The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-19
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parties aoho asere supposed hare been lest nhsm
Ae lasf sac them.
When he saw that they must inevitably be lost.
and every persoe on board as ksenly sppreciaiing
this fact as himself, mir. Doiians boat having cut
loose from the rait0 all board gathered together
on the upper deck. The passengers, each In turn,
came TO Captain Luce, gave him farewell shake OF
the hand, and many OF the facts connected there.
with Captain Luce distinctly remembers.
Mrs Chide and daughter, of Springfield. Msss
came TO him and babe him an afectionate farewell
as the ship going down.
During the time proceeding the discovery that
the weasel must inevitably be lost, young man.
named Steward Holland, an engineer learn!ng un.
der instructions, had been constantly firing a can.
non. About ten to fifteen minutes prior TO the yes.
eel sinking, he discovered that further effrts in
that direction useless and as he fired the ,un
for the last time, young DR.. Waring approached
Capt. Luce, aud shook him warmly by the hand,
and said TO him:
Captain, should yeu ever live to reach the land,
let the world know that here's one man who has
done his duty bravely."
81 knowii," said Captain Luce, "for | have seen
him throughout"
And a more brave, courageous and seifsacrifi.
cling being never saw said Captain Luce to our
reporter.
MIR. Newbold was one of the most efficient
among the passengers. and but short time before
the ship went down, was working with all his pow.
er to get spar overheard. He was on the ship to
the last.
IL saw Mr. Springer, of Cincinnati, on the upper
deck while We were going down.
About minute before we went down. l saw
Mrs. Collins, with her daughter and son. standing
on the deck. The two former think had on lie
preservers. Master Collins had taken off his coat
and boots
"Mr. Stone and his family, and Mr. Day and his
vile and daughter were also on the deck, and were
standing together when the vessel went down.
Mr.. Grant and his wife and son were standing
together on the upper deck, and were swept OH
with the rest.
lie m Mr. Euinaf nd his t,fo not
utes before the vessel sunk
:" saw Mr.. Benedict and lady with the others.
81 was speaking with Mrs. Hudson, who was
ending, with her child, with the other pas sengers
She wished that would allow her to 90 with me
as she supposed that was going to take the boat
told her should stand by the vessel to the last
% saw the Due De Grsmmont make spring into
the bows OF Mr.. Dorian's uhe lasD boat, but those
near to him dr0re him out again That was the
last that ! recoilect OF seeing of him.
large number of persona got on water casks;
some lashed two together, thinking they were thus
secured. But in many instances the lashines be.
came loose and OF course the casks became useless
saw six different persons climbing up and endea
voring to sustain themselves by two casks. They
kept above water for time, but finally sank.
Alter the vessel went down, a great majority of
those on board, as they rose, got the raft which
had been built. large number got small pieces
OF the wreck doors, and other fragments floating
by. These gradually separated and each one soon
lost sight of the other
When the last boat upon the deck, Capt L.
succeeded in getting Mrs. Collins and a number of
other ladies into it. But they were forced to leave
we required the boat for service in making the
raft They did so without any apparent reluctance
Capt L. says in this connection that the ladies' after
the first fright was over, calm well be
imagined under such circumstances and seemed
perfectly resigned to whatever might be their fate.
THE LAST OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE WATER.
GAS the waves were engulphing me- | saw, close
to me- Mr.. and Mrs. Petrie, of Philadelphia
Mr. Mahlon Day succeeded in getting on the
piece OF the wheelhouse which | was, with
others; out, observing that we we already too full
he betook himself again to door, by which be
had formerly been sustained
Mr.. Allen thinks he saw Mr.. Edward Sanford
on a piece OF raft very soon after the sinking.
Mr.. Cahill and lady were alongside of me iu the
water. After had succeeded in getting ON the
pine Of the wheehouse, which at that time was w.
ing close TO the raft, reached and assisted
Mr. Cahill from the water to the raft He at
terward fell off again Mrs Cah called me to
try TO reach him. but could not do it without go.
ing overheard myself
After Mr.. Allen and had got upon the raft we
saw Mrs Aller, Mrs Brown, Miss Maria Brown,
VIM. B. Brown and his lady, and some fifty others,
on the main raft and they were still upon the raft
when we last saw them
THE SINKING OF THE ARcTrC-DEATH OF CAPT
LuCEs SON.
The Arctic settled stern foremost She went
over gradually, until the upper deck got level with
the water, when the sea swept over us.
"As went down, said Captain Luce q after the
sinking of the vessel, was carried down great
distance with my son Willie in my arms. opened
my eyes to if could discover light through the
water. 1t was some time before could do so, and
then it seemed very long time before reached
the surface When did so, could only have held
out a few moments saw Willie near me, with
litepreseryer on him, and was just struggling to
peach him when piece of the paddle.box came up
with great force aud fell upon him, striking him up
the head.
struggled to get away, and on looking around, I
saw that the box was sliding upon the water. A
short distance back, poor little Willie was lying
dead
THE CAPACITY OF THE BOATS.
Capt. Luce informed our reporter that the small
est boat which left the ship with the engineers was
capable of carrying safely more persons than the
largest boat took away and that the boats board
were large enough TO have carried three hundred
persons safely. He denounces the brutal conduct
of the crew who turned into the boats. The boat
In charge of the butcher contained 19 or 90 per-
sons, including or5 ladies, among whom was
Miss Smith, who became almost frantic when she
found her father left behind, and begged to be per.
mitted to return.
HEROIC CONDUCT OF A WOMAN
About half an hour before the vessel sank"
said Capt. Luce, 81 went below Upon looking
around discovered the stewardess OF the vessel,
Anna Downer who was the on}y person below,
ssorking at the pumps with all the power che could
command. told her to come up; that she was only
exhaustng herself; that il useless for her to
tempt 10 pump out the ocean Captain said she,
I'm asiiliRg TO pump long cork my
arms
TERRIBLE THIRST.
One OF the passengers saved on the wreck with
Capt. Luce and Mr.. Allen was an Intelligent young
German, 90 years old, named Ferdinand keyn. He
was passenger 10 company with Capt. Christian
sen, who had ship lying at Baltimore and suffered
severely from thirst Keyn was to be the mate OF
the ship. He happened to have some biscuit with
him which had become soaked with the salt water,
and eating these only increased his thirst and TO
make matters still worse, he drank of the
water His sufierinss were beyond all description.
Twice he jumped overheard, saying he would rath-
or die than suffer as he was doing; and each time
we pulled him back ON the wreck. At one time he
cut open a vel in his arm and sucked his blood.
The poor fellow was only saved by the Cambria
appearing in Is minutes after. Capt Luce speaks
in the highest terms of Keyn's gentemanly bearing
and kind department
Il. Miller, who was rescued, states that many of
the passengers were drowned by the lie presery
ers which, in their ignorance, they had allowed TO
slip below their waists, so that by the rising of the
yife preservers to the surface, their heads were
drawn under water.
CAPT. LUCE.
NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Captain Luce states In
despatch received from him, that he will be In the
city this evening or tomorrow. He is in good
health, but suffers greatly from fatigue exposure
aud depression OF spirits He has little or no hopes
nf sfs of If ha wi N