Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-10-25
rsRRIslE DISASTER AT SEA.

i The steamship Atlanta vas lost on the
18th inst, about two hundred miles south
Of Sandy Hook. She was on her way
from New Orleans to New York. Fror,
|the journals cf the latter city We CLEAN
the following PARTICULARS
The bark ". K. Anderson, which pick
ed up five Of the survivors, in lat. &c deg.
8 min, Ion. II deg. Is min, arrived at
New York yesterday. Captain Pierce
furnishes the following statement Of his
Isoyage from Mobile. He says:
10 incident of note occurred after leav-
ing Mobile Bay until the morning Of
Tuesday. the 18th inst, when at daylight
dark object was discovered tossing on
the waves some eight miles westward from
the bark $ position. On viewing closely
through the marine glass, the object was
discovered to be piece Of wreck hav-
ing white handkerchief flying, and on
which we're seated four persons I imme-
diately directed the course of the bark to-
wards the wreck, bearing up as nearly as
the "ugly sea- on at the time would per-
nit; I then ordered one Of the boats to
be lowered, which was manned by four Of
the crew and Mr.. Claiborne Young, first
mate of the VIM. Z. Anderson, who soon
| reached the wreck and rescued from pend
ing death William Drexler, passenger;
Thomas Holling, steward; Wilhelm Bru-
ner;;' steersman; Augustus Kilte-, fire.
mar, and Will;ard Newman, seaman, all
Of the iIl-fated Atlanta.
When the rescued reached The bark,
and were transferred on board the boat,
they offered the most grateful thanks to
those whom, under Providence, were in
strumen.al in their salvation. then set
watch, but could discover no further
traces Of the wreck. l then mads sail
for my destination, and safely reached this
po.. at 10 o'clock last night.
STATEMENT OF SURVIVOR.
The steamer Atlanta, Capt. Williams,
which was lost at sea on the morning Of
Saturday. l4th inst, was bound for New
York, from New Orleans, with cargo of
cottor, numbering some 1900 bales had
Or board crew Of thirty FIVE men, and
seventeen passengers, among whom we're
four ladies and one child, as also some
United States army officers returning
home, one of whom belonged to a Rhode
Island regiment. Thursday oigh., 18th
inst, stif breeze was blowing, with con.
siderable sea running, vhich continued
increasing as tho night wore on and day
began to dawn.
Friday, ito gsls did rot atasc, but no
fears we're apprehsnded fer tie safety of
the Atlanta until that day she sprung
leak and made water freely The pumps
we're Immediately set to work, aud every
effort was made to keep the water under
control by Captain Williams and his sub
ordinates, out without success Through
out Friday night and Saturday, the pumps
were kept hard at work, with the hope
that the steamer could be preserved a float,
until some friendly sail might appear, but
the water steadily gained, until on Satur-
day night, it had reached the furnaces
and coal bunkers, extinguishing the fires,
thus depriviug the pumps Of the steam
necessary to keep them in operation.
The captain giving up now ell hopes of
saving his vessel, turned his attention to
the passengers, who had, up to this time,
preserved the greatest good order; but,
death threatening every moment, and NO
friendly hand to suocor, it was enough &c.
make the stoutest quail. The passengers
gathered around the captain and other Of
ficers, beseeching aid in their helpasss-
ness ; bat they were, as themselves, una
BILE to give assistance or even hope. The
gale continued, aud, with the loss Of the
engines by the putting out of the fires,
the vessel could not get steerage way, and
fell off into the tr ough Of the sea. each
succeeding wave making clsan breach
of her, and sweeping the decks.
In this extremity, Captain Williams or
dered the boats to be lowered which we're
swam?ed, with the e1 ception
Of one detached from her fasteniugs to the
ship, and containing four Of the crew pre-
vious:y ordered into her. To the ladies
and other passengers life-rreservers were
furnished, aud instructions for tLeir use !;
but not much time for preparation was
nov permitted, for the ship, breaking, fore