Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-14

AlteI tue kolit RNcl lusltu lOt lhlee uulo Oull
cana oR Of Law & Cur:On's new building, at
which Young America enjoyed itself exceedingly.
We did not heafiis list ofpremiums as they were
not arranged 10 time, but they will appear in the
Head Of next week. Much interest was maui
tested in the display Of female equesIrianism.-7
Thee were six entities, and all the young ladies
ncduilled themselves udmiIablY The first pre-,
MUM, Beilg,a $50 saddle, Yves awarded to Miss
Mcclure or Btooke, and lie second, gold pencil,
&C., 10 Miss Black Of slepbenville, Everything
passed OF pleasantly, and oil went away pleased
with The Fan.
Loss Of the Arctic Additional Statement,
The New Yo'k Commercial Advertiser alter
giving The narniiye whch-ws have already pub.
lishsd Of ibis letble catastrophe, states that since
preparing il ioT tile press thhs cOnversetl with
two Of the passengers who arrived at New York Ia
tho Lebanon. They confirm the statement Of Ma.
Burns in all ils parts. It wns compiled niIerCon
sultation among those saved, ala with the aid Of
all the facts within the knowledge Of EACH twill
be observed, however, that we have Cleaned ndd
tional particulars.
Of the female passengers having been saved. MI.
Thompson, o. New otieans, says that 10 saw OF
o; these iuone OF the bUalsi one OF whom, he
YVES nioIned, was AIisa SChmidt who, with her
falhel was on board on her IetuIn fron4 tour in
Europe. The iatheIwas among those seen Onthe
wreck when il went down.
The opinion Of both gentlemen IS that all inthe
boats are saved. The frst officer, who he'd been
sentIn Tie boat 10 see IL those in the propeller
were in need ottelief when informed that the
steamer could not wait for him, was directed astO
the course Il wos necessary to sser for The land
iheheVhbgOf all thOsewho subsequently, lookl'O
tLeOlheE bosis, and ein(sIeneeis that they were
fullyinytpotedon that h.al' EsG
The wealhet wasiperleolg calm at-the time Of
thedceidenH and Tie ocean YES almoslaa smooth
as The waters Of al finland boy. III 80 contigued
lof2{ kopH, when slff breeze sprong up, acs
companled by a rough SEQ. Il, ishoPsd thnt before
that time the boa:5 had reached place Of COmPa-
ratNe Ssfsly.
Both tile passengers With whUm we have con-
veTsed we're below atthe tiOie Of the collision
Tley 0feINsEj heard, however, thai HE propeller
came i,em onto The steamer, striking heg " orl5
feet abait her stem. II W0s supposed thai Tue
Arctic had escaped injury and tie only concern
fell. was TO- those on board the propeller. This
wa6iI6 Clse,nnlil after lie fIst ofleethadleitlhe
ship, ~
BiiecHy oitef lie collision, lbe steam pumps
were started, and oil the hand pumps mannsd.--
The former were kept agOinB as long as the en-.
giile woiked, aud ihe latter until the ship went
down. Que hole was tyCOyeIed neat thp water
n0i o. the SPOT where the contact iooh piece 3uy
il iobelleVed TINT other and more serious inlufies
occurred below, sit was impQssible for the body
OF WaleF which gained ingIeSs OF this opening 10
account lOrthe rapid 6inkingO tile ship.
Every effort was made by those on boPpl TO stop
these leaks, ane up 10 the time our iniofInqniP
went 70 work on the rats, on which b9lh were
smployedi hands were employed OH the lofecasile
10 Tue endeavoE 10 draw sails under the bows ofthv
vessel. ~.
one Of our inioImanis Is OF opinion that tie
lower Gie5 sfs eXtinguisliedin half AnhouT, The
Other gentleman thinks that The Time was little
lonFef in each instance, Both concur IN saying
thai(ft ghip finally sunk in about four houls-say
atlont look, For about halt an hour alter The
cOllirch ths steamer made rapid Roadway TO.
ward tlio shore, but alter that let progress was
SLOW until the ites hnaly went out aud she ddited
awTeok upon The watels.
Throughout The terrible scene, Capt. Luce was
,ptedeTVing his OumnesS, while dong
every thing in lis power to promote the the sueiyof
those entrusted 10 his Chulge. die own lie be
might easily have saved had he deserted his post
or duty. When last seen, he was IN The immtul-
ate yiCinilyo Of Mrs and Miss Collins, end other
female passengers aPpaTenty giving directions TOT
Their conduct.
The conduct of some of The crew and other ems
pl0Yees Of The ship, However, does not appear 10
have been so eOmmendable, and II Is probably
owihEo their having obtoined control OF the boats
that 90 few weIe mYed. The six little boats on
board were oil OF the most approved construction.
Two Of them Ueie capabls Of sustaining one huh-
dred persons, and the remainder about thirty per-
suns each, making Loaf room loI about two hum
lEed and twenty "a Oh, while 1t is estimated that
not more tlion one.lalf Of that numbeT were
saved.
One Of the boats hal been detached fOr duty,
and was abandoned by lie steamer II is hoped
that sh6 rescued potion Of those who were LEFT
Onthe raft, OF were f0Sting abound N tue vicinity
on EpdIs and fragments Of The wreck. Another
boat, we ate informed, NOS seized by those work
ing IN the engine room, aud ives made insllumen-
tai iolhe saving OF only some holt dozen, when u
might have taken on board al least 1--WE Times that
numbeI. Some uf The otlieE boats apparently were
but thilngly flled. That In which were those
rescued by lhe Huron, had thiItY.iwo on board, %
many nlobnbly IS she could sustain during the
twenty iopI hours which elapsed previous 10 her
TS8itebtfJs' SO inr ns we have heard them,
sneak unlavofablYofll Tie conduct OF those employ
edin tte entin5 RON. The list Of the saved shows
that very iaTf6 proportion Of them avniled them.
Eelvesnr lie he bOats. aud the laOoTs Of thos,
employed 10 construction Of The ran are said to
have been seriously impeded BY their Conduct AZ
the time when tue ship Wos about sins, tle lVsh
Of this Gloss over the sides Of the ship nearly ds-
slroyed the.Iatt altogether
Our infomanls nay that neither OF them heard
either TIE tell loled or The steamer whistle used