The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-13
THE FRENCH STEAMER vEsrA.

IAlIrAx Ost. IL, 1854.
We have received Newfoundl4E dates the 4th
The French steamer Vest. arrived at st Jobus
N f., On tho Goth ut with her foremost and bow
ehstteYed to picces-she being t1e vessel that
collison with the i'll fated Arctic
She had on board thirty one OF the Arctic's crew,
which she picked up At the tin of tho catastrophe
The Vesta lost thirteen of her passengers In the COLI
sion.
Three OF tho Arctics boats have not been heard Of
but, being neboats, is supposed they msy have
picked up by passing ships.
Vessels which were sect in search OF the boas, re
turned Tuesday, the 81 instant, without Huiiog
the aXghtest trace Of them or any portion Of the
wreck.
AL the passengers and saved, advised yes.er-
day, left here for Boston in the europa
The regular communca ion bstwcen this port aud Nov
foundlaEd is only fortnight. That period WILL
therefore, probably elapse before shall hear any thiag
else from that Island 1t Is prob sblc howsvc the
steamer Osprey sent to convey the City of Phadephias
passengers, end expected to leave St. Johns the
Sth irst may touch here hsr return Philadeehia
so her Intelligence will four days nter tfe
that now received.
[By these unscquainted with ch matters II may 90.
pear strange that vessel ke the yestn, Of probably
not than 900 900 tons SD ,ni escape while the
Arctic Of six times her sizs reasoned bolonging
should 60 down aftcr But it is next to Ger
tanty thai had the two vessels in any way that
was possible except that ~hich caused tho calamity,
tho Arctic would out with but comparatively
triHing damage IL the Ve.ta had struck the Arctic
square smdships the damage to tho lastor might
havs ben small. But the blow coming oblquoly, the
iharp iron Prov of the Vests have cut into tue
planiDg Of tho Arctic like Chi driven vertically into
piece Of WOOD and tearing 1t from tho timbcrs. PRO
duced ime dately Of ths wor.t kind of leaks The
vssta also like most ef the iron steamers, probably
built In water tight compartments, which kept her aaoa
un IL she could make port
RUMORED SAFETY OF FORTY MORE OF TIE
ARCTIC'S CREW AND PASSENGERS.
Boston, Oct. IL, 1854
gentleman who left New York last eveping. and
who arrived here to-day inform, that thoro
report Fs River this morning, that vessel loaded
with railroad iron had arrived at Warren r. l., with
forty peIions PICKED up from of the missing boats
of the Arctic.
This is mere idle rumor. We learn by the return of
The special messenger who despatched to Warron to
INQUIRE as to the truth tho relative to the arri
val ct that Fort of large number Of the Arccs passen-
0srs that ttc report originated from tho ship Margaret
(which arrived a. Warren yes'erdsy) having spoken the
potboat which bad put pilot board the ship Lec
non which arrived with portion o. the Aretics at
New York, on Wednesday morning
We annex three additional statements Of persons saved
from the Arctic:--
ADDITIONAL STATEMENT BY FRANCIS
DORIAN.
poran says that the officers and mon had lined
By the ship oil nearly ell OF the passengers would
have been saved. They fsd AM IL onls until two
hours after their desersion that the main yard was
lowered to enable them to form raft He says that with
the mass apars and the cuttirg of Of the hurricane
deck, raft could have cen formed capable Of carry
Ing the whole OF them He further states, that noDg
the passengers board the arctic he never saw men
cody ous and that their quiet resgna ion
and implicit conAts In the captain and officers oi
the sbip were such ss 1t Is impossible to surpass.
Ono incident particularly attracted his attention, and
that was the fidelity exhibited 81 young gontlsmar
named Holland, Of Washington. who on board ths
Arctic for the purpose Of gaining nststruction IL
gineerDg lie had been deputed BY the captain 20 hr
the signa gun (~hen all others hai hed) ani amid ia
melancholy vail h. pursued his duty When all hop
had ned End the vessel nearly level with the sea- Hol
land Wa seen busy at his gap Bis a,s shot boomst
\ out as the Arctic sank. sud he went down will
herpeseyaiiDg In the strict performance Of his duty
10 the Wholesale deserton of ths officers and me.
Corisn attributes the great loss Of life that followed
Captain Lucs, hs says, behaved nobly throughoa.
but towards the close his voice lest s power, and hs
could scarcely Hnd utteraacc for his words.
The last he saw Of him he standing on the star
board PADDLE b,x and wheo ths Arctic cDgulphst
he looked long but looked in vain for the floating form
of his commander.
When, finally they loft the ship, with thirty one IL
Of Francis metallic Heooats, necessary to
despotc to keep everv 10 the bottom q th
toat to prevent upset In this crouching posit OF
they kept with the wAter within six inches o. th
sunwals, for twenty hours and the majority wheI
rescusd by the Huron, unable to walk. On boar
that ship they treated with the greatest Kindness
the captain and sailors sharing everything they ha
with the unfortunate men.
PATRICK TOBIN'S STATEMENT.
We left Liverpool about 10 O'Clock on the morning o
the Goth septsmbsr, and had tolsrAbly good weashe
until the 2Tth all had gone we'll, and We expected Il
reach New York on saturday following. The 27th va
calm and the quiet lake, buta very thick fog
such as is common on the Banks, rendered objects
Hany ditsnce nvisbis There the usual '1ook OUT
1orwaxd Aaa to s.sslass We EoL7s at hsr srd--a-
Npfod