The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-10-21
Further from the Arctic.


sengers saved with Capt. Luce F. May
G.. +. Allen, James Smith, of the Arctic. l.
A. G.. Francois of the Vesta- seaman, Pat
Moran, A. Grant, Mike Russell, John Riley,
and John Patterson.
The names Of those who arrived at Que
bee on the ship Huron, are, Luke McCarty,
Richard Macline, John a. Brys, Christian
Moran. Erastus Miller, ]. Drury, James
Ward, D. Penny, r. Bryson, James Comfy,
James Conner, f. Wilson and Grant Con
way, Mrs. Collins and family lost.
Statement Of Captain Luce
The Arctic sailed from Liverpool on
Wednesday, the DIST Sept, at II a. NJ,
with 233 passengers and about $50 Of a crew.
Nothing of special note occurred during the
passage. until Wednesday the 27th, when at
noon we were on thc Banks, in latitude 46
deg. 45 min, with long. 81 west steering
west by compass.
The weather had been foggy during the
day. a distance of half to e-tourths
of mile could be seen but only at inter
walls of few minutes A very dense fog
followed, by being sufficiently clear to see
one or two miles.
At noon left the deck for the purpose of
working out the position Of the ship. In
fifteen minutes heard a cry of hard star
board from the officer Of the deck. | rushed
on deck and had Just got out when felt
crash forward at the same moment saw
steamer under the starboard bow, and the
next moment she struck against our guards
and passed astern of us. The bows of the
stranger seemed TO be literally cut or crushed
off for full ten feet; and it seemed, that she
must probably sink in a few minutes. TAX
ing hasty glance Of our ship, and believing
we were compatively uninjured, my first I'M
pulse was to endcavOr to save the lives Of
those on board the sinking vessel. The boats
were cleared and the first first officer and
six men left with one boat, when it was
found that our own ship was leaking fear
fully. The engineers Were set TO work, in
structed to put on the steam pumps, and the
four deck pumps were worked by the passen-
gers ard crew. The ship was headed for
land, which judged to be about 80 miles
distant.
was compelled to leave my boat and
crew with the first officer to take care Of
themselves. Several Intellectual attempts
were made to stop the leak, by getting sails
over the bows, and finding the leak gaining
on us very fast. Notwithstanding all our very
powerful efforts to keep her free, resolved
to get the boats ready and as many ladies
and children placed i'll them as possible
but no sooner had the attempt been made,
than the firemen and Others rushed into them
in spite of opposition. Seeing this state of
things, ordered the boats astem to be kept
in readiness until order should be restored,
when to my dismay, saw them cut the
rope and disappear asten in the fog, an
other boat was worked down by persons
rushing at the davits, and many persons
precipitated into the sea and were drowned
this occurred while had been engaged in
getting the starboard guard boat ready and
placed the 2d officer in charge, when the
same fearful scene as with the first boat was
enacted men leaped from the top of the
rail, 20 feet. pushing and manning those who
were in the boat. then gave orders 10 the
ID officer to let go and row after the ship
under the stern, to be ready and take on board
women and children as soon as the fires were
ont and the engines stopped. Ny attention
was then directed to the other quarter boat.
which was found broken down but hanging
by the tackle, rush was made for her also,
and some dozen or fifteen got in and cut the
tackle. 1t was soon out of sight. In the
mean time, | found that not seaman was
left on board, nor carpenter, and without
any tools to assist us to build raft, as our
only hope and the officer left was Mr.. Do
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