The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WORCESTER. RACES—(TaiI DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
HUNTERS' PLATE.

Middlesdale 1
Truant 2
King Alfred
_

So ven ran.
lIITRDLE RACE.

Church Militant
Guildhall
Botsy Copeland .

I.

Eight ran.
SEVERN BANK STAKE.—Objectioll to Arleseoto Over-
ruled.

Wreck of a Steamship.—Great Loss of Life.

(From the New York Herald.)
The steamship Atlanta, of the Atlantic Coast
Mail Steamship line, running between New Orleans
and this city, was wrecked on Sunday morning last,
from the springing a leak while in a very heavy
sea, about 300 miles south of Sandy Hook. There
were 17 passengers, including four ladies and one
child, and 35 officers and crew on board at the time,
of whom only one passenger and .four of the crew
have been saved. The ill-fated vessel started from
New Orleans on the 7th October, with a full cargo
of cotton and 17 passengers and crew. Up to Thurs-
day, the 12th inst., the weather was all that could
be desired, there only being just enough wind to
fill the sails. The passengers were all in the highest
spirits, expecting soon to be released from the
tedium of a sea voyage, but were doomed to a sad
and bitter disappointment. On Thursday night,
the 12th instant, a stiff breeze commenced blow-
ing from the west, together with a consider-
able sea running, which continued to in-
crease in violence as the night wore on. Thursday
night was a night of some anxiety to every one on
board, and all hoped that the storm would abate in
the morning. Friday morning came, but with it
the storm had not abated, and yet no fears were ap-
prehended for the real safety of the Atlanta until on
that day, when it was discovered she had sprung a
leak, and was making water freely. The cry went
immediately through the ship ; and the captain,
with commendable firmess, entered the cabin, and
told the passengers to keep calm and to prepare for
the worst. Every one took it with great coolness,
the ladies immediately commencing to dress and put
on life-belts. In the meantime the pumps were set
to work, and throughout Friday night and Satur-
day were steadily pumping, with the hope that the
steamer might be kept afloat until some friendly
sail should appear ; but the water steadily gained,
until on Saturday night it had reached the
furnaces and covered the coal bunkers, ex-
tinguishing the fires, thus depriving the
pumps of the power necessary to keep them
in operation. It was evident that the vessel could
not last long, with the heavy seas dashing and sur-
ging around ; and the captain, seeing there was no
hope of saving the vessel, turned his attention to the
passengers, who had up to this time preserved the
greatest good order through the terrible ordeal. The
gale still continued, and with the loss of the engines
by the putting out of the fires the vessel could not
get steerage way, and fell off into the trough of the
sea, each succeeding wave making a clear breach
over her, sweeping the decks with terrific force.
In this extremity the captain gave the order
to lower the boats, which was promptly attended
to by the sailors. These consisted of three life-
boats and one small boat. When the first life-
boat was lowered one woman and child were
first put into it, and afterwards as many as the
boat could carry entered, numbering about twenty.
The second lifeboat was then lowered, and was
as quickly filled. These two lifeboats put away
from the vessel, but were immediately cap-
sized, and not a soul escaped, the sea running very
high. The only remaining lifeboat on the ship was
a small one, which was successfully lowered, and
into which four of the crew embarked, and, whether
by design or by the action of the waves, was drifted
away from the vessel, thereby taking away the last
boat which was left. The small boat was previously
attempted to be lowered, but it was stove in before
reaching the water. Thus the only chance of salva-
tion left to the unfortunate passengers was destroyed.
The passengers and crew behaved extremely well,
verylittle confusion was to be observed among them,
and every one began to give himself up to God.
Throughout the whole of Saturday night the ves-
sel still kept above water, when at 8 o'clock on the
morning of Sunday, the vessel smashed up into
three distinct pieces, leaving only one portion of
the amidships, about 30 feet long, afloat. The
scene was now heartrending and perfectly indescrib-
able, every one striving to save himself on some
spar or other floating object. Numbers got on the
amidships, but were immediately washed over-
board, only five escaping by clinging to the wreck
with all their might. The last time the captain
was seen he was struggling in the water, and ma-
naged to get hold of a cotton bale, but was imme-
diately obliged to let go on account of the rolling
around of the bale. lie then caught hold of a
platform which was floating about, and nothing
further is known respecting him. The five sur-
vivors found themselves on the raft, or amidships,
without a single mouthful to cat or a drop of water,
and were exposed to the inclement weather, having
very little clothing upon them. On discovering
their situation they placed a small white hand-
kerchief on a stick, in order to attract the atten-
tion of any vessel which might happen to
pass within sight, and which, most fortu-
nately for them, served the desired purpose.
During the two and a half days they were on the
raft they suffered greatly from hunger and the
intense thirst to which they were subjected. Each
day they eagerly scanned the horizon for the signs
of approaching sails, and were at last rewarded by
the appearance of sails in the distance, which proved
to be the barque William E. Anderson, from
Mobile.

They immediately began to wave the white hand-
kerchief to attract the attention of the vessel, and
the captain noticing it at once directed his course
towards the wreck, bearing up as near as the rough
sea would permit. The boats were then lowered,
and soon reached the wreck, and secured them from
impending death. Thy were then transferred to
the William E. Anderson from the boat. They
offered their most sincere thanks to their preserver,
Capt. Pierce, who did all in his power to render
them as comfortable as possible, giving them nou-
rishing food and medicine, and landing them in
New York yesterday morning.

I A notification to the shareholders of the Buenos
Ayres Great Southern Railway Company has been
issued by the directors. ,It states that the line was
partially opened on the 14th August, a distance of
48 miles, the return from which for the first four
weeks they consider highly satisfactory.
The biddings for £350,000 in bills on India took
place yesterday at the Bank of England. The pro-
Tenders
i
portions allotted were—to Calcutta, £191,600 ;to
Madras, £58,400 ; and to Bombay, £lOO,OOO. The
minimum price was, as before, is. lld. on Calcutta
ando nCalcutta
3l r a s ,
and
dd
Madrasl s. 1 l d
at.
loribda.ywll receive.
about 52 per cent., and on Bombay at 2s. ,
about 17 per cent.; above these prices in full. The.
rates thus obtained show no appreciable alteration
in the demand for means of remittance to the East.
PRECAUTION AGAINST THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN
d cattle,Oet
trroanyaslitdeoefrheeo,rndeats
pigs,23 , prohibitingsheand the
goats entrancebe,ond th
ep,
HOLLAND.—The official journal of Holland publishes a
and
limits fixed by a sanitary cordon determined by an ordi-
nance of the Minister of the Interior, for the purpose of
preventing the invasion of the cattle plague. This cordon
begins at Katwyk on the German Ocean, runs along the'
Rhine by Leyden to Wool-den, whence it descends to Mont-
fort, Outewater, and Dordrecht, and thence passes to
Willems Dorp, and follows the Hollandsche Dicp, &c.,
back to the German Ocean at Droworshaven Gat. it con-
sequently includes the whole of South Holland, except the
portions between the Rhine and North Holland, and those
near the provinces of Utrocht, Guelders, and South
Biinbant.
NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL.—Mr. John Shapland
Edmonds Stock, of the Middle Temple, has been nomi-
nated by the Lord Chancellor to be one of her Majesty's
counsel, and will be entitled to take his seat within the bar
at the meeting of the various courts of Law and Equity
this morning.