The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-10-21
WHOLE NO. 500.

quarter boats. which was done. and yr.Gur-
lay, chief officer. left the ship in the star
board boat: ard on l,,,erinr the port boar
the captain exclaimed, Hoist up that boat
a@ain, Mr.. E,nhlan," and beck on Il me to 20
to him. Upon doing so, he ordered me to
90 over the bow TO ascertain. if possible,
what damage had been done. | then found
the holes above mentioned Upon informing
him OF the fact, he gave orders to Get the
sails mp from below. and cndeavor to place
them over the bow. 50 as to stop tie leak
which was promptly lone but with sOeo1.-
vantage, so much of the bows AMI iron
which had been broken from the other
steamer adhcrin" TO the Arctic and so pro.
lcc'ing hcyond her rlanking that the sails
could not he brought close against the YES
scl's side
The carpenter was then lowered over the
side, and pillows and mattresses passed. -iuM
To HIM I" try, if possible. to close h6e
with Them hut the leak was found 10 he 30
far below the wafer line that they conll not
he got in. AMI every cxcrton To stop it rroy-
cl unavailinr. Capt Luce ,l,cn ordered the
Slip's head to he KEEP. for the land, which
bore y. W. hv W. Rv this tine he had lost
~i"lt of the ,|.f oiiiccl'> !na. and the other
steamer. which We supposed had sunk We
had not i"cn on our course iarc ,ian four
five minutes before We ran over 4 boat and
crew belonging "a the other steamer. III nf
whom peri~h"! w:the the cxreitinn of one
who caught lo'd nt a roip hanging over the
how. Directly after the boat was seen, or
| the chief engineer sail could not he done. as
the ship was fast sinking. Ia about 80 min
a.cs AL The lower fires were on, and there
Were at least six feet Of water in the ship,
fore and aft. Ev tbs time the CO.. fusion
amo'c>; tie passengers was very great, but
they used all efforts 10 assist the crew in keen
ins the 'i"rk pumps gon. ami in tightening
the ship forward for TIE purpose of ci.iear-
orlnr II ct at tle leak irom the inside,
which c'far's were found 10 1t. useless: and
numbers Of them Going into the boats, which
were sill hanging 10 the davis
In g. mian.cs after file collision. I cane
up from The fore ho,i, AMI informed Cant.
l."rc that the water WAS on 4 level with the
lower deck beams. AMI that il vas impossible
{ 10 get n the .cak. and then asked lin what
I he though. world likely hc the fate of the
ship: when he stated his belief 10 me, that
there was 10 hope for Sayin. her. lie thcn
'o'! me to see To nay boats. On going to
those on the port side, found them com
pic,rl,- flied with men and women, and no
possibility of getting near them
! immediately went to the sta.board side
and ordered two of the crew TO lower the
guard boat. and asked the captain what his
instructions were, who replied, =" That tn,
ships fate should hc his" then asked him
Ii he wonId not allow his son to 90 with ms.
as intended 10 take a boat. but he returned
me the answer that he should share his fate"
1t wa soon discovered. however. that there
little lo.'r of saving the Arctic. and the
lady. daughter and son of Mr. l.. X Ccilin,.
with several ladies, were pat on board boat,
in the act of lowering which, oae or the
tackles gave way and all except lie LADY,. who
cluns 70 a sailor ,hollin" fast 10 the boat, were
rrcri;itatcd in to the sea and lost
then iupn,ed into Loaf and was ordered
ly HE C"i,'ain to cut away the tackic falls
ami .ror under the stern did 50 =. ,r.,ic.,
;;:ac about >" :srsons. as Srpp..,-l. .Ii:l,-l
overheard, Of whom: /. or is we're picked aT
Fell IN witt a:io'hcr boat, which, lad b,.n
lowered :r'.:i IT,, other Il !, anu 1: ..n her
~ past "t her coia; dement,. !,a..l:. ~ in hc,
and -; in nv vw, boat. ihc la. >ir!.t V:
la! Of tn >hip b.: gu;..tis were ,c.cl wa. i.c
wai.r aii.! H.. >,.,!acc Of the s"a >trcwn with
human J., iriS~ who hal iu;..;.cdo .,!rr eye,-
board, "a whom. however, it wls iin;.,- ,iiie
- reader al. assistance, AZ! We >"nn o>t
~i~lt oi al, a. The fog continued TO H.. yer,
dense
ihcn asked The loa.>' crews wl,.,i.c. ,ilr,.
were wiilinr 70 l." governed u, mr.. nLi,h
they unanimously .ol-c,.tr! .". and was ,,nt
in .cnl,lctr r'.i,.n.ad Of bot. boats We verr
then al'o'l' 9" u,lr> $. +. nf Cape ;,cc Deem
in- il Va, du.v for the safety nf all 10 take the
ncarr>, ior IA. la:,'!. after j.slliur a,
the oars for - hours with nothing 10 r..i.l..
" but the run Of the e.a. wliril trok 70 ic
hcavn" from The -onfwarI, and in a thick
foo which lasted all the time. We relr'ci
Broad Coye, soi." ; miles Nnrtl, OF Care
Race
We then proccc,l.rl lv Land 10 E",cw~,
which W. rsarhcd On FRIDAY lat. I,i."n o1-
tanned and took charge Of a en,ll schooner
viii. Il vas hired i.v the passengers AMI mv,.lt
and pro, cr.irI immediately in >earth ot ~,
wrc.l; Of hcr hoa'-. We criii~ed ro;i,l IN 4
>,ronr ralc g. wii.l from the Eo.fil-ca-t In.
could .inl 10 trace ci illc >iip or boats
sen; word to Cart Lcitrh Of he fi:v pf Phi
aG.ir.i.ia. arpraii.i.ir iirl with the ca'a>-ro-
llie. ana he ain informed. sent oii two y-,-
>..> wh:cE lie had ,mpio,ctl alout li> osu
ship a> sie lay stranded.
Nr Allen hoplri,c OF HercwS. also sent
a.e:.va y,--,l on SATURDAY, evening hut size
iiaS not vc: returned. l. Is with tll. rrea..,t
rcrrct have 70 report that no tr,,q. Of the