Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-16

round from the propeller the Arctics srbosrd sde the
boa, coming under the wheel struck it, and every
soul on board The boat pershed, except frenebm'u,
who eumed up ON the Arctc's siies--be was droun-
ed, however, when the Arctic ansfy saIk. Alter toe
ship struck, Mr.. Gourlay, tho Grs; officer,
In boat With three sailors to ascertain What da-
mage the steamship had sustained; after q while Nc
Gouay pulled again toward, the ship; but the Captain
uyi"s to make Cape Rce AMI going the Of a.
teen mes an hour Captain Luce mn''oned him to keep
Oh aud he and his Soat wore soou ios, ght Of The
water rushed rapidly from the stsrboard side
both the upper and lower q fres totally
unsuished Tue engineers had lcft the cnSiue room
doing the utmost toward saving the chip. thoush 'tirdrg
up 10 their waist In watsr Mr. Csrnegsn all along had
worked at tho pumps and the construction OF RAFT till
within ten minutes of leaving the vessel Seeing that all
that all the boats hut had lett, no determined
now 10 look after his safety, and With his
brother Dobbin into the last boat commanded nv
states did not do their best towards saving the vessel
leaving too early The walters hosovrr, exhibited
good deal OF energy. working continually NJ the pumps
with the aid OF few of tho passengers Five muu tes
alter leaving the vessel the Arctic went down. Nc c.
stood all the time on tho guards of tho boat seeing the
vessel 90 down. The people ON hoard the Arctic did
seem 70 be aware how close they standing the
doors 10 eternity and cries wells heard Ten
minutes aher tho ship lo~n the boat pulled to tho
place where the III fsed vesse had gone down nothing
howeveWas encountered bui the bnd's- Of several ladies'
with hle'presetvers on among them tst oil ono OF tue
coored siewardesses. Being without oer they picked
up spar which they iasen to the boat aud rode thus
IN rough sea till 10 O'Clock the morning. Nc e..
suggested then TO pieces Ut wood board the
boat into oar blsdes, and thus reach the shore
The spar mentioned also into two parts and this
gave them Tour sweeps they pulled then for ths shore
tor two hours; vessel heaving in sight, they chang
cd their course aud pulled towards her. Thcy reached
her about sir o'clock, i. NJ, the esth having been
fourteen hours ont She pruved the bark Huron
Captain Walker OF ST. Andtews. bound TOT Quebec Mr.
Carnega speaks in tho highest of Captain Walker
who like Captain Creighton Of san Francisco celebrity
IA Seochman. and was. like him. short of provisions aud
water, having been twenty days from Bristol The
captain received and treated the shpw with the
most Kindness furnishing great part OF them with
lot as easy as possible. On the .s h. they fell in with
the Lebanon, Captain Storey, from Providence Wales,
bound TO New York. Eighteen thou left the Huron Nr.
Q. and his brother among the number whiie fourteen
manned board.
After portion Of transferred from the T.eba-
the pilot boat, Burns made sh those
in charge Of the boat, and managed to Induce them
set him Oil shore while We Kept from lIndng the
prete1ce that the doctor be first for inspect
Instead OF sending for tho Doctor ihey let Burns
get to the city, and kept board uni, yesterday
morning. when learned from two mcu 1T quarantine
that conld have made $500 had e been allowed TO
reach the city the previous nigh.
Before Burns lett US, we remiuded him of destitute
condition, and thought, after his promises. he would give
something; but his hberility did StILd the tes-
lie made CT with himself and the Information he gather
Ell from aud that the last have Of him. We
told yesterday that he made inc thing OF his
ship wreck. hope the pilot boys got some Of the gold
wnich he share with when we got TO ouebcc.
Tney earned IL