Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-12-03
Telegraph Correspondence The Boston Daily Times.
Loss Of the Steamer Atlantic.
Captain Dustan and Fifty PaSsenge.
WORCESTER, Nov. 81, 0 10 o'clock

WoRcEsrER, Nov. 81, 8 10 o'clock.
The splendid Steamer Atlantic is lost, with
Capt. Dustoa, and about fifty passengers She.
was anchored at Fishers Island. AT o'clock
this morning, she parted her chain and went to
pieces in five minutes after.
The Atlantic left Aliens Point at about o.
clock on Wednesday nght-the wind blowing
a violent gale, and the sea being exceedingly
rough She however proceeded on her voyage
without any difficulty until opposite New Lon
don, when she was struck by three very heavy
seas the first two without effect. When the
third sea struck her, something seemed to have
given way in her machinery or works, making
report like guu, and instantly filling the vessel
with steam Much confusion prevailed on board,
some crying fire, &c. Upon extinguishng the
lights and fires on board, the disaster was dcoy-
cred not to proceed from fire
The Atlantic now began to drift slowly to-
wards the shore when an anchor was thrown over
which for some time dragged, but finally got a
hold and there held for some time-but begin
ming again to drag, another anchor was thrown
over, by both of which she rode for several
hours. They then again dragged to within dan
gcrous proximity to the shore, when her last
h pc, another anchor was thrown over, by which
she was held for six hours, within few feet of
the breakers.
During this time the passengers and those at
ached to the boat had been entirely withouh
food, and for eighteen hours the passengers had
on their life prcseryers. The terrors of the
night previous to the final disaster, were awful
At about o'clock on Friday morning. the At
antc was struck by heavy sea, which threw
her stern upon rock, and her bow swung round
with tremendous lce,-snapping her chain
cables-and bedding itself upon group of
rocks. succession of heavy seas soon reduc-
ed this noble specimen Of human skill and nov
ell architecture to floating mass of fragments
Our informant was on the upper deck with
Capt. Dustan and five or six Others He was
several times thrown across the boat, but finally
succeeded by means Of the crane, in reaching
the leeward quarter boat Capt. Dustan and
others, likewise jumped into the same boat Up
on suggestion being made by Capt, D. as to
the unsatety Of their position Mr.. Goodng left
the boat relched the buIwark gangway and low
cred himself over the side succeeding in
reaching the shore, being as he thinks, the Sec
ond one to leave the vessel
Capt. D. left the boat and likewise lowered
himself over the side, but most probably the YES
sci went to pieces before he could clear her
There were thought to be about seventy pas
sengers on board, of whom some forty or fifty
were lost. There were seven females on board,
four passengers and three attached to the boat
all of whom were lost. Twenty reported them
selves to the conductor, as saved on board the
boat which brought them from fishers Island to
New London, and there were some five or six
probably left on the Island for another trip. A
boat was again to leave last (Friday) evening
for the remainder of the passengers and the bod
ies.-Captain Duncan's body was recovered inn
mediately.
At 4 l-2 P. NJ on the Goth, Rev Mr. Arm
strong offered up prayers in presence Of about
so Of the passengers.
The following list of passengers and crew last,
is more full (athough yet imperfect than the
one we published on Saturday, and is furnished
by the New London News, Extra. The Dr.
Armstrong mentioned will be recognized as one
of the Secretaries of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions. He completed his 6fieth year few
weeks ago. He was born in New Jersey
Names Of Persons Lost.-Capt Dustan of the
Atlantic, Dr. Haslin, of the Navy, Lieut. Norton
of the Army Rev. W, J. Armstrong, D. D., of
New York. John Walton Mrs. Jane Walton
and their children, John, James, and Eleanor
Jane, all one family, from West Newburgh for
Pennsylvania, Robert Vine and Jacob Walton,
of the same family, saved) Mary Jordan, Bos-
ton: - Collamer, Boston; w B. Solace,
Bridport, VII crew of the Atlantic, as foows;-
John Gleason, Thomas Gibney Michael Doug
herty, Charles Riley, John Macfarlan, Warren
Smith, cook; Philip Mayhem, do; Mary Ann
Hilton, Sarah Johnson and Sarah Ruby, all Of
New York, chambermaids.
Capt Crandall the second pilot, states that
no earthly power could have rendered them any
assistance on Thursday
1t is related of Capt Dustan, who took and
kept his position over the upper saloon, that to
T the repeated and earnest solicitations of his COM
panions in peril, not to expose himself thus-he
5 replied, 'IF THE ATLANTIC GOES, / Go
7 WITH HER"
t Nothing remains Of the boat but her machine
$ ry and her wheels. The boat was broken into q
= dozen pieces
: When the wreck was last seen, an upright
i beam, with the bell, remained, and the wind wa,
( tollinn the bell