The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-10-13
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP ARCTIC

Collision ,cih Propeller, and FnghDm Loss q
Life Panic among the Passenger 81
PdsSsngcrs Sared!
For some days past approximations have been
felt for the safety Of ths Collins Steamship Arctic
which left Liverpool the 20 ult., and was due IL
New York the first DAYS Of the present month II
appears from information received in New YORK
on the llih instant, that the Steamer came In con
tact with large Iron Propeller on the 9Th ul, Of
Cape Race, and in u short time went down, carry
Ing with her the most Of her passengers, and he
officers and crew. We copy from the Boston
evening papers Of Wednesday, the following par
iiculars of this sad event, as il was eegrapeed Il
them from New York. We publish the accoun
to the exclusion OF other matter
Nav YoRk, liih. The Collins steamship Arc
| tic Is lost. She len Liverpool the 20ih u., with
about $50 passengers and crew all told Of 49,
| On the 9th, al ~ M in dense fog about fnrt,
~ large iron, harque rgged Propeller, bound to the
Eastward with all sail set
The Arctic was going 10 knots per hour TIL,
shock TO the Arctic appeared slight, but 10 tho
Propeller il was frighifhl The boats were order
cd TO the relief of the Propeller, and one contain
ing the chief mate, boalswain, and sailors lcll
| Ii was then discovered that the Arctic had sis
tanned injuries, and tina, The water was pourin!
into her bows. The pumps were vigorously
worked, and an anchor aud cham thrown over
board but in spite Of all exeriiOns the water cx
ItiLguished the fires, and the engines stopped
-Four of the five other life boats believed 10 have
been well provsloncd containing the engi.eers
sailors and few passengers and all the officers
lcxcep, the Captain and the 3nl mate left the shiI
at IN early Stage. .. .."
A majority OF the passengers were working
the pumps and firing signal guns, aud other
launching spars under the direction OF Capt. Luce
and Mr. Dorian, the Sd mate, TO form rail-.
A panic suddenly seized all on board, and
rush was made for the rait. large number go
upon il aud into the boat.
The sea was incn flush with the dead lights, an,
in few moments mole the Arctic sunk. and al
on board perish d. o., =,
Ats O'Clock on the afternoon Of the 2Sih. the
survivors OF the boat espied a sail and raised
handker.hicfio attract attention, which they sue
ceeded in doing, and found the vessel to be Tho
barque Huron, Of st. Andrews, N. Capt. A
Wall, bound TO Quebec, which took them al
aboard
The rail was seen in the distance, and one poo
man only cinging TO il. A boat was immed sicl!
sent and rescued him. He stated that after Oh,
steamship sunk he counted 70 men and womeI
on the rali but at 3 l-2 O'Clock he was the onl!
one alive.
During the nigh, Of the 2s,h, Capt Wall huns
out extra lights, fired rockets, kept horn blowing
in hopes Of falling 10 with the remainder OF th'
missing boats, hut his endeavors were fruiiess
On The evening of the 2Sih ui. spoke the shlI
Lebanon, Capt Story, bound for New York, b!
whom Is of the number were tahcn of.
| The Lebanon afterwards transferred them TO ih'
pilot.b Christian Berg, No l6, by which thel
reached this city. The fate ofthc propeller ant
the other five boats Of the Arctic not posvel!
known.
The propeller is supposed TO have been ih.
Charity, from Montreal for Liverpool Capt. wall
ofihe Huron, on the morning Of the 2Sih saw
singular looking crafl bear TO leeward, but wa
unable to tell whether she was steamer or SAIL
ing vessel " r.p ...
He says she had nondescript appearance, ant
may have been the wreck of the propeller.
Here follows n list Of the saved who had arriv
ed at New York or were taken TO Quebec by TIL
Huron. We omi, the list -s..n.
Among those last seen on the quarter deck
while fastening liic.prescrvers on the females, VIII
must have sunk with the ship or persisted on 10.
ran, were Capt Luce aud son, Mrs. f. X. Col
Inns, aud Master Covilf Collins.
The Duke DeGrammoni, Of the French I'm
bassy, George Steward, wife and child, Ammo,
col0red girl,and Mary, the siewardes. Miss Jones
ID. C., j. Cook, Opelousas, La, with many more
| A Mr.. Comsiock, brother Of the commander OF
the Baliic,was drowned by the capsiz'ng Of ooa
whilst being lowered
The above particulars were furnished by Adams
Co.'S Express Philadelphia, who says nc nas
government dispatches from Frnnce ana Engiand
received from Mr. Buchanan which he could no