The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-12

sne NOT been cast OIL from the raft must been sunk
After the sunk the beat picked up two additional pas
sergrs and closely the people packed In It. that
their bodies bruised By the close contact with each
other In this condition, with food except cabbage
the leaves of which divided and no water the per
sons on board the boat suffered little pain during
twenty seven hours, when they picked up, as be
fore relsted.
MIR. BAAHLAMS STATEMENT.
COPY OF DESPATCH FROM HALIFAX TO E. x.
COLLINS, ESQ.
The following despatch from Mr.. Baahlem the second
officer of the Arctic to Mr.. Collins although dated at
sax, gives particulars TO the present location
of the who saved but the presumption
s that they all reached Halifax, BY the st. Johns N f.
D.eaner which reported Tuesday night two days
overdue at that port Mr.. Bsahlsms statement appears
to have been first published in the St. Johns N. F.,
Ledstr of Tuesday, the Sd inst We hope to receive
more precise information in season for our evening
edtion.I
HALEAx-Wednes6ay morning
No intelligence has been received Of the missing boats
OF the Arctic In addition to tbs brgantine Ann Eliza
despatched by MesHA Warren Brothers, under
rangsment With the American Consul and OF her vessels
We are happy to state the Rghs Rev. Dr. Field has
placed his yacht Hawk at tho disposal of Mr. Newmsu,
who lost 10 time In sngagng and fitting her ont
nsru to cruise or six dsys to the southward Of
the island. II was gerraly expected that Mr.. White,
OF the New York. Newfc midland and London Telegraph
Co., would h1vs despatched the company's steamer
Victoria to cruss for the missing boats The stea
arrived from the westward on Monday evening" and re.
manned ut the wharf until yesterday at noon
We understand the scply to Mr. Newmans application
for her was that shc could be hd for $500 per day We
believe ker burden is about go tsrs
The following stateEseat Of ths loss OF tho AIctc, by
Nr. Bsahs the sscofa officer, appeared in extra Of
the Ledger, Tuesdsy. Mr.. Baaalanu and tne other
officers, and rassepGess saved in the two bcsts,
rived at Broad Cove, and rssehed here On Tuesday
On Wednesday, 9th, At Doon Cape Race bearingH W.
&C miles distant While running in ysry shi:k fog,
struck the otarboard bcw, about 6efeet abat Che
cutwater, by Gygs iron steamer, which made three
largo holes in tho ship, two below the water, onscf
which about s1s feet in length and 2 or X feet
wids leaving the whole cutwatr and stem Of the
steamer clean ouSA the Arc.ios side.
So dense was the fog that the vssse could be
> minute before the collision Ths wheel put
hard to ssarboard-the engine stopped Instantly and
backed at full speed until clear of the other steamer
which occupied couple OF minutes The French
steamer seemed to be sinking bow first. Captain
Luce Immediately gave orders to ces away the quar-
ter boats which done, and Mr.. Gourley, chief Of
6csr left the Arctic in charge Of the StarboArd boat
On lowering the port boat, the captain exclaimed,
"Host up that boat again. Mr. BaAblam,o and beckoned
to 60 to him. Upon doing he ordered me to go
oyer the bow to ascertain possible what damage had
bse, done. then found the holes above mentioned.
Upon informing him Of tho facts, be gave orders
to get sails up and try and get them round the
bow to endeavor to stop the leak which was prompt
ly done, but to advantage whatever, 30 much
Of the bow snd iron broken of from the 9th 3
fna as1n - h~nu
close the vessels side. The carpenter then low
cred down the vessels side, and pillows and mat
tresses passed dow to him to try IL possible to fors
them in but the leak found to be far below the
water line that they could not be got In and evey
ertion to stop the leak proved unavAing Capt Luce
then ordered the ships bead to be kept land which
bore N W. by W. BY this time had lost sight Of the
chief officers boat, and the other steamer, which we
supposed had sunk. We had not been on our
course than four ave minutes before
she . boat and crew belonging to the othsr
vessel all OF whom perished with the exception Of one
who caught hold Of rope hanging over the bow. Di.
recty the boat orders given to stop the
engire, which the chief engineer ssd could not be
done, - the ship was fast sinking In about thirty
minutes all the lower ores were out and at least three
feet Of water In the shp, fore and at By this tims
the confusion among the passengers rvsry great,
but they ufed all efforts to assist the 10 keeping
the deck pumps going and in tightening the ship for
ward for the purpose Of endeasorns to get at tho leak
from the inside, which found to be useless
numbers of them ssing into the boats which were still
hanging to the dsviss In fcrty FIVE minutes after the
collision up from the fore hold and informed the
captain that the water was lsvel with the lower
deck beams and tAs twas impossible st At the leak
then asked him what he thought would be tho fate OF
the ship when he stated his belief to that there
no hopes Of saving hsr. He then told to to my
boats On going to those on the port side found them
completely filled with mon, and children, and no
possibility Of getting neaS them. immediately went to
the sarboard side Aad ordered two Of the crew to lower
the guard boat, and asked the captain what were
his inteAtions. He replied that "ths ships fate
should be his y I.then asked him IL he would not
allow his to go, intended to take boat but hs
returned the the answer that che should share his fate
II discovered that there was NO hope Of saving
the Aretic and the LADY, daughter and Of Mr. K.
Collins, with several ladies, put on board
boat In the act Of lowering which one Of the tackles
gave way, and all, sxocpt one lady who clung
to sailor holding fast to the boat precpitated
into the and lost. then jumped into . boat and
ordered BY the captain to cut away the tackle falls
and drop under the stern. did So and at the same
time about twenty persons, suppose, jumped over
board Of whom seventeen or eighteen were picked up
We fell in with another boat which had bssn lowered
from tne other sde ana nSntened ner OF part OF her
complement leaving nineteen In her. and twenty six in
my own boat The last sight we had Of the ship, her
guards were level with the water and the surface Of the
was ssrewn with human beings, who had jumped or
tasn overheard to whom. however It impossible 70
render any assistance, and We lost sight Of au
the fcg continued to be very Dense then asked ths
boats crews shether they were willing to be governed b
me, which was unanimously Assentsd 10, and WAS pu
| u compiste command o< both boats. We wore sAes
about sixty nilss 8 Of CAps RAos. Dssmins Il n,
duty tas assss. course Tor the safety q auA