The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-12
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BY TEL f G RAPH.
Loss of the cPassengers aud Crep Droened- Only
Thirty-t~o SaredTerrbte Collision at SeaLia Of the
| Passengers Picked up at Sea- DE.
New York, Oct. III, a. m-We have at length melan-
| eholy news of the Arctic.
On the 9th ultimo she in collision with unknown
ship supposed to be British steamer and it thought that
the latter is lost also If nearly six hundred souls have
persisted through this collision!
The mails and everything board the Arctic including
government dispatches from London and Paris lost
Only thrtytwo souls of those who the Arctic
known to be saved
General Sanford and his brother Edward great
both of New York. Captain Comstock, of the Baltic the
Duke de ramont of the French embassy, Captain Luce
and the family of Mr.. Collins, all among the lost.
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More About the Loss Of the Arctic.
New YoRK, Oct. u-l2, m.--The ship Seharon brings
twenty of the Arctic passengers survivors of that Inflated
vessel who report that the night of the 9th ut during
dense fog, the Arctic in collision with steam pre-
peer barque rugged of iron, with black hull salmon col
bottom and ead-coored boats She thought have
been Charity from Montreal for Liverpool Up
wards hundred persons her deck
dately the collision The Arctic going
of thirteen knots an hour.
After the collision the captain of the Arctic thinking his
vessel unnjured commenced to render assistance to the
propeller but soon discovered that the Arctic leaking
rapidly which extingushed her res The discovery
this fact caused inecribab panic board the Arctic
| among the passengers and crew.
The boats rapidly launched and filed by the and
passengers who succeeded in fighting their to the
boats which drifted away the open in dense
fog The boats crowded to excess with but little pro-
vision water.
board raft endeavor the great body
of passengers, including the and children, who still
remained on board the Inflated steamer.
Ar soon as the launched sudden panic
| Al.
boat the greatest haste and CONSERVATION and in three
minutes the Arctic sunk All in the sixth boat saved
and but out of the seventytwo the raft it having
than it possible to sustain. They cast
into the sea in the presence of the few survivors,
3, D. m 2Sth instant, the barque Huron of ST.
drews n. b., Captain Wad bound for Quebec picked up
the last of the six boats that left the Arctic and pas
sengers board.
The Huron 6rod rockets aud hung lights during the
night and kept her horn blowing during the night of the
18th, the hope of falling In with OF the Arctc's
| boats which proved frutless.
On the evening of the 10th the Huron spoke ship Leb
anon, Capt Story bound New York. and transferred
eighteen passengers.
The fate of the propeller, which thought TO be greatly
damaged, and the five boa which left the Arctic, not
known,
the morning the 2sh the Huron a singular
before falling in with the Arctcs boat which might have
| been the propeller.
The list of passengers picked by the Huron is follows
Luke Mccarthy, Joseph Connel, Richard Makom James
Conner, John Drury Christian Moran, James Ward, and
Christopher Caaher, all remen and Thomas Wilson,
sstant engineer Robert Bryan David Barry, and Erasus
Miller, all walters.
Those arrived New York in the ship Lebanon Ed
Mahon Thomas Garland Patrick Casey, Patrick To-
lin Dobbn, and Carrgan, all remen Thomas Brenan
sistant engineer John Connolly engineers steward Thorn
stanson, officers stewards James Carrigan porter
Michael Mclaughlin and the boy Peter McCabe, picked up
| at the time of the sinking Of the sixth boat
The Lebanon also brings the following passengers, who
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Trescon, Sicily island; JAS Thomson, of New Orleans
Captain p. F. Cram, of New York; Geo. H Burns, OF
| Philadelphia +. Dorian, Of New York
The FIVE boats which have reached land been picked up
known to have contained Mr.. Gurley, first officer
Thomas Widec, boatswain Baam, second officer Graham
fourth officer Moore, Of New York, passenger Rogers
chief engineer Donn assistants Walker and Wiett I'd and
Sd do D.. Connolly John Moran j. Flanagan. and Pat.
McCuley, hremen Mesrs. Dingnell keey, and Simpson
young who under instruction in the engineers
department named Robinson, besides sailors and quarter
masters.
Among lost, seen last on the deck
the Arc few moments before she sunk, the follow
ing Capt Luce and son; Mrs. t. r. Collins Master c. Col
Inns and Miss Collins of the family the owner Of the line
Mr. Brown and family connection of the senior partner
the firm Of Brown, shipey, CO., Of Liverpool -
Bowen, Of Cincinnati Charles Springer DO James Muir
head, Petersburg Virginia Mr. Hewest, Mrs. Hewet, and
daughter Fredereksbarg Virginia. nephew Of Mr.. Blood
good, Of Philadelphia; A. Holet Albany Duke de Gram
mont OF the French embassy Stewart Holland, Of Wash
ingon D. c. G. Cook. Of opclousas Louisiana and many
more.
Mr. Comstock brother Of the commander the Baltic
drowned by the cspirng Of of The whilst be
ing lowered Geo. Burns, of Adams's Express furnsher
OF the sboye particulars, says that the government de
patches from France and England, given him by Mr.. Blu
chanan he could not The propeller could have
the Charity she being advertised leave Quebec
on the 10th instant 1t may have been British propeller
from Canada with troops The number board the Arctic
was as follows Passengers, 1885, crew, l75. Total All
1 But 81 Of this number are known to be saved.
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Safety Of TSO IF As Boats
HALIFAX Oct 1.-two Of the Arctics boats have arrvec
here with several lady passengers on board
The British that struck the Arctic appeared 10
iron vessel She struck her absft her cuvster making
large hoesone five and half feet in length esvins
the whole and stem Of the iron steamer clea
through the Arctcs side This vessel Is supposed TO hav
left Halifax.
Several vessels have been despatched 10 the scene OF th
| disaster in hopes Of picking up more,