The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-28

XnsaAsnls - - Lake Eras Csesstxvphe.
1he Dss.e Fe Pess o. tAs 3lth nst ssys shat sftsr
od 70 exsiDe hes condition. one Hoatsg ct shsr
distance vas screaming msst vooferouAy Tor hsp He
the COLLAR and dragged him in. On examining the man
me- v =, found 70 Be dry = powder task ~Hoy
floating on gang plank which might very conveniently
have carried ten men.
gestsman states that he had two life preservers-sne
for himself and for his wife; that he had with him
two children While putting on his own prsservsr, a
strange woman ran of with the other He then took
bis OWE off, put 1t on his wife, and giving her child
took the other himself and they all jumped into the
sea- lie struggled for long time bearing his charge
and showing bus wife and his other child He finally
peller
When those taken OF BY the propeller carried
they had little other clothing than blankets which the
propeller supplied Under such impression. great
focked to them, to inquire to what tribe they
belonged
Mr.. Titus of Detroit and his son. residing in Florida
on board They abandoned the boat taking with
them table first breaking of the legs they then
ed about quite comfortably waiting for succor In their
course they fell in with poor fellow who trying to
navigate by the aid Of dry goods box Every time he
seized the box il turned upon him Exhausted by
rutless efforts to gain resting place the box Mr.
Titus rescued him with his table.
We learn from Captain f. u Ward now in Cleveland,
says the Pndcaer that the bodies OF those Lost on
Atlantic are beginning to rise two having been discover
Cd yesterday emigisnts steamer, with vessel in
tow the ground with lumber &c to make dead
house furnish ct fius, &c sc. He says committee of
the most intelligent and respectabe citizens of Buffalo
now investigating the Of the collision and ho
thinks their repert will entirely exonerate the Atlantic
from all blame in this lamenabe auir Tho evidence Of
both agree that the steamer her course and
turned to the right when the propeler's light dis
covered They also agree that had the turned
the right instead Of TO the left collision would
aiken place. 1t little strange that the propeller
houid square into the arboard bow of tho steamer
nd with sufficient force 10 sink her, il she had been
backing for ten minutes, stated. We wait the
mittee's report.
asked her how she saved Her reply simple and
perhaps truthful: God saved me. prayed that he
would and he did =
lady Oh being inquired of, to the of her
escape said she early the deck and followed the
Captain who she knew would lead her to safety Three
foreigners in frantic fever rolled barrel of sand iuto
the lake aud plunged after ithey all went down toge
ther The steamer Atlantic built in 1S4S ami cost
Sic 900 dollars She owned by the Messrs Wards
al was not ins,red for doll sr The wreck OF tho At
laDtio found the 24th in hundred aud forty
feet of water II is stated that the Captain and officers
OF the steamer accounted for the fatal meeting by msta
ing tho prop'Eer for a Loaf bound to Buffalo.
The injuries to the ogdcnsburg repaired that
she left Eric for ugdensburg Saturday morning She
was in the W eiand canal on sunday last.
Fifteen Thousand dollars have been offered for the
raising Of the boat and five thousand for the safe
tanning the express money Mr. Maefert and Mr. Sears
at Buffalo each with propositions for the work Two
bodies both cmierants have been recovered from the
wreck They foated on shore at the point.
The Detroit .1d,u1,sr Of Wednesday says Among
the sufferers by the Atlantic were party of English
miners going to the Eagle river works in Lake Superior
county ard taking with them considerable amount Of
goods This party consisted Of fourteen persons who
came up the Suana last Saturday having lost every
thing board the ill faed steamer. With this party
there was yonDg man named William Benney, about
twenty four OF from bridge, in Devon
shire England who is supposed to be among the lost
he has not been heard Of since the disaster The
emigrants have been most kindly received by
Mcssrs. Williams and Cole, at No A Jeffer-
sd heo 10 te snrsx
they had raised in small S117 Sc They are stll
continuing their exertons i'll their behalf 1t is to be
hoped that the strangers amongst who their
way to aid in developing the mineral of por-
tion of State will have little reason possible to
regret the sad calamity that has stripped them of their
goods and implements and left them, without means,
among people to them entirely unknown and that De-
trot will preve herself net wanting in the duties which
the appalling calamity OF the Atlantic has imposed upon
her citizens.
We learn by the Buffalo Commercial. that the body Of
Mrs Thomas Lewis, of Gross Isle, picked up by the
steamer st Louis Monday.
All baggage and other property picked up, will be taken
TO Dctrcit, wheie il will be deposited