The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-22
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THE AWFUL DISASTER ON LAKE ERIE.
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ADDITIONAL PAR RTlCULARS.
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THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION.
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Testimony Of Officers Of the Two Steamers
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PROCEEDINGS in CONGRESS.
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Probable Defeat Of the River and HarbOr Bill,
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INTERESTING FROM THE FISHERIES.
British War Vessel Firing upon the Americans,
&c. 80. 80.


The sinking Of the steamer Atlantic and tho dreadful
loss of life occaoDed thereby s of course almost the
only topic of conversation in this vicinity While many
heart grieying for the untmey loss of those who
near and dear to them the great majority of the people
greatly excited and express their indignation at
apparent want of proper the part the officers
both boats in no measured terms.
SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
Among the lost, it Is feared the folowing:- -
Mr Field, wife and two children, New York.
kessrs Lake and Fsirbrother, Albany
Horace Carley and sister East Randolph, vt.
hr Lefeyre. Troy.
Mr. Hartley and wife, Albany.
Mir Birch and wife, of Albany.
THE SAVED.
The following additional Of cabin passengers
who were saved =:
i. D. Crippen Coldwater, Michigan.
James Russell, New York
G.. Il. Bushnell. Greene county, New York.
Robert Montgomery, New York city
wv. Snoek Ma ison, New York.
Q. X. Horn Chester county, Pa
q. II. Green, Green Day, Wis.
VIM. Hogan Detroit
Rev. SEQUEL haskell, Detroit.
). H. Wright, Drcoklyn,N. Y.
John r. Bake, Medden, Conn.
Hiss Auld frankfort, N. Y.
Mr.. Titus and son, Detroit.
u j. Wilson, Mr. Kirby, and J Haskell, Detroit
b +. Lawrence and wife, Belvdere,
j. Paddock and wife, Oakland
w Birdsal Grand Rapids.
William j. Huh, Albany.
Miss Bunyea. Henrietta N Y.
Josiah Brock, Wright Brocky, L. J. @ L. Peck, Rome
Among those known or supposed to be lost are
Miss La,hrop Lieutenant Lapgdon, Master Rollins,
Buffalo.
Miss Abigail Stanley, aged ,s, New York
Mary j. Scammon Milwaukee aged IL years.
Miss Duff Canada. aged 49,
Captain Petty, OF the Atlantic still remains In dan
gerous condition
No bodies have been yet recovered.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS.
Among the incidents Of the calamity are the follow
ing -Mr Aaron Sutton, of New York city was provided
with life preservers-one of these he fastened on to
his wife, and, while doing, snstcbed the
other away Mr. Sutton seeing the boat sinking got his
wife off into the lake and taking his two little children
followed her. Mrs. Sutton buoyed up By the life
preserver, and partly by swimming and clingng to
floating articles Mr. suttcn preserved his children until
all were picked up by boats.
One young lady jumped from the steamer and would
hare been drowned but the exeriion man (sup-
posed be Of the emigrans) Who seizing board
plunged into tie water and catching hold Of the sdys
hair managed TO get her On 70 the side of the steamer
when she taken deck. The poor fellow however
sunk from exhaustion and was drovned.
Three hands Of the steamer who could not swim tore
OF The bnnace box, took out the compass and throwing
the box overheard, jumped Into the water and cung
around It - they were several times compelled for
self pieatvation. to kick from them drowning men
sPa ,mo. so hes hnd Of be1
taken up after being twenty minutes in tho water, by
their own boat AT the time they found the body
of little gifl, ten years old eating plank She
hsd her around the plank. and head 1t II
asleep but she was quite dead The body was taken to
Eiie.
Mr.. L Crippen, of Michigan saved two female pas
sengrs by breaking through the deck into their
rooms, which were filing with water.
CoRoNER's INVESTIGATION.
EVIDENCE MATE oGDr-sBrRc.
little girl, name unknown. the following evidence
given
De Grass Mcneil sworn-Am FIRST mate Of The pro-
pelsr 0gdensburg; commenced my watch at midnight.
about half past the steamer she had red light
aloft. and two lights below had two lights at the
croestrees and other signal light in front when
her three miles distant were steering for the Weuand
Canal and Judged from her course should pass half
nile north of her; upon nearing her she appeared to
have changed her course, and TO be making
bows ordered the engines 10 be stopped this
likely to strike together ordered the engine to
back, and the wheel put herd starbolrd shouted
hard as well could our whistle out Of order In
about two minutes we struck the BOW OF our vessel
striking her betwe the forward gangway and wheel
house on the laboard side did not hear per-
on board the steamer when ne struck we had
ly stopped the Atlantic was under full hoadway after
ascertAniDg that vessel would sink, vent
relief although did not any signal of distress,
hear her b rng upon nearing heard The cries OF
persons board and in the water mp to her in
about hour her lights had disappeared and bcr bow
under water though her stern In sight and ail
three Of her cecks; alonesds and took oil all tho
persons who had remained on h.r till now our boats
were engaged in picking up those In the water after
wards made circle Of milo In circumference around
the wreck keeping boats inside the circle and think
got on board all living persons who in hs water aud
ON the steamer took probably two hundred OF the
steamer and one hundred from tho lake the Atlantic
remained In the same position when we left her.
Question by Juror-H you had given an order "a
.tarboafd the bem Ave minutes sooner would the col
lssion have taken place
Answ.r--lt undoubtedly would not.
STATEMENT MATE OF THE ATLANTIC.
1he following Is the statement OF James Carney The
second mate of the Atlantic who watch st the
line of the collision -
hr Carney swornI second mate Of Tho Atlantic on
he night VI the collision IL my watch deck the
weather was smoky from the time Of leaving saw Long
loiDt about two mics Oft think could have seea
stehm,r light oue mile dfteen m'uues atCor Leaving
LtrR ioiot made The prop, lsut neariya poat or
ne .rhosio bow were steering sJusawest ny wsst out
y oai course when saw IN p'opeters light which va
aini' p4t te nhte sp1tt ora kuoi hef ot wnst t7ns
vi ~ nnptss efisi tle .r..s'cr s'-1ss - tSeot.