New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-18
Eastern Mail.
THH LOSS OF THE ARCTIC.
R. B URNs,s ENT-IIsT O
THE RESCUED

T.. RNs's STATEME T-LIsT OIL
THE RESCUED.
We copy the following from the New York Her
aid, Of the 18th inst.
At late hour last evening we received th,
neart-rending intelligence Of the loss Of the Col
Inns steamer Arctic Leaving more EXTENDED
| remarks upon the awful catastrophe for a fnture
occasion, we hasten to introduce the account fur.
nished us by Mr.. George II. Burns, the express
messenger Of Adams s Co., who was on board
ana fortunately escaped the terrible perils Of
the disaster. ,'o =
STATEMENT OF MR.. BURNS.
Tho steamship Arctic with 228 exc,ns;ve
children 115 employees valuable cargo and heavy mail
is los me details Of the horrible disaster follows
on Wednesday Sept n precisely II O'Clock M in
dense log we came in contact with barrgged iron pro
peer with black hull salmon coored bottom lead coored
props and boats, and black pipe. She was bound east
werd and had all sail set with strong fair wind ms
speed Of the Arctic at the time was about thirteen knots
an nour the shock to us appeared slight but the dam
se 20 the oner vessel was frghtfu Capt Luce instant
~ ordered the cleared away and the chief
mate boatswain and three sailors went to her relief be
@ Az e.asl poats eit the order was countermanded
Arctic then described circle twice round the wreck
auflng which caught glimpse of more than two hun
ars i, people fsl clustered on her hurricane deck
tanned injury and the water pouring in at orr bows
When the first officer alongside to report The can
IAN was unabls to take him up but headed N N W. in
ne nope OF making land Our position on the preyons
day a. II o'clock was lat As &c. Ion 40 81 We had run
about three hundred and ten miles from the time Of ths
= IA until the moment of collision and sup
70 oe forty miles from Cape Race The pumps were
vigorously worked and anchor chain thrown oyerboar
- o. AZ exeron the engines stopped and the
believed to have been well proyisioued eontanns
the engineers sailors few passengers and all the
except .ne capan and third mate left the ship at an
aty stage Inc majority Of the passengers were work
ing az the pumpssoe firing the signal guns and Others
launching spsrs under the direction Of Capt Luce and
mr. Dorian, the third mate to form raft 'N
In order to facilitate this latter work the and
noat was lowered Dorian, two fremen three M
ohe otner passengers saved and myself were busiv an
gagen asnng water casks and settees the main ward
topgalls mt yards and several smaller sparstbe
.a,n Will number of gentlemen, protecting the work
~ ssepng oack the erowd-when panic seized all on
ooata rnsh was made passengers and remen precipi
themselves headlong the bulwarks on to the
RAFT and IN moment our little boat was full and In i'm
nnent danger of being sunk In this emergency Dorian
ordered the rope which held 10 the steamer to be
ana wiib cur hands and SKIES isfaea fiiu the raj
The mate who throughout great
o. mind and labored with heroic energy cried out For
dods sake captain clear the raft so that we can work
won't dessrt the ship while there's a timber aboye
water.r 'o
Butthe sea now flash with the headlights In loss
than three minutes from the time he spoke the stern
supk the foam went boiling the tumblpg heap of
pipe heard wild yell fstl ringing in nv earsS and
the Arctic and the struggling rapidly enguphed
NUMBERS yet chung to the imperfecty constructed raft
put, alas, We could render them ad Our own sua.
lion was no less preearous and cruel as il seemed VIZ
were forced TO abandon them fate Heaven forbid that
should ever witness such another scene We however
picked tive more men, and then with an overloaded
without oars tholepins food drink avoiding with
dicuty the fragments Of the wreck and passing many
dead females prepared for night upon the ocean We
noang pumpkin and cabbage to guard against
starvation dashed spar TO the bow of our boat
seep ner mead to the wind and and thus dfted
@ aayi gnt the night was cold and foggy with heavy
swell and IN eramped, drenched and hall naked condi
ton We suffered terribly. sS 8
Without dwelling upon our miseries sIlev;atea mpcb
ey the that endeayored to do our
g oar leilow men suffice it to say that at O'Clock
~ as A,ernoon Of the 18th espisd SAIL and raised
handkerchief TO attfaet attention We wese successful