New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-14

afford ray q hope.
Tie Arctic he'd .G bost- suspended n N D, Jaw.
two on the lerboaii and tgo on the star % - u"
placed engthwise o,oag the middle Of the ''''N -
sixth also on the dech the forFs-i Pirs.o u
deck.
It's, above al, necessary to be precise sbou. tie
Use made and the fate OF these bOaas. For greater
clearness, we shall designate them BY numbers, in
tie following order: Those on the larbosri BY the
Nos. and ., those on the sssrhoard Nos. : anil &;
No. being that in the middle ii the deck, No the
ore most forward
The boat No. is that which w,s sent away AZ the
moment of the collision, and which Il has been seen
we were obliged to abar don to its fate. II arre A.
we have already said, the second n command and
FIVE men, Of whom we yet have had no ntslli-
gence.
When /, was proved that the steamer would inev-
t.bly 60 down, the captain ordered the boa; No. T.
.starboard. near the psdde.box 10 be launched. IL
received q or % persons, women children and pas
senosrs nroyisoued with a little biscuit AMI some
water. but without a compass. single man capa-
bic Of directing it, 1t is impossible to mention the
names of those she bore only say that at least
iere was French woman, remarkable for her olive
complexion and who courageOusly seized an oar at
the moment that the boat disappeared in the fog
of the steamer OF this boat nothing has been as yet
heard.
The boat, No. o. facing the preceding one, wa,
Immediately launched, and the second lieutenant,
Mr.. Balkan, descended not as it has been SAID
through any egotisticsl precipitation, but the
der of the captain, who said: " Take that boat and
make of il the best you can" These words eEoner-
ate Mr.. Baslhem from the reproaches which were
hesped upon him after the first variations. The crew
were guilty of having forgotten their duty in seeking
only their own safety. Scarcely, indeed, had the
boat of Mr.. Baalham touched the sea, than seven
teen sailors or fremen threw themselves into her
with such violence that it Necessary at once to
cut the ropes. AT the moment that the steamer had
left this boat, a passenger, Mr.. Henderson Moore,
Jumped into her from tie deck. This made the num-
Der of persons in her nineteen.
There remained the fourth boat aft, NO. A. Capt
Luce put Mrs. Collins and several other persons into
il. Unfortunately a, the very moment they were
about to let her go, only of the blocks worked.
while the other fouled. The boat was, consequently,
In perpendicular position, and all those who were
in it, with the exception of three persons fell into the
waves At such moment the misfortune could not
be remedied They sought to right the boat, but it
was not possible to hoist it. It was general saure
ghi put Ihsrtu-tIs wv" JuUpON
nately into the boat. which was again filled in few
seconds. Messrs. Dupasseur, c. L. Mitchell, w A.
Young, W. Gilbert, +. d. Mayer, William Gibson,
E. NJ. Fuss, j. Bogart, j. Hennessy, J. McHatb,
George Dcbbs, and Dulaquais. servants OF VI. De
Grammont were in il.
The Duke dc Grammont himself tried to jump in,
but fell into the sea- and would Immediately have
pershed save through the devotion of his servant,
h. hxya nj ota1ta
perhumap effort Duaquois himself slid down rope,
inviting his master to follow his example. But the
boat was already at some distance, AMI Dulaquois
came down 80 fast that he fell breathless into the
boat NJ de Grammouut had not courage to initiate
him and so let the precious moment pass which sep
arated safety from destruction. He remained on
board the steamer The young Duke, NJ. Guynet
ard the Brown family the last persons that VI.
Dupsssieur perceived on the poop at the momeot
when the boat passed behind the steamer. There
were 25 in the boat and the least movement threatened
destruction. by good luck reaching the larboard
side we fell in with the boat of Mr. Baalham who
Hshtened us by taking six persons into his boat. lie
offered to assume the care of our common safety
Some few moments afterward the Arctic seemed
abandoned to the mercy of the waves, and having
eheacy II feet of water in her hold out OF sight.
Before tOuOWlDE the OF tuenc Two icN u'
say word OF those which have designated as Nos.
5 and 9, and which remained on board.
No. had been drawn from its original place in the
middle Of the deck far Oft possible M. Dupas-
sieur and bis companions could see them endeayorng
TO launch it, in order to assist in the construction OF
raft This was the boat that somewhat later saved
the Sd Lieut. Dorian Mr.. Burns, and 80 Of the crew,
rescued at sea by the Huron.
The variations of Messrs. Dorian Burns have
told us that boat No. taken possession Of by
the engineers 1t is the third Of which we have still
to receive intelligence.
As for the raft, we know definitely that owing to
some fatal circumstances, it only saved one man.
ILL., sUFFERISGs AND SAFETY.
It was only two hours and half after noon when
NJ. Dupasseur lost sight Of the Arctic. His boat and
that of Mr. Baalnn had each four oars, but in neither
one nor the other there single glass OF water, or
piece OF biscuit. II under these circumstances,
in truth and without knowing exactly where to seek
for land that we must gain the shore or die of hunger
or cold. Mr. Balkan, indeed, had compass, but
on board boat composed of metal was too uncertain
guide TO place much confidence in. Mr.. Balkan
preterred to trust to the direction of the current The
result has proved his idea correct.
During the whole of this night and the following
day the 2sth) we rowed without ceasing taking core
not to get separated, in spite Of the fog that con-
staptly surrounded US. During the day we had sue
cessvely seen two sails toward which we had directed
our course with the energy Of despair but both dis
appeared beneath the horizon. The boats still con-
tinued their course toward the coast The unfortu'
mates who were in them were chilled to the marrow
as well by the fog as the waves which monentarny
broke over them. At last, on the evening Oi
the 2sth we could see change IN the coiof
Of the water These signs, which announced our