The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-03
THE ATLANTIC


The number OF the passengers aud crew on
board the Atlantic is ascertaned TO have been SO,
OF whom 43 were lost, viz, 33 passengers and 10
OF the officers and crew. Thirty eight of the
bodies have been recovered The N Y Journal
of Commerce says that among the lost were Mr..
Moses Kimball, of the firm Of Kimba & Brown
and recently one of the house of Spofford. Tiles
ton s. Co, who was returning from Massachu
setts his native State, and Mr.. William Burbank,
of the firm of Burbank s Chambers, morocco
dealers, in Ferry-str Mr.. Burbank's house
was in Brooklyn, where lie was an Alderman.
and, we believe, President of the Board of Alder
men of that city Mr.. Burbank has been in pub
lie life for number Of years, and was member
of the last Legislature Both these gentlemen
will be mourned by all who knew them, but how
deeply by the young and interesting families
which they both have left behind
DANIEL WEBSTER AND Ex-CHANcgLLoR
KENT. An intimate friend of the venerable Ex-
Chancellor Kent, Gather of the late Circuit
Judge OF this District,) informs US that TO Daniel
Webser's foresight, judgment and precaution,
may be attributed the preservation Of the great
Jurist from shocking death; as, but for the ur
gent remonstrances of the Senator. he would have
taken passage in the Atlantic. Do not trust
that impending Storm said the far seeing states
man; there is appalling danger in its threaten
ing aspect g We may safely confide in kind
and over-ruling Providence" meekIy replied the
good old man. Help yourself first, and then
Providence will also aid you, answered the
Eastern sage. His advice was adopted both left
the vessel for the Railroad train aud both were
saved
o. Mr.. GOULD, Of Adams's Express, did good
service at the wreck of the Atlantic by his pre-
sence OF mind and manly perseverance. Having
saved himself by leaping into the surf and quiet
ly taking advantage of the return-swell, which
carried him safely to the rocks, he obtained
plank, and, standing in the still water under the
lee of the rock, pushed his plank to within eight
or ten feet of the boat, thus receiving and rescu-
ing, one after another, eighteen or twenty per-
sons A II this while the noble fellow stood waist
deep in the water, and piled his plank until the
last chance of doing good with it was gone. How
proud of his species does become when he
hears such accounts of the true nobility OF human
nature
70 The Mr.. CUNNINGHAM, whose death on
the Atlantic we have noticed above was native
of the West Indies, the son OF gentleman of very
great wealth. For some reason a misunderstood
ing had existed between him and his family. and
he had been for some time voluntary exile from
the paternal roof. A few days ago, however,
letter from his father had been received which
offered oblivion for the past and besought his son
TO return home TO attend the declining steps of
his aged father, and become sole heir 10 his vast
wealth. But such sunny hopes could not bride
the dark AMI insahate sea.-W T. Tribune.
FrLIAL FoRErHoUGHr. Life Assurance
Mr.. Orlando Pitts, young gentleman of Roxbu-
ry, one of those lost in the steamboat Atlantic,
had his life insured at the New England Mutual
Life IipsHranse Gonpanv at Boston for Two Thou
sdhu DoIlafs, winch amount he has by this pru-
dent step, by the payment of only 1913 in premi.
ums, provided for his representatives. some of
whom had materially depended upon his assist
ance during his life, and for whom he was thus
mindful in anticipation OF the event of his death.