New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30
THE ARCTrC-MEETING OF THE BAR.

A meeting of the members of the bar was called
for Saturday at O'Clock, to give some suitable ex-
preston to their feelings respecting the certain loss
of one of its members, Mr.. WOODRUFF, and the APP
prehenson of the fearful death Of three others, by
the calamity which has befaen the steamship Arctic
Owing to the insufficient publication of the notice
for the meeting the attendance miserably small;
for had it been generally known, there are few men
in tho profession who would not have attended to
ray dor respects TO the memory Of 30 many valuable
intuttrs Of the New bar as are supposed 10
lac, p,rshed in this great dsaster.
Among the few gentlemen present were Messrs
John Van Buren,, B. +. Butler, l.. 3. Shepard Dis
trct Attorney Hiram Ketchum, Benz. Galbraith
Fsrcher, Burel Dodge, Varnum sc.
There was no member Of the Judiciary present.
On motion of Mr.. DODGE. BENZ. +. BUTLER, Esq,
was called TO the Chair.
Mr. KITCHEN moved that Messrs. Dodge and Var
nun be requested 10 act as Secretaries, and then
made brief remarks in relation 10 the loss OF the
Arctic. IL was a disaster which had been attended
with the death Of one of the members of the New
York bar and the probable loss three others. He
alluded 10 Mr.. Woodruff, whose death vas rendered
certain by the testimony of Capt Luce. After pas
sing one night and part of day paddle-bOx, in
the midst OF the ocean he was relieved from his su
f.rircs; but that death which relief 70 him.
caused anguish to his wife, hs children and his nu-
u erous friends. 1t had brought sorroT to his breth
70 of the bar who knew him fsvorably 10 be
aniable gentleman and very intelligent lawyer. In
respect % the other gentlemen although there ap-
real ed 10 be very little ground for hope yet he would
not give up the hope of seeing them again. The
time therefore for taking any action in regard 20
them be old not believe had yet come. Ia connection
with this melancholy sbject, one idea suggested it.
self TO bim which he had Incorporated in one OF the
resolutions Il seemed TO him that ii they shoald
ever BE- called upon TO act upon the saf intelligence
Of the loss Of all their brethren of the legal profe sion
thew could hardly pass over the disaster which had
been attended with such melancholy consequences
He considered il desirable that a Committee should
be appointed, = it'll Instructions 20 report uoon the
cause Of the disaster. Mr. ketchum, az the conclu-
zion of bis remarks read the following resolutions:
He.red That this meeting have received with deco r.
the tor The eesh Of their highly esteemed brett
reu ssnEel Woodruff Esq the y day OF september
last ttses from The wreck Of the steamer Areie.
Retolred That warmly synpahize with the family And
p.fsc iTs1d q TIE eeeeesed and will the badge
OF mourning for thirty days
Rcscired That copy Of the above reso1tious
~ the Ccsrs Of the meeting be the family Of The de-
ceased.
Reted That in view Of the probable lo. OF our br.,bsp
EdwsId SANFORD Abner Benedict aud Henry Aasn Br.dy
E.qrs Committee Of i've members Of the Bar be apooin,d
ascertain II pcs be The fate Of these seneuls a. and re-
future meeting Of the Bar called D. Ii. Com
mitee ard that said Committee have power on yacaace,
In the nun teI.
Res,d That II sad Committee should ascertain ,h., ,L
gentlemen named IN the last resolution any Of them ar
" they Re instructed 70 their opinion apop the d.
ter Which cGaed the os- Of esteemed srehrea IL IN their