Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-10-19
Loss of the Arctic.


gers, exclusive Of children, IT'S employers, a
valuable cargo, and heavy mail, is lost. Or
the more than four hundred souls who left
Liverpool on the 20th ult., full of hope, gave
ty and health, many returning from Euro.
pean tour of pleasure, only thirty-two are
known to have been saved, and certaialy
not more than one hundred can, by any pos
sibility, have escaped a watery grave.
In addition to all this, another large stea-
mer, lleghled with hundreds Of human be-
ings, has, in all probability, met a like Fate.
The details Of the horrible disaster are as
follows:
On Wednesday, September 27, precisely
at II o'clock NJ, in dense fog, we came
in contact with bark-riyged iron propeller,
with black hull, salmon colored bottom. lead
colored poop and boats and black pipe.
Sac was bound eastward, and had all sail
set, with Il strong, fair wind. The speed of
the Arctic at the time was about thirteen
knots an hour. The shock to us appeared
slight, but the damage to the other vessel
was irghtrul. Capt. Luce instantly ordered
the quarter boats cleared away and the chief
NiolS, uOtlSNuill diiN tlIiSS s"ii''o "S't ="
her relief: before other boats left, the order
was couutermanded. The Arctic then de-
scribed circle twice round the wreck, du-
ring which time caught glimpse OF more
than two hundred people clustered on her
hurricane deck.
At this iuncture it was first ascertained
that we had sustained injury, and the water
was pouring in at our bows. When the first
officer came alongside to report the cartain
was unable to take him up, but headed ~
II. ", in the hope of making land. Our
position on the previous day, at II o'clock,
was latitude as 80, longitude d 27. We
had run about three hundred and ten miles
from the time of this observation until the
moment of collision, and were supposed to
he forty miles from Cape Race. The pumps
were vigorously worked, and an anchor
chain thrown overheard; but, in spite OF all
exertion, the engines stopped, aud the water
entinguished the fires.
-Four of the five other life boats, believed
to have been well provis;oned, containing
the engineers. sailors, a few passengers and
all the officers, except the captain and third
mate, lett lle sup 'it an e'''iy S''SS.
majority of the passengers were working at
ire punps, some firing the signal guns, and
a,hcrs launching spars, under the direction
lain Luce and Mr. Dorian, the third
-, form raft.
der to facilitate this latter work the
last boat was lowered. Dorian,
vo fire men, three of the other pas
saved, and myself, were busily en-
slimg watercasks and seltees to the
d, two topgalIant yards and several
spars-thc captain, with number
,e,nen, protecting the work by keep.
he crowd, when panic seized all
D. :: rush was made, passengers and
prccipitated themselves headlong
a. bllwarks OH to the raft, and in Il
unr little boat was full and in immi
ger of being sunk. In this emer
'o,ian ordered the rope which held
steamer to be cut, and with our
axes we padded from the rats
mate, who throughout preserved
&c OF mind, and lahored with
Y, cried out: =" For Gods sake
, the raft, so that we can work.
II the ship while there's a timber