AS FUEL GIVING OUT. sneered Two Days’ Provisions Only on Board on the 31st of March. NO SOUNDINGS TAKEN, NO LOOKOUT KEPT. Running on an Unknown Coast at Twelve Knots an Hour. THE SNOW LINE OF THE SIGRE UNSEEN. Striking on the Rocks the First Warn- ing of Impending Death. eee THE PLUGLESS BOATS, THE MOB CREW The Ship Heels Over and the Boiler Explodes. TGNORANCE, CARELESSNESS, INCOMPETENCY. The Awful Sight of Distorted Death on Prospect Beach. THE HALIFAX AGENTS HEEDLESS. ringing the Rescued Passen- gers to New York. RECEPTION AT FANEUIL HALL. Superstitions Fears by the Passen- gers During the Voyage. THIRTEEN AT TABLE. Relatives Caring For the Dead—Charity Busy with the Living. Manirax, N. S., April 5, 1873. The story of the wreck of the steamer Auantic and its fearful loss of life never has and never will be fully toid. The very worst suspicions of crim- inal carelessness, negligence, competency, or whatever you may call it, have been fully realized, Captain Williams, who now lounges about the principal hotel in Halifax, isthe man who is responsible, aud according to general wishes, as far as expressed, he is aman who ought to dangle from the yard arm before the rising of another sun, THE CUSTOMARY INVESTIGATION has commenced ; but there will probably be nothing More heard from it than there has been from the inguiry into the Metis murder off Watch Hill last Summer, There have been very many false reports sent hence concerning the terrible calamity, and many persens who have been al- ludea to as generous, brave and humane will be stigmatized as wretches of the worst kind when the facts are known. This statement is broad, but there fs an avalanche of evidence to support it, That Captain Williams is one who is criminally Tesponsible it is hardiy necessary to repeat. His mame and fame will linger for many generations; for there is scarcely a country on the whole world’s domain but which to-day is in mourning on account of a home which he has made desolate through his ignorance or incompe- To the criminal negligence of the Captain, which brengnht about the disaster, there has fol- lowed a painful indifference to the care and com- fort of the Jost and survivors on the part of the Halifax agents of the unfortunate White Star line. THEY WAVE DONE NOTHING WHATEVER to alleviate the sufferings of the saved, and about the game may ve said concerning their efforts to care for the deac or assist the bereaved friends in identilying and recovering the bodies. All this in- difference, it should be stated, is due to the Hali- fax agents, Who were notified at once by the com- Dany to spare no pains or expense im alleviating the sufferings of those who were affected by the terrible disaster. These instructions have been generaliy disregarded, and nov until the arrival this morning of Mr. Pennelly from the New York office was there the slightest assurance of the good faith and good intentions of tre company which has suffered 80 extensively in consequence of the imbe- cility of acommanding officer, Mr. Pennelly arrived here at am early hour this morning, and, besides him and the HERALD reporter here, were scores Of othere who were attracted by the disaster which has sent a pang of sorrow through the whole Civilized werld, Among the number were many who came to identily and convey tenderly home the lifeless forms of those whom they had anticipated aad arranged for a hearty and jovial Weicome. Some were irom New York, some from gland States, ali benton @ mourniul mission. There was a com- mon sympathy, a sori of bond of sorrow; and as Af to ada fo its impressiveness and strength, there intervened A RAILROAD COLLISION, with three er four killed and tiree times as many Jatally Wounded. This seemed an ill omen, and it Proved to be what it seemed, The anxious and Melancholy passengers were doomed to a term of sorrow, for as they approached the scene of disas- ter the faint rumors which had met them weie more than doubly verited, It was midnight and long adver wien the Haiiax Hotel was reached, and nothing could be done until morning. AT SVEN O'CLOCK the little ateainer Henry Kood lett the Comme wharf, with Captain Merritt, of the New Wrecking Company; Mr. Pennelly, of t Star Line; the HERALD reporter and @ few others, and proceeded to tle Scene of the wreck, The story of this ligt and that was told with great efiect by Mr, Lawson, who commanded the nite craft; but the whoe thing in @ nutshell was that the Atlantic struck @ rock FORTY MILES FROM THE PoINT where her captain or almost any other officer Supposed her tobe, The scene of the wreck, as already described. was found to be wretched and cial York ¢ White sens or terripic, The stran“ey weamer tay there with her masts protruding trom the ugly deep, and with hundreds Of "46 Yost taking their last slumber in the statelegms and berths. The HERALD’s boat Passe, ver the wreck at low tide, and down throvgn the skylight ‘ IN THE BRIDAL CHAMBER conld be seen the lifeless forms of a fond husband and wife clasped in each other's embrace, But this is only one of the harrowing scenes, which would Hil vohimes. ‘The Hon. Cyrus Fisher, of Vermon® had resided in London for seven years past in the practice of the law. He married Miss Mary Ripley, of Rut- land, Vt., a daughter of W. 8. Ripley, the Presi- dent of the Rutiand County National Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher were intending to make A SURPRISE VISIT TO THEIR FRIENDS in Vermont. The HERALD has given ounts of this devotion to each other, The husband reused to leave his wife, though he was prayed to do so Mr. Dorr, of Rutiand, is here to recover and for- ward their bodi The first news received in Vermont was by cable from London, announcing that they were on board the ill-fated steamer, It was a sad surprise indeed, Many people visited the scene of the wreck dur- ing the day by land aud steamer, THE SCENE WAS MOST SHOCKING, The boats and rocks were bloody, and the bodies were bruised and disfigured in a horrivie way to look upon, A little child with its face biackened and distorted in agony brought shudders from the stoutest, and strong men turned aside and wept, The body of Mrs. Davison, her luXuriant hair half torn from the scalp, and her limbs bruised and bloody, pre- sented a sad spectacié, The dead lay on the side of the island in rows, staring to the skies, and pre- senting such 2 hideous spectacle that those whg witnessed it shuddered at the bare mentton ot it, The horror of the scene was heightened by HUNDREDS OF RUDE COFFINS in the background, with their inanimate inmates, and simply numbered;tg be placed in nameless graves. “It seemed m'ore like the scenes which follow a great battle than the frown of fortune upon simple commercial pursuits, Jtis a singular fact that every person who sought preservation through life belts perished, and also quite as singu- lar that EVERY MARRIED MAN, with pessibly a single exception, laid down his life rather than part with his wile. The only body which appeared to be mutilated was that of the stewardess, which was found, with a Jifebeit upon it, six miles at sea, floating upon her back as calmly as though she had been asieep, THE MERRITT FAMIL’ The bodies of Mr. William H. Merritt and Miss Amnie Scrymser, of New York, w recovered, Their relatives have reached here and will forward the remains to New York. ‘They will reach there on Wednesday night. To survey the whole sad seene without au involuntary shudder is imposst- ble. STORIES OF ROBBERIES OF THE DEAD are well-founded, Mrs, Davidson’s body, with $1,500 4n her dress pocket, was picked up this after- noon, Others who were supposed and known to have money in large or small sums have been found; but there are no reports of their effects, All the valuables are taken possession of by a sort of semi-magistrate of Halifax; but there is NO ONE PRESENT TO REP NT THE WHITE STAR LINE excepting a young fellow who came over asa waiter. All the officers of the boat and agents of the company have been and are now, at midnight, lingering around the Halifax Hotel, and the dead and dying who drifted ashore at Prospect are at the mercy of the general multitade, Some are thieves; some are not, The officers, to use an expressive term now popular in Halifax, are “snobs.”? The representative of the New York branch of the company, if he comes up to what is expected of him, will correct ali this to-morrow, FUNERAL OF THE SECOND OFFICER. ‘The funeral of Metcalf, the second oMcer of the steamer Atlantic, took place here to-day, from St. Paui’s Episcopal church, The bodies of Mrs. and Miss Davidson, two cabin passengers, were picked up to-day and brought to this cityjto-night. The divers have commenced work, THE INVESTIGATION. Captain Williams’ Statement—A Clear, Starlight Night—No Soundings Taken— The White Snow Line of the Shore Un- seen—No Warning of the Danger—Coal Short When Eight Days Out—Barely Two Days’ Provisions Left on the Bist— Astounding. Admissions —State- ments of Cabin Passengers—Explosion f the Botler—The Inefficient Crew— Chief-Officer Firth’s Mistaken Course—Irremovable Respon- sibility. HALIPax, N. S., April 5, 1 The inquiry ordered by the Dominien govern- ment into the Atlantic disaster commenced to-d: in the Custom House batiding, betore the Collector, E. M. McDonald. Captain McKenzie, a shipmaster, us associate with Mr. McDonald. Hon. 8. L. Shannon, Q. C., and H. Blinehard, Q. C., appeared for the government, and J. N. Ritchie, Q. C., for the captain, THE AUTHORITY FOR THE INQUIRY. Mr. McDonald, in opening the Court, said the inquiry was to be held under the thirty-eighth chapter of the Dominion Acts of 1869, aud would have the force of an English Board of Trade in- quiry. He had not received the commission for the Court, but he had received an oMicial telegram stating that it Was on its way, and if all parties would consent he would go on at once and rely on the.commission being received in good time, Mr. Ritchie for the Captain consented, Mr. Blancuard said unless there was a full and unequivocal consent he would object to going on, It might appear, when the commission was received, that there were special instructions which would require them to begin again, All parties consented, and the Captain, James A, Williams, was called, sworn and read the foliowing statement, part of it beleg a copy of a letter he bas written to the owners of the Atiantic:— CAPTAIN WILLIAMS’ STATEMENT, On the 28th of Mareh the engineer's report showed the coals getting short, we having expert- enced three days of very severe weather; the coals on board were 319 tons; we being 1,130 miles trom Sandy Mook, the speed came down from eight knots per hour and with @ moderate strong breeze to five knots per hour. Hoping that the witid would change tavorably I Kept om until the gist, When our coals were reduced to 127 tons and the ship distant from Sandy Hook 460 miles—lati- tude 41 39, longitude 63 $4; as the ship by this time was making but seven knots per hour, the wind being at the southwest, the glass falling and a westerly swell on, I thought the risk too great to to keep on, as tn the event of a westerly gale com- ing up we might find ourselves shut out of ali of supply; the chief steward aiso REPORTED THE STORES SHORT,* fresh provisious enough for the saloon for two | days and but salt for steerage for two days, when all but the bread and rice would be out; at one P. M., alter receiving the engineer's report, I decided to come bere, Sambro Island being then north, 50 degrees east, distant 170 miles, During the aiter- | neon the wind Was south-southwest, with rain; at | eight P.M. the wind veered te west and the sky | Was clear and starlight; Iseveral times corrected the course by the Polar star; the course steered by the Conipass Was nerth, 24 east, with 7 easterly deviation, wiueh I considered ample allowance for the Westerly set and to lead five miles to the eust of Simbro Isiand, THR FATAL NEGLECT. I jeft my orders on the bridge as to look-oute, which word was passed to the officers relieving at miinight.-the second and fourth officers; I cor- | rected the course the last time at 12:20 4, M., when I repeated my caution and orders; I then went ita the chart room and sat down; in about fifteen minutes a Mr. Fisher came in to ask some particulars about the ship, a8 he was writin to the Cosmopolitan newspaper; he stayed abou twenty minutes, aud leit; my intention was to run on until three A, M., and then to heave to and awa the diy; ut miduight the sip's run wae Juz by the poor woman, and they perished together. | Admissions—The | ‘NEW YURK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 1873—QUINTUPLE SARET. miles, whieh would place her forty-eight miles south of Sambro, the speed by log at 12:20 veing nine kuels per hour; the night at this time was cioudy and clear; at 12:40 my servant came up with Yay cocoa, when he was told net to awake me until three A. M., when the secod oficerswoukt call me; the first inumation [had of anything was the ship STRIKING ON MEAGHER’S ROCK, or Meagher’s Island, and remaining, heeling slightly to port; the officers were quickly at their stations, aecompanied by the quartermasters, The first sea swept away all the port boats, and the ship heeling over rapidly soon rendered the starboard boats useless; every effort was made to send the people forward, Outside the suip, but terror defeated all our efforts: the second | officer was in the starboard lifeboat; I carried two jadies and placed them with him, ana returned for more; betore I got as lar as the suloon entrance, finding the ship gomg over sul further, {1 managed to get hola of the weather rail and get back to the lifeboat; 1 took the ladies out and placed them in the main rigging; Went back and calied to the | Second oiticer to come out, as the boat would roll over, which she did in a few minutes, carrying with ler Mr. Metealfand from thirty to lorty men; finding that | was of no use there, 1 returned to | the main rigging and found that THE LADIES HAD GONE, The chief officer, Mr. Frith, got up into the | mizzen ricging, where his reir was soon cut of, and had to remain there until three Pr. -» When the weather and sea moderated with the failing tide and he was got off Mr. Brady, the third officer, finding the boats us less, went forward, and with the assistance of Quartermasters Speakman and Ow pstablisned communication With & rope to A SMALL OUTLYING ROCK, distant from our starboard bow abeut forty yards; Owens swam first, but failed to get a footing; Speakman then tried and succeeded; a stouter rope was hauled on the rock, along which Mr, Brady passed, followed by the oldest of the men, By this time it was 4A. M.; Iwas at this time in the main rigging, trying to get the passengers there collected to make an effort to get forward, Many went; but the larger number (several saloon passengers among them) th e Lay TH AND Wigp. ‘The purser Was the arst to succumb to the intense cold that prevailed; finding myself of no use there T got along outside the ship to the fore rigging, got the fore sheets and tack undone and slid ashore; We now had five ropes to the rocks, along which men tothe number of 200 passed safely, though nearly exhausted on reaching the rocks; Mr, Brady, accompanied by Messrs. Owens, S| and “Thou now got & line across the inuer channel, Which was about one hundred yards wide and shallow, though with a heavy surf running through; they then went up and GAVE THE ALARM, and sent a messenger to Halifax; about filty got to the larger island by the line, though many were drowned in the attempt, among the number being the chief steward, who was drowned by the pas- engers crowding him down; th the fourth | olticer, encouraged as much as could the peo- | ple (about four hundred and fifty) who remaine | on the ship’s side to keep moving and keep from failing asleep; in many cases they gave right up | and died, apparently without any pain; twelve men | seated toge laid down beside me, and despite | allevVorts to rouse them died and slipped into the sea; at 5:0 A. M, the first boat came, but she was too small to be of any use. THE CAPTAIN'S EMOTION. At this point the Captain’s feelings overcame | him, and it: was several minutes belore he could proceed, He then continued; In about twenty minutes more the first large boat was launched, and proceeded to take the passengers off the small rocks; she was in half an | hour followed by two others, I’ succeeded, fearing the ship would part and slide into deep water, in getting them to take off those from the ship first, und many were saved who, if left there to the la: would have perished from exhaustion; at this time I miss the fourth officer, and feared he had fallen in, when | saw him on the rocks encouraging and helping another boat along; when all had leit but about thirty men, my hands being frozen and my legs stil, they took me off, the | following immediately. At 8:45 all the passengers were lauded, and lodged in a wooden hut, belonging to A FISHERMAN NAMED CLANCY, who, with his daughters, gave them ali they had, | made fires and warmed them; during the day they | Were draited off to the various islands about, and billeted among what houses there are there; Mr. Ryan, the resident Magistrate, filing his house and the others following his exampie ; NO WOMEN OR CHILDREN WERE SAVED; | atone P. M. I sent Mr. Brady on to Halifax to give particulars, obtain food and assistance, also to get | steamers down early and convey the passengers and crew to Halifax; at five P. M., the tide having fatien, she breke in two abalt the 1oremast, slip falling over till the sea washed completely over her; her cargo was now washed out; having no other officer at hand, detailed the boatswain and eight men to preven THE WRECKERS, WHO NOW SWARMED ROUND, from carrying the saved goods, and set a watch of (our men during the night to pick up the bodies of such as intght wash a: y ed | up but five during the mght; at daylight the Cus- toms authorities caine dewn and’ took charge; f gave to a Captain Sheridan provisional authority to employ what lavor he required for salvage, with the understanding that the salvage should uot be | over turty per cent of the net value; and if this was objected to, to leave it to the arbitration of | two justices of the peace; we embarked all our saved, amounting te about four nuudred and twenty-nine, in the steamers Lady Head aud Delta, and arrived at Halilax at three P. M., where Mr. Morrow, ‘the Cunard agent, who had promptly effered us every assistance, had places prepared for all; I have given the company’s carpenter orders to get Two H = & ‘DRED SHELLS TO BURY THE DEAD and an undertaker to attend to the saloon passen- gers’ bodies and the second officer's, as their friends might wish trem forwarded; many bodies had come ou shore before I lett, some unrecogniza- ble; but L identified those of Mr, Metcaif, Miss Mer- Titl, Mrs. Fisher aud the chief steward, together with of the crew; I left the fourth oficer and nen at the wreck to identify and take charge ers, Valnables, &c., that might be thrown'up ; L 13 Saloon passengers, lost 20; Saved 416 steer- age, | 27 steerage aud crew; bat tree women Were seen, the two | have spoken of and one who got up beside the chiet eflicer and died in the rig- ging with her baby FXAMINATION DIRECT. In reply to questions of his counsel he added:—1 was on the bridge up to twenty. ininutes past twelve; up to midnight it was brillant starlignt; when Left tne t into the chart room, thirty te ‘on the upper deck, within easy » officer on deck; got up at two o'clock, looked into wheeinouse, and then jay wn for alaria; inp speed to be ele aliy irom seven and a half to third onicer reported that she had run 122 miles at | tweive o'clock; that agreed with my calculations; twelve knots; the | 1 expected the ship at three o’ciock would be eight or twenty miles soutn of Sambro, and to lay by until daylight; [had mot my clothes oif at ali; Phad every reason to put cenfidence in the second officer; he had made two voyages im the ship; [always found hun a steady, sober man, CROSS-EXAMINED BY MK. BLANCHARD. Thad @ latitude by observation and by chronome- ter when I bore up for Haliax; the charts have ail been lost; the slup increased her speed alter 1 bore up for Haltiax, because we Were not then so anxious to economize coal; the speed at twelve o'clock Was about twelve knots; I reckoned then we were forty-eigit miles oif Sambro, then bear- ing nerth, five degrees east; IT did not shift the SUnsTce TSS he would pass five miles east na BROUGHT SHIPS INTO HALIFAX} it; the third oMcer had been in phe of the other oficers had id not use the lead at all in coming to Halifax; I knew we were within sound- ings, north of La Have; 1 did not sound because the night was clear and Sambro light shouid be seen twenty-one miles in clear weather and ta moderate weather fifteen miles; the bridge was thirty-six feet above the level of the sea; I knew I Was approaching the shore; the clearness of the night and the certainty of seeing the light were my only reasons for not sounding; 1am now satis- fled that when I wenc into the chart room 1 WAS MISTAKEN IN THE LOCALITY OF THE SHIP; she must have been further northward and west- ward than I thought; | knew the ceast was an iron-bound and dangerous one, though | had never been on it. Here the Captain took the chart and explained the position of the vessel, I would not have got into forty-five fathoms of water until | was thirteen or fourteen miles south of sambro, where [should stop the ship; if | had been sounding regularly trom twelve to three o'clock | would have been on deck and the sinp would not have gone ashore; there were three rtermasters and the second and fourth officers leck ; it Was my second voyage to America in ship; when the ship struck there Was a cou- siderabic swell on; THERE WAS NO SORT OF WARNING; she was going between nine or ten knots at the time; In seme of the statements in the press it 18 said [ left the ship when about fifteen persons had been taken off the rigging; what I said was that when I left ail but about fifteen had left; when I left I was so benumbed and cold that | could be of no assistance; | had had my leg broken a year before and was weak; I was asleep when the ship struck; it was five minutes past three by my watch and fifteen minutes past three by the chief engineer's when she struck, CROSS-EXAMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. left word to be called at turee o'clock; I do not know whether I was called at three, as the k but a jew minutes after; Ido not think i been catled at three sharp I think I e scen the land in time to have averted ity; from the state of the weather when I came on weck I think THE WHITE SNOW LINE OF THR SHORE ve visiule at a distance of from two to three 5 the officers on duty, had they been ener- ic, might, | think, have seen that there was someching ahead, and’if orders had been given to reverse the engines the calamity might have been averted; I have always made it @ rule to make ail my oMcers participate in the navigation of the ship, so that each and all are equally conversant with myself in the position of the ship and the deviation of the courses sticered by the compass; the White Star steamers are supplied with prinved orders for the guidance of commande! ose orders are, that we are to take ail le precautions against fire, collision and wre there are no special in- structions ms to precautionary Slevs in approach k | nected with a shipping house in ing the shore; that is left entirely to the judgment of the commanders; the oficers in charge have power to ehange the course, or stop the ship if ne wary, without consult’ ng the captain; there are no special instructions as to soundings, ‘This ended the Captain’s evidence. Once during bis statement he was much affected, ‘The Court adjourned tor one hour. Afternoon Session, ‘The Court resumed its session at three o'clock. DANIEL KINANE, a cabin passenger, was sworn, and stated:—I went on board the Atlantic at Queenstown; on Monday, | after the Captain took the reckoning, it was stated that the ship would bear up tor Halifax; I was on , deck as late as half-past ten o'clock that mght: the night Was dark; some stars were visible, and there Was @ light bree: IT went into the smoking room and remained until eleven o'clock; then went to my stateroom; went to bed, and fell asleep imme- diately; 1 was aroused by the noise of the ship striking; [put on my clothes and got to the deck; the sailors and oficers were running about con- | fused; lasked what was wrong, and was told by | the person L addressed that he did not know; about two or three minutes after | got on deck THE BOILER EXILODED; I clung to the rigging and afterwards to the ship’ side; several attempts were made to reach the | rock, and one man succeeded in getting to it; 1 also saw several attempting to swim ashore; I found that the stern was sinking and = that | the place in which { Was wouid likely be covered; I then got forward to where the Captain was; he was encouraging them to get to the rock, and told them if they clung to the ship's side they would perish; he told me to take to the rope; 1 jumped into the water, seized one of the three ropes that were out and reached the rock; after about an hour the fishermen came out in the boats and rescued us; the Captain and officers did, as L thought, all they could do; so far as T could see, the Captain and oMeers were attentive to their duty; one of the cabin passengers spoke to me about THE CAPTAIN'S TEMPERATE HABI he refused wine at dinner; T never saw him drink anything stronger than lemonade daylight before the passengers comme land; Ido not know whether the steerage pa ers Were prevented from coming on deck or not; have no reason to suppose they were. ‘This ended Mr, Kinane ce, MR. SPENCER J a cabin passenger, then testified as follows :—I was up until alter eleven o'clock on Monday night and theu went to bed; 1 was aroused by the shock of the vessel striking; 1 went on deck and found everything in contusion; about eignt minutes atter she struck she keeled over; the Captain appeared to be doing what he could to save the people; he was under the foremast, holding on to a rope and encouraging the people to get ashore; T have had much experience with ships, being co! Averpool; the discipline of the Atlantic was excellent; the con- duct of the Captain and officers towards the pas- sengers was all that could be desired; they were gentiomen in every sense of the word} they were always attentive to their duty; I know of nothin, that could have been done to save More lives thai were saved: I do not know, nor did Thear of any effort bemg made to keep the steerage passengers Pi mes gave his eVidence in such an indistinct nher thal part oi it could not be heard by the reporters; but this is the substance of it, NICHOLAS BRANDT then testifled—I was asleep and was aroused by the shock; went on deck into the wheelnouse and | thence to the weather side of the ship and climbed up in the rigging; seeing that the stern was sink- ing I went forward and remained until | was taken ot im the same boat as Captain Williams; | nave been to sea a great deal; this was my sixth voyay in the White Star line; the conduct of the ofticers | and the discipline of the crew of the Atlantic was | very good; the oficers were always energetic in the performance of their duties; nothing could have been done to save life after the snip struck beyond what was done ; THE STEERAGE HATCHES WERE OPEN} there was also a passage from the stecrage to the cabin; when I was in the wheelhouse the tine was eighteen or nineteen minutes past three; the ship had then keeled over; Captain Williams stood on the side of the vessel below me encouraging the passengers to keep moving about for six hours nained getting the y into the boats; when | turned in at ele T noticed that the weather, which had be clear, was getting hazy—a night in which it would be dificuit to make the land, ‘This ended Mr. Brandt's evidence, Mr. McDonald said it was not ne 'y to have same story repeated, but if any passenger had thing new ‘to state to come forward, W. ALLEN assenger, and the first was much the same 4d by the rope and the ta good many more ) th | testified one on deck as that of others; rock; it is my opinion th manned by efficient scame; get any number of men to ¢ 3 the ptain could not Wo duty efliciently ; ONE BOAT REMAINED SOUND as much as three hours aiter the ship struck; that Was No. 1 boat; my impression from the beginning nd Officers alter the vessel struck seemed puuselves as much as they could; 1 con- ed the Captain and the officers competent to perform their duty; I noticed that one of the rules was to EXERCISE THE CREW AT THE BOATS once @ week; that was not done; I believe that ali steamers have that rule, but few obey it; there would have been diMculty in getting the boat into the wate plishy TL heard of a gross act of insubordination among the crew the second day out, but do not know of an. Mr. Kinane told me ot tt CHIEF OFFICER FIRTHS’ STATEMENT. Jobn William Firth chief officer ot the Atlantic testified—At twelve o'clock noon Monday the captain and [took observations by separate chro- nometers and agreed ve! osely; the iongitude was 63 55, latitude 4139; @ consultation of the officers was held as to the propriety of turning round to Halifax for coal, and we unanimously agreed to dO 80 a8 the salest proceeding; at one o'clock the ship was headed for Haliiax, the course being north 24 cast; the speed was then about nine knots; I then went below ; at four o'clock I returned to the deck; my watch was from four to six; no alteration was made in the course; I was beiow from six to eight; at eight there had been a change of weather and several showers of rai| REMAINED ON DECK UNTIL TWELVE this course was not changed; there had b some dark clouds, but they had passed, and it was then clear; about hal!-past eleven o’clock the quarter- master told me the speed was twelve knots; at ten minutes to twelve o’clock the Captain came on the bridge, where I was, and inquired for the third officer’ (Brady), a8 he wished to have the distance run by the s night; Oficer Brady was at th Is of the ship; the Captain afterwards came on the bridge anc told me he placed the ship FOUR MILES SOUTH OF SAMBRO; I then went below; the C: orders were to keep a good lookout for loose ice, and, in the event, of seeing the light, M a fixed light, to get it two points in the port bow and call him immediately, and, under any circumstances, to call him not later three oe cas these orders | conveyed to the ; the second oitice jead Was not thrown over at ail; the lead was ready on the bridge; 1 was aroused by the shock when the slup struck; I went on deck and founda nuinber of men tryin; No. 4 lileboat; it was just clear when A SEA CAME AND SWEPT IT AWAY; No. 7 lifeboat was then cleared and also washed away; the sea was then working a clean breach over the fore part ef the ship; she had keeled over to the windward and seaward; the passengers re taking to the rigging ; there were thirty-two, luding one woman, in the mizzen rigging with at daylight; Tremained there till about two in the afternoon, when I was rescued by a crew UNDER THE COMMAND OF REV. MR. ANCIENT; many who leit the igang to try to reach the ropes were washed away; ] was unable to swim; I was the last man who leit the wreck alive; it was, in Ty opinion, impossible to have launched the boat spoken of by Mr. Allen; it was carried away about daylight; | have had twenty-seven years’ expe- rience at sea, with @ great many masters, and I found Captain Williams all that could be expected or one In his position; I have been @ shipmaster myseif lurgely in the India trade; there could not have been any attempt to keep the steerage passengers below; the companion ways were 0 ; cannot give any opinion as to the quantity of coal she had, or whether it was enough or not; T joined the steamer in the morning, and left a few hours later: a person might be told that there were 900 tons of coal on board, put that would not prove it; too often a rt quantity of coal ts put in sbips; I considered there was net the slightest risk when IT went to bed at twelve o'clock in the morning the course was intended to take us about five miles eastof Sambro Light; the point at which she struck is, | learn, seven miles west of the light; Tcan account for ihe disaster in nu other way than that there was A STRONG SET TO THE NORTHWEST which we did not Know of; the log was hove regn- larly every two hours on two or three days curing the passage when we had no observations; our dead reckoning Was feund correct; the chiefsteward had reported @ Short supply of provisions; that might be, because we took On board more passen- gers than we expected, This completed the chief oMcer's statement. The Court then adjourned until ten o'clock on Monday. to clear away Relief for the Survivors, Cricago, April 5, 1873, The committee who are soliciting subscriptions im aid of the Fourth officer and survivors of the Atlantic disaster report that over $1,000 have been collected. The money will be forwarded to the agent of the White Star Line to be distributed ac- cording to his judgment, THE STEERAGE PASSENGERS, We are now enabied to present a full list of the steerage passengers on board the White Star steamship Atlantic. In Thursday's issue we pub- lished the fullest list then obtainable of the pas- sengers on the Atlantic, which was transmitted to by cable, from the London Bareau of the HERALD, The letter below, given from the agent HERALD of Friday last, To THE The cable has brot steerage vassengers for, ef which 1 se prove to be in didiculty jn sep: and Cl y not found in this list or lives would have been saved if the ship had been | of the voyage was that the ship was not weil | | manned; ‘there may haye been a large enough ; tiumber, but they were ‘hot efficient men; the ti believe it could have been accom | Done | barn, dict L Alsom, A., Allers, Albre Adams, Jolin, Anderson, Meustra, Anderson, Ida, Anderson, Brita, Anderson, Joaness, Anderson, Gustav, Anderson, Olatt, Anderson, Tomine, Anderson, Joan, Anuerson, Jons, Anderson, Cari, Ander Arvid Arks, Joe, Bachain, Martha, jateman, Rosa, Pird, Margaret, Bar}, Edwin, Kudham Antony, Bengtson, 8. M Broers, Margaretha, Bootcher, August, ¢ Bjginson, Marti, Booscher, Jhann, Bengsson, And Beugesson, Bengeson, Bengsson, Evrahin, Brostram, Hugo, Bengtson, 0, A. Broquet, Antoine, Broquet, Jus Broquet, St. Maire, Broquet, Antoiuette, Rroquet, Judid, Boswell, David, Brown, Bridget, Byrne, Thomas, Brady, Philip, Barry, Christopher, Barry, Jsabella, Burn, James, Borham, Robert, Baggett, Catharine, Brien, Pat, Burke, Ann, Bryan, Hand, Bryan, Mary, Barry, Bliza Cardin, Alice, Cardin, Margaret, Chapman, John, Cassidy, Catharine, Crawford, Elizabeth, Carison, Olaf, dey stinsand, Emil, dowa, Michael, Carlson, Christopher, Clegg, William, Cullen, Bridget, Camborouth, William, Cowlett, Robert, Coates, George, Coon john, Coghlen, Margaret, | Coghien, John, Cook, Louis, Cook, Ann, k, Caroline, Wook) George EL, er, Richard, Caer, ANN, Cornwall, Stephen, Crawford, Sarah, Corden, Robert, Conroy, Kate, Conroy, John, Conroy, Patrick, Calvert, Ann, vert, David, rowley, James, Crokes; John, Crowes, Eilen, | Crokes, Thom: | Crokes, Margaret, Cleary, Ann, rhe, Mary, Craken, Mary, craken, Dennis, traken, Katty, craken, John, Craken, Jane, Craken, Kate, Craken, Margaret, Coorigan, ‘th Doyle, Mary, Donhde, John, Danien, Ann, Dethlort, Dutebrowski, Anna, Downs, Maria, Dulas, Dunnwoody, dane, Donohan, Dennis, Donohan, Mary, n, James, it, Doyle, John, Daiten, sobn, Duggan, Thomas, Duggan, James, Daly, James, Doaavan, Margaret, Durpe, Michael, Doyle, Pal, Dumphy, Alice, Doyle, Edwards, Henr, | Andreas, Engler, Elsbeth, Engler, Johann, Engi ungler, Margueritte, pngier, . Christian, ngler, Magdalene, Engler, Christiana, Fister, Owen, Fielder, Allred, ‘vhomas, , Blien, Flizabeth, Fitzpatrick, Mary, an, John, ‘alin, Catuarine, “Frand, Joseph, Fruna, Pherese, Frund, Marcane, Joe, Pierre, Frune, Marie, Frund, Anne, Frund, Marie, Frund, Henrt, Frund, Jules, Frund, F. Bugenie, Freii, Fred, rreihi, Joseph, Fraund, 1, Marie, i, 'T, Marie, and D, Joseph, idget, Fleteher, George, Fletche Hannah, Charles, May Annie, , Witam, Golden, John, Gueatasson, Gla, Gueatasson, Bingia, Gueatasson, Jans, Garvey, William, Gran, Anton, Grosck, Joseph, Gram, C. B., Gunenaldson, Anne M., Gogiardt, George, Gogiard!, Johan, Gobathular, J. Gritta, — Giger, Goats, Jean, Gasser, Marie, Grimes, Fisk, Golden, Jane, Golden, Kate, Golden, Louisa, Gritin, Mary, Garvey, Mary, Grattan, Patrick, Hadley, M Haw kins, Heermessey, John, Heermessey, Thonat, Hill, Thomas, Hill, William P., Hasbitt, Sarah, Hasbitt, Thomas, Hasbitt, Sarah, Hasbitt, James, Haywood, Join, Hanley, Jonn, Haniey, Mar Hanley, Mich: Hanley, Patrick, Harkausson, Rasmus, Hemekson, M., Hagman, Heury, Ep10R OF THE HERALD = ht me r Atlantic not yet acc of the line, will explain the source from which the complete list of the lost has been obtained, alphabetical list of the saved, pubished in the ‘The is appended, so that all those Who satled Will be accounted for, THE AGENT'S LETTER. New York, April 5, 1873, Hay a full list of unted ‘This list with ou & copy. cess Of the actual loss from the ‘ating in the cable mess: stian names in the case Ot Lamilie: anxiety can be dismissed by those who surmised | that friends might be on board if their names be | initials put all In that of the saved, al- ready published in your journal, as doubtiess they ot embark in our ill- am, dear sir, yours obediently, teamer, J. HW. SPARKS, Steerage Passengers Lost. Mormon, Peter, McKee, William, Murphy, bridget, Murphy, Mary Murphy, sari Murphy, £ Murphy, James, Murphy ‘; Moiler, Mangus, Mattsson, Sevoune, Meyer, Louise, Meyer, Augusta, Murray, James, Murray, Bridget, Murray, Isabella, M 1 Gey Merry, '., Merry, Isabella, McKoa, James, McConnel, Dennis, Moore, James, Moore, Dennis, Moore, Christar, Moore, Catharine, Moore, Bridget, Mort, Eliza, Maycroit, Thomas, Morrish, Charies, Merdon, Frederick, Meyer, Henry, Mager, '., Mattison, Joseph, Meier, Heciv! Meier, Louis, Mulli, Henri, Mahony, Dennis, Mahony, John, Mahony, Denis, Mahony, Mary, Mahony, Janies, Macegan, Ann, MeNally, Bridget, ‘McClelland, Anne, Morrisy, Matt, Moran, Cath, Maloney, Thomas, Maloney, Catharine, McKenna, Bessie, Mel a, Kate, Moran, bridget, Moran, Eliza, Miscall, Catharine, McCarthy, Timothy, Mccarthy, Jarch, Nancorral, James, Neumley, Alf, Neumley C., Neumley, Mary, Neumiey, Alf, Nahmutz, Ferd, Nahmutz, Mrs., Nahmutz, Kina, Nahmutz, Knabe, Nahmutz, Madelina, Nahmutz, Sangiing, Nels, Maria, Nilsson, Johan, Nilsson, Olaf, Nilsson, T. M., Newbaner, Rosina, Nolan, Mary, Neubaner, Rosina, Nannery, Nannery Nanne! Nannery, Thomas, Nannery, Bernard, Nicholson, Ann, Nicholson, Mary, Nicholson, Jotun, Nicholson, Pat, Olsen, Nic Ohissen, Nils, Ohissen, Anders, Olison, Johann, O'Mandson, Olivia, Odiet, Olivi: O'Beirn, John, O'Neil, Jeremiah, O'Neill, Margaret, O'Neil, Jeremiah, O Donel, Daniel, Peterson, Pet Persdotter, Apna, Penrsdatter, Elise , Gustal, Person, Jonas, Peterssen, A.A, Paulsen, P., Palmer, Wiiltam, Palmer, Thomas, Porter, William, Prichard, Richard, Prichard, Ma Porsel, Michael, Phayer, George Phayer, Ma Th ryor, James, rasen, Olorf, Peterssen, Elma, Peterssen, Elna, Peterssen, Hanna, Quinn, John, Rulesshamer, Abraham, Psmeege Henry, Ryan, Bridget, Ryan, Michael, Kyan, John, Ryan, Stephen, Ryan, Ellen, Ryan, Pat, Ryan, Lawrence, Ryan, Molly, Ryan, John Ryan, Riley, Patrick (saved?), Kawi Rose, Rebec Rennie, Thomas, Rock, Savia, Rock, Mary, Rock, Eliza, Rasmussen, Benjamia, Rogger, Alvis, Rich, Daniel, ; Benjamin, Reter, Joseph, Schiacht, Ciaus, Sehultz, Memia, Schultz, Johann, Sivers, Johann, Sivers, Sorotha, Sivers, Margaret, Sivers, Turger, Strasser, ., Schevebenueck, Henry, Schevebendeck, Sofa, Pos vevennccey Serma- an, evebendeck, Sofla, Schlegel, Joun, Schlegel, J., Schlegel, Marietta, Schlegel, Jacob, Surguy, Edwin, Surgny, Hannah, Sharman, Henry, Sturt, William, Smith, Williaw, Smith, Julia, Smith, Sallie, Stretch, Loughlan, Siliiski, Albert, Silliski, Auguste, Sehknecht, Wiilam, Schknecht, Henrietta, Scbkuecht, Wium, Schkneoht, Karl, Schknecht, Wilhelmina, Schknecht, Henrietts, Schlegel, Marietta, Schlegel, Catharine, Scilegel, Anna, ci Michael, Staul, Leontiardt, Steinbruner, Frid, Stirneman, biasin, Schmidt, Johannes, Schneider, Edward, Sheeran, Mary, Smith, Harry, 7 — Sullivan, Eten, > Herzog, J. Heywood, James, Heywood, Hanna, Houer, Thomas, Haltigan, Edward, Hoskin, Joan, Hum y, Margaret, Hovan, Willtam, i, Susan, swift, BLP Shea, John, Sullivan, Margaret, Sulitvan, Mary, Sullivan, Timothy, Spillane, Jonna, Ha Jon Jon Jonas, orn, 1 Jones, Artin, nar, Cotthet, Jones, Ameita, nar, Kosa. Jones, Edward, August, 164, JONN, Er nivon, Sophia, aOn, 3. Sungling, Yesmar, Trunk, Jacob, Vodd, Wil nm, Anna, Jneobson, Anderat son, James | ander . Jame ne, an, Knot, , Cari, foun. August, Phorb, Ander Phralensson nsson, JenssO0) Lag Kierpan. dolian, alensson, F., Kean, Dennis, ‘Tonnesson, Kineharat, Kays, Ana, ‘Vautetiius, YOliam, Kaufiuan, Wolf, Tahter, dating, nia Tobin, Pat . Ressa, Tracy, Mary, wk, Jonann, ‘Tracy, Jo nko, Loursa, ACY. t, nkon, ANNA, Tracy, Pic pkott, Maria, ‘Nracy, Witiam, Margaret, Tauinplin, Janes, } Joseph, Uxiey, Henry Kluth, Maria, Kluth, Anni Khith, br Kruse, F Heinen Joka, Withamena, Kroner, Casper, Kroner, Elis, Lovett, Kate, Lioyd, Henr, Lamour, P. Lovan, Biddy, Lynch, Jam Lannon, Bric Lingvest, Lar: n, Johana, Lauber, Christian, Lee, James, Lyons, John, Leeper, Thomas, Leeper, Lizzie, per, Emily, per, James, pvgiman, Bessie, skin, Catharine, iget, Warder, Nicholas, Warder, Benjamin, Wayman, Witiam, Wayinan, William, Wayinan, W. Wood, Robert, Wood, Caroline, ish, Margaret, Wilson, W. H., Zedroth, Kathrina, Zachrison, Augusta, = Leahy, Pat, McKeown, Themas, Mould, William, Mahon, Bridget, McKeon, Maggle, Steerage Passengers Saved. Anderson, ¢., McAllister, James, Anderson, Christopher, McCabe, Charles, Andersen, E., McCarthy, Terren Anderson, John, McCuppen, Thomas, ‘Anderson, M., McGrath, James, McGrath, John, McGrath, Patrick, McKay, Peter, McLatchey, Joseph, McMann, John, ‘Anderson, Mr, Anderson, 0, i, Anderson, Ott Anderson, Peter, Baglau, Patrick, Barron, William, McNamara, John, Bartzeron, A., Makerham, John, Bateman, James, Malone, William, Mander, John, Manning, Thomas, Me i, Thomas, Meilley, Henry, Merlo, hy Baskfull, James, Beering, Thomas, Bentrosmusons Mr., Beren, Gustav, Bernden, Hans, Bier, A., y, Albert, Bishop, Alfred, er, James, Blanter, Wm., er, Victor, Th Mills, Edward, Morlat, Thomas, Meore, Daniel, Moore, Patrick, Mormon, Peter, Morris, Charles, Mung, John Murphy, Murphy, 01 Neal, Jeremiah, Neilson, Neal, Neilson, Olaf, Neilson, 0. M., Newson, W. Nelson, 0. J., Nesbitt, Richard, o'connor, Patrick, O'Neii, Hugh, O'Sullivan, Tim. J,,. Owen, Jonn, Parker, George, Parker, Wiiham, * Parrisn, Alexander, Parsons, Henry, Parsons, Neti, Braman, Brigelsen, August, Burkman, John, Burns, Benjamin, Burns, Michael, cameron, Alex., Carisen, John, Carmody, Michael, Carroll, Joseph, aplain, Thomas, Christeaum, Mr., Classticht, Clause, Coates, G., Collins, Michael, Colsen, Theodore, Connelly, Thomas, Connolly, Patric! Cornelius, Cornwall, E., Partignessen, Olaf, Cosgrove, Patrick, Patterson, John, Coughlin, William, Peck, Benjamin, Coyle, Martin, Pede n, Chris, Mey Crismerait, Chris., Penson, Martin, Culay, 'Thos., Peters, J. A., Cunningham, Michael, Cunningham, Thomas, Cunningham, William, Curling, Christian, Dalton, John, Dey, Henry, Deer, Johannes, Devlin, Arthur, Dinotoe, John, Doherty, Edmuné, Donneily, John, Donnelly, Owen, Doran, James, Dondler, W., Doyle, Kdward, Doyle, James, Doyle, Jolin, Driscoll, Cornelius, Drumbuski, Frederick, Dunn, F Peters, John, Peterson, E., Peterson, k. R., Potter, Frederick, Prait, James, Pratt, Thomas, Pritcher, R. E., Fuga, Evan, Quina, Jonn, Raby, Frederick, Kedfon, Thomas, Kedney, Th Reill, Rei! ly, Daniel, Riland, Peter, Rogers, Peter, Egan, Edmund, Roland, Willam, Klinger, Einile, Rouack, James, Elly, Jolin C., Russell, George, Kitiske, A., Kyan, James, Krickson, Marcus, Siattery, Patrick, Esmeisen, E. Sampson, Patrick, Farrell, Thomas, Figgins, Edward, Flannagan, James, nlan, Cernelius, Scheiby, Daniel, Schmudt, Jaceb, Flinn, Simon, Schuppal, Wiliam, James, Schwa! Andrew, Mr., Schwartz, John, john, Swartz, Schwartz, Michael, Seadon, Hampton, Shammay, Henry Hy Shaw, William, Shianzer, John, Shamir, Michael, Shult, William, Sinclair, Thomas, Sinover, Mitchel, Smidt, Jacob, y Edmund, orge, Richard, vani, Aliiarte, Glandtield, William, Goodall, Henry, iracefod, Patrick, Greener, M., Groom, Charies, eure Osmond, Gustave, Smith, George, Gustave, Jonn, Suith, Jobo, Hammell, Stephen, Smith, Raph, Hanay, Michael, Handiey, Jon, Hannon, Patrick, Hanson, A., Hanson, Harris, Hanson, 0. P., Hanson, P. M., Hanterson, Peter, Hargeven, Pierre, Haveiey, Uharies, Hawk, William, Hay, William, Hayman, William, Hayman, W. H., Henry, James, Hessel, John, Holland, John, Howlett, Robert, Hat, ¢ Smith, William, Svenson, K., Svenson, Mr., Svenson, O., Svenson, £., Svenson, U., Staneilabd, Jon, Steverman, John, Saaiburson, Andrew, Sullivan, Cornelius, Sollivan, Sullivan, Michael (1), Sullivan, Michael (2), Sullivan, Patk., Sulson, Neil, Sunsum, B., Sussey, Peter, Succliife, Patrick, Sviensk, Jonn, Hag! Hugh, Swanki, John, Huxiey, Andrew, Tapman, John P., Ingelson, §, Taylor, John, Isaacson, C. A. Taylor, Richard, Jackson, John b,, Jacobs, Henry, Jarvis, Thomas, Johnson, Charles, Tellen, soreen, Thomas, Robert, ‘Thompson, K,, Thompson, L. Py ‘Thorn, Charles, Tolsard, Daniel, ‘Trevereaux, Thomas, ‘tye, Edmund, ‘Tyonariser, William, Unson, Peter, Johnson, J. H., Johnson J, M., Johnson N, Ey Jobrausen, J. A. dJenes, Arthur, Jones, Henry AJenes, Jonn Uisten, J, Jones Robert Valentine, William, Kation, M., Voliske, Alfred, K Joseph, Wade, Wiliam (1), Keily, Michael, Wade, William (2), Wadley, Joun, Vallam, William, Walsh, Daniel, Waish, James, Wandson, Mr., Ward, B., Warden, James, Wareham, Jeuu, Weoser, Charte: Waydon, Fredericky Williams, Francis, Williamson, Jonn, Wilson, Thomas, Wood, Robert, Wood, William, Worthington, William, Wreckenburg, Joba, Wren, John, Zinck, Dub Kelly, P., Kelly, Wiliam, No, 1, Kelly, William, No, 2, Keski, Keyes, Thomas, Kohn, Frederick W., Latner Jobn, Loti ning IM B., Leadon, Hampton, Leamer, John, : Lee, Rudolph, Lepper, James, Leiper, William, Levert, Peter, Lophain, William, Lewe, John, Lucas, James, Lucas, John, Lunsem, B, McAdam, Peter, Number of steerage passengers saved, 312, ARRIVAL OF PASSENGERS, cinema Their Statements toa Herald Reporters The Liverpool Agents Severely Cone jemned, ‘The saved passengers and crew from the steame ship Atlantic will arrive (rom Boston, via the Fall CONTINUED ON ELEVENTH PAGR r