New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-21
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT!
STEAMBOAT COLLISION ON LAKE ERIE
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE!
ER1E, Friday. Aug. %. 1s5a-1oA. NJ


ERIE, Friday, Aug. 90, 1920 4. NJ
The steamer Atlantic came in collision
with the propeller Ogdenshurgh, at two o'clock
this morning, and sunk IN about half an hour.
A dense fog prevailed at the time of the COLI
sion.
Captain PETTY of the Atlanti' is safe, but sus-
tanned some injury. The first mate was also saved.
The steamer CLAYTON has gone to the wreck.
All the passengers saved by the Ogdensburg had
nothing on but their nigh clothes.
The loss Of life from the Atlantic is estimated
at two hundred and fifty persons-while about
a like number were taken on board the propeller,
which was leaking badly, but they succeeded in
reaching this port with her,
The emigrants, who could not understand word
spoken to them, by their cries and terror added to
the horror Of the scene.
The cabin passengers, and all who could be
made to understand, were exhorted by the Cap
tain and officers to remain calm, and provide
themselves with chairs, settees, beds, &C., all
Of which were patent life preseryers, and would
buoy them up in the water. Numbers however,
unheeding, and not understanding the advice
given them, rushed overheard to certain death.
At about q o'clock, amid the wild shrieks of the
passengers, the steamer settled and sunk.
The propeller had kept in the wake of the At
lantic, and those on board her di1 all in their
power to preserve the lives of the hundreds of hu
man beings who we've now seen struggling in the
water.
The fog was sad hindrance to their efforts,
but some $50 were rescued from the Lake and
taken by the propeller to Erie. A large number
left at once on the Sultana for Cleveland others
came down in the cars this morning.
From the best information we can gain, we are
led 10 believe that some 900 lives are lost. The fol-
lowing isa list ofthe cabin and secondclass psssen-
gers as ticketed from the Office here. The names
alone are known without initials, and the places
named are the cities in which the passengers pro-
cured their tickets, but it is not certain that in
all cases, they reside there:
CABIN PAssENGERs-For Chicago,
Mr. OSBORN and child of New.York.
Mr. READ of New York.
Mr.. FIELD and family of three, of Eew.York
Mr.. FRosT Of Boston.
Mr.. CALKING, of Albany.
Mr.. LAKE, of Albany.
Mr. FAIRDRoTHER of Albany.
Mr. LAWRENCE and family of three, of Utica
Mr.. CLARKE and family of three and enc child, re
sidence not Known.
Mrs. CoBNwELL, sister Of Elihu Burrh
F. O. hosHER, of Cenada.
For Waakt9an-Mr. s. CHAMBER, New. York Mr.
Bruon, do.
For Miirankee-Mr. sIANLY, residence not known
Miss MYERS do
For Deyoh-Mr. CARLKY and Wife, of Troy; BIS.
SELL, do. ; BRowN, do. LEFoRE, do; KIRBY, do;
JOHNSON and Wife, refdence unknown; WHITE and
Wife, DO; CRIPPEN do; GREEN, do; BuRcH, do
MONTGOMERY do.
The secon i-class passengers, ticketed at the
office, were as follows:
For Chicaso-Mr. HARTLY and Wife, of Albany;
TooGooD and Wife, Troy Mrs sTEPHENs, residence
unknown.
For MiLlsaukee-Mr MARSHALL, OF Boston Messrs
HALL, GRAVES, and CoLyIN, residences not known.
For SebOysaa-Mr Turner, residence unknown
For Detroit-Mr WURrs, Wife aud two Children
BIRD and WI e, HAMMEBMAN, STEWART, Lucas, and
HAYES.
How many Of the above are lest it is impossi-
bic at present to say, but it is thought the loss
of lite has been principally confined to the poor
emierants, who, although life was of course as
zens, will not leave so many amongst us to lament
their untimely deaths.
From Mr. Holman Of the Michigan Central Rail
road office, we received the information that the
following were the numbers of tickets issued from
his Office Steerage passengers, Emigrsnts, 2l7,
Deck do. 81, Second Class do. TO- Cabin do IL,
making 326. Aside from these Mr.. HOnan thinks
there may have been l25 persons on board, includ-
ing the crew-making in all about $50, and redu-
cling the pr obable loss to about 200. This, we fear,
is a little below the mark.
The emigrants were Norwegians, who came
through by Lake Ontario steamers from Quebec,
and about IS or so of them were left on the dock
the agent refusing to suffer them to 60 on board.
They now mourn the loss Of their friends. There
is reason to hope many may yet be saved on life
pieseTyers, with which the boat was well fur
nshed.
Imme dately on the news being received in this
city, the steamers Northern Indiana and Louis
iana and propeller Princeton offered their services
to 60 TO the wreck. The Louisians which was fred
up, Immediately prepared to start, but the Com
pany's boat Cleveland, arriving from up the Lake,
was instantly dispatched to the scene of the ca.
tastrophe. She saw nothing of the wreck on her
down trip, owing TO the fog.
An Express Company had about $4,000 in
money on board the boat.
Second Dispatch.
A very dense fog prevailed at the time
of the collision.
The passengers were all in bed, and the first
mate was on duty.
Immediately after the collision, which was