New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-11
THE CREW OFTHE ARCTIC.

We have received letter from Thomas snson,
late Oficers' Steward OF the steamship Arctic. Of
which the following is the principal portion:
The men thst were saved in the last boat and The
raft were the oly that stood by the vessel after
she was deserted. They have lost everything tha,
they had in the world, except their poor families.
They DENIED even a passage home % their f4ni-
lies in Liverpool, or wages for their labor Thew
also forbid to work any more the American
steamships between New York and Liverpool. We
told ihs; the public have requested the owners of
that line not to employ again one that saved
from the Arctic. Now, Is that justice to the poor
sufefefs that are thrown GA this continent
with the loss Of everything. their clothes
money hardly earned but not paid TO them ?
/ en- disabled, and have been ever since. with my
arrn which was dislocGted. when. through tt care
essness Of the that had the charge Of lowering
the boat which | was In, every one in It but my
fef and an )iher man pitched heatlOng into the
sea and lost suffered the hsrdships OF the boat with
Mr.. Dorian, with my am fractured, till | arrived AZ
the hospital After laying there few days I'll was
enabled TO nee il little. hsstened 10 this City, wish
ing TO return 10 my family in Liverpool, little expect
ng that, after three years service on the Colios
tssmers, should be refused the means OF obtaining
livelhood-refused passage 10 my wife and family,
sno thrown destitute on foreign shore-and 70 be
told that the public would not allow them % take or
give empoymen 10 any Of the survivors Of the Arctic
understand it has been ssid that myself and McCabe
received purse OF money that was made up at the hos
pital but dis assertion is entirely untrue; all ever re-
ceived wa 81 from gentleman thst called upon me 10
see If could give hun any inform ttiOn about some
Of bis friends that were board Of the ship. To sat
isfy any who thinks that the ship was deserted by
all the men, can assure tlem II is wrong of them TO
think so. / can give good and satisfactory reason
how came on board Of that boat. had placed on
the lady Of Capt Pratt her overshoes. in her state
ROOM and asked by her husband to carry her to
the boat. ! did go and before could seat that poor,
unfortunate lady the boat let loose fro the ship,
but her bow not lOoseDed that all IN her, bat
two were yrecpitsted into the water. nent on th-,
because il has been stated that the rushed TO the
boats and would not let the passengers in. II some
did neglect their duty, 1t is very ard THAI the
IOor fellows that deserted the ship should be
treated in this hard wav. All that want is justice,
and not to he thrown here destitute, and kept away
from the bosom Of my family. / trust IA these re-
marks make in respect 10 The owners of the Arctic
the public will not imagine for one moment, that |
incude Sir. Dorian. 1t would indeed, he great IN.
gratitude for to make any remark to the INJURY OF
That noble man. whom will ever remember with graf
itude for saving my poor life and AN certain that
he had had the power, he would have saved many
more. Now, ask the public do they CONSIDER thai
the doing justice to the poor survlvers OF
the Arctic 10 forbid their obtaining living again IN
their en- ploy and casting men, far away from their
homes upon the charity Of few friends if any they
nay be fortunate find, disabled and not able to OBJ
tain honest living"
There can be no propriety in including all persons
connected with the Arctic in an ndiscrimin4te con-
dempaton. az according to Mr.. Sinson the proprie-
tors have done Let the guilty be punished, and the
incompetent be denied further employment but surely
those against whom no blame can be alleged, ought
not to be thus proscdbed, merely because they were
80 unfortunate a. to be on board the ship at the time
Of the disaster.