Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-10-19
More Of the Arctic.

We had last evening, by Adams Express,
the New York Herald ofThuSday, from which
we extract an eloquent mention Of the melan-
choly disaster of the Inflated Arctic, which
has cast a gloom over The whole county:
"Among the narratives OF maritime disasters
which hare reached us in authentic form, none
can harrow the feelings like the one W, pub
lish this morning. In every point of view, il
is Unprecedented. The collision took place
a. midday, in calm weather, in the broad At
lantic, forty miles from land; a thousand years
might elapse and no two vessels again pass
over that fatal spot. The Arctic was; all
things considered, as noble nnd as perfect a
vessel as floats. SO high had naval architec-
ture and skill been developed in her construc-
ton and management that she might almost
have been considered storm. proof. Science
had raised her beyond the reach Of harm from
the sea, or the wind or fire. Nothing bat Just
such an accident as has occurred could have
destroyed her. Even a collision with nineteen
out OF twenty sea-going vessels would not have
endangered her I; it needed a large, heavy
steamship to tell upon the extraordinary
strength Of her hull. The large, heavy steam
ship was there. After the collision, in nine
cases out Of ten, a sail passed forward over
the bows, and mattresses forced into the leak
would have enabled her 10 sail the short
distance Of fouy miles which e rated
her from Cape Race. The leak could not be
stopped, she did not sail one mile before the
end came. Altogether, the hand of fate,
o~verpowering the effort Of man, and setting al
nought the most careful calculations aAd the
strongest probabilities; was never more appa-
rent.
"No steamer had arrived here FOR months
freighted with so many Of Our leading citizens.
Names familiar 10 US from childhood follow
each other in a sad succession in the list OIL
passengers. So goodly a company is seldum
offered to the hungry wave. Out OF The whole
two hundred and twenty-six, we only know
OF twenty persons, and not one female, thai
have been saved. For our part, however, we
will not relinquish hope Tor some portion of
the remainder. Al least three boats may still
be above water with human beings in Them,
ard il so, we have every reason to belieyet the,
may be picked up. Those who know Mr.
Gcurlay, The first officer, entertain strong hope'
from his skill and enorgy; he left the Arctic
as will be remembered, TO go to the aid Of th,
other steamer. Besides, there is stitl a chance
that some vessel may have rescued stray pa,
sengers from portions Of the wreck. II is Ger
tain-deeply grieved are we TO say it-.hat III,
family of Mr.. Collins, together with the mos
of the ladies', persisted before the steamer be
gan 10 sink, in consequence of The tackles o
their boat giving way. We know, also, tina
evenly. one men and four females died miser
bly, on the raft, during The night Of the 9th
One boatload'of men from The unknown steame
was run over by the Artic, and all hands saw
one lost. The fate Of all the others on boar,
both the vessels is yet a mystery. God will
that we be allowed hereafter 10 record thei
escape!
We trust that the telegraph lines will be il
working crdel, and before this is in type ther
will be some tidlngs TO bring g~ladness 10 som
hearts.