The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-01
From the Richmond Times.
STEAMER ATLANTIC WRECKED.
GREAT Loss OF LIFE AND SUFFERING OF
THE SURVIVORS,

% PsaMEh ATLANTIC WRECKED.
GREAT Loss OF LIFE AND SUFFERING OF
THE SURVIVORS.
THE steamer Atlantic, Captain Duston. prie,,
between New York and Alyn's Point. connect.
ing at the latter place with the Nmw,cb and
Worcester Railroad. and thus forming a line Of
travel between New York and B sion She left
Allyn's Point between and 9 O'Clock Thursday
morning last, with between seventy and eivb,y
persons on hoard. including passengers and crew
one mad Just g"t well under way when the steam
| chest exploded, and the wind at the same time
| smiled to the northwest and almost blew hurri
cane. Many persons were sralded and The air
resounded with their cries Captain Dustan inn
uediateiy called all hands Ia the forward deck
ana or0ered them to heave over their anchors
hut the violence of the gale and the sea which
broke constantly over her bows, rendered il the
labor of an honr toget all three ont The steamer
worked heavy, punging her bows under at every
lurch, and Dragging her anchors Between the
time at anchoring and daylight she had dragged
her anch"rs ahoni miles The fires were put
out al day light the passengers and crew suffered
greatly from The intensity Of the cold, as the only
means of keeping warm was by wrappinu them
selves IN blankets and walking b.skly about the
boat.
The gale prevailed with greater or loco u;,.
lence during the day. and UPWARDS night came ON
to blow perfect hurricane. The steamer cou,
'Inued tn drag her anchors. Early i'm the dav
every thing was thrown over board the bulk heads
kn"cked down. and the smuke pipes cut away.
The cargo was valuable, one box cont aimed $1,000
worth of plate; but all was thrown over
About midnight she parted one of her cnbl,ss
one drilled still nearer the shore but passed a
point which all expected she would be wrecked
upon, and driied i miles fariher-makino % in
all which she drifted during 4S hours of terrible
uncertainty. She then struck stern frs, ON a
ledge of rocks on Fishers Island A tremend,us
sea threw her tn the top of the ledge.
This was the crisis in the disaster. In five
minutes nearly half on board the steamer were
list There were'six females, four children and
TWO infants among the passengers All the fe
males were drowned crushed To death. Oolv
one of the children were saved. and he wac ,be
one OF The family of which he was n member.
his father. mother, married sister and youno or
sister and two young brothers, were ON boar
lhis happened about a O'clock Friday morn
ing. The steamer went entirely to pieces /,
hve minutes time. II is not known with Ger
'a'"ty now many lives were lost. Surne Of the
papers put il down at fifty. We give behw the
names Of all ascertained to be drowned ,Chnsa
saved were saved by the aid of life preservers.
panks, spars, &c. They reached the shore. and
were taken to cottages near by, and were convey
ed away by steamers the next day The New
London (Conn.) News notices The arrival there
OF The steamer Mohegan with twenty dead bodies
which had been recovered. The following are
the names of persons Iusi
Officers and Passengers IF The Boat List
Captain Dusian of the Atlantic.
DR.. Hasin of the Navy
Lieut. Norton of the NAVY.
Clergyman named Armstrong
Mrs. Hilton. sIewardess.
Sarah Johnson chambermaid.
sarah Ruby. Of Providence, do.
Eliza Wacob, servant of Mrs Lewis.
John Walton. Mrs. Jane Walton, and their
cnl'nren: John. James, and Eleanor Jane, all one
family. from West Newburgh for Peonsvivan,
Robert Vine and jacob Walton; of The same
family, saved.
Inc following are the names of such of the
crew iosl as we have been able To ascertain -
John Gleason. Thos. Gedoey, Michael DOUGH-
erty' Charles Ryley. John Macfaran