New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-04
Tae Wreck of til. Atlantic.
NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN cUILUM


Survivors OF the Survivors of the Atlantic which We
World eer.anlv publish AZ length ii could posi-
biz find rom The public interest in the details
NJ n. ssd cslsaity which has overwhelmed so many
hearts with sorrow has net the less: abaied sid the
statement Of Capt Cpunl though it presents little that
* absolutely new Is 50 fu snd graphic tbs, we regret
our inability 70 reproduce y entire
C.Dt c. expresses the oErioa in which he says Lieut.
MAYNARD coucurs tha, the Massachusetts, or
Nohezsa might have dropped under the stern OF the
Aisarc and thrown her line. BY means OF which she
could have been .owed into S,oning:on- Capt DustsH
( however though: otherwise iwould give said he 10
! cspt CuIuul. 5000 10. another aacho7 to-day We
give sn excrsc, from Capt Cuura's letter
! Our anchors. no doubt eusansed IN the rocks held
/ fsst snd from ? NJ 10 ls NJ. We die no; dr1t more
than 5csis nEth. sid after y STU Less Al 2!sal ie
raging wind blew tornado before snd DC either soc
ne Ss-c. bious increased 5y the hesvy ground swell!
Ike huge levis;sns OF tee deep. seemed eager Io1 Se
prey. Behind tie .ccA bound snore .usseu $50
black the caves OF EEeoui AMID TIE WIG .oinI -
elements 5oafei tragl bsrk. bresssng the anssy
waves which dashed high over her and seemed
| Instant must sweep her 10 destruction un heF cscA
stood the helpless child the fond mother the strent Of
manhood and the fesblsness 81 age. The perlS Of
! 3esth By steam and dea;h by IRE, We had passed,
snd now death BY hunger AID desth By cold confronted
u less than water grave or beng torn pecetea
b. falling tE1oers or amid the rugged rocks DayAsns
had GONE and the moon had ceased 70 lend her cheering
rsvs Darkness had spread her funeral pail, and the
subimity Of horror =, rs hight yet not even the
! whisper OF tear uttered The parting farewell OF
friends had besn spoken Tie adicus 20 the loved ones Al
borne had been breathed in our hearts ard the silent
PRAYER to God Thy will BE- done had gone up on mig
! oh il was fearful and solemn scene, waich "o0!d
! sink deep even into adsrcanflne heart
I \; half past Friday mo ming. the tn treucn
ious sea struck her which made every Joint and TIM
Der IN entire extent treuloIe and sroan as IN her
death struggle. The cable Of our large snchor which
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ed and Immediately after those OF the Aedses and scrss
snapped Ike threads. Capt DUstan had told me, on
Thursday that was his intention. the moment our
stern struck the rocks to slip the cables 80 ta we might
20 ashore broaisde on thus uri>hin, lea tor the pas
scngers 10 escape The parting OF the cables prevented
any choice as 70 which side should nearest the saorc
Two three times her stern struck lightly on the sand
and then hard upon the ROCKS her bow went roSnd 10
which caused her stsrboarG SIDE 10 oroach TO-
her bow being about 20 cet and stern about rods
from the shore VIXEN lett by the underiow. Ia al IN
slant every one cinsnS 10 something, and now
] commenced the work OF death AMI dcsOlaton, Which
baied all description High OF the rocks lay her lar
board side and her rbard guard beneath the water
that the decks formed Gle OF So with the horizon
The first sea. is rett4rn. carried one MAJ seward
through the after gan.Say, Ia rise no more. The next
wrenched away the ladies' cabin with all the women and
children, and some uict Inc tlird sea Smvercd the
saloon deck and wave after wave soon dashed her INTO
thousand fragments. In IL minutes the majestic ~
lantic was ruins, with nothing TO tell what she
once was but doata. noers and part OF her !aTOoard
/ side standing high on the rocks
AT the time she struck. WAS standing with Surgeon
uassler Lieut. Norton, Lieut. Maynard and Lieut. Stew
the starboard side nmediatc ait ci the triangular
skyghts which light the alter cabin, or about ~ icet
forward OF the after gangwRy Hassler Norton ndrly
self took hold OF OF the posts which support The
loon deck Hasser had the lower hold which he consid
cred the best as he thought i; would part above ;
| Norton the next and the highest. Supposing from
appearance OF the shore, that the Captain would
! bring her head round 10 the North when she struck
We had chosen the starboard the safer side which
] In, 1paaf IHa hfrI
broke the post or the bottom and the strong I'M
! dcrtow carried away poor Norton and hass!er yio
ently against the waist OF the boat; by which they
probably much stunned and injured as ID leave
them at the mercy of the next which swept them
overheard fortunately, by casping the post tight and
J lifting my feet. escaped the fury OF the undertow.-
/ Knowing that would no longer be safe with nothing
but the broken post to support me- c!ambered up the
steep and slippery deck. and had assembled hall way up
/ when overlook me. Fortunately my ringers
caught what supposed 10 be the edge OF one OF the
hooring planks lifted by the working OF the vessel
! Though the me, and the undertow was
strong escaped half drowned yet conscious OF my
position. Immediately | sprang with my remaining
strength for the cspstgn forward the utter gangway
! Here held on with my left over The top OF The
capstsn and my right closely hugsing IL my fingers
clinging by the nortces made Tor the capstan bars
The sixth seventh brought down the floor OF the
upper saloon and ght my lett between Il and the
top OF the capstan The pain suffered was excrucistng
and only had 20 lear having my arm crushed but
vice and had no apparent escape Happily my
presence OF mind did not desert me Bearing the pain
best could awaited the coming OF the next breaker
and buoyed up the timber upon my arm, with the
remaining strength OF my right hand lifted the mass
and diseDgaged my lett arm-agaln c!anoered up the
steep and slippery deck till found resting place In the
doorway on the arboard side, facing the gangway
Here remained I'LL everything was breaking to pieces
around me when took refuge on the arboard guard.
! between the wheelhou and after ganeway About
AID on the wheehou twenty or more had already
collected halooed 10 those on the whcelhouse to
get down fearing that the coming over would wash
! They needed and probably heard not
word | said. To several others, ait | oeckoned TO
follow On the guard stood As long as judged II
I prudent when swinging myself OF clear OF the vessel
by of OF the iron rods which mad supported
chirnneys jumped down l5ieet into the water and
SWAN to a rock through floating mbers. Here held
TO the rock weed but the underow parted the rock
I weed from the rock and was swept back, Again |
10 the rock and was again carried back by the
undertoyS The third time reached the rock obtain
ed more secure hold and resisted the undertow. The
10 remaining ieet passed over among sunRen rocks
with much difficulty. and thrown by sea on my
face Here, with my face down became eEtangled
wit my life preserver and clothes and though the
7 edge OF the shore, nearer drowning Than ever.
Though completely exhaus ted my presence oi mind did
I not desert with my icy fingers succeeded in
unbuttoning my oyercoat and getting at M knife with
which cut away my lie preserver- and thus relieved
myself from my perilous situation. On shore urst
thanked God for my deliversnce snd with the little
strength had left wandered about in the piercing
wind for two miles when reached the house OF Mr..
Winthrop with my outer clothes frozen stiff Though
within a house could not get near the tire around
which the trst Corners were collected Fortunately an
!rishman who had worked NJ Fort Trumbull under my
superintendent recognized and gave AMI also
/ IL. Stewar; dry shirt and bed lie said mad been
lind to him. trust had Tor never kindness re-
/ Quilted with than ten told interest.
Last Fall Mr. Hiram Smith. an cnterprisiuc
miller OF lie Roy in this County SIX barrels the
choicest superfne Gene-ee dOur Manufactured at h..
mill n Wheatlsnd Monroe Co 10 Queen Victoria and
for which. in due time he received from Her Ma esty
the comfortable little OF lree n0UsaaG doqrs The
-four put up in highly finished barrels neatly
nshed enclosed in sacks and forwarded direct the
Queen London This fortunate experiment upon the
appetite OF Royalty 10 have suited H.r Majesty
palate nicely that in addition TO the ample
ton for his first adventure ho has recently received
! order direct from London, for coo barrels OF
the same sort which he has promptly forwarded.
! Batavia Times
1t is about time 10 stop lhe above yeracious story
which IS going the rounds. We learn from Mr Hiram
Smiths agent tina. he has shipped any of his our
the Queen Other parties may have done but very
certainly no three thousand dollars been received
/ by h;n although authorized inform the
Queen that ne would be very happy to receive tina,
amount when RENTED in par funds Orders for four
OF tye thousand barrel. OF Hiram smith dour have
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