The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-18

ts awful suHssinss, he advised to postpous the
meeting his friends to another opportunity. When he
Isft town he went to M Collins residence at New Ro
cGsre.
THE SAVED FROM THE ATTIC.
srArxMxNr OF nAsrus xnLsE-rHs FATE OF MRS.
COLLINS, DR. TAYLOR AND OrHms.
CFrom the Albany Journal, Oct. l6
We have converssd this afternoon with Mr. Erastus
Miller, one Of the rescued crew Of the Arctic who
,hS thai ct. 1
bis way to his fathers At Nvevlis, Coluubs county,
sns gained from him the following interesting pArtcu
Ths damsge done to the propeller by the collision
the Arctic which, st rsysiTns struck her bow and
carried away IL appeared to those on board more
out NJ Miller says was marked oy admirable self pos
sessioc ami courage then sent the mate with six
to tire help OF the propeller This is one Of the
He (Misrj was assistant In the stewards department
and vas helping to pass me pssssngs1 lunch into the
and felt the collision He thsn ran on deck After as
sisnng in the att mpts to stop the Leak he helped Ao
hnd Wilkinson and another 70 IRE the signal guns
which they sosded a. possible and he touched OF
With lighted napkin.
which they afterwards escaped with provisions, &c All
: T. her bosta but one were then gone. Approaching
In IN them that they would shoot him with revolver
d. tnea turned TO oos Tor Eeans OF escape slsewhse
the sso that several ladies' were put in
heat aid ssnt of by Capt Luce There several
t-rsoDs Ia the now only remaining boat prusqay OF
I c,sw. Capt Lncs ordered them out, aud pushed
two who did not obey in order that the boat
b, 9bt be Used in building tas RAFT Capt Luce. As Is
koAn sps the oars on board Muller was one Of those
ss5ted nofsn i, constructing the raft, and a. ths
lss meet. just the boat drifting of, swan
r. m the raft to H. and was pulled IN b. those 10 IL
Tbey roxsd away from the wreck for fear of being
swsmpsd sud saw her 60 down stern foremost before
ttsy nsd got al eighth OF a milo of
de ssw Mrs Collins, her SON, and daughter stan ling
hs quarter desk just before the steamer went down.
and Is positive they could not have escaped Captain
which the, in the boat thought he Sons to .V
bmfsn Of though it has since sppearsl he did no.: It
vas found Afterwards with slady CLOAK and piscs OF
room Then all the boats gone but the taken
Of these forced to the p,nful conclusion thst he
was los shan the ship went dawn. be (Mirer) spoke
Of the Arctic" Eyes said be, II think it wilo he
asked ne was not going to try to save himself Ia one
he should stay where he WAS He was with Captain
Luce Who was then tying fe preseryers OF the
tssn, and cripple BE had been out Europe With his
fssner the voyage previous, and WAS now returning
IA .r sesUg IN sss boa Nj asr Was chilled through
he y most OF the time at the bottom Of the boat and
though he suffered greatly from the eold expsceaoed
had In tbs boat couple Of caooages aad punpsiu ba.
they we're 80 mpresnated with salt water M to be hard
describes the scene after the sinking Of the steamer
a'ar.ui IN he extreme Dead bodies Of men and wo.
men were floating about them, many Of them drowned
the life preservers whis Ia their Ignorance they had
allowed to slip below their wass 80 that BY the rsing
Of the life preservers TO the surface their heads
drawn uscer water.
ADDITIONAL FACTS FROM CAPTAIN LUCE.
[Frcm the Times
Afer the collision with the vssa, IL will DO remsm
bered that boat was sent from the ve5ta which
run o'er By the Arctic. Ferdinand Keyn, the young
German who ssyed on the piese of the wreck with
Captain Lnce and Mr. Alien threw overheard rope TO
rescued he proved to be . French 6sherman, named
francSts Gaiock subsequently, whoa they were float
uos5e to attention from their extre ne distance
this same fishermen CHANGED to fo,t 10 the Cam.
bra eas discovered ard piaksd 10: Innsdately upon
gong bcaid hs intimsted by signs that there
otnes other pieces of wreck in tins Immediate vicni
t sne this I'D to the rescue OF Captain Luce and the
1. thus thai the act Of Keyn ia thro wing rope
TO tie Frsnchmau Gajock VAS the Of preserving
hirn,eE. Mr. Allen, and the ssw manning survivors
Some OF the most interesting facts that reporter
obtained f.o this interview with Capt&in Luce
po i.crs occupied by the different parties sup
posed to Fave been lost when he last saw them.
every person on board as keeny this facs az
himself. fMr Dorisn's boat having cut 10 fro he
The .seus,rs each in turn to Captain R Luce aav
him farewell shake Of the hand aud many Of tho facts
connected she.ssfth osp.aa Luss sisn;y Tsmsme,rs
to him sul babe him an asctonsA farewell as the ship
was going down
eel mutt inevitably b. lost, young named Stewart
Holland engineer learning under Instructions had
minutes prior to vessels sinking he discovered that
further eorts In that direction useless and he
preschsd Saptsin Luce, and SHOOK him v.r~y By the
hand and said to him.
s'Captan should you live TO reach 'hs land let
the world know that here's one man who has done his
duty bavsly"
II know It /" said Captain Luce 'TOr have him
eAnd . more brave, courageous sad self sscridsing
being nsver saw sal Captain Luce 10 our reporter.
ALSO up 70 tn, iast moment. Mrs. BsScoci had been
lying SICK during most Of the passage thins SAID
sI think,n added the Captain, "th.t Mr. McCracken
aud his sister Mrs Scott were on the upper deck also
Mr. Allen thought, at the time, that he saw Mr..
Ca.herwoo6 there; hut upon being questioned by Capt
Luce last evening could not clh TO mind whether he
not
went chen the tackle OF the small boat broke"
not recoiect whether Oh ,riey st. john ing
the crowd on tbs upper ek when the vessel went down
not
Issw Capt Pratt and his lady there and think that
they went down with the rest.
Mr. Nswbold wa one Of the most efficient among the
passengers aud but short time before the ship went
~is .o.ns ha aS ~ ms 20 over
sax Mr.. Springer, OF Cincinnati, on the upper deck
white Va we're going down
About minute before we went down raw Mes. Col
Inns, with her daughter and SON. standing on the desk
The tvo former, think, had on life Mister
Coilins hal taken of his coat and boots.
Mr. stpns and his family, and Mr. Day md his wife aud
daughter, also the deck, and we're standing to
ysther when the vessel went down.
Mr. Grant and his wife aad were Standing together
Su tbs upper de,k, and swept OF with the rest
spoke 70 Mr. Guinet and his wife, not two minutes
Re -ole the vessel sank.
cav Mr. Peneoiot and lady with the Others.
vas spesking with Mrs. Hudson who was standing,
sih her csfd with the other passengers. She wished
thst would allow her to 20 with she supposed
that .ss going to take the boat told her that
oh uh stand by the vessel to the last
saw ths Due de 6ran,nont make spring into the
bows Of Mr. Dorlan's (the lss:) BOAT. BAT those to
him drove aim cut again That WAS the las that rscoi
lect Of sess1y him
large number Of persons 80. ON water casks; some
issbed tro togstf err. thnlirg they thus
bat many instances the asniDgs became loose ard d
course the casks became usless. saw six diffsrsat
persons climbing up and endcarorng to sustain tbsm