Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-27
The Atlantic.

The following from the N. Y. Herald
are the particulars attending the disasters
of the Atlantic and her escape from
them.
On the Goth of December, at 9 O'Clock
and 30 minutes, P. NJ, she passed Cape
Clear, and commenced her homeward pass
age by pIunging, at once. into a heavy
head-sea, and stemiDg strong, westernIy
gales, which continued, without interrnis-
sion, from that time up to the day of the
accident.
On the 9th day Of Jan, at noon she was
in Lat. 46 deg, 10 min, N. and Longitude
6 deg. Al min, w., it blowing strong gales
from w. N w. At 5 o'clock and 81 min
the Engines were stopped, as it was first
supposed by the Engineer, on account of
the breaking of the eccentric strap to the
starboaFd engine. And on examination, it
was determined to go-ahead again, working
that engine by hand. But another revolu-
ton of the wheel proved that the accident
Of much more serious nature The main
shaft was found broken completely through
in a diagonal direction. The bearing Of
the star5oard piIar-block, and the addition.
al turn Of the wheel after the first stopping,
caused one part of the shaft to lap over the
ether thus fracturng both piIIar-blOcks,
and rendering both the engines perfectly
useless.
The ship was, at once, hove-to, when
storm canvass and the wheels we're lashed
and all hands were employed during the
night and following day in sending up two
CT her spare yards, and stripping her wheels
Of their floats, a task at once difficult and
dangerous in gale of wind, and with the
decks covered with ice. But fortunately,
all without accident.
On the 9TH and 9th Of JAN, they waited
for an abatement of the gale of wind, as
the Captain and all hands were anxious to
reach some port on our coast. On the 9th
we hauled round to the NJ W., and the
wind becoming quite moderate, made
sail and shaped our course for Halifax 1877
miles distant, and New York 400 miles
distant. This we Their continued until the
meridian (noon) of tire 10Th, when an OBJ
servation placed the ship 1871 miles south
and 20 miles west Of her position at the
time of the accident.
A gale now sprung again from the N
W., and it becoming necessary to heave the
ship to for evening even in moderate
weather. it was evident to all that she could
do nothing with the wind under CANVASS
At 8 o'clock A. NJ, on the llth cargo
ship passed round to the east, but she either
did not see, or took no notice of our signals
Of distress, At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, after
taking an accurate account of the stores on
board, and conceeding the imposibiitv Of
reaching home in his disabled condition,
the Captain determined, with the assent Of
, the officers and passengers, to bear up tor
the coast of Europe; which was according
ly DONE From this time to the 22d day
nothing of Importance happened. We had
following gales and high seas, aud the ship
made an average distance of lao miles pei
day. and in that interval ran 400 miles
Al 3 o'clock P. M, JAN, 22d she anchored
in Cork harbor, Ireland which fact alone
. when considering the immense size OF tn
. ship, her small spars, light canvass, ant
!. heavy machinery, is sufficient to prove ne
/. a spIended seaboat, and must, in no SINAI
DEGREE add to the reputation already &C
CURED bv her Commander, for prudenc
e and seamanshlp.