Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-17

the northwest, the fog having lightened little,
steering apparently for III; but in short time
she seemed to have changed her course, and
/ again we were doomed to disappointment.
Yet [ feel in hopes that some of our fellow
sufferers may have been seen and rescued by
them.
Shortly after we had given up all hopes of
being rescued by the bark, ship was discov-
cred to the east of us, steering directly for us.
We now watched her with the most intense
! anxiety. As she approached u.s. the wind va
| rying caused her to change her course several
| points.
| About noon those on the ship fortunately
discovered a man on raft near them, and sue
| ceeded in saving him, by the second mate
| jumping over the side. and making rope fast
around him, by which he was got on board
safely. This man saved proved to be a French
man, who was a passenger on board the steam
er with which we came i'll collision He in
formed the captain that others were near on
pieces of the wreck, and by going aloft, he
saw us and three others. We were the first
to which the boat was sent, and were safely
taken on board about P. NJ. The next saw
ed was Mr.. James Smith, second class pas
senger. The others we'd were five of our
tiremen.
The ship proved to be the Cambria, of this
port, from Glasgow, bound to Montreal, Capt.
John Russell, who formerly commanded the
bark Jessy Stevens, and who was rescued so
kindly by Capt. Nye of the Pacific.
Of Capt. Russell it would be scarcely posi-
BILE to say enough in his praise, for the kind
treatment every one of us has received from
him during the time we have been on board
the ship. His own comforts he has given up
in every respect for our relief
From the Frenchman who was picked up,
we hear that the steamer with whom we were
in collision was the screw steamer Vesta, from
st. Pierre, Nova Scotia, bound for and be-
longing to Granville, France. AS near as we
could learn, the Vesta was steering east south
east, and was crossing our conrse two points
with all sail set, wind west by south. Her
anchor stock, about seven by four inches
square, was driven through the bows of the
Arctic, about eighteen inches above the water
line, and an immense hole had been made at
the same instant by the tlnke of the anchor
about two feet below the water line, raking
fore and aft the plank, and finally breaking
the chains, leaving the stock remaining i'll and
through tie sides of the Arctic Or it is not
unlikely, that, as much of her (the Vesta's)
bows had been crushed in, some of the heavy
longitudinal pieces of iron running through
the ship may have been driven into orr side,
causing the loss of the Arctic, and fear hun
dreds of valuable lives.
l have arrived at Quebec, without penny
in the world, with which to help myself.
With sincere gratitude to those from whom l
have received such unbounded kindness, since
l have been providentially thrown amongst
them, l am about to seperate to go to New
York-a home of sorrow.
| learned from the Doctor at the Quaran-
tine last evening, that the Vesta propeller had
| put in at st. Johns, Newfoundland, with sew
eral passengers from the Arctic, but could not
learn the particulars.
| l leave for New York, via Montreal, this
| Saturday afternoon. JAMES Z. LUCE.
Another dispatch from Capt. Luce states
| that Mrs. Collins, daughter and son, were
swept off the deck when the Arctic went
down,-that they did not gel into the boat
which precipitated so many into the sea, as
had previously been believed.
HovEY's MAGAzINE.-The October number
of this excellent Horticultural Periodical
comes to hand with more than its usual num-
Der of valuable articles. Among them is one
| from new Foreign Pens description and
engravings Of select varieties of Pears Pom
illogical Gossip, &C., &c. We know of no
and reliable information on Pomology as this
| The HoRTrcULruRIsr for November is also
at hand Mr.. Barry continues to give increas-
ed evidence of the fitness of his selection, as
the successor of Downing, as Editor. 1t is
very capitally conducted, and cannot fail to
interest every one who delights in Horticul-
| tural pursuits.