Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-12

Loss OF THE STEAMER ARCTIC.
Yesterday morning our community was
thrown into state Of the utmost excitement by
the early announcement Of the loss, by col
ision at sea, of this long ookedfor vessel. Al
o'clock, p. m, we issued an extra containing
all the authentic particulars received up to that
hour, which is embodied beloY:
New YoRK, Oct 1.-THE ship Lebanon arrived
at an early hour this morning, bridging tidlngs OF
horrible catastrophe 10 the steamer Arctic, and
has on board about twenty passengers, which
were picked up al sea-. She reports that on the
night Of the 9th ulimos during dense fog, the
Arctic came in collision with steam propeller,
thought TO have been the steamer Charity, from
Montreal TO Liverpool. Upwards oftwo hundred
persons were seen on the deck Of the propeller
Immediately after the collision. The Arctic was
going at the rate ofihirteen knots per hour. She
commenced 10 render assistance, but soon dis
covered her own leak, which gained fast, and
extlnguished the fires. The discovery OF this
fact caused understandable panic among her pas
sengers and crew. The boats were rapidly
launched and filed with the crew and few pas
sengers and driited of, crowded 10 excess, with
but little provisions or water. Captain Luce, with
Mr. Dorian, the mate, remained on board 10 con-
struct a raft on which 10 eudeavor 10 save the
great body of passengers, including women and
children who still remained.
AS soon as the raft was launched there was a
suddenpan on board, and numbers got on it.,
and in the sixth boat, in the greatest haste and
CONSERVATION; and in three minutes the Arctic
sunk. All in The sixth boat were saved, but only
one out Of seyentytwo on the raft; IL having more
on il than was possible for il 10 sustain. VI
Al fve ID. m, on the 2Sth, the barque Huron,
bound for Quebec, picked up boat, the last ofthe
six that had left the steamer, and took all IN il on
board. The Huron fired rockets, hung out lights,
and kept horn blowing during the night OF the
2Sth but all hopes of falling in with the remaining
boats proved fruitless.
On the evening Of the Goth the Union spoke the
ship Lebanon, bound TO New York, and transferred
Is of her passengers who reached that city in the
pilot boat Christian Era.
The fate Of the propeller, which was thought to
be greatly damaged, and the other five boats is not
certainly known. .
On the morning of the 2Sth the Huron saw the
singular looking craft before falling in with the
boat, which is thought might have been the pro-
peller. sa
The Lebanon brings the following passengers
who were in the boat William Nichols, Of Tres
cou, Sicily Islands; Henry jenkins, ditto James
Thompson, Of New Orleans; Captain Paul F.
Cram, of New York George III. Burns, of Phia-
delphia Francis Dorian, of New York, third off,
Ger. 3
List of K,aoscn Vietims-Among those last seen
on The deck OF the Arctic, few moments before
she sunk were the following Captain Luce and
son. Mrs. Z. X. Collins, Master Cort. Collins and
Miss Collins, of the family of the owner Of the
line Mr.. Brown and family, a connection of the
senior ofihe firm Of Brown, Shipley q Co. Liver
pool Mr. Brown Cincinnati; Charles Springer,
Cincinnati; James Muirhead, Petersburg, Vir-
GINA Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt and daughter, of Fred
ericksburg, Virginia; a nephew OF Mr. Bloodgood,
of Philadelphia; Duke de Gramont, ofihe French
embassy; Stewart Holland, OF Washington, D. /;
+ Cook of Pelon, Louisiana; and many more
Mr.. Comstock, brother Of the commander Of the
Baltic, was drowned by the capsizing OF one OF
the boats whilst il was being lowered
George H. Burns, of Adams Express, furnishes
the above particulars. He says that the govern
ment dispatches, from France and England, gwen
him.by Mr. Buchanan, could not be saved.
(The propeller could not have been the Charity,
as she is being advertised TO leave Quebec on the
2O,h inst II may have been British propeller
from Canada conveying troops
The number on board the Arctic was as fol-
lows.- Passengers, two hundred and fity-fve !;
crew. one hundred and seveniy-fve. Total, four
hundred and ihirty-one. But ffty-seven OF the
number are known TO be saved.
[sEcoND DISPATCH.
disnatch from Halifax TO Mr.. Collins, which is
now occupying the wires, states that two boats Of
The Arctic have been saved, and the passengers
have reached Halifax. Several vessels have been
dispatched 10 the scene of the disaster, in the
hopes of picking up passengers ahoat on pieces
OF the wreck.
The London Chronicle ofthe 2lst of September
contains the following dispatch from Liverpool,
dated on Wednesday, the Goth Of the same month !:
'This afternoon the United States mail steam
ship Arctic, Captain James G. Luce, sailed from
The Mersey for New York, with the usual mails
aud full complement Of passengers and cargo on
freight.
"Annexed are the passengers by the Arctic !:
NJ Dupassein and friend L. Buech, f. Henry. Mr..
Grant, lady aud child; T. f. Jones, g. Smith, Miss
Jane Murion Miss Smith, w. B. Brown and lady,
Miss Maria Brown, Mr.. Babcock and lady, G. II
Cooke, A. Blanche, w. p. Rathbone, M Guynets,
two children and nurse Mr.. Burns, M. M Day,
Mrs Day az daughter, NJ belgrade, friend, IL serv't (;
Mrs Scott, Mr.. Moriss, Mrs. Edward X. Collins,
of New York, Miss M. A. Collins, Of New York,
@. Collins, of New York, Mr.. Woodruff and lady,
of New York, Mr.. North, Mr.. ID. Yoas A. Bene-
dict and lady, c. Fabbricotti, ]. B. Hogg, Mr..
Dawson and lady, Miss Benjamin. Mrs. Ropes and
son Mrs. Childe and daughter, Miss Revel, Miss
Bronson, Mrs. Rowland and son, w. Bowen, +. w.
Gale, lady and servt, Mr.. Gihon, Lynch and lady,
Mr. Adams, Mr.. Brady. f. Catherwood, j. J. Bar
rill, Mr. Hilger and friend, Mr.. Holub, Mr.. Niver,
c. ST. John, II. Moore, w. w. Comstock, Mr.. Per-
kins J. Smith and lady, Mr.. McGyvin, X. Madi-
SON, II. Jenkins and dog, Mr.. Schmidt, Mr.. War
ing Captain d. Pratt and lady, II. p. Stuart, Due
de Grammont and servant, K. Major and friend,
Mrs. Major, infant and child, Miss Brun, Mrs.
Drew, J. Holbrook, Miss Jones, ]. Muirhead,
James smith, Mr.. Bedford and friend G. Brown,
Mr.. Mesyer H. Cook, G. Christiane and friend, p.
F. Cram, T. Robson, G. Dodds, Mr.. Passive and
four friends, M. Wiborg and friend, Mr.. Mayer,
Mrs and Miss Stone Mr.. A. Stone, M. Scheibler,
II. Thomas, Mrs. J. Lindsay, Miss Mausay, p.
Johnson, G. Nookes. junior, @. Petrie and lady,
Mrs Perrin, Edward Sanford, esq. of New York,
b. c. Wood, ]. Zologi Mr.. Millville, s. Jeffords,
G. b. Pearson, q. F. Allen lady, infant, and nurse,
W. b. Browne infant, and nurse, r. s. Williams
and lady. ID. Cannon, Mrs. G. McCracken, Mr..
Berry, H. lie Roy Newbould, Miss Stewart,
Miss Hassard, w. Barber, Mr.. Christie, w. w. Gil
bert, and servant, III. ii. Koon, H. Reed, @. G.
Springer, Mr.. Eggers, @. Guyret, lady and child,
Mr. Hirech, lady and servant, Mr.. Hewitt and lady
Mr.. Hinde and friend, Mr.. Wallace, Mr.. Water
man, Miss Major, friend and child Mr.. Ravens
croft, s. M. Woodruff. j. Young, Mr.. Barber, J..
Thomson, Mrs. Bryan, T. Lochmiranet, Mr.. Pratt,
Mr. Sheldon, Mrs. M. IIodgson and infant, Miss
Ford Freyer, T. Sherburner, T. Schuster, lady and
two daughters Mr.. White rburn, s. Culner, Mr.. Gil
liam Miss Mitchell Miss Hay, II. rbucklc, Coop,
w. Ferguson, Mr.. Lenoire, friend, two ladies, and
three children f. Hilbroner, A. Garcia, Miss A.
Lais, T. Newman and son, Mr. McDougal Mr..
Musterd, Mr. Hatcher and friend, j. McMath,
Mrs. Ridge and friend, Mr.. Geger and lady w.
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