The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-10-18
ADDITIONAL FROM THE ARCTIC.
Halifax, Oct. IL.

HALIFAX, Oct. IL.
No adv;ces OF the missing boats OF the Arc
tic in addition to the brigantne Ann Eliza, dis
patched by Warren Il Bros, under an arrange.
ment with the American Consul and other YES
sells We are happy 10 state TIE r. Rev. Mr.
Field has placed the Yacht Hawk at the dispo
! sal OF MIR. Newman, who lost no time in
engaging Screw and fitting her out for Sea =
She leita P. M yesterday, with instructions
!" cruise for SIX days to the nor,hward of the
island.
1t is generally expected that Mr.. White, OF
the New Foundland and Telegraph Company
will dispatch the Cempany's steamer Victoria
| in search of her.
The steamer arrived from the westward yes
terday. We understand the reply that New
mans applications for her was, ina, she could
be had for $500 per day. She is abot 200 tons
| bur,hen.
The following statement Of the loss by Mr..
BALKAN, the I'd officer appeared in an extra OF,
Tuesday. M. o !, and the other officers and
crew saved in the boats, arrived at the Broad
Cave, and reached here ON ! tuesday,.
On Wednesday, l7tt, at noon, Cape Rice
bearing northwest Is miles, while running in a
very thick fog, were stuck on the starboard
bow about sixty feet abaft the cut water by an
iron steamer, which made three large holes in
the ship, two below the water, one of which
was about five feet in length and one and ha.
feet wide, leaving the whole crt-water and stem
ut The steamer clear through The Arctics side
So dense was the fog that the We . could
not be seen a minute before the collision. The
helm was put hard Il tarboard, the engine was
stopped instantly and backed at full speed Until
clear OF the other steamer, which occupied a
couple of minutes. The French steamer ap-
peared to be sinking bow first Capt Luce inn
media ely gave orders to clear away the qnar>
ter boats, which was done, and Mr.. GounIey,
chief "fficer, left the Arctic in charge of tile
starboa: d hoa:
In lowering the port boat the Captain ex-
claimed hoist up that boat again. Mr.. BALKAN
beckoned me to g., when upon doing he
told me to go over the bow and ascertain il
possible what damage had been done. then
found the holes above mentioned. Upon infor
ming him of the fact he gave orders to get up
sails and try and get them about to endeavor to
stop the leak, which was promptly done bot t.
no advantage whatever, so much of the bow
and iron broken off the other projecting that
the sails could not be be brought elise to the
vessels side.
The carpenter was then lowered over the
vessels side, and pillows and matrassess passed
down TO him to try if possible to fSuc them
in, but the leak was found to be so far below the
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exertion 10 piop the leak proved unavallng.
Capt Luce then orderd the ships head to
be keep ahead, winch bore N. w. by N; by
this time had lost light of the chief officers
boat and the other steamer which we sup.
posed had sunk. We had MT been on the
course more than four or Ave minutes before
she ran over a boat and crew belonging to the
other vessel, all of whom persisted with the
exception Of one who caught hold of rope
hanging over the bow. Directly the boat was
seen and orders were given to stop the engine,
which the chief engineer said would not be
done the ship ives fast sinking.
In about 30 minutes all the lower fires were
ont and at least three feet of wafer in the ship
fore and aft. BY this time the CO Infusion among
the passengers was very great but they used all
efforts t. assist the crew in keeping the deck
pumps going and in lighting the ship fore and
ait fer the purpose Of getting at the leak from
the inside which was found to be useless, and
numbers OF them going int the boats which
were still hanging 10 the darts
In "A minutes after the collision came up
from the fore head and informed the Capt that
water was on level with the lower DICK, that
it ~as impossible to get at the leak, ani then
asked him what he thous hit would be tn. fate of
the ship; he stated to me his belief that there
was no hops Of saving her. He then told me
TO see my boats on. going TO those on the port
side, | found them completely filled with mea
women and children. No possibility of getting
near them, imned ia.ely went t, the starb"ard
side and ordered the crew 10 cover the guard
boat, and asked the Capt what were his inten-
lions he replied that the ship 8 fate should b.
his, then asked him # he would not allow
his son 10 70 as int nded To AXE b rat but he
returned me the answer that he should share his
lac.
Ii was SION discovered that there vas no
hope Of saving the Arctic, and In. lady, dau1
ers and son of f. X. Collins, nj h several
other ladies' were put on b 'ard boat, in act OF
lowering which one Of the tackea gave way,
and all except one lady, VIII" cluag 10 s1il'r.
held fast TO the boat, were precipIted into the
sea ann lost. then jumped into boat and
was ordered by the captain to cut away tn
tackle aad tall and drop astesn. did so,and a.
the same time about 90 persons, | supposed,
jumped aboard, III whom IL nr Is were picked
up We fell in with another boat wh.c1 had
been low cred
PERSONS LOST
Mr. Dupase and friend, Mr.. +. Henry, Ir. Grant,
lady and child Mr. L Jones, Mr. Smith, Miss Jane
Murtun, Miss Smith, Mr. W Brown and lady, Miss
Maria BROWN Mr. Babcock and lady, aIr / Mitchell,
Nir Babcock Jr, Mr. Dc Mayer, b Goose, Bancgc,
w Rathbonc Mr. Guynctt's two children and nurse,
NJ Barnes, Michael NJ Day Mrs Day and daughter, Mr..
Joindsay, Miss Manscy, Johnson I; Noakes, u, Mr.
c Peetrie and lady, Miss Pcrin sandford, c Wood,
Zoieggi, Mr. sIafline, Jefurd- G D Pearson. Al
len and lady, Mr. Aliens inflEt and nurse, Browns
infant and nlrac, Williams and lady, Mr Dcerade,
friend and servant, NcCrackcn, Mrs Scott, MI:
st. Mr. II Ysq Benedict sad and ida LADY,
Bcnjamln, n iiorc aud son. Mrs Chide and danehtcr
Mss Res.l, Miss Bronson, Mes Ncw'and's son, q w