New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-12
PATRICK TOBIN's STATEMENT.

of The con September snd. bad toerabla good wea.
Their until the 9th; all had gone WELL snd we expect
I'd TO reach New.York on the Saturday following.
The 9th was calm, and the sea quiet lake; but
very thick fog such a. il common the Banks ren
deIed objects at any distance invisible. There was
the usus "lock out forward, and the steamer was
going ct her ordinary speed
had Just gone on the watch-at Doon-when the
two vessels struck The shock 20 the Arctic was not
very .en.itly felt byus We felt no immediate alarm.
The doors Of tie fires opened TO reduce the steam
and Mr.. Walker Of the engineers 10 whose wa'cn
l belonged, sen: me promptly to the pumps. lkeP'
the steam pumps going untIlhey were unaoie 70 wa
I was going on deck when Mr.. Walker ordered me
back. went and threw in some COAL ~ the wafer
war now near the top furnaces and ali further eort
was useless.
until the water put fires Our only thoughts
now were as to measures of escape. When got on
deck all was confusion; passengers we're working with
desperate energy II the forward pumps Frenchmeu,
Germans and English all calling in their different
languages to tie remen to help them, and running to
and fro the deck, sometimes rushing 10 the pumps
and rushing away again when relieved by others
Still tho passengers seemed hopeful of being saved
TIE sb-epcs of Hr Goure, the first mate, was
great loss He had been sent after the collision TO
a. certain vi at damage had been done to the French
propeller, ard when he returned BE- could not be
TAX N on board were making all speed for the
land believe that If he had been on board TO Keep
the sailors 10 their duty and have Rats rugged, many
more would have been saved.
The socord mate Edward BALKAN, acted badly in
NV opinion. He lowered one Of the quarter-boats
about. clock-the ship did not 90 down until about
4 o'cock-snd himself rnd most Of the sailors got
into it. | saw nothing of them after came on deck
Tlirty.,wo were saved in our small boat, ana the
second mate boat mig b have taken more than double
that number
The departure Of Baslham and the sailors, left
Can't. Luce without experienced hands at rigging
rafs as the fremen knew little of what should be
done. Mr.. Rogers, the Chief engineer, seemed most
active in bis efforts to reduce the leaks and do Gil he
could under the circumstances He staid by the ship
until il was dangerous to stay longer, as his boat wss
in imminent risk Of being swsmPed by persons jump.
ing overheard or of being carried down IN the vortex
made 10y the vessel Ell king.
In the meantime raft was maio OF the foreyard
and spare spars and lashed end launched. Seventy.
six persoDs-passeDge,s, coal-passers, '&c.-got on
the raft They were all, subsequently, lost except
one picked up by us. The Arctic was struck on TIE
sarboa side little ali the bow. Three large holes
were made in the side below the copper the
two above.
Dorian, the third mate, was most active, aud staid
by the ship until she went down. The passengers,
with despairing energy, stuck 10 the pumps TO tue
Last. They we're working them up to the last mo.
ment II wss an awful sight. got to the third
mates boat ju- little before the foal catastrophe
When first attempted TO leave, the Captain caught
ne and tore the shirt OF my back, TO prevent my
going, exclaimng, {" Let the passengers go in the
'boat" lie also seized kind If axe and attempted
every one for himself and mo;e attention was paid
10 tie Captain than to any other man on board. Life
was ls sweet to us, az life 20 others.
CAPT Luce seemed like man whose judgment was
peralyzed He paced the deck as if there was no re-
urt but sink with his ship. He could easily have
saved himself had he sought his own safety. saw
him q few moments before the Arctic disappearea.
She went down by the stern and with uplfted hands
| and a piercing yell, which l cannot describe. the
crowd OF human beings On her deck shared her fate
The raft had lot been cleared away when the ship
went down, and ore Of the Spas caught under the
wheel and portion of the raft was carried away.
have 10 doubt some who had got the raft lost
in this way just be fore We pushed oil to AVOID being
carried down with the snip saw number OF women
In the cabin locked ia each Others arms crying ani
exhibiting the mos, intense signs Of terror and dis
tre+s They were all ebgulphed The lamentations Of
| the French and Germans were most painful, a.
could easily distinguish their cries and shouts.
| After tie Arctic disappeared We saw large num-
Der floating ebout stin alive, but coulc save none
Our little boat filled To its utmost capacity so
we had 10 leave them to perish nom the coid-the
water is always cold on tn. BsDks-and prey to the
| f.bes The one man out Of the seventy SIX on the
rsfi al first whom picked up afterwari, said that
sl his comp sDons bad peished from the cold or the
fsh.sthe raft being but poorly com iructed for their
| protection. .,.
/ nv The bark Huron, bound for Quebec. We had
passed O fearful night the sea got rough, and we
HAD TO use hapdspikes and bits Of wood for oars Oar
ouly food was cabbage and some hits OF tarnip and
| most of had fdeteC from tue fr-ViOus uotulug
! On the Huron we were as we'll treated As We could
We all regretted much that one fine young man be-
longing TO the Arctic was not saved; his name Is
Stusr. Holm. His father il Sergeant at Arms OF one
| OF tbe Houses Of Congress. He could not be IN
duced 10 leave the ship; bis post wa: 81 the gun,
firing .ignsl- he kept firing the gun,tDi the veses
.unk VIC him in the very act OF nring as the Ves
| sci dsaspesred below the waters.
| Besides the heartrending sight OF 81 msny woe
expressing faces ana hanos upifted N Wild despair
OF IN sgonziDg appeal m Heaven, and the awful cry
which smote our ears in the last moment one other
Incident cert thrill Of dread through our hearts
Just as tie water closing over the smoke-pike
there up from the sea sound like heavy
arc heat in the boilers, but il was sound never 70
| be forgotten.
may neLtop, also, as en- incident, that Tom Bren-
ne had an opportunity TO be saved in the chief eng'
PEERS boat, bat he had charge Of boy named Nc
| Larchlin, whom he would not abandon. Both we're
| ssyed in our boat. II Is said gentleman threw
heavy purse Of gold from the ship boy after be
| cot into the boat
| Barns, the expressman, was ia Mr.. Dolans boat
| when reach ed Il. When were taken on board
| the Huron, Burns put his hand in his pocket s.d
| pulled out handful OF gold, saying to Us TO be IN
good spirits a. he had plenty to provide Tor Us all
when we got 10 Quebec, even II the American Consul
did ro look to Us. We tho ught him foe fellow. and
gave him all the information in our power, about the
names Of the crew. &c, and whom We supposed safe
ana whom lost He wrote all carefully dowa
| After q portion Of us were transferred fro the
| Lebanon 70 the pilot boat Burns made his acqusinf
snce with those In charge Of the ooat and aged