New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-11

tom, lesd-colored poop and boats, and black pipe.
She vas bound eastward, and had all sail set, With .
strong fair wind. The 'peed Of the Arctic ct the time
was about thirteen knots an hour. The shock TO Us
appeared Aght, bu. the do mage to the other vessel
wa frizhtul. Capt Luce instantly ordered the qusr
ter boats cleared away, and the chief mate boswain
and three sail ,rs went to her relief before other
bosr Iefe the order was countermanded. The Arctic
then described circle twice round the wreck during
which time caught glimpse of more than two hun
bred people cus.er,d on her huriean derk.
At this juncture it was first ascer;ained that We had
sustained injury and the water pouring in at
bswr. When the first officer came alongside to
port, the captain was unable 70 take him up, but
headed n. n. w. in the hope of making land. Our
position the previous day at IL O'Clock, was lst
tude 4sc So, longitude 45o a. We had run about
three hundred and ten miles from the time Of this OBJ
servation until the moment Of collision, and were
supposed to be forty miles from Cape Race. The
pumps were vigorously worked, but, in spite of all
e1ertion, the engines stopped and the water eItn-
eu.bed the fires Four of the FIVE other life boats,
believed TO have been wen-provsioned, containing
the engineers sailors, few passengers, and all the
officers except the captain and third mate, left the
chip at an early stage. The majority Of the psssen-
gers were working at the pumps-some firing the
signs guns, and others launching spars, under the
direction of Captain Luce and M Dorian the third
mate to form ref.
In order to facilitate this latter work the sixth and
last boat was lowered. Dorian, or two fremen,
three Of the other passengers saved, and myself were
busily engaged flashing casks and seees TO the
main yard, two topgallant ards and several smaller
spars-the Captain, with number Of gentlemen, pro-
tecting the work by keeping back the crowd-shena
panic seized all on board, rush was made, passen-
gers ana firemen precipitated themselves headlong
over the bulls arks on to the raft, and in q moment
our little boat full, and in imminent danger Of
being sunk. In this emergency, Dorian ordered the
rope which held to the steamer TO DO cut, "a with
our hands axes we padded from the raft s she
The mate who throughout preserved great presence
OF mind and labored with heroic energy, cried out;
For Gods sake Captain, dear the raft, 20 that we
"oan work won't desert the ship vile there's q
" timer abohe wafer.
Blu, the sea was now flush with the headlights In
three minutes from the time he spoke the stern
sunk-the foam went boi.ing over the tunblng hesp
of human beings-many were dashed forward agans.
the pipe. heard one wild yell, still ringing in my
ears and saw the Arctic and The struggling mas
rapidly engulphed. Numbers yet chung to the in
perfectly constructed raft but, alas we could render
them no aid. Our stu alton was no lees precar-
GUS; and cruel as IL seems were forced to aban-
don them TO fate Heaven for bid that should ever
witness such another scene. We however picked up
two more men and then, with an overloaded boat
without oars, tholepins, food or drink avoiding with
difficulty the fragments Of the wreck, aud passing
many dead females, prepared for night upon the
ocean. We secured floating pumpkin and cabbage
to guard against immediate starvation, dashed spar
to the Prov OF boat to keep her head to the wind
and tea and thus drfted until daylight; the night
was cold an foggy, with heavy swell, and, in a
cramped drenched and half-naked condition, we suf
fered terribly.
Without dwelling upon our miseries, slleviated
much BY the that had endesvored to do
our duty to fellow men, suffice il TO say that at
O'Clock on the afternoon Of the 2sth we esped sail,
and raised handk erchief 10 attract attention. We
were successful. With the rude substitute for oars
which we had constructed during the day by laehing
plank to CAP stan bars, with view OF attempting to
pein land when the sea subsided, pulled toward
the ship. On our way passed the remnant OF the
raft, with one man on it apparently alive.
The bark proved to be the Huron, Of ST. Andrews,
NIB, Capt. A. Wall, bound for Quebec. Our men
safe on board, the noblebearted Dorian, with some
of the Hurons crew. returned to the raft and rescued
TO the spsrs He states that after The steamship sunk
he counted seventy two men and four women or the
rsft, out at 81 o'clock he the only one alive In
the morning two bodies were beside him, much eaten
by fsbes. and at the time be our boat be was on
the point of voluntarily dropping into the see to end
his agony. Coming from tho raft Dofan encoun-
tered and examined the life-car OF the Arctic. Ii
contained bottle Of water some cheese and lsdys
gurmSpt.
Nv the humane captain Of the Huron, and Mr.. We'll
lineton Cameron, son OF the owner, we were re-
ceiyed with great kindness, our wounds dressed fires
kinded and food and clothing provided in abundance.
During the night of the 2sth, Capt. Wall hung out
extra liz hts, fired rockets, and kept horn blowing.
in hopes Of falling in With the remainder Of the boats
But bis endeavors were fruitess On the evening OIL
the Goth. be spoke the ship Lebanon, Capt. Story,
bound for New-York, by whom eighteen OF our mum
Der we're taken off, kindly welcomed and we'll treated.
We have this moment reached New-fork, oy p'iot-
boat Christian Berg No. l6, to which We we're trans
fened from the Lebanon, and to the crew OF which
we are under great obligations.
The fate Of the propeller and our five boats |" I'M
known. II the steamer was, as l have reason to
think the Charity, frem Montreal to Liverpool sue
H. believe built with wster-tght compartments, or
bulkhesds, and will float, notwith landing the dam
age to her bow. The fact that boat LEFT her, which
was cspsized by paddles, sugu i'll for her buoy.
ant condition, though Captain Wall, of the Huron
on the morning Of the asth saw snsular-looking
craft far to eeward but was unable to tell whether
abe was steamer or sailing weasel. he says sne
had nondescnpt appearance, and may have been
the wreck Of the propeller The following is List Of
those saved in the sixth bost
TAKEN TO QUEBEC BY THE HURON.