The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-16

Anso end myself. In t6at respect 10 were very 0agA
fsvossd although Ne had not drop the atts ~
deg eostsusd fosgy .xcep. Just st noon. a. -
could juces, bad clear horisea foe aheut
half hour, and nothing could b ssa
but water I'D sky. Night cams On thick M 1rsaN.
With our minds made up that neither Of wsxM
again see the reht Of another day Very sooa three
uoss Of orr suffering party relieved BY dssth,
ieav<g n, Alien, ycuDg nan, and nyseK Feeling
ryfsf getting evbaussd nov set down for the arst
tine, about eight o'clock In the evening" . trunk
which providsptislly had been found on the wreck In
this way slept little throughout the night and ~
cane sonewhst IefIeshed
About an BIZ ur before day,ight-nex Friday ths oota
Two vessels lgnt to us We all three q
exerted ourselves sho utmost Of sueusta In
hsilire her until bee quite exhausted Ii ssost
. quarter Of hour the hsLt disas pesrsA
10 the east Of IA. Soon after dsylighs .
bark hove In sight to the northwest,
the fog having rgttsnsc Iti--steertng apparently
for w. but 10 hort she ned chsnssl
her course and again were doomed dissppsist-
nent yet felt hopes that Of fellow sufferers
may have been feen and rescued by them.
shortly after bad given all ,ps Of being
cued BY the bsk ship discovered t, the east Of
steering directly for We Watched vita tue
post intense anxiety a. she approached. The wind
chtDgng caused her to alter her several pon
About tn fortunately discovered mao ON rafs
them, and succeeded 10 SAVING HIN By the second
mate jumping the side, and makisg rope fast
ground him. when he was g,t on beard safely. this
man proved I, be srenchm.n, who passes.
ger On board the steamsr which In lisoa With
he informed the Captain that others we're near on
pieces Of the x and going eloi he aud three
others We the grst to which the boat seat,
and safely taken board about three r. N. The aext
Mr. james Smith. of Mississippi seconi class pa
sDeer The others ssved Ave Of our Gremsu. rAs
chip proved to the Cambria this port from Giss
gov, beurd to Montreal Captain Joha Rassea. rho
mondd the lark jesse Ster.ns oWd rescued By Cdr<
NyeJ the Pacific Of Capt Rusrell IL would sc.roely b
possible ray enough in his praise for the kind treat
every Of have received from him, during
be time have bean board his ship His vn COM
forts he gave up IN every respc for reisf. Tho
Few Mr. Walker and lady, aud another gentleman, whs
were passengers by the Cambria have been Asng
their enceavors to promote comfort To them, and
to all hosId shall debt Of gratitude for
their un b unded Kindness to US.
From he Frenchroan who was picked up we learned
that tho steamer with which in collision
the vots from st. Pierre bound for aod
belos gpg to Grenvile, Fyancs. Az near as W could
learn the vests steering east southeast and
crossing two points, with all sails set, wind
BY south. Fer anchor stock about BY fsur
inches square, driven through the bows Of tbs
Artc about eighteen inches above ths water Line and
an immense hole hAd been made at the instant,
by the uke Of the anchor about two feet below tho
water lps rskipg fore and aft the plank, and finally
breaking the chains leaving the stock remaining In
and through the side Of the Arctic, it IL not
likely that as much Of her bows had been crushed
In that Of the heavy longitudinal pieces Of iron
running through tho ship may have been driveu
through sidc causing the loes Of ship and,
fear, hundreds Of most valuable lives.
have safely arrived Mt Quebec and left without
penny in the world with which to help myself. with
sincere gratitude to thoec from whom have recsived
such unbounded kindness since havs been providen-
tally thrown amongst them, about to separate ts
go to New York; homo Of sorrow.
Ilsssnsd from the Doctor at quarantine last s!saiag
tns vesia had reached st. johns with several pas
seDgers from the Arctc but could not learn the pacu
lnrs. "a got shcre shall mako arrange
ments leave for New York with the possible delay
take the steamer for Montreal this sf.ernooa.
lam, very respectfully,
your obedi. at servant,
JAMES G. LUCE.
The following Is correct list Of those saved wuss
Captain Luce X Pssssngers-tr frederick Nay G. AsD,
nd James smith o. tns arctic; j. a ti9vet fAoc, ., 4
Michael Kussclt, John Riley, and John Patterson.
The names q those who arrived yestsrda, the chip
sSsO h,i.,onhs, sN cas Gn M mA'h,s ,a@es
James Wart, David Benny, bert Bryson. J,sspn
nelly. Janes Conpor. Thomas Wilson. and 49, Conway
These belonged 10 the Burns and Dorian party,
STATEMENT OF JOHN DEGNON, SENIOR
FIRST ASSIS FAINT ENGINEER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
DTyEIoH AVENUE hot~een Fourth and Fifth
streets, Williamsburg, Oct Ia, 1854
On looking over the papers find wholly ircsrrc:t