Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-20

! It'd intruder when the Earl, pulling out instead
ot purse pistol -hot him dead upon the spot
Lord Hahdn,s HIST. Eng.
Farther Particulars cfthe Wreck Of the Arctic
II i stated that Capt. Ineeis son was GRIP
/ pie, and was lying in his berth when the coils
+ ion occurred. The Boston Traveller has the fol
lowing incidents briefly referred to yesterday.
] When the Inflated ship was aboutto sink, and
+ after the boats had pushed away N far from the
/ vessel a possible, To prevent being drawn into
/ the vortex. which it was known would draw down
+ rferyfhing down everything near, Mr.. C"mstoek
/ ii Rhode Island was seen to jump from the si'a-
uer into the water and swim towards the boat
+ which contained, among others, Mr. {. / Mitch
I'll. Of Charleston. sc. IL whom lac was well
known. Recognizing him in the boat. Mr.. com
/ stock called Ia him. "llaye YOU room for another
man. Te which the reply VIA: ~; we are a.
most now sinking now lie then threw up his
hand~ and exclaimed, Good God. tell my wife
aud five children am gone and was seen no
more.
Nr Com-tock. mentioned above. lo-ta broth
~ by tin. burning Of the steamer Lexington.
Tie cargo of the Arctic i estimated to have
been worth SI.O0O.00O.
". ". Gilbert New York merchant who
was saycd, publishes statement, III which he
savs he was seated mt the table at the time OF
tie collision, cOnycrsing with several ladies aud
gentlemen, among WHOM Ntlf hiH' -AA'hf ti'7'
Brown Mrs. Pearson and others. After refer
ring to the launching of the port-guard boat he
thu, proceeds with his narrative:
went 10 him with the adies OF my party. 10
endeavor 10 get them in. In going however
Mr.. Allen inquired for her husband, saying she
could not go without him. The momentary de
lay caused by looking for him prevented Us from
being in time To- get into that boat. When we
approached, it was already filed then asked
tapt. Luce if he could not get boat to save my
friends. He said, ''yes. bring them this way,
pointing III the direction Of the port quarter boat
which WIS still suspended. | then went to the
party consisting of Mrs. Brown.M Mrs. Allen, Miss
Brown, Mrs. Stone and Miss Stone, Mr. Allen,
Mr. Brown and two children and SAID, Capt
Luce says we can get in this boat-come tins
way" They followed me from the saloon deck
IN the bulwnrks on the port side. We found
there Captain Luce and sailor waiting tor us
Two tiremen were in the boat, saying that their
ives were n good anvbody's else. Tie relter-
ated the order, and threatened To take their lives
4 they did not leave the boat, and at the same
time he raised an iron mallet which he had IN his
over their heads.
From this they left the boat, and Captain Luce
said 10 me ''now get in saw that, by reason
OF the angle at which the boat was suspended
L would be impossible for a lady to get in with
out some one there to receive her,and sprang
over the bulwarks, saying, pass the ladies
oyer to me-" and let myself down to the bow OF
the boat by the fall. repeated the words ''pass
the ladies' over" several times rapidly | WAS
placed 81 far below the buwarks that could not
see what was going on on the ship. catherine
other sources hat the ladies were thrust aside,
and found the boat in "A moment filled by others,
lowered and the rope cut by sailor. All this
WAS done more rapidly than can write. As |
was carried away from the ship, saw Mr.. Ell
ward sanford standing on the saloon deck. lie
saw me in the boat, and with smile on his face,
/ waved his hand to me rs quietly as if we were
! about 10 leave him for II short excursion. Mr..
! Brown | saw standing ON the guard aft of the
| wheel house. He bowed his head to me, but |
did not hcar him speak. told him. in brefterm
my agony at having failed in my efforts to
assist his party. | afterwards saw him on the
/ saloon deck; saw none OF the ladies after ! got
over the side Mr.. Gihon, who was near me in
i the boat, says that he saw Mr.. George Pearson,
who was carving Mrs. Aliens child,
Vim. Z. nathbone writes that MIR. and Mrs.
i Benedict, of New York, left in the first boat,
ana may be picked up by some vessel 1t has
been supposed that they were lost.