New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-16

al appearance, completely knocked out 80
badly did she appear 10 be injured ,hss /. was the
impression OF all the Arctic that she mus, snk.
/ Tie bo!e in her vas largo enough to admit the
/ water in immense volumes, and through il her
Isdipr couli be seen down TO ihe waters edge Capt
Iuee immediately gave orders that OF our qusrer
boats should be dispatched TO the aid Of the propeller
and Mr. Gourle, our chief officer, took command Of
the boat. taking with him Eve or six sesmea. We
cb.nccd OFF coarse and wen, around the propeller
,;e For the first Is minutes ster the collision not
realizing tia, we were in any danger, did not pay
upeh attention 10 what was passing, being mos, ofthe
time with the ladies' who in the mean time had come
M from The saloon About this time however Il was
discovered that we were injured ourselves, and were
taking in water very fast The pumps were iau,edi-
sely attached to the engine. did not suppose thsf
We were in any immediate danger until he>rd Capt.
Luce say to Mr.. Gourlie, when he came within hail
ing distance, that we could not stop for him. Our
course was then changed for the land, and the pas
eDgers commenced looking around for the means Of
safety. Life preservers were put On, and prepsrs-
tons were made to get into the boats
About an hour after the collision think. they
| commenced TO get the second boat ready for use.
! which boat understand the one by the falling
of which several passengers precipitatcd into
the sea and lost. This boat was left suspended on
the port quarter by the bow at about angle forty
FIVE degrees The next boat that saw got ready
was the port.guard boat went to II with the ladies
Of party, 10 endeavor TO get thomin 10 going.
! however. Mrs Allen inquired for her husband.
saving she could not ~ without him. Tho mo-
mentary de AZ caused by looking for him prevented
us from being in time to get into that boat. When
We approached il was already filled.
L.. hna M n.
| save nv fieuds. He said " ics-bring them ths
| "way pointing IN the direction OF the Port.quHtT
boat which w9s still suspended. then went 10 the
/ party. consisting of Mrs Brown, Mrs. Allen, Miss
Brown Mrs Stone and Miss Stone, Mr.. Allcn. Mr.
Brown and two children, and said. Capt Luce says
eve can get in this boat-oome this way" They
folcwe me from the saloon deck TO the ilwarts
the port side. We found there Capt. Luce aud
| in the boat whom Captain Luce ordered
out. They refused to get out OF tho boat,
SAYING that their lives were as good as anybodys
else He reiterated the order, and thresened 70 take
their lives il they did not leave the boat and at the
same time he raised an iron msllet which he had Ia
his hand over their heads. Upon this they len the
boat and Capt. Luce said to mo, " Now get IN" l
saw that, by reason of the angle at which the
! boat was Suspended, IL would be impossible Tor
a lady TO get in without some one was there TO
receive her, and sprang over the ouiw~hs;
myself down to the bow Of the boat by the tall:
repeated the words pass the ladies' oyer several
times rapidly. WAS placed so far below the bull
warks that could not see what was going on on tns
| shin gather from other sources that the Ladies'
| ", re thrust aside and found the boat In momem
filed by others lowered aud the rope cut by sailor.
All this was done more ropdly than caa write. Az
was carried away from the ship, saw Mr.. Ed
ward Sandfssu standing on the saloon.deck. He
saw ne h the boat and with a smile oa ms 1909,
waved hr hand quietly as II we wore about %
| leave him for a short excursion. Mr. Brown
! Jaw standing on the guard ait OF me wheeEnoeses
| III "A IA hal IA L
sneak | told him, in brief terms my agony athssiag
failed in my Efforts to assist his party Afterwards
saw him GU the saloon deck; saw none Of tue ladies'
: hitter got over tho side. Mr. Gihon, who was near
ne in the boat states that he Mr. Geo. Pesrson.
I who was carrying Mrs. Aliens child Some time be-
fore getting into tue boat asked one Of the waters
10 oef ne some biscuit lie brought me the biscuit
tied up in a napkin, which handed TO the ladies';
when | accompanied the ladies TO the side Of the
vessel picked up the nafkn containing the biscuit.
when the knot became united and the biscuit were
scattered about on the deck. then picked sp two
The time we We're on the boat dealt out 70 the mon
/ in small parcels as they were wanted. This was al
the provision we had on board. When we we're sb rat
200 yards from the steamer we deserted another Goat,
/ which we hailed ard approached. We asked II they
would take some OF our party board they said yos;
sx OF Us then LETT and ent on that boat. Mr. Baalhan
wss 10 conmsud of her. As coon rs we got settled
in separate boats, made motion that Mr. BAal.
! ham should DO appointed our governing officer, and
! asked them Ii they approved Of II. They all aus
wtrod yes; and by this vote he was made captaia.
with full power over both boats, and after that
he implicitly ooeyed. There was some diiier-
ence Of opinion as to whether should remain by
the steamer or pull fer shore, but 1t was finally do
/ cided that we should make for land and we imRe-
dimely changpd our course. The sailors rowed al.
most unnterl uptedy for thirty hours, though they
were occasion ally relieved by the passengers. The
fret orDing after leaving the vessel We described
| sail and changed our couTFo toward IT, Amer oSiDg
for about three hours and finding that could not
| oyeftHke her we again changed our course toward
land. Soon after the joy full cry Of anoier sail
heard and with renewed vigor We pulled toward hor.
! We approached her rear enough 10 see men on her
deck: we then loge in both boats and simultaneously
hailed Der To the utmost power Of our voices. We fss.
tened a bnDokercici 10 an oar, and swung IL around
/ from tie bow Of the boat All of our efforts
/ in vain. and fair breeze then sprioging no, tho
Z vessel sailed away from us. Darkness soon came
/ o. end our hopes began 10 droop, There were soma
lltle difference Of opiBOD expressed ~ 10 the course
| To take 10 reach land After this was decided, We
| continued rowing. Sometime early in the evening.
one OF the sailors eaid he certain that land VS.
/ near from the color Of the water We also saw
/ three Rulls fly past US, and in few moments they
/ turned their course, and iiew beck. some person
suooested that these gulls were flying back to their
n.ss ON shore this revived spirits aud inspired
us with additional confidence that land was near.
and The crews bent 20 their oars with renewed
yjpor and pulled INCREASINGLY. We occasional
: ly caught glImpses OF what We thought was Land.
Some however conceived that IL nothing more
| than a fog bank. We remained IN doubt about the
matter until O'Clock In the morning, whsn va
discovered uumistakable evidences OF its being land.
We rowed on until We approached within q moderate
distance Of the shore, when Mr.. Balkan ordered the
boats stop until il became lighter lest We might be
swsmped by the breakers. When daylight approached
We hBded ard pulled the boats ashore Mr. Btalham
called The end passengers together. We all knott
down bile Mr. Gihon Off rcd up an lmpre<siyepreyor.
We then went up the bib, and found 6shermms
hut lie received kindly aud furnished Us with ahtae