The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-03

to do him justice, and with the honest pride that
feel as a -, am desirous of giving it publicity
The slip from the Commercial Advertiser, though
would be ofnterest to many Of your readers, as h.
(Dr. Armstrong; was once pastor Of the Presby.
terrain church in Richmond, and is universally
known through the State Of Virginia Is thi.
Lieut. M. not the same youth who travelled
! TO Washington on foot in that hard winter Of
1881 or 1882, to get a midshipman's warrant
should like much to know, for every little incident
Of his early life would be OF interest to the public
tour impression is, that he is tho same individual
and we "hope we do not intrude," when we add
that he has married the daughter of Gen. Duff
Green.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE Loss OF THE
ATLANTIC.
The New London (Connecticut) Star of Satur.
| day says There we're four baggage cars on board
only one OF which reached the shore in safety. We
| are told that the Rev. DIR. Armstrong whose BODY
was brought up yesterday from the wreck by the
Michigan, disclosed his preseniimenls of the ap-
preaching disaster, shortly after leaving AIlyn's
Point by initiating and securing to his person sever.
al life-preservers. Many of the passengers owe
their escape entirely to those articles and Oh leaving
| the island they brought them away, as mementos OF
their deliveranee. One of the survivors (he broth
er-n-aw to the lad whose father brothers, and sis
ters were lost was married on Saturday night last
Inc family were on their way 10 purchase a farm
| and settle IN the vicinity Of Lancaster, Penn.
capt Cullum, of the United States corps OF engi-
| neers, while endeayoring to make his escape, had
his leh arm severely bruised by the falling of the
upper saloon upon il, which held him fast until a
breaker raised It sufficiently for hun to effect his
release from his perilous situation. When he
reached the shore, he was completely exhausted and
almost senseless Captain C. left that evening on
government business, the importance of which onlv
| induced him To venture out ia such gale He, to-
gether with Lieut.. Steward and Maynard, and the
two officers that lost their lyss rendered much val
| liable assistance.
Among the Smpaihy t6.snn sxors. none seemed to
| engineer. He was entirely blind but it is hoped he
will recover his sight. Lieut.. Norton, one Of the
lost had been stopping in this city for several days.
| on visit at Capt. A Bassett's. He entered the
military academy from the State Of Ohio, in 1888,
| and graduated in 1912. For several years he has
been stationed at West Point as an assistant in
structor in tactics, and returning to the military
academy when lost. He one OF Fremonts ex-
pedition TO the Rocky mountains a fine soldier, an
estimable man, and endeared to all who knew him.
Surgeon G. A. Hassler has just arrived at Boston,
after three years. cruise in the United States ship
Falmouth, and was on his way to New Brunswick,
New Jersey, the place of his residence. He has
| left devoted wife and four children to mourn his
Ch,l
olling, probably from the action Of the wind upon
| it, and continued to toll slowly and mournfuy as
long as any portion of the wreck was to be seen.
Capt Dustan after staying by the boat until all hu
| man efforts were useless, and announcing such to
the passengers to be the case, was lowered down
from the hurricanc-deck into the water but proba-
| bly, being so benumbed by the cold, and exhausted
from efforts to until the last, as well as the
strong underow, while attempting to save himself
| as was supposed, was drawn under the boat, and
| nothing more Of him until found on the
shore. Before leaving his station, he slipped the
| last cable.
The following is the list Of persona,ost, as far as
| their names are yet known:
| CREw.-Captan Dustan; John Clemson, porter:
| Thomas Gebney, waiter; Michael Doughery, do
Charles Riley, do; John mcfarland, dol Sarah
| Ruby, chambermaid Warren Smith, cook; VIM
Willet, do; Mary Ann Hilton, stewardess; Sarah
| Johnson, chambermaid
| PAssENGEns.-Rev. w. J. Armstrong New York
| Or. c. Hassler, U. s. ~; Lieut.. A. Fl. Norton, u
S. N; Moses Kimba New York; Isaac Fz, do
| Miss Mary Jordan, Boston; Orlando Pitts do
| Mr.. French, dol A. +. Collamore, do M. CASH
dy, Philadelphia; John Walton, West Newbury
Mrs. J. Walton, do; John Walton, jr. do; James
Walton, do; Eleanor J. Walton, do; Aid. Burbank
Brooklyn; VIM. B. Solacc, Bridport, Vermont
| Eliza Wacob, New London.
| A gentleman of Boston writes to the New York
| Herald, under the signature of "John II, ;" as fol.
| lows: 81 have been somewhat surprised in reading
the accounts of the loss Of the Atlantic in the
papers Of New York, to no mention made OF
those few noble hearts, who, in the midst of the ter
| rible scenes which surrounded them forgot all per
sona considerations in their exertions to save and
render assistance to the helpless and unprotected
| | was not on the Atlantic myself, but was at New
| London at the time Of the disaster, and when TIE
surviving passengers were brought over spoke tc
| many of them on the subject Of the wreck nearly al
I r
conduct of Lieut.. Maynard and DR.. Hassler, of the
navy, and VIM. Edwards. ] was told that when
| the boat was dragging rapidly on shore on Thurs
day. and all were obeying the first law of nature
| Observation-Disclosures two officers might be seen
| looking solely to the preservation of the women
and children, bringing them out of the cabin,
and seating each one on the floats they had al.
ready prepared for them, and placed near the
gangwny, that they might have no trouble or con-
fusion when the final scene should take place. Old
| Mr.. Walton was placed near the k-head cabin,
his wife, and all his little children ranged along by
his side, the little ones seated the doors that had
been prepared for them, long strings attached with
n hole in the end for their arms to go through,
| that the floats might pub them ashore. Their
heads were then tied up by Lieut.. NJ. to keep them
| from freezing when overSoard. He would then 90
! along counselling each one against rushing to the
gangway when the vessel struck but to wait quiet
| ly until he gave them directions.
| But there was Mrs. Thompson on board, with
little child about eighteen months old, entirely
alone and unprotected, and apparently in very fee.
| BILE health. II was Lieut.. M.'s attention to this
poor woman and child, that passenger from Mas
sschusetts informed me that he had never witnessed
so noble and affecting scene; TO see him, with the
greatest tenderness, kneeling down on deck tying
up its little head to protect it from cold and getting
| il ready to lash to his own body when the boat
should strike, and pedgng himself to the mother TO
save at the peril ofbis own life, and be at hand to
counsel and assist her, too and then her looks Of
deep gratitude at this sefdevoiou and Kindness Of
an entire stranger--her hands clasped, and tears
streaming from her eyes, her heart too full to
| speak. Will God forget acts like thesei Neveri
neyerl But ali their noble plans were destined to