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srATEMRNr or Mr.. FnANcrs DORIAN.

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the starboard chain overheard to tighten her Isl
The Second Officer came on deck asked If he was
making any exerton to stop those leaks he replied yes
asked him what was the prospect All the got
from him to hurry up those pumps that is the main
pumps and those at the saloon gangway went along
the deck and found two of the standing
by the port aftward quarter boats ordered them by
command OF Capt L., to take weapons and defend
| it, While stood aft the passengers and crew
filling the port forward boat along for the pur-
pose Of putting stop to it, found Capt in the
guards passing ladies and children into the boat Several
gentlemen were also passed in think about % in
It, He gave the orders lower away turn ed around
and the after boat perfectly crowded By the time
aft they in the boat had the bow fell partly
lower and from the davits and held on by the after fall
when she tipped over and empted all out with the
ception Of three With the assistance OF Captain Luce
Captain Grann one of the remen and myself got the
by hauling on it us the ship urched succeeded in
saving the boat and hauled her the aerguard the
engine turning ahead slowly at the time took turn
the painter round the after guard with the intention Of
keeping the boat there % last resource.
Some passengers part Of the crew and remen precip
tated themselves right into the boaat least twenty.
They cut the boat adrif and went away that the
last of that boat saw There was one in
her walked off the guards the upper deck and the
passengers proposed to to raft Of such materials
connd find board, and wished me to take charge
of the ship, answered that Capt Luce on board,
such lis place long the ship above water
He quite cool but had lost good Of his command
speech At the time found with the exception Of
him, that was the only officer on board. When
ported to Capt Luce that all connected with the sailing
department had left he gave of desparng exclaa-
tion and then with his sanction the passengers
self proceeded to get spars overheard to form raft
mainyard yard main yard aud
seyeal smaller Epars While this being done, the
naming engineers took the other boat understood
endeavor to stop the leaks them in the distance
when the ship went down With the consent of Captain
Luce launched remaining boat to form raft For
the boats protection took the out that those
aboard would not rush into and swamp her. Mr.. Burns,
of Adams 6 Co.'s Express Mr. Thompson of New Orleans
Capt Grann of New York city Mr. Jenkins of California
Nj. - and one or two fremen, among whom was Thos
Brennan, of the island Of Sciy, and myself Iabered dill
gently till got all secured which at the time float
ing within reach. ordered the boat to be taken
along. outside the raft to every thing that
the surface, such water-casks, sofas, etc.
by the time had got the boat the outside Of the
raft perfect mania seemed to seize all board and
universal rush made for the boat sotthat possible
entreaty threat could stop it. The boat perfectly
ordered the painter to be cut and shoYed clear Of tile
raft When went about half boats length from the
they sezing every thing aoet to eudeavor to
reach the boat ordered the people in the boat to aks
every effort to keep her from drifting Off at the
time hailed Captain Luce for God sake to take peo
pie from the raft in order that might go to work it
and lash every thing that was bueyant to it. To the
best of my knowledge about three minutes afterward the
the Arctic seemed to settle down stern foremost The
last of Captain Luce he standing at the after
part of the starboard paddle box In the boat there
several copjrctures excaiming there is the
Captain but to the best of knowledge he nowhere
to be seen when the ship went down.
According to the description Igot Of Mrs Collins and
family Gas did not know them personality believe she
not in the boat that tilted made the re-
mark to Nr. Burns that perhaps Mrs. G. had gone in
come Of the boats that had left the ship He replied the
last thing he did on board was to asten fepreseryer
From this juncture till our arrival in the city en-.
rey endorse the statement given by Mr. Burns in yes
terdays Times
The propeller above water when last saw her. with
about two hundred persons crowded the poop. The
boat In which the chief engineer and his ASSISTANTS
the only boat that knew the fate of the Arctic
Nete York, Oct. IL, 1854. FRANCIS DORIAN.
Mr.. Dorian was on board the Lanark, Of Liy-
erpool, nine years and seven days ago, when he
was picked up one hundred and fifty miles east
of where he was picked up on the 9th ult
Mr.. Dorian landed in New York without q
cent in his pocket or shirt to his back
We had q long interview yesterday, at the
Seamen's Retreat, on Staten Island, with the
young man, Peter McCabe, who is the sole sur
yiyor ont Of seventy six persons, who took refuge
upon the raft which was formed from the spars
of the Arctic. The case of this man is men
toned in the statement of George I'll. Burns,
which we published in an extra edition of the
Daily Times yesterday morning McCabe chung
to the raft for period of twenty-six hours be-
fore he was relieved; and when finally discov-
cred was so nearly exhausted that he was on
the point of dropping into the sea to put an end
to his sufferings. He was engaged on board
the Arctic as waiter in the second cabin, and
gives O very clear statement of the terrible
events Of the day. -@=
MeCabe is suffering from severe wound in
the left leg. His foot was caught by cask
while upon the raft, and so badly crushed that
surgical aid became necessary. Upon his arri-
val at Quarantine on Tuesday night, he was
duly cared for, and at an early hour yesterday
morning was removed to the hospital wards in
the Seamen's Retreat, near Vanderbilt Land
ing, where he now lies under medical care
We give his statement in full, and nearly in
his own words
STATEMENT OF PETER M'CABE.
was engaged on board the Arctic as waiter in the
second cabin, / am native of Dublin twenty four
years of age have lived in Liverpool for the last
eight years and shipped board the Arctic her
last trip out from Liverpool 1t was my first voyage
across the Atlantic.
At the time of the collision the 9Th Of September
coming up of the second cabin bringing glasses for
the table We usually set the first table at IL O'clock and
dinner 10 the second cabin from IL to O'Clock
had been engaged in laying the table The collision
CURED rs was ascending the stairs and think it was
exactly at noon The shock very slight on board the
Arctic when the vessels met but sufficient to in
dictate that serious accident had taken place nme-
datey went upon deck, and the first thing saw was
propeller beating along the starboard side of the
Arctic After few minutes had passed. tho propeller
again came round on TIE same SIDE saw her twice and
The second time she passed, pulled in who was
trying to get out Of the propeller and presently four
fall from the propeller under the padde-whees
the Arctic They could not be rescued and were never
heard of afterwards During all this time the fog was so
thick that could not halt the yesses length from
the bows of the Arctic. 5
AS the propeller came in sight the second time ssw
that her decks crowded with passengers did not
observe any soldiers among them and the time was so
short that it would have been impossible to distinguish
any person through the fog The first time the propeller
appeared in sight, there sound of voices board
but when she into view again several persons were
heard upon her decks shouting loudly Several large
holes made by the propeller in the starboard bow
the Arctic and the side Of the ship ripped open so
that the in freely and covered the
OF the engines One Of the remen told me afterwards
that the began to in the instant after The col
sion took place In about hour the water reached
the boilers and eStiuguishsd the fires.
As nearly as could ascertain the Arctic cut the pro-
peler down from the cutwater the starbeard side
do not think however that the propeller sunk for those
craft usually made with water-tight bulkheads SO
that they would float AT the time af tho collision
should think the Arctic running at the rate of twelve
Or thirteen knots hour and the propeller was also 60
ing very RAPIDLY II the Arctic running at thirteen
knots, the other vessel must have been making teen
knots for the wind In her aVor aud all her sails
were set while were running against head wind
When it was found that tho Arctic was leaking All
hands went to work 10 get the boats and CONSTRUED
raft Our passengers remained perfectly calm during the
Thele Of the Many of them had gone upon deck
while we were laying the tables in the cabins but some
remained bellows all preserved excellent order and az
sisted in the preparations for security Both crew and
passengers Immediately manned the pumps and con-
nued to ply them vigorously until the water reached
the second cabin when further labor at the pumps be-
came useless, and all hands desisted. s
We then got axes and went to work to cut down the
Two Of thu Fae One yard was launched
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