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:. ".Ooi,To my rainIui guy 10 lhlofm you oil |
'"o 'o''' io's Vi inc hoo'c steamship Arctic, |
u''ucr my contm"ho' together with your vile |
son anu uauShter' Inc Arctic sailed IRON
Liverpool on cdncslay, september 29th,
a' eIeveh Clock a NJ, WITH two hundred
ana ,h'rty-three passengers and about one
~ gu 'i'u my VI tnc crew. &c; NothihS
v, lNt'nl "o,c occurred d"ring the passage
u''ll " cunesu"V, september : IN Whch, at
n ao Vh 'he o"i,K' Of Newioundiand' IN lat
=" f'' lo,'S D., - Steering W., ny compass
''c wen'hcr Dcius ioSsy during the Day nut,
sHnerahy, OBJECTS being. at intervals, percep-
.iol' Ut thc distance OF onc-haii to threc-quar-
~, OF ME- acn'e tog SET IN occasionally
ilShuhS up SO mat we 'c"ld see Tor three or
''', ''' "T"n'u'
~ mo-" ic'. thc acck Tor thc purpose OF
N'Fh'nS ou' t"c lositi"h OF IN, snip. IN
"oo", " 'r'n MINUTES a''rrWnrds' hcara inc
~ VI "'r' a-Nor'"or'' from 'nr olhccrs
W Wv "eH' ruSheo on n'cK' ana hau lust
20. ou'' "nen ici' crash forward, anu al
Wv sam H'V'''ch, s'" Ttr'"6' steamer uh
u ut w, .l''I''oaIu "o"' IN nIo,her moment
SUI slu'A against 'tc s"orr' o' ''e Arcuc'
anu l"'Sco "s'erh OF us Inc BOWS OF the
"r'hg' steamer appeared to ." literally cut
pro'mpiiitN' Shc must SINK IN n lew minutes
alter taking a hnstF glance at our own ship,
ana h'ii"'lnE mat we were comparatively I'M
hl"rcu' my hrst impulse was t. "nd'a'or to
save 'A' lives OF thuso on hparl the stranger.
ne boats were ordered Tor launching, and
tne hrs' oihccr ana SIX men lett IN one OF
thchi' ~ was 'hen loehu mat our own snip
was leaking iearlully' Tho engineers were
no" set at work, being instructed to put on
the stcan! pumps and the four deck pumps
were r, w"rh'n ny inc passengers ana crew
ne snip was immediately headed Tor the land
Whlch judged To De about NIFTY miles distant.
! was compelled to leave the boat with the
hrst officer and his crcw,to take care OF them
selves. several Intellectual attempts were
nadc to stop the leak by getting sails over
the hows,bu ilndins that the leak gained up
on us very last, notwithstanding all our most
7 power Efforts to keep her free, resolved
10 get o." ."fS ready, ana nafcas many la
d''s ana chiilron placed In them AZ they
could carry: but no sooner had the attempt
been made, than the i!rcincn and others rush
/ ed into them in spite OF al opposition.
Seeing this state of things. | ordered the
boat aStcrn to be kept i'll readiness, until or
der could he restored. To my dismHy, | saw
the rope IN che bow had been cut, and they
/ soon disappeared IN the log. Another boat
was broken down by persons rushing in at
the daylts, by winch many werr rreciritated
while had been engaged IN getting the star
/ board guard boat ready to launch, Of which
had placed the second ohccr III charge, when
the same fearful seen" was Enacted, as with
the first boat, men l"aping from tho top of the
rdil, a hclghth OF twenty feet, hruiSing and
manning those who were IN the boat along
! side. then gave orders to the second officer
Mr.. Balhnm, to let 60, and drop astcrn OF
the ship, keeping under or near the stern, to
he ready to take on board the women and
/ children, as soon as the fires on board of the
Arctic should be put out by the water, and
the engine stopped. My attention was then
drawn to the other qunrt'r-hJat, which
/ found broken down, but still hanging by one
tackle. a rush was also made for her, when
some fifteen persons jumped in, cut the tack lie
and were out Of Sight. | now fonnd
that not II seaman or carpenter WAS left on
/ board, and We were without any tools by
. which we might construct q raft which was
our only hope. The only officer left, was Mr.
/ Dorian. the third officer, who aided me, and
with the assistance of many Of the passengers
who deserve the greatest praise for their cool
ness and energy, in doing all in their power
up to the very last moment. when the ship
sank
4 The Chief Engineer with several Of his as
sistants, had Ia ken the smallest of our deck
/ boats and had, with about fifteen persons.
pulled away before the ship went DOWN
! We had succeeded in getting the fore and
main wards and two top-yallaut ward. over
/ board. together with such other small SPAR
. and materials as we could collect when be-
/ came fully convinced that the ship must 90
: down il very short timc, and that not -
mupcut was to hc lost IN getting the scars
/ dashed together To form the raft. to 60 which
/ it became necessary to get out the HE boat,