Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-07
From Hs Journal of Commerce, Nou. 2S. Loss of tho Steamboat tAtlnntic-Me lane h eI

A1O1s
 Loss of Life.
 The loss of this magnificent steamer is confirmed by later advces, and have to perform the me an- choIy duty of recording the loss of many valuable lives, including that of Captain Dustan.
 Fifteen dead bodies had been taken to New Lon don. and six Stonngton, making twenty in all The Atlantic left New London for New York be. tween twelve and one o'clock 'Fhursday morning. and when about nine miles side lhe light house, the steam pipe running into the steam chimney burst ed, rendering the engine entirely useless.
 The anchors were immediately hove over, at which the steamer rode through that night, which very dark and stormy.
 At daylight she was abreast of the New London light, drifting all ths while toward the shore.
 The steam pipes were first cut away, next the piol-house, and then the bulk heads, 10 give the wind clear sweep through the vesse and render les surface 10 it's attack.
 The colors, says Mir. Stetson, ia an account pub lshsed in tue Herald, were hoisted half mast, hut in the Mohsgan's attempting some measures to go to her assistance, were hauled down by order of Capt. Oustan, who knew that her efforts would be nsfec tual. Thus the steamer remained all day, ill to- ward five in the afternoon of Thursday, the wind luiled, and hopes were raised that all danger was over bat not long after. the wind shifted two points, and blew with more than previous violence.
 There were between seventy and eighty persons board in all, including passengers, officers and crew.
 The confusion incident to the disabling of the steamer in nlperfect hurricane, rendering her enro ly unma ageabe, superedded to he anguish of the scaded and the Of all board Is icdescriba- ble. The intense cold was another source of suffering to the passengers. all lhs fires having been sxiin guished on Thursday morning. As the boat inued to drift, the passengers prepared themselves with life preseryers (beonging to the boat,) &c. to effect landing if possible ps soon as she should strike.
 About noon Capt. Dustan lighened the vessel by throwIng averboard 40 tons of coal and her heavy ano kA nina nd Iaf in Ina du l.a har deck to be cleared of the merchandise with which she was freighted to great value. All Thursday night the gale continued 10 increase and in despite of her anchors and heavy weights ai- t.chsd to cables, she continued to drift Jill two o'clock Friday morning, and for two hours (rom 2 till oclock) lay within cables length of the breakers, held by her anchors. At about half past 4 the stern touched ledge of rocks uting oul from Fishers Isand, aud both cables nstanians- ously parted, and she broachsd to- lying broadside to the shore, in heavy surf She struck with ap- pang violence, and in five minutes aiter she went to pieces. In an instant nearly forty souls were gshered into eternity.
 There six females, four children, and tive infants among the passengers. All the females were drowned crushed to death. Only one of the children, boy of l2, was saved. and he was tho only of the family of which he member. His father, mother. married sister, sed younger sister, and two young brothers, on beard. The two infaRts drow ned, frozen, or crushed 10 death
 
 fore the vessel struck, was ordered by Capt Dustan 10 go forward and at the proper moment let 20 the chsins. Al that time the Capt. stood upon the after promenade dsck giving his orders calmly and with little apparent emotion if upon shore. All his efforts seemed 10 be for the preservation of his passenRers-hls own fate was joned with that of the vessel he commanded. From that time nothing is known of Capt Dustan ill the recovery of his dead body.
 Mr. Stetson was forward with Mir. Kingston. frs, tnaie Mir. Ina nd har deck hand Inc latter was lashed 10 a long rope and lowered so that a communication could be had with the shore, but the violence of the waves tore hm from the ino. and he himself was saved W iih great difficulty. The others mentioned were, when she struck, washed overheard, and all reached the land ,n safety. .r
 IL is impossible arrive a full list as yet of the passengers saved and lost. There were m all on board about seventy persons, of whon thirty were passengers from Boston. We give below the names so far heard from.
 OtFc1s and passenger of ike boat losf.-Capt Dus- tan of the Atlantic. Dr. Hasler of the Navy. Lieut.. Norton of the Army. Clergyman named Arm strong. Mrs. Hilton, stewardess. Sarah Johnson, chsmbermaid. Sarah Ruby, of Providence, chamber. maid. Eliza Wacob, servant of Mrs. Lewis. 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 fam. fly, saved.
 
 lost as we have been able 10 ascertain.
 John Gleason, Thos. Gedney, Michael Douphsrty. Charles Ryley, John Macfarln.
 James NJ. Dobbs, first engineer, was picked up of the water entirely sehseess, but by great ex- ertion on the pant of ,he persons on shore he was restored, but remains blind up to this time.
 To e,ery passenger was given one or as many life pIeservers as he might choose to take, and they were the means of saving many lives. By direction of Capt. bustan, pnnks were also strongly lashed s1s al.
 To the disgrace of human nature, we learn lha the bodies were washed ashore, the clothes of some were cut, and watches, money, jewelry, anythus convertible to gold, was stolen.
 FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE DISASTER. We learn from Mir. w. W. Boyle, Clerk on board that after he steam chest parted, the vessel fsated some little way, and let go both anchors about one o'clock Thsysday morning, where she lay. The gale continuing to increase, the grates belonging 10 the boilers taken from them, attached to cab To made on board, and thrown overboatd, as an addi. tional anchor. The baggage and cargo were thrown overheard, and probably most of it was washed ashore by the violence of the gale She did not leak a particle from the time she was anchored. The anchorage very bad, as nothing but stone or rocks were found. s4
 on board of the boat provided with life pressr vsrs. 4 great many threw themselves immediately iaio the surf, and depended entirely upon lhe waves to throw them ashore. e. Three waters AHd Inc 4th cook, and most of tho passengers. lost by the falling of the prone- made deck. The list of passengers, both from Bos- ton and Norwich, is saved, and given in charge of the Steward by the Clerk for safe keeping but as it was wet, and required to be dried before il could be used, no further particulars be given with any certainty
 Az is often the case, when an, accident happens on our waters, d number of robberies were seen to take place; and, this instance, they were of the most cruel kind. The passengers and crew that were saved, in looking for their baggage that came ashore, for the purpose of changing their clothes from the wet state they in found that their trunks carpet bags, ysses, Sc., had been cut and r,aed 10 great extent. Two sloops lay al anchor some little ways from them, and suspicious were at. tached to the crews as beIng the perpetrators.
 There are only two houses the Island, one of which is Mir, Winthrop's, as above stated.
 The bodIes that were. saved were carried over to New London foi niermen, and sI. the attention hai can be paid 10 the recovered bodies will be- such procuring collins, shrOuds, &c , and giving them respectable lburia,) by the officers attached 10 ihe Norwich and Worcester Railroad Co, II the friends of the deceased do not receive early intelligence enough of this sud event.
 Capt. Dunsiaas bsdy was brought up 10 the city by the Long lsand Railroad train, and was taken immediately 10 his residence Staten Island. His wife knew nothing of the event until the dead body of her husband brought home. She takes 1t m Gvac oh