Sinking of the RMS Atlantic

The hundreds of survivors were soon taken to the nearby village of Lower Prospect to be looked after until steamers came from Halifax. One group of survivors, not wanting to burden their rescuers, set out and walked all the way to Halifax. Despite the efforts of the crew and the citizens of the tiny village, 562 of the 933 people lost their lives. Most were buried in mass graves at the Anglican and Catholic cemeteries in Lower Prospect. A monument to the victims is located at the SS Atlantic Heritage Park beside the Anglican cemetery in Terence Bay, 32 km. from Halifax.

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