New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-23
IN. Arctic Calamity:
Mr. Collins received, on the l4,h instant, tths
following dispatch from tbs late Captain inf Of

VIZ ihss u 81
lie Arctic; ag5sYl6 slgSJ isiSFs, G.tai9l
NrwYoRk,l Oct 14.r NJ .Ths following dispatch has
been received here BY Mr. ooilinsi s3ssl5 ssal
eQurBko, Oct Ia p M-Io E. x, Collins Esq. pssrs
sir-Mrs D. Collins daughter sua were nqt IN ths
eoas but were swept on the ships desk with myself
cave for NewYork to-day. II s5ssSq 4. .
STATEMENT OF CAPT LUCE. s35
NEW Yonk Oct ID THE fclowipg Y ~ substance q
Capt Luce as telegrapred rem ouenso y ~
Capt Luce tbe time Of the collision below work
ing out the position Ok the steaer He ran
on deck and saw hs ron bs csr
IN her progress The bows Of the strange vessel seemed
I'd be literally cut crushed of for ten feet and
that She must probably sink in ten minutess and
taking glance at our ship and believing that We
wire uninured, the boass were cleared
And the rst officer and SIX msR ~ wssa y III
THE engineers were Immediately instructed to put the
steam pumps and the four deck pumps were worked BY
the passengers sndycrew The ship MSS at headed
for land, and several were ede 70
tGp the GETTING sails o1 them yery
the very powerful efforts to keep her free
ths Captain 10 sst the and have
No sooner however, had attempt been made 70 do
this than the fresn and others rushed into the boats
in spite # a opposition Seeing ssg sta.s q thing,
order could be restored when to dismay, saw them
cut the bow and soon disappear astern
Another bost wa broken down III persons rushing ii
the many precpitated into the
drowned This occurred while had been engaged In
geselng me ssaheosfo gualN 1yas isy nu psesa
enacted with the first boat then gave orders 70 the
3 1s
dren as the fires were ou the engine should
stop. . I.
ny lennon Mas tnen arawn po ane otner duaaser
tackle Arush was madsfor her slso and some fftesn
So u ana cc ne saekle anu w. soon guy .. sgns
Without TOOLS " ASSIST Us IN bniidns rst q our oy
hope and the only omcer eft Us was Mr. Dorian, tne
third mate who worked nobly for the succor Of aet
their and energy dd a 10 shsr power until the
latest moment osioFe the snip Mr. hogers the
o,a ~ XII AZ boat. ia ar M
down. pulled AMY With about IL persons % ~ ~
TO form raft y to get the only re-
manning 6oal I've boat tns Tater TINS pelng
accomplished ME- Dorian the cnief ofacer OF the boat
taking care " on board the steamer to
vent those in the beat from leaving the ship
children on board his boat vt last They had made co
sh.t s no ~ ss@ was
OIL without oars q any thing 70 hold ~ IN
In an instant at about past nye oclocK
& ne sSsry Ssa III
orei struggie witn my Own helpless cnha n my arms
vnen aga1nIeuno myse inapelea doHhWard 20 gTesl
Ssgls aSa sae ae 4
Iau 4snty WAN oss eo loo VI as ~
struggled upHards. N. " .,s. .a.a,tsss W
When So upon The zafsr The most
ana neaTI.renaing scens PEesenleu Hse 10 ~
Wv yve. wv naneIea msn women ana cnialen We
anm y ~ - sse spun
na nsl ana GOD 70 assist them
eucn ~ scene ay aoa preserve VIZ TON VIZ
Messing s ea \, Hi, s.
Amia snis stfusghng massot human nsings
portion Of the paddle box came rusfng up sdgewards
use my heag ane lang Hlt at iss weight upon
" t neau =, y oa,u -
70 company slth eleven others Vne nowegef soon let
for smother piece and others reaired until relieved by
~ ssoou ln tne Wessr np 70 onr knees the sea
ovsr U * separated rem our
"a me wrsck anu passed ehe ngnt each
sysTy . hour e be his last vt. 9 Y q I. q
u nils Ialne, 10y no1 nting soul oonu Pc seen
ens epf own CONSISTING q seven ABOUT room
IF .; ~ q New was renewed py deato
want d except George T. Alien and myaslf Night
=. came on tnick and dreary with our minds made
Tery soon thrse or N ar
by DEATH and Mr.. Allen young man and myself were
ain that inoa alaft welwele much exhausted
ssp aWhie dpring he night apd became somewhat
Ahont a, hour hatro A. ,,,;att - p,;s., "a .o.,
vessel Tight near u.s. W. Ill e9ertsd Ourselves t.
of Jour abilities III bailihgbu thslight dis
a ~ NE of DAYLIGHT
glfes iiftIe 81 ebssTyaa fst sbs
pafenty for u.s. but III short tims lie APPEARED to haS,
hes course again and we we're dooed to bttel
h.a w e IsoS
shorty aft i sip was disooTsrsd to lis Eastward
stesrips directly approached they fortn
sesy 70 q raft them and SAB
VIC was pasenees III hoard h n
came III coiision He informed III captain thai other
were on pieces Of the wreck and he proeeedsdto er
ha. " O. mem We Wera taken % boaft
\ Id 1 most exhausted condition
Shortly after Mr. James Smith Of Mississippi, wss dis
covered and rsscnsd About dask another piece Of d
tie sufferers rescued None obsps sons ba annd
Capt John Russell, 81 tie Cambria proves Il hay
been the captain Of The jesse whose eiorab
Cant 2nss it ps fs, p
for NewYork On Saturday evening s1a'f ,
Capt Luce adds that ~ the time Of the collision til
IN. = NJ sesta vas the bow
and an Immense hole had hssn as y M az
the uke Of the anchor about two feet below Ee va
Ter ne raking the fore and aft plank and hnay break
bch renasrs sns IN tne Arctic
ibow OF the vessel impractisable ss ~
# The New yorL r;,nas. saws .vs. s OBJ eyfassa q
i 5 81 1s''f "A 80 s5sie7 ts ~ $40
~ y sne ehe persons oI IN
nc Il q " ase4 ueeM picked III
a. sta,, + n9 - ~ INA
/ ana hta ,s. am
,a go ~ w INC stealhe
,,;,h .hs Waa." opsos Mepe ~. ~
ISL ~ - passenger
~ ana saw ms YES
's1t ~ HoAuHt aTOIn the AfctIC ,4but hat
4 one oio ms boats run down by her, while she wa!
mating tae. circuit round him after.the accident
ron me Y. circumstance that oupt luce steah,es
1.-the Arctic moi sera,,slu =. mo
she aeft him, ,r,s ~ had
directly for Nav Yort 81 = 80 as1 'u.s'
/ 80 - - y. w w F4sE t44N7tl4