The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-08-26
STEAMBOAT COLLISION.
Loss ofthe Steamer rAtIantic...Tyyo HI nm
dred Lives Lost.

| ERIE, August 20.
The Propeller Ogdensburg ran into the Stea-
mer Atlantic, off Long Point, this morning a.
bout half past two o'clock The Atlantic sunk
soon afterwards, and large number of lives
were lost, perhaps 200. The Propeller Ogdcns-
burg has just arrived with the At,ant;c's small
boats and part of her passengers who were ss-
we'd. More particulars soon.
sECoND DISPATCH.
At two O'Clock this morning the Steamer At
lant;c came in collision with the Propeller Og-
donsburg. about six miles above Long Point
The steamer ran across the bow of the propeller
striking her forward of her wheel on the lar
board side. The propellors engine had been
revereed some ten minutes before the collision
took pace. The steamer continued on her
course until she had run three miles from the
place Of contact, before her engine was stopped,
which was caused by the water ex.inguishing
her fire..
AS soon as the damage to the propeller was
ascertained and repaired, she started for the
steamer and found her sinking very fast.
The Lake was covered for miles with floating
fragments, and persons clinging to them for life.
Every exertion to save the sufferers was resort
ed to, but doubtless great many were lost.
The clerk of tie Atlantic did not save his trip
book, and therefore cannot tell the number lost,
but estimates the number of passengers on board
to be from 500 TO 600, large portion of which
were emigrantS
The propeller picked up and took off the
wreck over 200 persons. 1t is impossible to say
how many are lost.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Nnen the collision took place, the passengers
were all in bed, and the utmost CONSERVATION
ensued among the passengers. Many of the
steerage and deck passengers, who were chiefly
Norwegian emigrants, jumped overheard. The
water gained fast and the fires were soon extin-
guished-the boat rapidly sinking. A scene OF
terrible confusion followed. The emigrants,
who could not understand word spoken to
them, added horror to the calamity, by cries of
frantic despair The cabin passengers, and 9TH
ers, who could understand the exhortations of
the captain, were comparatively calm. They
provided themselves with chairs, settees and
beds, and all who had patent life preservers
wee saved. great many of the emigrants
jumped overheard in terror, and thus rushed
to certain death. Amidst the widest shrieks OF
the sufferers, the boat sunk.
The Ogdensburg did all in its powor to pres
erve lives, and hundreds of human beings,
struggling in the water, saved. About
$50 Of those picked up by the propeller, were
taken tc Erie, AID large number of them left
in tie steamer Snltana, for Cleveland Others
came Gown in the cars. From the best inform
alton we can gean, we believe that not less than
three hundred lives are lost.
| T..e clerk of the Atlantic has saved nothing
| He thinks there from 500 to 600 passen-
gers on board, part of them emigrants between
decks. Very nearly all the cabin passengers
were saved, together with all the crew, with the
exception Of two three walters. The propel-
Ter picked up nearly three hundred persons from
the wreck, but the exact number cannot be as
Icertained.