Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-13
HORRIBLE CATISTROPHE!!
TIE STEAMER ARCTIC.
Is COLLISION WITH An IRON PROPELLER.
PhEhtfal Fate OF the Passengers.
NEARLY ALL Loaf


New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE ship Lebanon arrived hero
at an early hour this morning. bringing tdugs of hor.
rbe catastrophe TO the steamer Arctic aud ng about
twenty OF her passengers picked up at sea.
The Lebanon reports that the night Of the 9th du.
ring dense fog, the Arctic in collision with a steam
propeller bark rugged, Of iron, with black hull salmon
coored bottom, and lead cooTed boats She is thought to
have been the steamer Charity from Montreal for Liver
pool Upwards of persons were seen on the deck of
the propeller Immediately after the collision. The Arcts
was going at the rate Of thirteen knots hour.
The Arctic commenced render assistance but soon
discovered her own leak, which gained last eItn
gushing the fires. The discovery of this fact caused an
undesirable panic among the passegers and The
boats were rapidly launched and filed with the crew aud
lew passengers, who succeeded in fighting their way on
board aud dfItted of the open sea dense fog all
crowded to excess, with but little provisions water
Capt. Luce with Mr. Dorian, hs mate remained on
board 10 construct raft which endeavor to save the
great body Of the passengers including women aud chill
dren who still remained on the Inflated steamer.
As soon the raft was launched there was a sudden
panic on board aud numbers got the raft and in the
sixth boat in the greatest haste aud CONSERVATION and in
three minutes the Arctic sunk All in the sixth boat
were saved but ouy of the two on the
raft 1t having more on /. than possible for IL to
the few survivors in tho boat.
At 5 7. ~. on the !sh, the bark Huron OF St. An.
drews, y. b., Capt Wad, bound for Quebec picked up
the boat the las, of the six that left the steamer and
took them board.
The Huron fired rockets, hung GU, lights and kept
morn blowing dnring'he night OF the 25th but all hopes
oil falling In with the remaining boats proved fruitless
IN tue evening oil the 2Sth the Huron spoke the ship
Lebanon Capt Story bound to New York, aud transfer
red IL OF Der plssenger who reached city in the
pilot boat Christian Bera.
The fate OF the propeller which Uas thought 10 he
greatly damaged aud the other FIVE boats are not certain
y known On the morning Of the 2sth the Huron saw
singular looking dAit before falling 10 with the boat
which i is thought might have been the propeller.
The lis. Of saved taken 10 Quebec the Huron are
folloNs;
Luke Mccarthy, Joseph Cornal, Richard Nakau, James
AIy the ships cook Thomas Comroy, James Counor
JJhn Dfufy Christian Moran, James Ward and Christie
pier Cilaher all fem9n Thomas Wilson, assistant
queer Robert Bryan, David Barry, aud ErastuS Miller,
all waters
Those that arrived in this port on the solapor are Ed
ward AshoD, Tbomss Garland, Patrick Casey Patrick To-
bin, - DobbD, and - Csrrigsn, all Hreren Thorn
as BeDap assistant engineer; John Connolly engineers
steward, Thomas Samson, officers steward James Cano
gan porter Michael Mclaughlin aud the boy Peter Nc
Of the 9Th boz
The Lsb'oOu sl'o brings the following passenger, who
William Nisbolls, Of Trssoou Sicily G'lsndS
Henry jenkins, Of DO do. DO
james Thompson, Of New Orleans
Capt Paul I. Cram, Of New York,
George u. Burus, Of Philadelphia.
Francis Dorian, Of New York, third officer.
PASSENGERS on THE BOATS.
The five boats, which may have reached laod or been
picked up ate known to have contained, - Gonloy,
bfst officer, Thomas Wide, boatsTani - Bal tn second
officer ---- Graham, fourth ohicsr; - Moore Of New
York passenger; - Rogers, chief engineer; -
Drown, first assistant engineer; Walker, second do,
- Wlet third do; Daniel Connolly John Moran Josl
Flanagan and Patrick NcCauley, 6remop; Nessrs Ding
nell, Kelley aud Simpson, engineers, aud young mao
named Robinson, under instructions in the engineers de.
psrmeui, besides the sailors and quhrternasters.
LIST or KNOWN VICTIMS.
Among those las, seen on the deck Of the Arctic few
moments before she sunk the following
Capt Stone and son.
Mrs. e X. Collins Master Cort. Collins aud Miss Col.
I M fha G.Fntt, ~ 10, N Hka Ina
Mr.. Brown and family conneIou Of the senior Of tho
FIRM Of Brown, Shpley & Co., Liverpool.
Mr.. Bowen Of Cinchustl Charles Springer Of Cipcn-
natl.
James huirhesd, Of Petersburg, Va.
Mr.. HoWsu, and Mrs. HeWeu and daughter, Of Frsds-
rieksburg, We.
nephew Of NJ. Bloodgood Of PhiladsphIa, The hotel
keeper, residing 10 Albany.
Duke dc Gramuobt Of tho French Embassy.
Steward Hilleo, Of Washington, d. O.
j. Cook, Of oPslovsas aud Nay More.