The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-01

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poriud, and as this spot was directly in
the path of European ships, and sig
nal guns Of distress wcro fired up to
the last moment. it is fair to presume
that some may have been picked up.
at this period Of the year, too the
ships outward bound are rs five to
one against those destined for the
! ''nited States, so that for some time
yet we may hope for the safety of
some Of them. Capt Luce said that
when he had risen to the surface, and
gainod portion Of Tho paddle box. he
ordered those in the boat to row to it
and takc of some of the eleven per
sous that were crowded upon it. But
they needed him not, and though they
wore Witliuut oars, they might vet
have reached the fral raft by padding
with their hands. Captain Luce
reached his home at Ionkcrs, New
York, on Monday evening last, where
he was met by his neighbours and
friends with every demonstration of
delight. Indeed, throughout the en-.
tire route from Montreal he WIS cv
erywhcre hailed by vast crowds, who
went forth To meet him with Joy ful con
gratulations and honest, hearty sym.
Ialhy,
The following is II Iisl Of the lost and
saved of the Arctic, us tur Us ascer-
t;lincd:
Total number of passengers (25O) and
crow 1855 OF, hvar,l of thu Arctic, 3S9
Taken to Quebec: by the lluron, IL
Arrived at New York, by lhc Lcb.
anon, IL
BY tho twn boats ut st. John, ID
by lhr Cambria, M Quebec, 10
There are three boats AS yet un-
heard from; iH one Of these, which was
well provided with water and pro.
.isions,sWcrc the following named per
SONS:
Mr., Gourlcy. lst officer, Mr.. Gra
latn, 4lh do. Mr.. Brown, Isl assst.
eng. Mr.. Willct, Sd do. do, John
Moran, fireman, Patrick McU;urIcy,
do. Mr.. ! thompson, engineer, Tllnmas,
Wilde, boatsw'n, Mr.. Rogers, enicf
cn'gr, Mr.. Walker, ID asst. cug, Dan.
Connolly, lirenan, JoIlH Flanagan, do
MIR. Kelly, cnSmcec.
There were no less tllan sixty
one women and nineteen children on
board the .Artic, not one Of whom
was saved, Us far rs Intelligence has
! reached us. The life insurance offices
Of New York city suffer to the amount
Of eighty thousand dollars by the loss
Of life GA board the Arctic.
Tie Arctic was built in Now
York in 1870, by William II. Brown.
and was considered rs sta'nch Il vessel
rs was ever constructed. She measured
$500 tons register, and cost 500, 900.
The ship and machinery were insured
for Si.i0.O00 by various American
insurance companies, and it is under
stood that they were also in England.
The cargo was insured for over $500,
600, principally in New York.
The French stcatRer Vcsta, which
came in collision with the Arctic, and
was supposed to have Immediately
gone down after the crushing collision,
arrived at st. John's, New Brunswick
on the 3Oth llt, in !, shattered con-
lition. The Nesta belongs to ono of
the wcaltliicst houses of Granville,
which cqnips vessels for the fisheries of
Newfoundland. She went to st.
Pierre with load OF salt, aud was
returning to E'rancc with one hundred
| and forty seven passengers, Fishermen
and s;ltcrs, and twenty Of the crew.
At the time Of The accident, the Vcsta
was travelling at the rate Of ten knots.
EXtcriorly she has even been worse
handled than the Arctic, for her bows
were literally carried away; but The
division OF her hold into compartments
Saycd her. The water which was
prccipitatcd by The large opening into
the forward part Of Inc ship wae
arrested 10y compartment Of plated
iron The Ncst1 carries written in
jnci!accaLlc traces the history Of the
naval drama in which she played SO
terrible Il part. Her hold open to
the light, and one of her nnlsts brok
en-, tell how violent must have been
the collisiHa. But what tells more arc
tho boat sides of her iron con,part
mcnts, in which sse still carries pieces
of wood from the Arctic--tho last and
melancholy remnant OF this magniG-
cent skip. The Ecsta lost in the col
llslvn thirteen of her men, who, seized
with fear, either threw themselves into
lhc sea, or were in the boat destroyed
by the Arctic.