The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02

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The Collins mail stesEAship Artc, Capt, Lace, sailed
from Liverpool at half past O'Clock ON the afternoon
Of Wednesday, the I7th uit with l20 psssengers fun
cargo, and the usual mails When about ten ilss west
Of Tusker Light she struck upon srnken wroek, rock
and found to be making water Captain Lucs i'm
medatey put asout and telegrphed 70 the shorv. TIE
| information at sent forward to Liverpool.
| The steamtug D.eadnsught despsoshed to NEST
ihe Arctic returning off Point Iys, and sccom panied
her back TO the Nersey. About twenty Of her pas-
seryers got board the Dreadnsusht but the rest.
having every c,nhdencen the noble nhip remained o.
board. The Ar,tc arrived ia the rvcrat three O'Clock
on Friday morny,g and was taken into dock. Rr ma
chnerJ is but sshtly injured Such Of the paAssngers
could procure bsrths by the Asia but tide ma
jor,y win await tks Arctics return He-mais arcfor-
warded PER Asia.
The Liverpool Chrosce Of ths 10th ut. contains tAs
following report Of tn, mishap to ths Arctic
Much surnrise created on Thursday by se circuls
ton Of the report that he United sstes steamship
Arctic Captain Luce which sailed' from the the
day previous, with the American msis of Holyhead
putting back with damage Ia ore- to render much
assistance possfbe to tie disabled steamer the agent
here, Messrs Brown, ssipley CO., desPatcned the
of Point Lynas and kept Ter companr until she she'd
the river.
The Arctic ar we before stated left the Mer ~ on
Wednesday, at for New York, and all had Dceed-
ed satisfactorily until about A. onThursday whom
she struck on assnhen ledge known .s the BacisRock
on the larboa-d side and againn deep water.
The gh' ceer the captain dech, and tho only
manner in which the accident be unted for By
supposing the current carried the steamer
shore Finding the ship making water, Captain Luce q.
port, where she arrived yesterday morning. Owing -
state of the tides hes being In thsrver
and hope that she will he aide to this day but
she cannot 60 into the craving dock before Tuesday
unti the amount OF damage l. accurately ascertaned
for again. but should psove than pre-
sent hopes entertained Of her being able
to leave about the end Of next week
She had about one hundred and twenty passengers
board and the passage money has been sucA
of those as desired 10 leave the ship; bat very few
cop those whose business would not brook delay exhib
the least anxiety to leave Those who wish to
at liberty to live board until the completes
the voyage, adopt other most convenient
agreeable to themselves. As the pumps have kept
the ship clear OF water the cargo is not believed to
have received any damag and wlbe forwarded in tho
The mails on board the Arctic were landed yesterday
the rovsl mail s,esmshp Asia wSis % ssrs os =
noon for New York.
Another account says
The United States mail steamship Arctic, Luoe,,
mander took her departure from the Mersey for New
York, on Wednesday, at l 80 p. NJ The day waA sue
ceeded by tine clear night and all went right unL she
arrived of the Tuskar light The captain having seen
ting as was thought mile be, ond Tuskar and whle Il
full speed they again suddenly upon the lhA and
at once struck upon the rock The only way In which
this can be accounted for is that set tho ship
in towards the rock. She Immediately carecned t.
oil the rock she proceeded dstance but Rnd that
she making water Captain Luce thought advisable
to return.
Before making the port she mot by the steamtug
Dreadnought, which took Of her passengers
board She arrived of the port last night but
able to make the river owing to low tide, until this
morning Her engines are in perfect osdcY is hoped
that she will be got into the Husksson Dock Tomorrow
but she win be unable TO get the block until Tuesday,
owing to low tides and the damage worse than Il
anticipated she will get under way again by Friday. All
the who wished it have Lad their passage
she Is sgain ready for either STAY board or
come ashore. She will carry her cargo out. The
pumps able to keep the ship clear OF water that
the cargo not supposed TO have sustained damage