Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-18
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF
THE LOSS OF THE ARCTIC.
Cnptnin Luce Arrived Homo,

!
ception along the route was quite enthusiast
tic He was accompanied by Mr.. George f.
Allen, of this city, Mr.. James Smith, of Match
ez, Miss, and Ferdinand Keyn, young Ger
man, all of whom were rescued with him.
The latter suffered so intensely while on the
piece of wreck from which he was rescued,
that he attempted self destruction twice, but
was prevented by his companions, Capt. Luce
and Mr.. Allen. Capt. l.. furnished many adj"
ditional details as to the probable fate of the
| unfortunate persons who are missing, &C., and
on this subject he says:
81 think it is quite probable, and not at all
improbable, that we will ultimately hear Of
the safety of many others. AT this season of
the year, most of the vessels that pass the spot
| on which the disaster occurred, are outward
bound; and l can see no reason why others
may not have been picked up in the same
! manner that and my companions Were.-
| After the gale Of the following Saturday, how
| ever, think there was no possible chance for
| the safety Of any who may have been so I'M
fortunate as still to be adrlt on pieces of the
wreck. They must inevitably have persisted.
| Those who were in the boats. however, could
ride out gale in safety, and might have been
| picked up days afterwards. Provided the
boats were well managed, and their heads
| kept well to the sea, do not see that those on
board would suffer materially in any ordinary
! gale. Their want of provisions and water
would be the most keenly felt"
Capt. Luce further says: "About a minute
before the ship went down. saw Mrs. Col
| Inns, with her daughter and son, standing on
| the deck. The two former, 1 think, had on
| life preservers. Master Collins had taken off
| his coat and boots. Mrs. Childe, and daugh-
| ter, of Springfield, Mass, came to him and
babe him an affectonate farewell, Just as the
ship was going down.
In regard to the conduct of young Holland,
who fired the signal guns until the vessel
sunk, Capt. Luce remarked" A more brave,
courageous, and self sacrificing being l never
| knew"
After the vessel went down, great major
| ity of those on board, as they rose again to
the surface, got on the raft which l had
caused to be built. A large number got upon
| pieces of the wreck, doors and other frag-
ments floating near. These gradually separa-
ted, and soon were out of sight of each other
in the dense fog.
| When the last boat was upon the deck,
| Captain Luce succeeded III getting Mrs. Col
| Inns and number of other ladies into it, but
| they were obliged to get out of her again, as
| the boat was required in constructing the raft.
! They did so without any apparent reluctance.
| Captain Luce says, in this connection, that
the ladies, after the first fright was over, were
as calm as can well be imagined under such
circumstances, and seemed perfectly resigned
to whatever might be their fate.
| Mr.. Allen thinks that he saw Mr.. Edward
Sanford ON piece OF the wreck soon after the
| ship had sunk.
capt Luce hlgniy praises the conduct OF
MI: Dorian, the third o1hcer OF the Arctic,
saying" ne oenaVeo most nanIuIly through
out. Alter had got on the paddle-box l
hailed Mr.. Dorian, VINO was III the boat, and
was then III sight, to come to US, although L
do not know whether he heard me or not
Had all in the boat, supposing they had heard
my hail, felt so disposed, they could by pad
dlinS with Their hands, have reached us; but
without the AID OF all who We're with him,
| MI. Dorian could have effected nothing.
In regard to the III officer, Mr.. Baalham, he
says :-' instructed hun to get boat down,
| put compass IN her, and have her III readl-
ness to receive the passengers. lie did so,
when again the hremen sprang over the bull
warks' falling on top OF one another in the
boat ana seeing tnat TINS was likely to con-
uhue, l ordered MN 10 drop out OF the way,
ana follow us under the stern OF the ship
10 my SURPRISE however, IT was not hve MN
utes before ne was OUT OF sight, ana with not
more than nan 'he number !, IN his boat That
|
AS regards MI Gourlay LIST officer, Capt.
Luce thinks that by the time the engines had
stopped WORKING the ARGUE mast hGre gone
.tytee" m M from the point where he last saw
MN lney could not walt lor nm.
Capt. Luce States thaV the smallest BOAT,
"hich lelC the snip with the engineers, was
capaDle oil carrying more persons than the
largest boat look away ana That the boats on
Doaro were large enough to nave carried three
hunuIeu safely WINE CapV. Luce was pre-
Palln9 one Oh the 6Qats iof the reception OF
Tue company win MI; 1lloere' ne round Two
I[elheh seated III IT, ne ofdelea mem OUT
"heh one Oh tnen repled mat ms NE was as
good as That OF any person on board, Capt.
T. L. ralsea a carpenter mallet, ana threatened
MN with death II he did not instantly obey,
Whereupoh ne GREW khlie. lie dld not use
IT. however, ouC suliehly lett the boat
About hall an hour Detore the vessel
SUNK sad capt. Luce, 81 Went below. Up
on looking around, discovered the steward
eSs Oh the Vessel, Anna bonner, who was the
only person below, working at the pumps
WIN all the power she could command.
told her TO come up; that she was only eX-
haustlng herself; and that 1t was as useless
Tor her to attempt to pump out the ship, as it
would be to pump out the ocean. Captain,
SAID she, am willing to pump as long as
can work my arms
As | went down, SAID Capt. Luce,
after the sinking OF the vessel, was carried
down great distance, with my son Willie in
my arms. L opened my eyes, to see If could
discover light through the water. 1t was
some time before L could do so, and then it
seemed very long time before | reached the