New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-11
LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THE Loss or THE ARCTIC.
OF the e of September, 1854, Mr.. Guynet, wife
and three en- loren lost in the lfated steamer
Arctic Mrs. Guynet, who was the daughter OF Peter
Porrr, owned certain real estate worth some $3o'Oo
the right to ~hih property is drawn in que toa in
the present sut Mrs Guynet left heirs here, bu her
husbar d left none in this country.
The Publc Administrator ssks leave TO sell this real
estate. on the ground that Mrs g. aud her children
dice tint and her husband therefore succeeded ID her
rights and died seized Of the property
The creditors Of Mr.. Guynet also present claims on
hi, estate The question in the Of course upon
the order in which these parties severily died.
James c. Luce Captain of the steamer Arctic, was
the sole witness called. lie gave the following sphic
acc cunt Of her loes: N.,
m. I,,t,c wss Loaf on the G. and Banks, Newfound
lard On The 9th of September, 1854; knew Geofge
q, ynet the decedeDt, who was passeDgti nus ""e
and three ehdren two Of whom were q ooy OF Il anu
gin sme~ hat yt anger were witn nun an. M S.r
nrob. by a. she was confined 10 her room not Of ths
tine by seasckness but he was on deck every Gay !
cav bm at the tune OF the 70, OF inc vessel sue sum-
b,dly almost nsantsneousy, having re named ABOVE
.,ef three or four hours after the collision sat
Gu,Iet sanGIg On the upper quarter deck, WIZ n's
wife and children; never saw either Oh them gam
xss Min 6y feet of them when the ship vent oo~oi
sbo. HANDS with them the moment before, ana osoe
th. m farewell all expected TO 10 together; tey
oil bad life preservers on; had oesn oo eng hsIa
previously and the ran high al the persons re-
naming on the vessel, some 2NO Ia nunoe' were a..
embed at about the sane SPOT OF thoee VINO ~ea.
down With the sbp, but two passengers, myssm sno
| ..caoed were saved fragments oil the wreck
should call Mr. Guynet an able bodied IN "a, oa.
co not know Whether be could SWIM ABOUT i"
| vout went down with the vessel
| Cn ss.e1snnet-My impression Is that Mo Guynet
was sick the early pIt of The voyage, bu1 rot mucn
bis ron had hold OF bis hand when me Vessel suak toe
| A.. hu lhlfr ninth ~
| Nrs G. did not have hold Of her husb.n arm bat
stood elose beside him; heard nothing from either
him Ct Der IN the Effect that Trey were goins togeehof
both seemed sei DO setsed but the little boy Ia srea!
oi,tr - weeping While his father tied 70 coIor uin
ZONE of the passengers said that they YOU'D suck 10
| the ,bi1; NJ. Geo Allen, young Germsa aud myself
ere the OF ly ssyed o. those who went down with
Ii. Il ip Mr. A=n with bis family was on tue lar er'
| d,ck; had a son there; | none of the Guynets
sft. ,ose above the watsr, my mpre,s "a Il that
| u.re were three cSdreD, all standing with their
parents the boy who YES looking d1wn Tue ut na.sn
| xleb the waller rushed into tue CABIN, cred We are
| All ~. In uo m,nt the chip sunk Mr.. Men had
| ,op wear old VITO was with his mNnef oet5re tne
shin went down. the lset sav OF Mrs Allen che Wa
N one Of the spars placed there, tuppoee, oy ner
own eIertoLs; M Allen got on tre paid . box WIN
me il qu 10 pr that goiog down eet ioroIs',
the OIL might buoy woman up by ho dress IIon my
situation Oh tie Iaide box couli see hoee "oo were
floating or bad 20. any MIS- pu' .aE none oil
ths GUY nets; tnere were probably % or ~ nen %
board sbo had families and about " ladies' oi mess
Mr. Allen was the only ole saved excep, thoss 10 toe
| b,s, some of whom may have had fam hes, bat
know Of none leaving wife Oh child on board ~hen nc
! went into boat
| Direct resuDed-My son, eleven years OF age, ws
with me, IN my srms, when | Ten' down no Tas not
ssyed; lie youI German vas, judge, sslnsle maai
cot On the paddle box about three butsr after me
| y,ss.l wen, down; tn. sea then On might have Coz
| c.aIec from my eight many heads above wssrIm iny
| I saw, however; there were women 1,ns and qi'e
number Oh spsis, before | GIT on the boz, Gil tne
you.p could Lot have recognized, a. We were oniy
| yt.k on, aid m,by OF them had been sick s 80 q 20
| met with rough wesIh r; bat recognized nanosr
| both Of men and woo,en, whose nance caon)s nov
es 70 mid soue went DO VI, and cldns 70 sP rs
| and KEEP. gradually dropping IN NY 0pP'ftanty vas
10; sp6h a. 70 enable ne 10 cay TIA, nOno " TOE uuJ
| r,ts sas AIN yDg thsm; We were sooa Carried GAL Oh
| ,igLt t..,,h -.. ,,oOd
| Crss-e1amins d-My sons general aesin va gooo
Of the tine lie sss v-i; he had been doiieA.'' WIN
cis.a.s Of the chip; be was killed ~ pece ., t1s
ysode boz which cme ny alter me shiP 1nA 'en SCI
irlei hm; this sas the came plec1 wncl g, on
an.rraro; The baaos saved bad no ianHes ao'H'
lave 10 dOus. TIA: mott Oi ihe psesepser' rose al
,or1d fyssueLts Of The sYeck The Eoasos "a oe5a
crn 70 piece AID lay 7pon the DECK.
| The BURDELL EsrArk -
The Citations upy n he apple ,aon OF '" ID. bueieu
f,- seninls;Iasign uy0o bis bsotners est,te ore 70
,n,pssle ON thursday the l2A Inc. Tue Pu1ic al
mr,s.rafor hss given notice u ne usual orn Nss ns
slI NIB al that time fof an oroef ofec''ns nm ~
. fals .ksee o. Dr. Harvey Buf defs efocie All Pr'1
cry ard Tor letters u e1leaaoa p rdins the h1st
ii b foie The Sonos se On The apue ,I'sa 'f al
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