The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-25
THE ARCTIC CALAMITY.

terest, any that we have heretofore uuhiiused I,
eo.nar,,ar ,v,,s a.. a...,...-,---.. ~
= !" - o .n0 . ntstic catAmuy
rram tne Ainoryes Of Montreal
Ny name IL Jass0nce Franoois. sss fro.. r.
Gale. village situated = three Ieasues dis,snes
wear ia fisbine At 81 Pierre Issc2..ISS -. aa 49,
ihev evesta, to return home; when shouf no- 3. -
27sh, ss CHANGED 10 be % deck he.rs -. 80 ~
10 charge Of the watch. and vrho vere q - -.
part the vessel sing ont. .sLuf. laf-sherc i s
ship bearing down upou us.rs Ifhink s ia ..s e
my opiniou, that not more fhan hslf : ,ni.,sa Mn !.
elapsed belore we received tha shorkT r,,. .s.s
struck the Arctic in the staryoard bov nssr ~
wheel; our forecsstle was swept ausy BY tie blow
Wien we.saw this accideus. = eenersiS cnnf.si,,,.
ensued, and msn asceud;ny fram ~ hrI sssos
ont that the vessel was nilt5r viii w.ssr v.;.s
created general panic arnonest ,ha rs..s,,-s.
and crew.
follower . boat and to precinitate ory..lxo. ;,&cs
1t, TO the number of seven or eisht ~ss - .ss
o. minute. and we proceeded fowards the Ans.
rcan vessel which Continued r. rorr.. $500.
land Our iatsntou was to save ourscivcs a bs.srd
would go down imnediafelv. We ro.ss s. ~. .n ~
TINA before we could reach the bow of ths vessei
but wave sent us to distance assin We re,
approached the wheel. and owing 10 some acc;denx
wn.cn cannot explsin, the boat was caught Is 4.
and upset alone was able to reach ron. . s,,d 5;
get on the deck Of the American vessel ,v6..,s 5
general confusion and panic rsiened Il soo, iee,.
ed that the vessel waain danger. md csst nv ev
around me to ind some means Of safety. Thsre
were near me about thirty bottles: rot ron. md
attaenod them TO my person. but one Of them BEING
nroken, soon saw that L. would NOT be possble "a
threw myselfinto the sea with them, tlaf is wbv.
anoing box near me, fastened myself on Ii with
strong cords. and cast myself into the sea Bv rood
luck there happened to beclose to the vessel ost
l1g piece of the wreck, which seized hold Of, and
abandoned myself to the mercy of the waves
70 company with me on this raft was q younx
Anelisan OF rom twenty to twenty-five years Of
V00n0 adn nv fk1, -s---~ ~cx a.
Sr,n, from the effects Of cold and hunger. The
impossible for him to utter single word. / took
a.n ahn,,,d arms and supported his bead on my
me such v;oian, 49, ais iast eign, ne gave
me into the sea. attached hin, ~ ,ho r.a ..s
cord, and kept him tor about twenty hours at the
Sead aod aod y. wnicn, nndiag THAI ne was really
sharks threw myself nta the sas Asssr hs =, 8
tae mercy Of the waves for q couple Of days and
tnward. .a,s = - say my two hours-on the 18th,
sail which seemed - hss pssce.veo q. the west
with the small plank which had served me as m
nos .as ms. ehsDiea 70 make some signals which did
continued TO swir, a. a. .,a 1870 ssssG. IL
became convinced that the vessel ms on,,,, sns; Al
tor my strength had begun 10 abandon me ynasSa
smssa e. signal and saw that they perceived me,
hoisted on hoard .oa sasa . .,.o aMalus me. was
well as could, by signs and few words Of Ens .
s lisa' thas there were to the leeward great num-
cord;npsu cbansS ~; neip, ana the caPtian &C.
direction We picked up eleven persons - wha ia had
got on floating pieces of wreck az also, Capt Luce
as ~ ..;a MAKE sali ana proceeded to Quebec. 1t
threatened to enOulnb me avsr, Inc s. Ms'e Mnicn
the sea fifty two hours, without food or drinE IF
any sort, WITH the exception Of one small sailors
me before he ex0;,eS eJSinpah'on In misfortune gave
-.
RECEPTION OF CAPT. LucE.--The friendr and
ntighbors of Capt. Luce aaye him !. nnbl,c ,ecov,
ton st Yocker. N 10 - .seot'-
ttrod,raa :, - - ne Wa M
~ ~ 'ne iao.es 20 tne AFTERNOON and 70 the
sentiemen at night. The walls of the room in
which the rec epfiop toor nl..a he~. ~ r..s....
inscription. Don't give up the ship. Let the pas
sengers 80 In the boats-the ships fate 10 mine."-
inefe was another inscription, full of melancholy
renections to Capt. Luce, in these words: 'sDon't
mind me, father-eo on deck-you are wanted
there to take care of the ship" These are the
words addressed to him by his son, when told of
the condition OF the vessel.
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49,. 1s ~. VI LUG ealln Dy apopula'
uoe'"1.0 VI scionce, OF capHsi,
.op- on0A'o ~ s'eln' y VIII reaoliy De per-
ssNe1 - ~" sAs' .ne y'e'a "oulo De these mines
ergetic people Until the cession of Calisorn,. 10
the United States and the rush Of cur people fhith
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