The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-12-08
an Appalling Steamboat
Disaster
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE
Stsumcr .3itautie Hrec6ea.
Gr.az s,sss ga Lne-s22L D.sssal
@-c@Issferfag 81 the Survivors,

4-~1LsuTerfag 81 the SURVIVORS
y. Com. Advertiser Of Saturday,
The First mixing of lamen1able news
~~ec,ived here last night, by the Long Is
land Railroad train, which brought in1elLi-
eence that the new and elegant steamer
Atlantic was ashore on Fishers Island,
nearly opposite New LOndonln the Sopn1
An extra from the New London News
Office. dated on Thursday afternoon says;
Ana o'clock ibis morning the Atlantic
came down from Allyn's Point n h2d
Great difficulty 10 landing on aceocat OF
sbc violence Of the gale. After landing
she started for New York.
The Mphegan, due here at 8 O'Clock,
arrived at 5 ibis morning, having anchor
cd several hours under Charles island.
Early this morning it was rumored that
q steamer vas ashore on Fishers Island.
opposi.e North HID. andnot far from the
South Dumping. and by the aid o!glasses
il was ascer2ined to be the Atlantic. As
zoen as the MohegaA arrived, Capt. van
Pei. determined te attempt to relieve her.
The NJ. has Just returned (at T.. 81
and reports lac Atlantic TO be at anchor a
bout a quarter Of a mile from the shore,
ahd apparently riding with ease.
Hersmoke pipes and paddle boxes were
gone, supposed to have been removed to
prevent the ae1lon Of the wind from drlv-
Ing her ashore. The Michigan, owing 70
tae violence of the gale, could hold no
communication with those OH board, and
could learn nc facts in relation to her get
ting into such a situation.
1t is supposed, from the position she
was FIRST seen in, thatshe had made some
progress up the Sound, when some part
of her machinery breaking she was com
PEELED 10 anchor, and the herceness OF the
gale drove her on a lee shore.
On Friday steamer New Haven came
down from Allyn's Point TO New London
for the purpose Of going 10 the relief OF
1he Atlantic, but the weather was so bois-
ferrous that the attempt was abandoned.
During the course Of the evening, the
steamer Massachusetts, from S%tonington,
arrived here, and reported that the Attain
tic was q ioIal wreck, nothing being LETT
bBt the wheel-house and engine, which
were washed ashore above high water
mark. The Massachusetts passed the
Atlantic on Thursday afternoon, al a dis
dance Of about three quarters Of a mile, at
which time her smoke pipes were down,
and she appeared to be aground and drag
ging but the wind was SO high, and The
sea so reugh, the captain ofthe Massachu-
sets dared no. go any closer TO her.
On The return, the Massachusetts pass
ea within half a mile Of the wreck, near
enough fer those on board 20 SEE PERSONS
Oh The shore, supposed to be a part Of the
passengers, but the gaze was still so VIC
len; as TO forbid any nearer approach.
These accounts, vague as they were,
prepared de public mind for a tale OF dis
aster which has been more than realized
this morning. By the Long Island rail
road this morning the following extra was
received from the Office of the New Lon
don News:
Our worst fears are more than realized.
The awful gale Of Thursday, the 18th,
which we gave an account of in urpaper
this morning, and in which the splendid
steamer Atlantic was driven ashore, has
brought sorrow and sadness TO many
hearts.
This day, at half past 2 o'clock, the
steamer Michigan returned from the scene
of the wreck, where she went this morn
ing about s o'clock. She has brought up
TWENTY-FIVE DEAD BODIES.
As Was previously surrnised, a part of
the Atlantic's machinery gave out on
Thursday night-the steam box burst
shortly after she left New London, being
wrcnched apart by the heavy sea; and
letting GO her anchor, she drilled to with
in a quarter Of a mile OF Fishers Island
shors-whcre she was riding at anchor
when The Michigan went down 10 her or
Thursday noon.
This Friday morning, at II o'clock,
she went ashore, and has gone entirely 10
pieces.
The persons who los; their lives did so
II attempting to get ashore.