The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-09-01
Additional Particulars Of the loss of the
Atlantic.


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The following are among the melancholy in
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The following were the circumstances IA
: tendine the escape Of Mr. Aaron D. Sutton. n:
wife and i-go young children. While Mr. s
r VAS adjusting he life proserver upon his wife
some person snatciigd his own, and lsfs hi h, x
his personal exertions fr selefv. Belnfnnped
pert swimmer, be took his children ?
n,o the lake, his Wifi iollowiHrSIrs grttsn
The life preserver buoyedien aaoa, uata al
and Nj. S ksp. all his eb'
we're scued. nsr Bins. aid man nam
| Geo. Dana, hss sb5 mss beiouginr to the steam
60 haEanss u .oiunaele took the compass, and
ef, '"ie on r. box into the water went IN ana
t.Fps'ngsei t,d II. They were compelled Tor SC y
el9hSr3t 10 kick from them The forms oifhc
lTteSsnin,- men and w"tnen, many Of whom
linny L, thor fers They were aprinr the las
taken oui hi the lake, aud we're picked up b.
,h,ir own boat 10 charge other second mate =
ghey found The dead body o! q lutte girl about
.it n years old WITH her arm around plank and
her head rssltng on it as though asleep. She
had no;hiag save her und rgarnen, on, and
was auite dead. Tie hody was taken to Erie,
and ID The one v hieh Coroner Inquest Tia;
been held over.
The last persons taken from the wreck were
Mr.. Iivan, theClcrk alr Buell. the Isl Engineer
and gentleman fromi illinois, whose name MT is
known. These three were in the water cling
ing to ropes and when the shreks Of iho al
fftgh,ed passengers were hushed in DEATH they
heard sor the first time the voice IF child who
was also eEngirg to he ropes at some distance
from item. TIE Little fellow, who was boy
If a. GU, seven years old, was saying, az If talk
ing to himself, sUh wish my papa was here
70 bold me up--l cam nj hold any longer,
nv hands are SO tired" The gentleman from
Illinois, fine, stout, mtddle-aged man immc-
riiately expressed his determination t. save the
noble little fellow or perish himself. He star
ted down h. rope and reaching the child seized
hiin Just Al the moment he was about to sink.
He held hun far some time, and Mr.. Givan, the
Clerk, endcayored To get 10 him TO relieve him,
az he expressed fear TINT his strength was
falling.
The noble little hero told his preserves IN let
him 90 f he was tired and lake care ofllsroseH
At that moment the Boat passed, loaded down To-
the waters edge with passengers, and Mr.. Civ
IN ha nir the male, ensseatssd him to save the
boy at Ieast.--Thc mate succeeded in reaching
the rope and taking thu child from the arms Of
the true man who held him, placing HIM in the
bon, and he was saved The next boa, took Of
ihe Illinois gentleman and the rest. Tire boy it
is lhought was with hi. uncle. who was lost,
aud has parents in massachusetts,. lie Is now
with his pfeserver IN Cleveland
Mrs Miller and two other ladies saved from
The wreck of the Atlantic, ascribe their safety
10 the prompt ard fearless efforts Of Mr., l.. ID
Crippen, OF NJ chigan IN their behalf. Two Of
the ladies' he rescued from he water, and the
bird was unable to scape from l.er State Room
until with his hands aud feet, he broke 10 the
windows, and aided her escape.
One young lady who was saved jumped from
The wreck into the water. She was drowning, |
when powerful man, supposed to be an emf
ID piece of plank and plunging overheard,
made towards he. and catching her by The hair
held her up above the water. lie managed b. /
immense exertion, 10 reach the side Of the boat,
aging the young lady in one band and the
plank in the other rope was thrown to him
,ut he could not avail himself of it, and CONT
lued IN the same position until some Of be /
aands of the boat succeeded in reaching the te.
male and pulling her on deck. BY tint time
he poor fellows strength was entirely exhaus- /
ed and he sunk to rise mofe.
The Porter af the boat got bureau from the
Captain cabin, which he emptied and castin
to the lake. He jumped on TO 1t and got some
20 or 80 persons aboard, when telling them to
sFick 10 il and they would all be saved. he swarm
Tor his life and got sa ely to the propeller.
Three little children, the oldest only IL, al.
rived al Chicago Saturday and stopped at the
Hamilton House. They with father and moth
r. were on the boat and the two latter were
drowned They lived somewhere in he vicini. |
" uf Galens.