The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-10-24
LATER FROM THE. ARCTIC
Arrival OF Can't. Luce-MOre Passengers
Inns Confirmed. M FR 81
QUEBEC, Oct. IA, 1854.

lins Confirmed. E M
8 v QUEBEC, Oct. IA, 1884.
The barque Cambria picked up Capt. Luce,
I or of the passengers, and of the crew of
the Arctic from raft. a'''
The following is correct list of the passen-
gers saved with Capt. Luce F. May, G. F.
Allen and Jos. Smith, of the Arctic, J. A. q.
Francois, of the Vesta. Seamen - Patrick
Moran, A. Grant, Michael Russell, John Riley
and John Patterson.
The names of those who arrived at Quebec
on the Ship Huron, are Luke McCarty, Rich
ard Machine, Jos. Abyrs, Christopher Moran,
Erastus Miller, j ohn Drury, Jas. Ward, David
Benny, Rob't Bryson, Jos. Conner, Thomas
Wilson and Grant Conway. T.
Mrs. Collins and family are certainly lost.
Capt. Luce has arrived in New Ork. From
his statement we extract the following:
"They had made considerable progress In
collecting spars when an alarm was given that
the ship was sinking and the boat was showed
off without oars or anything to help themselves
with, and when the ship sank, the boat had
got, probably an eighth of mile to leeward,
and in an instant, about a quarter to 5, p. NJ,
the ship went down carrying every soul on
board with her. l soon found myself on the
surface after brief struggle, with my own
helpless child in my arms
l again found myself impclled downwards to
great depth, and before reached the surface
second time, had nearly rerished and lost the
hold of my child. AS struggled to the sur
face of the water, a most awful and heart
rending scene presented itself to my view.
Over 200 men, women and children, strug-
CLING together amidst pieces Of wreck of every
kind calling on each other for help, and i'm
plOring God to help them. Such an appalling
scene may God preserve me from witnessing
again.
was in the act of trying to save my child,
when portion of the paddle box came rush.
ing up edgeways, just grazing my head, and
falling its whole weight upon the head of my
child. In another moment l beheld him lying
lifeless on the water.
succeeded in getting on the top of the
paddle box in company with eleven Others. -
One, however, soon left for another piece, find
ing that it could not support so many. Others
remained till they were one by one relieved by
death. We stood in water at the temperature
of As" up to our knees and frequently the sea
broke directly over us.
We soon separated from Our friends on other
parts of the wreck, and passed the night, each
one of us expecting every hour to be our last.
At last the wished for morning came, surround
ed with dense fog, not a living soul to be seen
but our own party, seven now being left.
In the course Of the morning we saw some
ship, but nothing that we could get to afford
absorbed water. About noon, Mr.. S. Nj. Wood
ruff, of N. Y, was released by death. All the
others now began to suffer very severely for
want of water except Mr.. Geo. E. Allen and
myself.
Soon after daylight barque hove in sight
to the n. w., as the fog having lightened a
little, steering apparently for us, but in short
time she seemed to have changed her course
and again we were doomed to disappointment
Yet feel hopes that some of our FELLOWSHIP:
fcrers may have been seen and rescued by them
Shortly after we had given up all hopes OF
being rescued by the barquc, ship was dis.
covered to the east of lis steering directly for
us. We now watched her with the most in.
tense anxiety as she approached the wind va
rying caused her to change her course several
points.
About noon they fortunately discovered a
man OH the raft near them and they succeeded
in saving him by the I'd mates jumping over
the side and making a rope fast around him.
by which he was got on board safely. This
man proved to be a passenger from the steam
er with which we came in collision. Lie in
formed the captain that others were near, on
pieces of wreck, and by going aloft he saw US
and three others.
We were the first to which the boat was
sent, and safely took on board about 3, p. NJ
The next was Mr.. Jas. Smith, of Mississippi
second class passenger. The others saved were
fve-one our fireman. The ship proved to be
the Cambria, of this port, from Glasgow
bound for Montreal.