The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-14

omitted 10 hissccosst previously psblishsd. Cart
Lscs vas ssen standiss On he deck whss ihs akip
NJ: Burns Last s.w Mn. Z. K. co,l,ns On dset
and furnished her With : life prceerver IA -.
shout % DO like favor Tor Masaer Colline Who -
sosed. saying ihsth would not tsks oae whiis my
iady was isa without one. a hieh spxised "a ri
liant fellow this. Mr. Burns seemed posiaivo 8 81
assertion that Mrs Collins Vas on board ship ~
minufes before she went down.
When ne ara boaf .ent on from ths ship + uas
mot supposed that ths Arcte vas Ia any immedists
danger; this boat vas sent od BY Csptafa Luee IN
charge Of Mr. Gourisy, the nsst oeer Of tie Arcic
to render such assistance might BE- available 10
Arctic he'd come In colIiSon- is thought nat Mr..
Thomas Wilde, boatswain, and Mr.. Rogsfs chief
engineer, knew Of the danger IN which The Arctic
scood and took this opportunity 10 save themselves
.ney .eit the ship an hour aksr The eollsiOs and
provisions for fourteen days. plenty Of water, and
every necessary for comfort Mr.. GouFlay acted
under orders. but Il was thought that the clher ON
GERS should have stood by the ship.
Inc boat which contained Mr. Burns and thirty.
one otne was launched for the sole purpose of aid
ing ~ the construction Of the raft and when the
came to the raft this boat containing Burns,
mediately filed, and had she NOT been csse of from
me faff must have been sunk. After the ship sunk
tne boat picked up two additional passeugers and
20 closely were the people packed in H. mat their
~~ASs SAO VI IuiDto Uy the ctO46 CONTACT Win G0GQ
other. In this condition. with no food except cab
oage the leaves of which were divided, and no va
YER the persons on board the boat suffered no liitle
pam during twenty seven hours, when they were
picked up. % before related.
NOTICES OF THosx SUPPOSED 10 HAVE BEEN Lost.
Mr.. JAMES Mu1RHEAD, Of Petersburg, whose loss
u now considered almost certain, was native of
Scotland but pad resided for the last ten years in
our neighboring city. The Express says:
Ihe last tidings we have of him are truly charac.
se1lsuc OF the man. Mr. Burns says when last seen.
ne was on the quarter deck, securing lHe-preser.
vers TO the bodies of the females r. He might easily
have leaped to one Of the boats and saved his own
lie. Heprefers, however, to offer himself up a. a
sscrihce for the good oil others He was not the
man TO turn his back, when he saw females In dis
tress or refuse assistance, when woman appealed
Tor aid. We knew him well-knew him intimately
and We can say with all sincerity, we never know
Q nobler hearted man
Edward SANFORD, Esq, was one of the most
distinguished members ofthe New York bar. As q
politician, he took sides with the democratic party,
and supported the administrations of Jackson and
Van Buren until the question of the sub-treasury
was agitated, whom he became one of the party of
the conservatives who co-operated with the whiss
In the election of Harrison and Tyler. For some
years past, however, he has acted with the demo.
cratic party, but has not been conspicuous In poll
tics He left bis wife and children In Paris.
Abner Benedict, who, with his wife, il supposed
to have perished in the Arctic, was also q promi
nent lawyer of New York, and was on his return
from brief excursion in Europe, tor recreation.
Mr.. Casherwood, the distinguished artist, was al.
20 on board of the Arctic, on his return from brief
visit to England private business and 10 proba-
bly, among those who were consigned to a watery
NJ I'LL H.
companion of the celebrated traveller John L. Ste
phens ON his visit to the ruins of Paenque in Mex.
leo, and subsequently, to Central America.
Sincere regret and sympathy is expressed for
the sad loss of the family of Mr.. E. X. Collins and
of the Messrs. Brown. Most of them, in the prime
Of YOUTH and In brilliant prospects for the future,
have, 1t s feared been suddenly swept into eternity
Mr.. Assph Stone, retired importing merchant OF
New York. had been In Europe accompanied by
his wife and daughter and was on bis return home
when all of them perished together.
The following brief notices are compiled from
the New York Herald: s.
Mr.. Petrie and lady also perished. Mr. p was
young merchant, and was engaged 10 the cotton
brokerage business. OF late years he has resided
In Paris and was on bis way with his lady to visit
the United States.
Mr. Mahlon Day and daughter belonged to the
Society of Friends He had been engaged In the
stationery business in this city and was much re-.
pected. HE'S said to have perished.
J. G. Smith, Esq was retired merchant Of this
city, who was returning from Europe with his
daughter-both were lost
Samuel NJ Woodruff, Esq was highly respec.
table lawyer In this city, whose cce was In Hano-
YER square.
MIR. G. Guynet, (Guynet Co., l2l Nassau st.
was highly respectable French importer. of this
city. He was returning from France with his wife,
two children and nurse, all OF whom perished. ~
Mr.. Schmidt wss a retired cotton broker, of New
Orleans, and was returning from tour In Europe
to the States. He was lost. t
Mrs Rowland and son resided Ia Brooklyn, where
her husband 10 large operator In real estate. He
was anxiously expecting their return.
Herman LIE Roy Newbold was the grandson of
Herman Le Roy. deceased. and late of the once eel
ebrated firm OF lie Roy, Bayard & Co.
Mr.. 8. Williams and lady, of Natchez, Miss. He
was said to have been highly respectable planter,
and was returning from visit to Enrope.,
Mr.. Poirier and two children are said to have
been lost Mr.. P. was French importer of this
city, and was returning with his children from
France.
"A brother of Capt comstock, of the Baltic, was
also passenger, and was lost.
Mr.. II. Thomas was Q well known merchant and
importer OF hosiery in this city.
Mr.. John Lenoir florist, corner Of Seventh ave-
nue. and Broadway, was returning from France
with bis wife, three chdren and bis wifes sister.
All were lost.
The family Of NJ. Jules Lecocq, instrument ma.
ker, l3e Leonard street. was also lost
Henry Austin Brady. counsellor st law. Me-.
Brady's office was in Wall street. He was accom-
panied by his brother law, William Adams Esq
of Brooklyn. They had engaged passage BY the
Baltic to leave on the 4th of October but changed
their minds embarked the Arctic, and were lost
Mrs Brady died last spring, and Mr.. Brady had
gone b Europe to avoid "reminiscences which daily
reminded him Of the loss he had sustainod He
was seen on board the Arctic few moments be
fore she went down. - sH
HoMIcIDx.-On Saturday isst IN alteration &c
curred at hotel 10 Camd en-, 8. c., between Johr
I lDixon, Jr, and william J. Graham, IN whict
the former inflicted wound ON the latter with
bowie knife. from which he died II ten or fitceu
minutes Dixon surrendered himself % the she'
| riff, and i now in jail