The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-21
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STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN PIERCE.
Mobile with fun cargo Of cotton, which arrived ~ this
October IL latitude SO 0s, longitude 70 go fell In
with piece Of wreck of the steamship Atlanta from
New Orleans for New York October and took from u
wilhelm Newman and August Keltner hremen; VIII
helm Brumar, seaman; Thomas Holling, cook, and
David Dexter passenger, and brought them 70 this
port.
No incident Of note occurred after leaving Mobile Bay
until at daylight on Tuesday, the 18th inst deserted
dark object tossing in the waves some eight miles
through the marine glass the object was % be
piece Of wreck, having white handkerchief flying,
bearing up possible. then sent one OF the
boats, which manned by four Of the crew and Mr.
Claiborne Young first mate who soon reached the wreck
and rescued all the survivors Of the Inflated Atlanta
When the rescued reached the bark they offered the
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they had no covering on the head, and some had no
shoes and very few clothes They were rescued ON Tues
DAY, the l7th at exactly twelve o'clock had Just COM
pleted taking observations. The wind blowing TO
the westward at the tme and the wreck would no doubt
oe some distance from where The vessel went down. Ar
rived at Quarantine on Thursday night at ten o'clock
and landed the survivors yesterday morning at hapast
eleven.
sTATEAENT OF DAVID DEXTER, THE PASSENGER.
The steamer Atlanta sailed from New Orleans on tho
morning Of Saturday, the 7th instant bound for New
York; had cargo Of cotton board we'll seven
teen passengers and thirty- Of the crew; first
ladies; the remainder the second class, among
whom were two ladies' and one child; on board
home one o of wSom eS BELONGED 1"t 70 Rhode
Island regiment; do not know the names OF any
Of Them Had moderate weather until the 14th, when It
blew strong breeze from the west when the ship sprung
aleak On the 18th blew very strong gale from the
northwest and at i've r NJ, when about two hundred
miles south OF Sandy Hook, she broke IN three pieces
m md fnrrn f crov nm no
piece. No fears bad been apprehended from the gale
until the leak had been discovered, which on tn Q
were immediately set TO work. and every effort made to
keep the water under CONTROL but without success
Throughout Friday and the whole OF saturday the pumps
kept hard work. with the hope Of beng rescued
by some passing vessel On Saturday the water had
risen above the coal bunkers and put out the engine
were put out After the captain had given up all hopes
of saving the vessel which the fires were
out he came down into the cabin and told rs TO prepare
for the worst The ladies Immediately COM
menced to dress and put life preservers.
The greatest good order prevailed in all parts
around tho CAPTAIN and other ocars beseechns aid in
their heplcssncss; but they were, as themselves, un
able TO give assistance even hope When the engines
were stopped the vessel was left to the mercy OF the
waves, each succeeding making clean breach Of
her and sweeping the decks the passengers and crew
holding on 20 her sides to prevent them going overheard
Captain Williams then ordered the boats be lowered
which were all stove swamped with the exception Of
one which contained four Sailors and who may be yet
aio saw sWO huieS IN one Uo0A which US " WdS oens
lowered was smashed against the sides OF the vessel
The vessel broke up on sunday mernng and the scene
then was indescribabe every one was striving to save
himself, all the ladies' being drowned The captain was
seen on cotton bale and afterwards on piece OF grating
platform. When the vessel parted many chung with
myself 20 the amdshps, but were soon swept on BY the
sea, with the exception o. four OF the crew. we
continued on the wreck throughout sunday, sun
day night and Monday, until Tuesday morning,
and lower limbs being much swollen and stcncd bv en-
nosure ana want having neithcr nnche food NOR wafar
during onr continuance On the wreck -
on Tuesday we were cIaddened bv thu sight Of sail
and we hoped that our signal OF distress had been dis
covered us the vessel seemed 10 bear down upon and
soon VIC had the happiness OF being rescued by boat
sent and we're soon on board bark which proved TO
DC the VIM Anderson, Captain Pierce, bound Tor New
York. and 70 whose Kind and unccasing attention we all
attributed our restoration 70 health ana nome
THE PAssEEGERs
The passengers on the Atlanta numbered seventeen,
Including four ladies and one child The following IL
is of The nasaenocrs from New Orleans paner OF Octo
Der g.
Miss Wolf
Captain N. r. Wilson.