The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-13

bad just sooe on the wstch-st poon--wheu the two
Is ssrucx Tho shock 70 thu arctic w.s not ysry
scnsibly felt by us We tel no nmedi tie alarm. Ihs
doors a the fts oue0ei reduce the steam and
Mr. Wall or, one Of tae engineers to whose wa ch
lorgcd, sont me promptly to the pumps. Kept the
s'tam pumps going until the, were unable 70 work
wssgoing on deck when sr Walker ordered ue back I
went, ard threw io coal hut the wa,e- was now
near the top furnaces, and Ill further effort was useless
Mr. Walker persist 10 his duts, keeping up sto. "a
ustl the water Pu. oIs d'es Oar oul thoughts
DOW were as to measures o. escape. Whom got oa deck
al was confusion passengers working Sith dsspe-
rate one'gy at the forward pumps. Freucbman Ger
mans ara English we're al calling in tn r different
guaEes to the reDeu to help thm and running TO aud
FRO on the deck Rouetiao ruahng to tho pum,s and
Iu-hirg away s2ain when relieved bv others.
still the passengers seemed hep fnl Of being saved
Tho absence Of Nr Gourlcy, tho first mate great
loss BE bad been s.nt after the collision ascertain
what damage had ben done to the Freocn propeller
anc When he returned be could not bs taken bosrd
O. we were making all speed for the land believe that
b. had been board to keep tho sailors their duty
and have RATS rigged, many would have been
saypd.
Tho second mate Eswsrd Bsclham, acted bs5ly in nv
opinion He lowered Of the quarter ao ut "
oclock-the ship did not go down until about -four
ociocf-and hnsef ard most Of the saiors got iuto IT,
saw nothing OF them after camo DECK Ttirty
we're faved anal boat, aud tue sscaud u .o's
boat might have talen than double th Il numbar
The departure Of Baaham and the sailors left Can't
Luco without experienced hands at rgaog rats as tho
hremen knew litteo what should ba done Mr. Foycrs
tho chief engineer seemed most active in his efforts to
reduce the leaks and do oil he could under ii circum
stsnces Hc staid b, the ship until II was dangerous
to stay lorgor as his boat in imminent risk Of Being
swamped by persons jumping rboaId, of being
ried down in the vortex made by the vessel sinking
In The meantime raft made Of the foreyard
and spare fpars, AID lashed and launched Ssvsnysx
coal passers &c got the raft
They we're al subsequently lost except pcket u, by
u.s. The Arctic was struck the starboard side ttls
aft tn bow. Three large holes N ade in the side
cno b. the copper tbe two above.
orion, the third mate, most active and staid by
as ship until she went down Tho passengers with des
peiEng energy, stuck to the pumps to the last Thsy
were working on them to the last moment 1t was an
awful sight got to the third mates boat Just little
before the final catastrophe
Whent 6rst attempted to leave, the captain c,ught
me- and tore the shirt o my back to prevent my going
exclairaing "Iet the go ia the boat" He
E zed kind of are and attempted to prevent tho Gre
men Ieschrg the boat; bat it every for him.
SELF and no more attention paid to he captain than
to any other man on board. Life was as sweet TO us
as to others.
Capain Luce seemed like man whose in l1ment was
para, zed Ho paced the decl there no resort
but to sink With his ship. Ee could casy have savei
himself had he sought his safety. saw him few
moments before the Arctic csappccred tho went do IN
by the stern and with upf cd hands and piercing yell
which canpot describe, the crowd of human beings
deck shared her fate
1he rsft had nct been cleared away whom the ship
went down, and Of the scars caught under the
wheel end portion OF tho rift carried away Ihsvo
no doubt some who got tho raft lost in this
way Just be.oe pushed of to avoid being c.rrod
down with the ship saw number OF women in tho
cabin locked Il each others CRY ing and cxnib ting
the most intense signs cf terror and distress Ihoy wcro
all ergulphed. 1he lamentations OF tho French aud
GermaSs most painful could easily distinguish
their cries and sh,us.
After the Arctic .isappsarod we saw large number
footfg about, still alive. but could save mono Our
little boat lled to It's utmost capacity so uo had
10 leave them to perish from the cod-thc water IL nj
ways cold on the Bsnksand prey to the dshos. Tho
one out OF tho seyenty.sx on the rat at 6rst,
whom picked up af.ervards, said that all his com
panions had perishod from tho cold the Gshcs-hs
Jaf teipg but poorly constructed Cor their protection
NEXT morning, at ak O'clock our boat picket up
by the bark Huron, bound Cor Quebec We had passed.
fearful night, as tho got rough, and had to
use handspihes and bits of wood for Our only
food was oabbage end bits OF turlip; ani nost
Of Us had tasted from the previous moraing. Ga the
Huron VIC wero az VOL trs ated could expect.
We all regretted much that ono Hno young man ss
longing TO the Arctic not says his Stuart
Holland His father is s~geant alarms Of one Of the
houses of Congress- He could not be iacucsi to leave
the ship his post at tho gun, firing aas; he kept
firing the gun til the vessel sunk; him in tho
very act Of firing tho vessel disappeared below the
waters.
Besdes the heart reniing sight of SO msny woe-sx-
pressing faces, aod hands upsted in wild despair in
agonizug apI 70 heavon. and thu aTfal cry which
smotc in the last moment othcr insid en
sent thrill Of dread through hearts. Jast the
water was closing the ose ppe there rose mp
from the sea sound Ike heavy grosn or ocean sigh;
caused doubtless by the steam aud hest in the bolor
but II was q sound never to be forgotten.
! may mention, also as incident, that TOT Bron-
hal op pportuniy to be saved in the Chief Ens
neer's boat but he had charge Of Roy named
Mclaughlin, whom he wouli not abandon Both were
save in our boat. 1t s said gentleman throw heavy
purse Of gold from the ship the boy aor he got into
the boat
Burns, the expresman, in Mr.. Dorians boat when
Ireachsd 1t wheu were tasen on board the Huron,
Burns put his hand In his pocket and pukod out hand
ful Of gold, saying to 70 bc In good spirits no had
plpty to provae for all when got to Quebec even
il the American Consul did not look to We thought
him 6ne fellow and gave him all the information In
our power ab,ut the Of the crew, &c an whom
supposed safe and whom lcst He wrote all carefully
down.
STATEMENT OF MR.. JAMES CARNEGlN.
Tho Arctic left Liverpool on tho Goth of septcmbs.
The chip proceeded at the rate Of thirteen miles
hour for seven days. On the 2Tth about mid
day, eight bells ng just been stuck the weather
being very thick at the tine, the vesfei into COLI
sion with vessel steerirg northsas. The arctic
rst struck within two feet Of the stern quarter and tho
second time the guards The vessel shich came in
collision with the Arctic WAS then aft the sarbosrd
fiee Capt. Luce instantly comm,uSod the Arctic to