New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-23
THE DISASTER ON LAKE ERIE.

We find the following detail, of the late
steamboat collision Lake Erie ia The Bafai0 Cour
i1 of Saturday last:
About @l4 o'clock Friday mOrniDe, when about
miles on Long Point Light on rne Cauada shore, the
steamer Atlantic bound from thls port % Detroit, with
about four hundred and t~enty parsons board
son with the propeller Ogdenspursh, snd was so
badly crippled that she sunk 10 a1outten minutes so as
| 10 cover her main and upper decks.
Capt Psttey of the Atlantic, was up when the col
hsion took puce and the secOud mae was OF watch
The proptle steering in nearly at right
angles win that OF the steamer and che was only seen
by the tlrcers of the atlantic minute before
they struck As she was discovered the helm
Of the Atlantic was put hard port aud her engines
reversed that she swung her bow partly round to-
ward the propeller The Of the propeller is said
not TO have been changed and T. had been, 1t sup
posed the accident might have been avoided.
The bow OF tae propeller struck ths iarooard hde o!
the steamer about ten feet for ssr6 n the whesnouse,
snd immediately let the water rush into the Storage
cabin where large number Of passengers, mostly
Norwegian enisrsnts The steamer kept DER course
and tho officers, finding thar sbo was too badly injured
TO float Immediately set about meas lres TO calm the
fears of the passengers and provide means Tor their e.
cape from vatery grave.
The number board, near "a can be ascertained
WAS ITO csbn passengers go deck ard Storage pss
sengers and 40 officers and crew. OF these il is SUP
poed Is cabin passengers 50 % 100 deck and seerage
passengers, and 9 OF the crew were lCtt-
The GOODNESS of the officers had striking effect upon
tie orry OF the cabin passengers ana all who could
understand their words of soothing bnd
,ysed the elves Of the stools which furnished
with niepreserver and other articles Of furniture and
"a the water gradually arose assembled TO the hurricane
dsck hi % they were mostly picked of safe.
But the poor emgraDis, VINO could not uuderstand
enc word OF what said by the o:hcers being walked
from their SAUNDERS by the shock Of the collision and
the succeeding of waters, panic struck, and
threw themselves, without the least preparation, into
the Lake where so many of them perished. Probably
many vera DR. Jwned In the hold OF the steamer, unabs
20 reach the companion way
The steamer kept on her way for n few moments,
when her fires extngushed by the rapidly gain
ing waters. .
fell rom the hurricane deck against ths bost inursg
him severely The s boat was filed With water, aod
upon recovering from the stunning erect OF the ia,
Capt swan oil to the propeller, aoou. hall mile,
and requested II alongside 70 take the passen-
gers from the steamer, which I, did, taking IRON she
boats of the Atlantic all who could be picked up from
the lake aud those who had remained ON The hurricane
deck and about the rigging Some ladies' were thus
transferred to the propeller without even weting their
feet
After ha!ng the propeller, il supposed that Capt.
P had drowned, but he was inslly picked up, having
sm. piece Of plank In his hand VIII n rad sustained
him. while nsensiole from the effect OF his fall and sub
seauent exer,ions lie was brought down from Erie
hy the State Line Railroad, and 10 now In the city. In
charge OF physicians, In very low state 81 body, and
almost frantic from mental excitement
The lay In Ab out 30 fathoms water, and waen
left by the propeller her starposrd wnsethou'e W"
just out OF the water -,
Iarges portion were taken the Stsaa FOR Cleveland
Among those supposed to be lost, are \. w. Beden,
passage agent, of Buffalo Thomas smith and Newton
burnett, colofed BARRIERS and george Dans, cotored
waiter of Buffalo Also, Miss Duff, OF Montreal who
was on way Va her parents a. Male IN, Canada, and
young lady of Battle Greek Michigau whose name is
not recollected.
Chicago and Della pingwell Of Buffalo also sister
Of Elihu BuTru a.. "
,bed Ia the list OF passengers, We are informed should
no ;arley and sister, from East i0ltney.
A gentleman. who, with the engineer and several
others the last taken from the wreck took TO toe
rIgelng ard had among their company lad who cad
become separated from his parents VINO acseo hhS
H,,le hero. Ths little fellow hung on a. long ~ ne
could, until from exhaustion ne was Obliged 20 ten n,'
comrades he must let go Alter consultation, IL was re-
.oyed 10 hold him by turns, which was done unt inc
life boat came within hsliDg distance when ne was
taken board TO yet I'VE rs the company AZ.
10 some day be a member OF Congress or some as
,ipguished man The little fellow WAC taken win one
of his preservers who pledged himself 10 make him
good hou ia the Far west = MI,
Cspt, Dorr and Rounds OF the bosrd OF Under'
Nrters together with Messrs Movius and Luce, Agts
of the NJ c. r. r. Line, went Out on the C'eveah' I"
che west ,, ,.,-A 49,. I, II. Gre,
ses,nn In the command OF Steamer bears the rePuts
sion of thorough going seaman lie hac ioTt~o years
previous acted In the capacity OF rs, mae % "a, -.
I peYa,a and Trustworthy Oi.cer. It's trst mate, M.
Slodge, So well the engineer. Mr.. buell. have ooa
long neen In the employ OF the Me'ss WSr's ana ee
exne,ienc,d officers. We have re es'ea!y, rms seasoo
hard The officers of the Atlantic spoken OF oy tee
travelling public Ia the hgbet term ADD eau pe'oosly
bear testimony TO their attention soo fdehy 10 taer
| duties. ,AA
4 The Atlantic was built in lc;>. and owned oy the
Messr. Wsrd. At "a cos, OF SlloVo sHe ws' not III
| sured for dollar. ,
The poole aid irueheSrted generosity Of toe severs'
steamers ard proPeers which, ina d s'ey on tue &C
ident becoming sno~n here rendered their services 20
20 10 the wreck for the of dead bodies ana
10 render any assissncs which "a, 10 their DO yer
deserves the highest praise and ths. our Lake
sors are no, surpassed By any ether class Ia the no
I blpst traits OF humanity.
Tre MAJ fswer which LET, here q, her regular hour,
vil s,op VI the scene Of the oisast.r any assistance
can DO rendered.
hat the stramer Clinton had Anivsd and word
1 thai N, wreck had settled out OF sssht.
The amount of money 10 charge OF she Express
AGENT wa $50 C0 which was In an iron safe, and may
yet be recovered.
TIE Buffalo Commercial Advertiser Of
Friday afternoon gives the following version OF the ter
3 Nhls affair
4 We have gathered the following Interesting psrucu
& iar oonomsi the snkips OK the Atianas dsas'
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