Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-03

family, saved.
The following are the LAmes Of such of the crew
lost as we have been able TO ascertain:
John Gleason, Thomas Geduey Michael Dough-
erty, Charles Riley, John McFaran.
The Journal OF Commerce, speaking of the Rev.
DIR. Armstrong, says "The christian public, es-
pecially that portion Of it connected with the Am.
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, will
be deeply grieved to learn that the Rev. DR.. Arm
strong one of the Secretaries Of that Board, was a.
mong the lost Of the Atlantic. lie performed his
asst service for the benefit of his fellow men
Thursday, while the Atlantic lay at anchor. lie
conducted the thanksgiving exercises, and deliver
ed an appropriate address, recaptuatng the rea-
sons which ought 10 fill the bosons Of the pnssen-
gers with gratitude and thanksgiving, and among
the rest no doubt, the supposed fact that they had
been saved from the dangers which threatened them
while the noble boat was drifting, and brought tot
safe anchorage. Doctor Armstrong; family con-
sists Of his wife and five children, the eldest 16
years Of age. the youngest infant. DR.. Arm
strong was returning from his monthly visit to Bos.
ton, to attend The meeting Of the Prudential Com
mlttee OF the Board"
The following are the names OF the passengers
saved; Capt Geo w: Cullen, U. s. Eng. Corps;
Seabury Brewster, New York Captain Peter
Hanna, Portland c. c. Orr, Louisville, Kentucky;
Joel r. Andrews New London; Lieut.. f. May
nard, U. S. NJ; Lieut.. c. 5. Stewart, U. s. Eng
Charles Canedy, New York Hiram Tarbox, Lis
bon, CT; Francis Herrck, Boston, George w.
as Truesdell, New York; Thomas Gooding Boston;
Nahum REESE, Newark, N. j.; f. v. Booth, Boston;
Edward Madden, do. Charles Mitchell, Norwich,
Ct; G. Peterson, Boston; Henry Van Wart, Br-
bingham, Eng; Varnum Marsh, New York; James
Wilson, Boston; Nathaniel Atwood, Mass. Rich
ard Atwood, do; Richard $. Bonnum, Bridport,
VT; John Williams, New York; William Edwards,
do; Charles Partridge, do; Hiram Tarbox, Nor
wich Francis Hrsch, Boston; G. w. Burgess, N.
London; Calvin Houghton, Bridport, Vt; r. F.
Baldwin, Cincinnati.
The following officers of the boat were saved
Captain Nathaniel NJ. Allen, pilot; Charles Gran
dali, second DO; Dennis Spellana, wheeman; Eli
as Kingston, first mate; r. w. Duncan, second do
John Keefer, steward; James NJ. Dobbs, first En-
glnecr; Eli Birdscll, second do John J. Gale,
third do. Charles Christians; James Stetson Cap
tains Assistant; WIN. w. Boyle, clerk; F. $. Ba-
ker, gas engineer Thomas o. Gould Adams Mes
senger; Z. w Woodwork, barkeeper; Henry Free
ligh; Richard w. Thompson, barber; William Will
lett, cook; George Smith, do; Henry Manchester,
fireman; John Thompson, do. Richard Alvord, do;
WIN. Allen, deck hand; Thomas Mccoy, porter;
Aaron Mccoy, DO; Enos Daily, waiter
The following particulars we gather from an
ira from the office of the New London Star, of Sat-
urday afternoon.
Only one small basket of biscuit made up their
sad l thanksgiving.
Prayer meetings and religious services were held
during the day and evening.
we are tOlu mat tne rev. MT. Armstrong, whose
body was brought up yesterday, from the wreck by
the Mohegan, disclosed his presentiments of the
approaching disaster shortly after the boat left
Allyn's Point, bv initiating and securing to his per-
son several life-preservers.
| Many Of the passengers owe their escape entire
TO those articles, and on leaving the Island, they
brought them away as mementoes of their deliver
ance.
| One of the survivors, 1.-THE brother in law to the
lad, whose father brothers and SISTERS were lostl
was married on Saturday night last The family
were their way to purchase farm and settle in
the vicinity of Lancaster, Pa.
| Capt. Collum, Of the u. ). corps of Engineers,
left that evening on Government business, the I'M
portance of which, only, induced him to venture
out in such gale. He, together with LIS. Stew
art and Maynard, and the two officers that lost their
lives, rendered much valuable assistance.
Among the suffering survivors, seemed to
excite mere sympathy, than Mr.. Dobbs, the Chief
Engineer. lie was entirely blind, but 1t is hoped
he will recover his sight He left for New York
last night, in the steamer New Haven.
1t. Norton for several years has been stationed
at West Point al an Assistant Instructor OF lac
tics, and was returning 10 the Military Academy at
the time he was lost. He was fine soldier, an es-
Unable man, and endeared to all who knew him.
| Surgeon e. A. Hassler had just arrived at Bos
ton, after a three years cruiZe in the U. 5. ship
Falmouth, and was on his way to Brunswick, N. j..
the pl,ce of his residence. He has left devoted
As soon as the boat struck, its bell commenced
tolling, probably from the action of the wind upon
| it, and continued to toll slowly and mourEfully as
long as any portion of the wreck to be seen.
Captain Dustan, after staying by the boat until
all human efforts useless, and announcing to
the passengers such TO be the case, was lowered
down from tie hurricane deck, into the water, and
nothing more was seen of him until found on the
shore. Before leaving his station he slipped the
last cable
Terrible Gale on Lake Erie. A tremendous
gale experienced on lake Erie, on Thursday
night Of hast week, by which serious loss of life
! and property was sustained. Accounts from Buff
fao 10 Monday morning, giving the particulars of
the loss OF several vessels, one which had four men
drowned, thai sixteen dead bodies had fioated on
shore at Barcelona, that fourteen vessels aud three
steamers were ashore between Buffalo and Cleve-
land, and tina; the shore for miles along the lake is
strewn with fragments of vessels. The wind at
the time of the gale blew hurricane from the N.
West, with a fury seldom before experienced.
i MELANCHOLY Loss OF LIFE. Eleven vessels,
belonging to Marbehead, have been before report
ed lost in the great gale Of Sept. 10; the list Of
their comprises Us men and boys. The num-
Der made widows by this calamity Is AZ, and Isl
orphans.
i Extract of letter, dated
ST. PETER's MIQUEoN,
4 November . 1916.
aOn the night of the 9Th inst. we were visited
by calamity, which, had it not been for the stua-
ton oil town, in a valley, might have Complete
ly aDnihated us. As it was, our houses were rid
died by masses of rock, of from 20 TO 80 pounds in
weight. This was the explosion OF the Govern
ment powder magazine, which was fred as is sup.
posed, by an idiotic Basque who had that evening
escaped from The Hospital, and fragments OF whose
body have been found IN different spots on the
mountain.
The magazine, which as you know is at some
distance from any houses contained from three to
four tons OF powder. Had this happened in the
day time many lives must have been lost; prov-
dentally, however, only one person, woman, was
seriously injured. Some of the stones went as far
as Dog Island, and most of the glass in the town
is shattered. To this, fortunately, the loss of prop
erty is confined. We were all OF us terribly fright
ened, and it was generally thought to be the last