The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-10-18
Wreck Of the Steamer Arctic
Great. Loss Of Life.

NEw YoRK, Oct. tf.--A rumor is af1oaf /
hat shs Asosio raa inao.a. propsRor, steam
er or wreck, lrear Cape Race, was sunk,
and all on Beard but 32 were lost. l3 Of
those saved. u is said, are on board the
Union, now below al the Quarantine.-I
The Arcsie had, goo passengers, and one
Of the saved is said to have arrived in
SEcnSp QispATcu.-The report proves
too tiua. sSeo.. III Bnfns, Of Philadel-
phia, bearer Of dispatches per "Arc,ic,"
Is odt-xmhHtity tor tho statement. She
had. .266s passengers. and a ew.of ITS.
She -nih intoiA propeller at sundown on
The 27Aisnsas Cape Races and the propel.
!0r sank sins four hours The Arctic re-
manned sfloat awhile longer. Lite boats
ohhui and rats rigged, but the lat
ter capsizsd Immediately, and only thirty
two aisths, wholesnunber remained to tell
the -tAls. Bsfns 10 Al. the, S.i Nicholas.
snd-ragis,essshis name as belonging to
AdatbasG Go. q Express. as also bearer
OF dsspatchex4 ,vs ~ Ysh .siE ID a1qI
FgaTHER HERiRARTrcULAas.-The collision
occnffeds on the 9Th ult., at noon, in a
dense fog. The propeller was bark rig
geds itonswih black hull. salmon colored
bottsx15 sndfhaA cplered boats. She was
Thought. orbe che = Charity" Of Montreal,
TOR Isissrpo OILS l The Arctic was going at
the satsiof 3.kaots an shour.a Upwards
OF goo persoHss sre;seenson on the propeller.
The eArolie. .commeEced TO render, assist
snce teihsapropellor, but soon discovered
her own leak,- which gained last and soon
L 4. 4. :
cd aud filed by the. crew aud passengers.
.Rayt tswere scons,ructed.e when sudden.
padispsAoAf pldos on the Arctic, and num-
berf Eof iato theraft, and IN the 'lile- boat.
and IN three minutes after the Arctic sunk.
ALI fn afie life.boat were saved, but only
oncsoit.0g athe sesenty-two on the raft.
M6F M, on the eth, the Bark HUI
ron.o 81. A6drs~s. N. b., Capt. 'Stah for
Qu6e6; picksdsup the boat. The Huron
firS0 0s6t1kSts, iAang .outy flights, and kept
blown & Nor horn throughout the night Of
thet28th, m lhopesi OF falling I'M with the
Ssng4nnlBk basts, but all endeayors were
trt5itleSssN TO 1xgaay2 sat ssss.lBYel :
OHssnsAssninku Of the 2eih she spoke
the ship Lebanon, Capt Sterre,t, bound
iof NV Y0fie,q TO- which we're transferred
bOY04Y0u8StSS WHO treHCU0uss stutS CITY III
ihSspn6f 6S6t Christian Berg. b He spoke
thyt Ps6Pell0fssntk Eve other boats. but did
ueP 3fh6W what their naihes;wsre. Ha5ia7l
UAstsib tA0rningi Of the a8th the Huron
ssk "a Sfngniaf hooking 6faa, which is
4h6hSllf might have been the propeller. ~
Uedtgef a. Burns, Of Adams & Co. e
Express, 5urnishes fifs above particulars.
iEt sStx tho Govefament dispatches from
Ffskcs ind England, given him by Mr..
B6ca1nSn; c0dld not be saved .i; a%ifls 81
zFhepfsfellot could mot have been the
.sCnksity ., she being advertised to leave
Q3s6S6 osf ne 20th inst. IL smay have
btsn II GBtfsish propeller from Canad with
srU66SS - snF. u 60 I'd 81 glEfo soss t.e.,a
kdispksch 10 Mr.! Collins, ! from Hall
fsxsfskStes' that Tie two bosis of the Arc
ti05 wiil' 'tks pessentess saved, had reach.
ed Halifax. sesl se,i
: eesvsraf assssels have nbsen dispatched
t6shei Seen eiofs disaster. with the hopssoi
foEiHgsuP psrsons aaoat on pieces Of the
Wfeck. asa sfts;s.i s,t4 fsfF. rdaEts .aso7i5Zs
ssrii5 following statement Of the loss Of
thea fcsfcsif by Nj. Bachlan, ed officer:
K9a6taah ind the other officers, and
0164ga6d passengers saved in the two
bpats,. reached shore at Broad Cove, and
affived ar ST. Johns on Tuesday.t
son sWedfIesday ties 27ths at noon, of
O6pss Rdos,, bearing NV .a65smiles dis
tfnfsf wHfie fannfngin a thicksfog the Arc
u6 NGSsstrdgk on the stafboard bow abou
dixqe6t ab4ft sthe icut.watef,l by athe iron
steemsr,. which made three large sholes ir
hef, Two teioW the water mark, one o
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