Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-11-14
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The following letter from a survivor on
beard the steamed Arctic, before reported lost
on The coast OF Denmark, Is Published in the
New York pzPerss
HAEaoa. EEknLEsa15 JUILASn y. ". CoAsrf
OF planAHE, oaoler on, $50 5
DeAR SIRs i becomes ny painful duty 70
inform you Of the total wreck Of the steamer
Arctic, which occurred at this place on the
4h instant, and by which misfortune We
have probably lost everything we bad with rs,
and the slnl more Sad and greater loss is the
life Of hir. Sheridan Knowles, who was
washed overheard and drowned.
We ien Hull on Tuesday last, % lnst.s and
on the second day out encountered a heavy
gale IN the North sea, from The N. W., which
increased 10 a hurricane before night. Dur
Ing the afternoon the sea broke over Der in
the most fearful manner, and pat out the hres
In the engine-room, ana for the want Of pumps
i was impossible 20 get the water cut. Sc
VIC lay az night 10 the most paiHiul and dan
gerous position, TIE sea sEceping her fore and
at, flooding the maiH cabin and engine-roomI
and with every prospect OF 'he vessel benz
foundered.
We were drifting rapidly toward the coast
then SOM ninety miles distant, and at 10 A. ~
the following day, 9Th inst, We made be land
At u n. .he captain informed me that theTl
was no prospect Of saving tas vessel, and Z
prepare for the worst. The chances were VerI
doubtful whether any person could be saved
as % vas impossible to get the boats out, an
they could not have lived IN such a sea. Tier
we al calmly waited The result, with fain
hopes OF being saved. At 3:i5 P. a., thI
steamer struck on the outer bar, knocking &c
bottom out, and In twenty minutes she sunk II
thirty feet water, shout bali a mile from ID
shore. There were three ladies and a child &
the cabin, the door Of which became bloekeI
up with the floating freight on deck and wit
the assistance Of Mr.. Knowles and Dunster,
succeeded in getting them through a window
But there was ihen no possibility Of savin
them, ard The neXt wave sweep them al over
board. vi b the greatest eKertion I only save
myself from going with them, by holding on
a rope. As soon 20 ~Irsgained a foothoid,
directed al ny party to fellow me to the for
rigging, that being The only place OF safety.
On reaching there Hooked round for then
and ! saw Mr.. Knowles overboaT6, sWimmih
for a bale Of cotton which he could not reach
AID was drowned in a few moments. He hs
| remained a moment too late after called /
hin. it was a most sad, heart-rending sigl
% ne, but no human power could aid biz
Tie first officer and a seaman were browne
as the vessel went down, making seven Wh
were lost at The time OF hersinkiHg.
Seventeen of Us passengers and crew e,
erred q position on the fore yard, lash O
ourselves 10 the rigging, where re remains
all night and until 4 P. n. the next day, sui
fering all tie horr0r5 Of the nost dsngeror
and exposed condition, from the wind, eo'
and rain. MQst y as we're wi bout o~vercoai
and trembling with Fear thst the masts wou'
give way-When acne would have seen left {
tell Of the "Arcar." 10 fact, i is impossibl
for me to give even a faint description Of d
dangers, and Of cur sufsrlnss that night o
the fore yard. We had nothing % cat for tvs
dsys previoas, and no sleep for taenty-fou
hours.
TIE people CT shore made every CI5rt {
save as, firing rockets, etc., with lines al
tsehed, but an feil slort. The regular cre'
Of The life boat refused 90 60 Of, 10 c0nss
quence q the danger, and d was only b. ID
great eysrtiYis and rFoE'sr8 of a isrse Tcwar
by an English geutlemas a Mr. Earle, Wh
happened TO be atthis place) that a voluntss
crew Of fishermen wcrs obla ned and at 4
~, oh list the passengers, captain aud pa
Of the crew reached tie shore in safety. III
second boar, sikh the remainder, was not s
fortunate, as the soat 1apsiKsl h the sui
Two m our crew were drowned, and also %
English zen i-man, Nr. E7rlr-wbo tnus 10.
bis life Ia saving OURS. On reaching the shorl
we wtTs p Hospitality E~sce.Fei By t.e 20.
people, and a. cHce taken tc 2 hslrTmaa!
nut q mere bowel, blt 10 me % Wla q Paiecl
Everything was done 10 make me e.mi1ftabl'
Eleven vessels have Gene on shore at ibI
fiscs (wrecks) in the pas. 50 hours, and a
few scattered butts about here all occupied wit
the crews.
The articles 7 have saved from my trunk al
my letter Of credit, he power Of attorney @
parchment, passport and memorandum boil
being an ! could get IN my coat pocket, sn
though much damaged, tbey viii answer m
purpose.