The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-14
STATEMENT OF N. DUPAssEUR.

H. Aupssseur ssJt:-Op WEDNESDAY, the 2Ith, the
Arctic waa according to estimation, ssout forty miles
from Ca Fses Tho weather nc the calm rhe,e
was thick fcg The ship under full speed T~elys
O'Clock had juat sruck-'he passengers had gathered
In tie CABIN preparatory to lunch en- aged
In era wing tho numbrs Of the daily lottery aa
ment which is common beard those mers acd
chances Of which are basel upon ,hs NUN miles
no or less run during the preceding twenty
At once shock felt In the forward part Of the
ship, on the staIb ard see then second shock then
third. These sncchs not sufficiently violent to
cause ercus arprehensiop, aud tn ugat By
persons to be caused By breang on the bow sad
uavsrfus the side However, the passengers went on
decs, whep on the starbosrd side OF the shp was ei
covered an iron steamer wi haut naona colors
whose bow was completely torn of aud which half sub
merged 10 the ocesp, seemed ready to be engulphed
Captain Luse immediately ordered of the boats to
bs lowered, in which ths mate Nr Godfrey (Gourlie)
and five OF the seamen precpitated them elves go
thu rescue Of the stranger In the meantime tbs rcic
wert about in order to per in thu asen
for tho safety Of the other ship But no sooner was
this executed than the critical conotion in
which the steamer discovered to b. made
lively pscessary for her ofBcsrs to take immediate
to secure hcr safety.
The bow OF tho strange ship struck the bow OF the
Arctic, little above the cutwstsr the starbosri side
There had been left opening eight feet 10 Width and
five feet in height in which part of the stem in
cluded. Two other breaches not SO large, opened at
small intervals near the wheehouse ip cndsd
the rst and second shocks felt the ne Of the col
hsion.
By this threefod gste the entered the ship with
degree Of violence which to render all obsta,lss
useless and all efforts 10 stay its progress insHectua
Futile efforts made to stay the progress OF the
wster The passengers engaged at the pumps with
;rfa 81 <I.o
make tina land.
n order that time should be lost It was necessary
that all attempts to aid the strange ship should
ncunced She had disappearei and every pposed
that she had foundered It also necessary eavs
The baat rhich had sent to her relief with the Off
Ger and Eve men.
At tbe moment that the ship was put about second
time, to take new direction boat discovorss
little fer ward Of the arboard whechoss ths boat
filed with eight ten uplorny in foreign
language Unfortunately late to stop the ships
headway In less than half minute the boat and all
passengers dFappeaIsa under the shssl, 1t a
soDabe supposton that this boat from the strange
vessel But the time had come when every was pre-
occupied with the thought Of hs safety Scarcely
the tIouble taken to nterrogae of the str.ng
ers who jomred board at thu moment Of the col
ision An that was learned OF him was tha. the snip
was French
It too ascertained that, notwithstanding all
the efforts made at the pumps, the water gaiaing
with terrible rapdy and 1t extngushed the Ares
From that time the thoughts Of every urnei
towards such means Of safety would give ray Of
hope.
The Arctic had six boats, suspended from tackles
both rides OF the shptwo ct the rbo4rd and two at
ths s,arboord de deck amidships and the sixth
also on deck but forward.
1t is important to ascertain the nner in which
these boats were employed and their destiny. For
the sake OF clearress Will designate them by
numbers, in the following order:-Nos and on
tho starhoard quarter, (asternD Nos. and on
the laibosrd quarter astern (davriere;) No 8. the
boat amidships, and No. o the boat deck forward
The beat No. l. which sent to the rescue Of the
strange vessel, and which was abandoned to it, fate,
manned By tho second officer (arst and ave men.
Of whom news has yet been received When 1t was
proved that hc Arctic unavoo ably lost the order
was to launch the boat No 4, on the la,board side
the vhealht Tho boat received twenty seven
or twenty eight persons, women, children ard rassen-
gers provided with little biscuit and water but With.
out compass and without . single man able to guide
their has been impossible to ascertain the
names OF those on board this boat It is only said
that there one Frsnch Lady, remarked
by her dark complexion, and who was courage
ousy using car ct the moment whsn the boat dis
been heard The boat (No. p facing the one Last mon.
toned tbs lowered, and tho second officer, Mr.
Bssham, went in it-not ~ has been sXid through
selfish notvcs but by order Of the Captain who told
him, "xr Baahlsm take that boat and make Of 4. the
best you can" These words sxonerAte Mr. Baahlam
from the reproact which It thought right to cast
upon him from the first statements. yhe crew,
hosevcr, seem to have forgotten their duty, ant
thought only Of theis own safety. Tho fact,
soon as the boat Of Mr.. Baahlam rsachsd
the water that seventeen saosor nremen threw them
selves in IL with such violence that 1t y
immedia sey TO cut away tho tackle to prevent up
set. At the moment that the steamer passing for
ward Of this boat, passenger Mr. henry Moore, pre-
cpitatsd himself from the steamer and received
board the boat This brought tho number o. person.
in the boat nineteen There NAMED the fourth
boat mo A. the stern. Capt Luce put bosrd
this boat Mrs Collins her children, and several other
passengers Unfcrtunatsly, at the ent of lowering
this boat Of the pullcys gave way, the other
naming entaDglsd The boat precptated nesry per
pendculary, and all who in it, excepting three
perS ns. were thrown into the At such moment
misfortune Ike this was without remedy. The
hauling Of the boat, empty, was achieved, and It
was impossible to regulate her destny. 1t gene
rai sat~ i pens Passengers and sailors without
mony jumped into the boat whicp in few seconds
sled NM Dupasseur, Q. Mitchell, W. A. Young, W.
Gnbert F. de- Mayer. william Gihon X. N. buss, J..
Bogart, j. hsnnsssy, McHsth, Geo. Dobbs, and Dula-
qusis ssrvsnt Of H. 10 DUO de Ora mont), were happy
enough to and places in t,is boat.
n. 10 Iuc de Grsmont himself tried to jump but fell
into the tea, and would have immediately psrssd had
IT not been for his seivant who by supernumsn efors
hcisted him board Dulaquais himself resainsd the
boat by Of rope, inviting his master to follow
bis example, bat the boat had already got under way
usquais msdsa great jump, and foil like inert mass
In the boat de Gramont did not feel strong enough
10 initiate him. or he would not have allowed to rsss
precious minute which separated safety from death
The yourg duke. n. Guynet, and Mr. Browns family
we're the ast persons that N. Dupssssur perceived on
| the stern Of the stsam.x at the moment whsn ths
boat passed around the ship
NJ Durassur vas the twenty afth persen In the beat
and the least movement might have resulted In thl