Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1854-10-13
NEW YoRk, Oct. II, A. 81

Lost
NEW York, Oct II, A 81
George H. Burns, Express MESSENGER for ID
Il Co, on board the Arctic, gives the o.
lowing statement in regard 10 the loss Of hat
steamer. 49,
-..On Wednesday. Sept eth at noon. precise.
Nv, when in a dense fog. came in contact
with !. bark rugged iron propeller with black
hull, salmon colored deck aud boats and black
pipe. She was bound eastward, and had all sails
SET, and with a strong fair wind. The speed of
the Arctic al the time, about ID knots
The shock appeared slight but the dam
,t.,e to the other vessel was frghttul- capt Luce
instantly ordered the quarter boats cleared away.
and the chief mate, boaswau ana three sailors
went to She relief Of the propeller, and before
The other boats left the order was countermanded.
The Arctic then described a circle twice around
the wreck, during which time l caught glimpse
OF more than two hundred persons on board the
propeller, clustered the hurricane deck, At
this luncture II was first ascertained that we had
sustained injury, and the water pouring
ut our bows-when the first officer came along
side to report; the Captain was unable To take him
on board, but headed n. n West. III the hope of
making land. On the previous day, about noon,
our bearings were latitude 40 deg. SO minutes.
and longitude 40 deg. q min, and We bad run
about > 10 miles from the line of this observation
until the collision and were supposed to be about
40 miles from Cape Race.
The majority Of the passengers working
AT the pumps; some firing signal guns, and others
launching spars under the direction of the cap
tain and Mr Dorain. the third mate, to form a
raft and in order to facilitate this latter work, the
sixth and last boat was lowered. norain, one or
TWO Of the hremen and myself, were busy lash
ing water casks and settees 10 the main yard, two
top gallant yards and several spars the Captain.
with number of gentlemen protecting the work
by keeping back the crowd. About this time a
panic seized all on board, and rush was made.
and the passengers and firemen preeipitated them
selves over the buIwarks to the raft, and III
moment our little bark was full and in imminen,
danger Of being sunk.
In this emergency Doraln ordered the rope
which held US TO the steamer to be cut, and with
our hands and axes we padded from the raft
The mate then, who throughout preserved great
presence Of mind and labored with heroic Zeal
cried out ''for Gods sake, Captain clear the raft
50 that we can work. | won't desert the ship
while there is a timber above water" The wa
ter was now up to the dead lights, and la less
than three minutes from the time the mate spoke,
the stern Of the Arctic sunk. and the foam went
boiling over the heap of human beings. Many
were dashed forward against the pipe | heard
one wild yell. which still rings IN my ears, and
then saw the Arctic and the struggling mass rap
iy engulp hed.
The other boats are supposed TO be saved
About thirty are known 70 have been saved, bu,
the other boats are not heard from. Most Of
those saved and in the other boats were attaches
Of the Arctic. But few Of the passengers were
with hem. Captain Luce and wife, and daugh-
ter, and son Of T. K Collins were lost.
The bark Huron, of St. Andrews, y. b., Capt.
Wall, bound for Quebec, picked up our boat
: The Huron then fired rockets and hung out lights.
and kept blowing horns during the night Of the
28th, in hopes Of falling in with the remaining
boats, but did not. On the evening Of the 10Th
We spoke the ship Lebanon, Capt. Sterrt, bound
TO New York and transferred eighteen passcn-
gers 20 her, who reached the city. The names
If those saved are, with few exceptions, the
attaches Of the steamer.
j Mr. Barthane, the second officer. and one Of
those who have arrived at Halifax, states:
we reached shoe al Broad Cove, and arrived
Al s.. Johns on the 9th, Cape Race bearing n
" s. miles, while running in thick fog.
struck ON the starboard bow, about feet abaft
the Gu; water, by iron propeller. which made
three large holes in ship. two below water,
one Of which five feet and half long and
one loot ard half wide, running the whole cut
water and stem .. the iron steamer through the
Arctic's side
/ So dense the fog that the vessel could not
be seen. 4 minute before the collision, the helm
was part hard starboard, and the engine stop
ped, and Instantly backed with full speed until
clear Of the other steamer, which occupied abou.
two minutes. The propeller seemed to be sink
ing, bow first. and captain Luce Immediately
gave orders to clear away the quarter boats
which vas done aad Gourley the chief officer
left tie Arctic in charge Of the staTboard boat
On lowering the port boat, Of which had the
command, the Captain exclaimed. Hoist up that
boat again." and beckoned me TO go to him. and
on doing SO, he ordered me to 60 over the bow
TO ascertain, if possible what damage had been
done | then found the holes above mentioned.
and upon informing Capt Luce Of the facts he
gave orders 70 get sails up, and try TO get them
around the bow, TO endeayor TO stop the leak
This was promptly done, but it was Of no adTau
tage whatever, there being much Of the bow
broken, and iron from the other steamer project
{. ing, which had been left in our vessel, that the
sails could not b. brought close TO the steamers
side.
/ The carpenter vas then lowered over the yes
sei's side, and pillows and mattresses lowered to
him. to force them in, but the leak was found TO
be 80 Tar below tn wassr hne that thev could no.
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