The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-24
IN: CATASTROPHE ON LAKE ERIE.


We hope In day o. two, after tie sxofts0snt snsu
have little subsded to able 70 arrive - some facts
I'm relation 10 the cause Of this sd affair." thus far We
cannot place any reliance the conflicting statements
which have reached In various ways. One account
states that heavy fog prevailed at the time to which,
from their not being able to distinguish each other must
be attributed the Of the two vessels coming In cs
sion Directly opposite to that find tho evidence OF
the FIRST OF the propeller who states that he saw the
Atlantic three miles OF and calculated the two vessels
would pass each other at least half mile apart Then,
again we learn nom the Rochester .4aeican that the
Atlantic the danger and reversed her engine and
that the propeller seemed unconscious OF the approach
pr peril; while various accounts we'll the state
men Of one the passengers which gave yesterday
saw that the Atlantic did not 70 be Of
position nor did her engine stop working until tho water
IN the sinking vessel reached the fires and put them out
We give what few additional items we have been able
to gather from the Buffalo papers -
The porter Of the beat got hpreau rom the Captains
cabin which he emptied. and cast into the lake. lie
jumped to it and got twenty thirty persons
aboard when telling them 70 stick to it ana they would
be saved he swan for his life, and got safely to the
propeller
Rochester and gentleman named Lsnsdon cadet Of
Wet Point ard NE Birch and wife, of ALBANY among
the lost.
Among The persons known to be lost from the Atlantic
two sisters and the mother in law Of s. Van Hoven.
burrh Gf Albanv.
Mrs Miller aud other ladies' saved from the wreck
Of the Atlantic ascrbe their safety to the prompt and
fearless Efforts Of Mr. L. Crppen of Michigan in their
behalf Two OF the he from the water and
1 the third was unable escape from her state room,
until the of wounds upon his hands aad
feet he broke in the window and aided her escape.
Such acts reflect well upon human nature, and help
relieve such picture as is represented BY HIM who
natched the life preserver from its rghdul owner is
About hundred and fifty passengers from the wreck
Of the Atlantic all emgrants, arrived at Cleveland on
The propeller Ogdensburg the that came in col
ision with the Atlantic owned by Chsmberiin Craw-
ford of Cleveland and bound Tor Ogdensburg via the
Weliand Canal She left Cleveland on Thursday
There ITO cabin passengers on board the Atlantic,
t0 Of whom were saved: and Of omgants tho number
s60 Of whom but lf are left This makes the loss
| OF life over 300.
No person the ogdensburg injured by the col
| ls;on.
arrest Of the captain Of schooner tho charge Of pl
| ierng baggane from the wreck Of tho Atlantic.
tons and drew eight ard half feet of water. She was
not seriously injured and to start for 0gdensburg
| Cher regular destination on Sunday morning.
The loss sustained by the Atlantic cannot now be con-
jcctured An endeavor will be Immediately made to get
her up
which there is reason to hope many may have been
saved.
MEETING on BOARD TIE sULTANA.
At meeting Of the passengers surviving the wreck OF
the i'll fted steamer Atlantic which in consequence Of
collision with the steam propeller 0gdcnsburg suak
ON the night of the 18th instant, Mr. Aaron sutton,
Of New York, was called to the chair, aud Mr. ].
Taylor Wreht. Of Brooklyn chosen Secretary. The
following resolutions were then read and unanimously
adopted -
Resolved, That sincere thanks due to Captain
Richardson officers and crew Of tho propeller 0gdens-
burg for their prompt assistance in rescuing from
waery grave and also for their kind attention
wants while on board their boat
Resolved That icel grateful and DESTROYS Of
pressing warnest thanks, to Captain c. w. Appleby
Of the Suana for his kindness in taking from
the propeller and forwarding US to the port II our dest
nation and also to gratitude for the at
tention Of himself officers and in administering to
and necessities, during passage to Detroit
Resolved, That feel deeply indebted and grateful TO
the passengers bead the steamer Sultana for their
self sacrificing excrons 70 render every assistance in
their power to make us comfortable in providing dry
clothing and such articles Of comfort at their
mand
Resolved That cory Of thefe resolutions be forwarded
to Captain Richardson of the 0gdenf burg and
present copy Of the TO Captain Appleby, OF the
| Sultana.