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est course for the safety of all. After pull
ling for 10 honrs. with nothing to guide us
hut the run Of the sea. which | took to be
hcayine from the Suuthward. and in a thick
fog. which lasted all the time. We reached
Broad Cove. some II miles north ofCapc Race
We then proceeded by land to Rcnews, which
We reached ON Friday last ! there obtained
and took charge of small schooner. which
was hired by the Pursor and myself. and pro
cccdcd Immediately in search Of the wreck
or tho hn1ts.
We rrui2ci round in a strong gale Of wind
from the Northeast, hut discovered no trace
of the ship or boats. As there were many yes
srls in the nrighho hood where the disaster
occurred, It Is not at all improbable that ma
ny lives NAV have h'nn saved No doubt.
however, is l'f' in my mind as to the total loss
Of the A-cti".
s'r'c"aut &C captain Gram.
nGliu Pad I Gram, Of Ncw-Iork, states
that at tie hr time dr the collsion lie vas
/ below. hut Immediately went ON deck. The
Propeller was then on the starhoard quarter
of the Arctic with her how completely stove
from stem to fern-rigcing to the waters edge.
She lowered a boat which got under the star
board wheel Of the " Arrtir.' and was
swampcd, ono man only escaping, French
Canadian. who got on hOarl Of the Arctic,
and was most probably su hscqucn,lv lost.
Whnn conn an dn.k thcv ware iowerinp
,,.,, tho Lo,ts C,nt,;n Tucn r,t,unstod me-
to 90 below and asrortein, if possible. whore
/ the leak was: won't below could hear water
! rushing in: Won't t. work with crew and
/ passengers breaking out cargo, but very soon
/ discovered that it would be impossible to stop
thon wv ,ysnt f. on dock wbcre l.,rnnI that tho
ln,,or fro, ,,,,,a ,ou,-,ud ro,n tl;s i'm, oN
',ri,. a,d a.. ;,I;no cca.nj an bo,rd tbo ven.
.'r ,,,s ~, -, ~. I,,,cr do,L ord a,ini,, va
,;,i,. ,,ii,,,,,,,. i ,,I oro,, i,;m i-,Iar;no
I 'n', ,r,n,s Tl,o ,rr,;c Las sx ho,ts. thn irst
h', f,,,,si lo,..r,l ,.i.L ,Li,r ,noto hoots,,,in
md thrse mem. this h,nt WAS lowered to as.
nnrt,;,, th" cn,,li,inn ,f thn other steamer
and was lnit hnI,inl ,,1cr yc found we were
ain kim. she j. nr,i,hlv safe. twn of th.
ou,rtcr hn,ts wore t,l,,n l,v the % nnd itb
n,Iir,rs and cr.,, nnntbar boat was taken by
hrrnginccrs. and was SUPPLIED with rrovis-
ions. water, &c.; there were only ; or in
tins boat, ana they would not permit any one
else 10 come on board, athough me boM 'fds
not tW' heard that rrvOlvcrs were threaten
ed to be u''i on this occasion.
The fourth quarter boat was hauled along
side by Captain Luce, the I'D mate and my
sell. One ol the snip : quarter masters was
placed IN charge INTO this boat captain Luce
plaredsome Ladies', but how many there we're
or who they We're, do not know. Several OF
the gentlemen passengers then made rush
and jumped INTO the boat, and as 1t was iuil
the PAINTER was cut and the boat drlited
astcrn. She had oars, but do not know
whether provisions or water.
The sixth boat was on the quarterback
and after hay ing launched over II lot of spare
spars to construct n raft, we launched this
boat for the purpose of aiding the construc-
ton. We took tn" car- out OF this boat So
that those who got into her should not desert
us while lashing the raft.
The only ones c.nrloycd upon this RAFT
lasting it, after tac spars were launched was
Mr.. Dorian, the 3d mate, an Jthcr young man
and myself We were on the spars and fire.
qurnty in the water. while we were hshlnS
the raft, tie crew and trcmcn, and some pas
sengcrs commenced getting into the boat
climbing down over the ships side, and across
the raft. ihis interiered very much witt
our work,
At this moment the boat wa' as tW a
her off from the raft The ship had settle,
to her upper dead light, and saw it was III,
, only chance and jumped G,r the boat AS Sh'
was leaving. Mir. Dorian helped me int