Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-10-21

AICuC u appeared oH" "e"' WV"
the stern; and with uplilted hands and {
piercing yell which cannot describe, The
crowd Of human beings on her deck sha,
red her fate"
This makes the fifth ocean steamer los
during the present year, as follows CITY
of Glasgow, Franklin, Humboldt, City Of
Philadelphia and Arctic. There are now
only three steamers left Of The line of A.
merican steamers which greatly increase
their services and the labors of the mas
ters and crews, in order to keep up stead.
iIy the lort-nightly trips, under the mail
contract with The government.
LATER.
On Saturday a despatch was received
from Halifax, announcing the safety Of
Capt. Luce. 1t appears he went down
with the Steamer, but rising &c the sur
face, then sank second time witt his
little son in his arms, whom he finally
lost, when he succeeded in catching hold
Of small raft. From this after near three
DAYS suffering, he was, with few pas
sengers and crew. picked. up by an Eng
lish vessel, the Cambria, and carried III
to Quebec. Stewart Holland, of Wash
ington City, a Young Engineer, fred of
the signal Gun as the vessel was disap-
pcaring beneath the ocean, as he had done
for hours previously. lie proved himself
a hero, and monument should common
crate his deed. The loss of Mrs. +. X.
Collins, and her daughter and son, Is con-
irmcd. The Brown family appears also
to be lost, with the exception Of Mr.. Al
len, the son-in-iaw.
1t is said that Captain Luce is native
of Alexandria, Va, and was regularly
bread to the profession of seaman. lie
is about AZ years Of age.
aryival Of Captain Luce--hteresting
FactS, SC.
New York, Oct I7.---Captain Luce
arrived at his home at YonkerS, last
night, and was enthusiastically received
along the route. lie enjoys good health,
hut suffers greatly from fatigue, exposure
and depression of spirits. He will leave
Tor New AorK by Inc hrsl opportunity.
He gives many interesting details and
h;uks ihat more have been picked up and
aiken 10 England. He praises the con-
Iuc' o. young Holland, VINO nrcd me sig
la' guns very Warmly "e Sd" WI
Chriuger, of Cincinnati, on deck when
INC, N. steamer was go'"& GOWN VII '''o
N'''' 0''iT were "'>o ''..D w ''''''' 49, ...,
waves eug"'Pe" "'''.' 3D. -......
~ 20 LUG ,'' '.. ..... .....,, ....
party o: engineers, "os oaPao, o.. carry
ing more than tue largest boa. took away.
There was enough .o have saved ""'
safely.
Captain Luce state lAa. ne bias very
despalrlng hopes for lae ultimate safety "i
any OF those who were cIIngIng to pieces
OF the wreck, believing that without MI
racIe they must all have penshed' lie Is
also OF The opinion lAaI some OF 'hC"' VINO
Iei' IN the lie boats not Yet near" 'F1'"'
may possibly have been P'cNeu up oUI
'lla' inc chaAceS "eIe 'cl u oil' q ''"''
them.
The Captain most OF all Iameh's me
tate OF the ladies' ana children VINO IoUDo
a watery grave. lie says ms own Iiic
would have been freely SacrIhced 10 save
them, could 1t 50 hLye been ordered by a
he saw these helpless, unprotected Great
ures sink to a watcry grave, and the nigh
ty deep close over them IN It's moaning
solitude.
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NE IRE" OF THE Arctic l he II u
aoei P"'a sum- Pe'N'ng o. ""e '""''"'!
coH ',u| 0! me n ere" % ''e A'G'0' say
n'''N "ou ''e'' names ~ ""I So""0
= "'ei Ic"I' anu many o. "'eL' are N""" Z"
10 oe foreigners ne H'e'"e", engineers