The daily union., 1854-10-19

the interesting facts our reporter obtained from
this interview with Captain Luce the positions
pied by the different parties who supposed have
been lost when be last them
When he saw that they must inevitably be lost and
every person board keeny appreciatg this fact
himself Mr.. Dorians boat having cut loose from the raft
all board gathered together the upper deck The
passengers each in turn Captain Luce gave him
farewell shake Of the hand, and many Of the facts connect
ed Herewith Captain Luce distinctly remembers
Mrs Chlds and daughter Of Springfield Massachusetts,
him and bade him aectionate farewell the
ship was going down.
During the time succeeding the discovery that the vessel
must inevitably be lost young named Stewart Ho
land engineer learning under instructions had been
constantly firing cannon. About ten 10 fifteen minutes
prior TO the vessels sinking he discovered that further
efforts in that direction useless, and he fired the
gun for last time young Dr. waring approached Cap
tain Luce and shook him warmly by the hand and said
him:
Captain should you ever live TO reach the land let the
world know that here's who has done his duty
brayely
Il know it, said Captain Luce "for / have him
throughout
And brave, courageous and sef-saerheing be-
ing never saw, said Captain Luce to our reporter.
Mr. Babcock and his lady of this city, deck also
up the last Mrs Babeock had been lying sick
during most of the passage Il think said Captain Luce,
"that shook hands with them bothn
think, added the Captain, "that Mr. McCracken and
his sister Mrs. Scott were on the upper deck also
Wr.
wood there but upon being questioned by Captain Luce
last evening could not call 10 mind whether be was 30 or
not
Il think said Captain Luce Ithat Mr. Comstock went
| over when the tackle Of the small boat broke.
II do reeoIlec whether Charley 81 John among
the crowd the upper deck when the vessel went down
or not"
II Capt Pratt and his lady there, and think they
4 went down with the rest
Mr. Newbold was one of the most efficient among the
passengers and but short time before the ship went
down working with all his power get spar over
! board He was on the ship TO the last
saw Mr.. Springer, Of Cincinnati the upper deek,
while were going down.
I About minute before we down, saw Mrs Col
ns with her daughter and standing the deck The
two former think had life-preseryers Master Col
1 lins had taken off his coat and boots
Mr. Stone and fis family and Mr. Day and his wife
and daughter, also the deck and standing
together when the vessel went down
Mr. Grant and his wife and standing together
on the upper deck, and were swept off with the
spoke TO Mr.. Guynet and his wife not two minutes
/ before the vessel sank
1 Il saw Mr.. Benedict and lady with the Others.
was speaking with Mrs Hudson, who was standing,
with her child, with the other passengsrs She wished
that would soT her to go with me, she supposed that
i was going 10 take the boat told her that should
/ stand by the vessel to the last
| saw the Due de Grammons make spring into the
| bows Of Mr.. Dorians the last boat bat those to
him drove him out again That the last that recol
| lect of seeing him
large number Of persons got water casks some
ashed two together thinking they thus secured.
But in many instances the ashng became loose and of
the casks became useless six different per-
climbing up and endeavoring sustain themselves
by two casks. They kept above water for time but
finally sank
After the vessel went down, great majority OF those
on board, they rose got the raft which had been
built large number got small pieces of the wreck,
doors and other fragments floating by These gradually
separated and each lost sight OF the other.
4 ben the last boat upon the deck Capt L.
ceeded in getting Mrs Collins and number Of other ladies
into IT. But they forced leave required the
boat for service making the raft They did without any
apparent reluctance Capt L. says in this conneXon that
the ladies after the first fright over calm
wen be imagined under such circumstances, and
seemed perfectly resigned 10 whatever might be their fate
The Last Of tie PassrgeFs IN she Wa,sr.
As the waves engulphing me close me,
/ Mr. and Mrs. Petrie of Philadelphia.
Mr. Mahlon Day succeeded in getting the piece Of
the wheelhouse which was with Others but observ
ing that already full he beook himself again
10 q door, by which lac had formerly been sustained
Mr.. Allen thinks he Mr., Edward SANFORD on q
| piece of raft very after the sinking.
Mr. Cah and lady alongside of me in the water.
After had succeeded in getting the piece Of the wheel
house which at that time lying close the raft
reached and assisted Mr. Cahin from the water the
raft He afterwards fell OF again Mrs Cahl called me
try reach HIM but could not do il without going
overheard myself
/ After Mr. Allen and had got upon the raft we saw
Mrs Allen Mrs. Brown, Miss Maria Brown, VIM. r. Brown
and his lady and fifty Others the main raft and
4 thev still upon the raft when we last them.
| u j. Tmes.