Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-10-28
More of the Arctic Disaster.

= morning, Tor New Ork. " Heh H!0
train from the North reached Troy, near
" fve Thousand people had collected in
the depot at that city to greet him, and 1t
was with great difficulty that he was
transferred to the Hudson River Railroad
cars. on which the Superintendent had
generously set apart a car for his use and
that of his friends He was met at Troy
by Mr.. S. II. Fearing, his brother.in-aw.
Accompanying bin were Mr. George f..
Allen, Of New York, Mr.. James Smith,
Of Natchez, Miss, and Ferdinand keyn,
a young German, who was rescued with
him. The \. Y. Times says
As soon as Capt Luce was seated, he
was greeted bv scores and hundreds Of
people, who insisted on shaking him by
the hand Several ladies' came in with
.dagucrreotypcs of their lost friends, to
ascertain if he could recognise them, and
give them any intelligence of their tate.
Atall the stations where he stopped,
Capt. H., was greeted with cheers, and
when the train reached Gonkers, the
place of his residence, he found two long
lines of citizens formed, through which
he walked, receiving warm congratula-
lions and hearty welcome.
The LAST OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE
IARCTIC.-Somc of The most interesting
facts that our reporter obtained from tins
interview with Capt. Luce 1ccrc lite Po-
siiions occupied by the diDfrcaI parties
1ch0 arcre supposed 10 h0re been lost
,chpn he last sur them.
When he say that they must inevitably
/ be lost, and every person on board as
kcenIy approaching this fact as himself
/ Mr.. Dorian's boat having cut loose from
the raft, all on board gathered together on
the upper deck. The passengers, each
in mrn, came to captain Luce, gave him
farewell shake of the hand, and many
of the facts connected herewith Capt
/ Luce distinctly remembers.
Mrs. ChIdc and daughter, Of Spring
/ field. Mass, came to him and babe him
an allectona,c farewell as the ship was
going down.
During the time succeeding the discov-
cry that the vessel must inevitably De
lost, a young man, named Stewart liol-
land an engineer learning under lnsruc-
lions, had been constantly firing cannon.
About ten to fifteen minutes prior to the
vessels sinking, he discovered that inF-
Their efforts in lhal direction were useless.
and as he fired ihe gun for the last time
young DR.. Waing approached Captain
Luce, and shook him warmly by the
hand, and said TO him
"Caprajn, should you ever live to
reach the land, let the world know that
here's one man who las done ms d"'y
bravcly."
81 know it, SAID Captain Luce Tor ]
have seen him throughout.
And more brave courageous anu
self sacrificing being | never saw, sand
I Captain Luce to our reporter
About minute before we went Gown r
saw Mrs 'oL!inS' Wild ht' "'"S, ~,
and SON, standing on ''e ucrN' "e
two former l ln'MN mao on "'e-P , -. ,.,-
vcrS Master collins ""u '1N'" o'' M
coat and boots ~
MT stone ana ms '''"ny' '"o w.. ",
Day ana ms "IIe an" oa"S',c'' "e'' % I
on the deck ana were SIol"'"S "s''"''
"hen l"@ 'esseI WEN " ,;r AMI CON ,roro
Slr ,''"i,I anu ",I ",,S anu J ,o and
''n"o'ng 'oss".,, ; V% , IT,, r unr' ~
81 spoke 10 Mr. ""Iie' anu HIS '" '
not two minutes before we 'GNSol Sa',N'
81 saw VIZ behe"'c' anu l'oy WIZ" '"'
others. A. NIL,
- was SPeaN'"9 "I"' Viz 80 tI"' ...t,
who was standing Win ncl emu W.T."
the other passengers H"e "ISheu 'na'
| would allow her to 90 with me, as she