The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-16

Safety OF the st eamship Atlantic.

Safety OF the st eamship Atlantic,
BY the arrival of the steamship Africa. at this
port, last evening, we received the most welcome
and gratifying intelligence that it has been our
pleasure 10 place before our readers, name
R-tt safety Of The steamship Atlantic.
We congratulate our readers and the COM
Eunity 81 large, on the receipt of this welcome
ntelhgen nee. The details will be found in a mar
rative Of the accident which happened to the
Atlantic, 10 letter from her srst officer, Mr.
shufeidt which we publish in to days paper.
Now, having made this joyful announcement.
kI us describe, if we can, the sensation which
the srival Of the Africa and the expectation of her
briFeing intelligence of the Atlantic, created in
New York and vicinity.
No sooner were The guns of the Africa heard in
fhe city, than hundreds, aud we may say thou
ards Of citizens rushed to the Battery and to
al the docks on the North River, from the depot
OF The Collins line Of steamships to Castle Garden.
" ascertain whether the Atlantic had been heard
fHom. They were tan.alizea by the reports of the
II.
Jor upwards Of en- hour, and many an eye was
strained in locking for the blue and red lights-he
signals Of the vessels of the Collins line Ar
length steamship was seen approaching the
cliy from Quarantine; but the signals which
abe tore were not those OF the Atlantic or any
vessel Of the Collins line. /" But if this is not
Me Atlantic il must be the Africa, and she will,
TO doubt, bring som. intelligence of the Al
laniic,' argued The more intelligent of the anx-
ious multitude. l. was the Africa; and as she
came up the bay, firing gun after gun, j, was be-
heveG, BY the thousands on the lookout, that thar
vessel would no. expend SO much powder TO an
nounce her own arrival only at must be tina,
Abe Africa brings good news Of The Atlantic, or she
would no. FIRE 90 many guns, said the multitude.
'whai can II meen-wha, Is the objret of this an.
comnoI iringl" was the enquiry on every side;
ard The response was, The Atlantic is safe-,he
Atlantic has been heard from Soon the Afri,a
approached her dock 10 Jersey City; but she did not
move hsli "a: enough to satisfy the m7etrsssy-
ihe thousands who fel' ss If every momsn. was an
hour, until her Grfiys
A; length the Afnea approached her dock in Jer-
rev City; and whsn she 20, within hsiling distance,
vns Of he officers assembled The psddle.box, AM
with his ,rvmpe, announced. "rhe Atlantic IL safe;
Abe has PIT into Cork with broken shaft"
shout Of r. oieinR a. once went up, which made the
~elkin ring, which was continued for several mi
n1tes. During sll this time hecrowd grew larger,
While mary q those who hesrl the glad news ran
- tell !; hsif families and friends. The people
seemed literally wild with excitement; bat there
was one who seemed suPremsly happy young
woman vas among The first upon the dock, who
seemed, more han al others, anxious for the fate
Of the Atlantic. she had brother on board, who
% engaged a fireman; and 50 great has been her
nrely aos;siaed from food, a. soon a. the news
was proclaimed. SHREK o. 10y vent up from that
Smsle, who e; orce IA foT her home, TO coavsy
me glad ndings . 10y 70 her aged mother, whose
anxiety had 70; been less ihaa her orn. It a
hong tins since such ss1sne ofexcitemeni vas wit
messed 10 Jersey Ciy, and al, q every rank and
sordiiio7. male AID female fsr.ook q The general
Joy
Bot What shall We ssy .. tie exci;em sni which
the account q The safety q The Atlantic created il
New York, and especially &c Tie lover psri Of The
CITY - sooner were ths GIGS q IL Africa heard
ihsn every one living ca ihs north SIDE Of the
city hurried g the docks, il The neighborhoo3 g
rhe North river, and eagerly sought for any in
formation concerning this fayori,e vessel The
publication Office Of this paper crowded 70 such
an extent that i was with great difficulty the gen
tlenen come c,ed with the establishment could find
a way Of ineress or egress. From or es,sbsh-
m.nt The excitement was carried 70 all parts
Of the city The Atlantic ! saf." was
announced from the stages Of tbs different
theatres. The performances were temporarily
suspended II hos places q amusement, by the
cheering which ensued an ou' q doors, the vel
come intelligence was passed from person to per.
con, that 'the Atlantic s ssfe, 3a.l every one IN
,hs city was acquainted e.th .hs gratifying inte-
rgence.
We confne ourselves wi;h.a he j mite q truth
and fact. when We say that every ~ &c, woman and
child in our great metropolis, wen; ID bed last
night with " thank Cod on ihelf lips mat the
Atlantic was safe.
The Atlantic, 81 seems, experienced similar
scsdept to that which the steamship Niagara Il
IN. eussrd line, met with sbnl' wear ago, aud
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