New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-28
steamer Atlantic Total wreck.

| srcamcr Atlantic a Total Wreck.
/ We learn by a gentleman who came passenger
in the Massachusetts last evening that the new and
| splendid steamer Atlantic has been totally wrecked
on Fishers Island The facts as related to us By
the gentleman, M " W Brown Of Providence.
are substantially as follows
The Atlantic LETT View London "Wednesday night,
! strong wind blowing from the y E che had not
! proceeded far before some Of her machinery gave
| out and the mex, morning she was seen By the
Massachusetts, anchored of the west end Of Fish
! ers Island about one mile from shore, with smoke
pipes and part OF pilots house gone, and signal Of
distress flying 1, was rough that the Massa-
chuset,s could not approach her The Mohegan
made an Intellectual attempt to board her Thursday
! afternoon Yesterday morning she was seen on
the west end Of Fishers Island, with heavy sea
| breaking over her. A schooner which passed her
about daylight reported no one On board.
The Massachusetts left Stonngton at O'Clock
/ Yesterday afternoon and passed the Atlantic about
| g. she was that time complete wreck-noth-
ing left OF her but her engine, walking beam shaft
and wheels One Of the boilers was seen at some
distance from the engine about three feet out Of
water OF the fate Of her passengers nothing pos
tive is known. Tho Massachusetts met the Mo
/ hogan coming out OF Fishers Island West Harbor.
and she appeared to have large number Of pas
sengcrs on board, supposed to be those Of the At
/ antic, who probably went from the wreck to Win
/ .hrops farm house about mile from the wreck
during the night
/ The Atlantic was on Thursday night at
dark about her length from the reef 1t then
] blowing perfect gale--the wind west-she being
/ exposed TO the whole rake OF the Sound The
mption is that if the passengers were landed.
it was soon after she struck, as she went on broad
side TO bold shore which formed lea toward the
land protecting the passengers. while the boat
held together from the wind and surf The wind
blew perfect hurricane on the Sound yesterday,
from sunrise to sunset
The Massachusetts brings two malls-one Of
them for the Great " estern, which sailed Thurs
day The Governor is supposed have left stoning-
ton last night end may he expected this morning
BY nor shall probably learn the fats Of thu pas
sengers Of the Atlantic.
The Narraganset was sent ont last night with the
Mails to connect with the Stoninston line
Tho Erea,ne Post suggests the names OF Hon.
JOHN DtEk anu AuHnCtller II II w NiNbhih lul
two Of the three Commissioners to be chosen by
our new Legislature 10 reduce into written and
systematic CouE the whole body of the law of
this State, or so much, and such parts thereof as
to the said Commissioners shall seem practicable
and expedient.' These are strong names yet
not how the Chancellor is to be spared from
the heavy duties incumbent on him for the next
eighteen months in closing up the business of his
Court We hope tho three best men in the State
will be selected in utter disregard Of any other
consideration than that of fitness, and could wish
that of the three Commissioners. il lawyer Mt
nj all may be one who may have retired from the
active duties of the Profession.
There is another Commission of Three to be
chosen this winter, to simplify and reform the
Rules of Practice, Pleadings, &c in our State
Courts. We shall gladly see appointed very tho
rough antagonists of Legal Abuses, and especially
of the use of Latin Barbarisms obscure the sense
of legal documents when there is no shadow OF cx
cusc left for them.
" The Ercmag Mirror suggests the names Of
DANIEL LORD, CHARLES O'COHoR, MARSHALL S
BlnwELL, and Vice Chancellor L. II. SANFORD for
the four Supreme Court Judges to be chosen from
this city. Good men certainly though We doub; if
all of them will consent to serve unless the Legis
lature fixes the salary at a rather high figure.
BY the way we gladly see that the fearful con
sternntion existed by the first prospect OF Elec
ton Of Judges by the People, has nearly disappear
ed. Even The Mirror, we rejoice to perceive, is
bravely over it Those who feared the world would
come 10 an end if the New Constitution were adopt
cd now take to it as quietly p duck to water
Perhaps if they have the selection Of all the Judges
whom the People are to elect the Country will be
safe after all.
MlssouR-The Legislature OF this State con
yened Mt Jefferson City on the 18th lust Mr.. Ew-
ing OF Ray County was chosen Secretary OF the
Senate receiving ID votes to IA for Mr.. Dunklin.
The House was organized by the choice OF c. F.