The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-26

pray. DtIbf' one OF tiN lUliS lNtl Ufn cut
loose FROM the ship. some ot the ,sa lors offered
To- take Capt. Luce with them. IL refused Tho
9iI"r with Indignation. The sailors then told
him to hand down his l-ycnr- old son. who was
standing by his side. nut lac tod them that his
son should not owe his life 10 such u cowardly
proceedings Soon after his sailors deserted him.
| h" directed young American student of on
signal gun Ii was loaded aud fired steadily
! thereafter and its last shot was hoard after the
| final alarm had boon given. Holland was one
! minute before tho vessel went down Cant
! Luce took last leave Of Mrs Collins whom no
| found calm and resigned To- her tate. Thcn.
/ with his little boy he mounted to the top o. ore
OF the paddle hoXcs This was about IA r. VI.
| There were no wuter-tight hulkheads in the
| ship. and although the leak was in the bow, the
| water freely found its way nlt. II mus nan
| pcnCd that the stern went down first hut ony
! hy few seconds From the paddle box tho
! Captain saw the water from cheh emf meet IN
/ ridge ulong the op"n part of her derk. liiting
W and tossing about the multitude Of ras,
srngors. over two hundred men, women. AMI
| children. after appearing tor few seconds ia
| the rushing waters were drawn down INTO inc
| vortex. Capt. Luce aft"rwnrd estimated that
he was drawn down about thirty foct. He was
| Il long timo in coming to the surface. and he
though, hn must drown During this time he
! lost hold Of his sons hand. When he had
| nearly lost his breath he found himself mt the
surface. and not far from him WAS his son. The
water WIS full ot struggling persons, now
mostly men. Thoy wore calling for help to- God
and to each other. Many were clinging TO such
pieces OF wreck ns had iioatcd ny from tho ship.
Capt. Luce's first care was 10 grasp his son
again. As he got close To him and was about To-
1 lAht nbIl OF MN. lNlEN llttf OF inv WIfth
came IN out ot tho sen with 80 much momentum
that II rose nearly half way above the surface.
struck the father slight blow on the forehead.
and Killed the son instantly 10y striking him Oh
Ancr discovering that his son was dead Capt
Iuce climbed on tho pece Of wreck which
proved To- be the curved after half of the top ~
one OF the paddle boxes. II had been burst otf
as 1t was dragged down through the water by
the weight OF the ship. The inner side of tho
curve WAS upperuost and the two ends ro-c out
] lluTtlptl II
water-tight 1t would have formed a rude sort of
bout. such MS It was however. Capt. Luce and
eleven other men found temporary safety In H..
though their weight caused IL To- sink until they
stood in water w nbovc their knees. The
water WAS only ID degrees above the freezing
point. but was not so cold as TO cause much
| suffering at iirst. one OF the men seeing That
another piece Of wreck. That left eleven in all.
! There had been a door In the paddle box 20
sma6le tho engineers to looS IN at tue wheel;
This door had boon fastened to with piece ol
/ rope yarn. Capt. Luce now cut THIS piece ot
rome warn loose from the door and tod II 20 an
upright post that remained on the outer sid" u
the paddle box. Using this rope rs the rider ot
avcious horse uses "a bride. the Captain vas
able TO steady himself against the lurchcs ~ the
waves. Tho others held on to him. They were
soon separated from their companions on other
Ofthe eleven on the paddle box. the FIRST one
70 fail was robust-looking. rudy young Eng
lishman. who was the picture Of health, H.
: The long night Wednesday passed. and tho
morning broke cold and drrnry. with a dcuse
/ lNE. \ Ntfstl UllEul lNNN WAIlh lilf Nhuul Nl
their voices. and they would not know IT, The
{ piece OF wreck had been lightened OF three
I more OF us phssehEets uul tne Noou hhu az
4 sorbed SO much water that II was as much 10.
4 merged rs before. At noon Mr. ;. VI. Woodruff
4, a lawyer. Of this city. died. This left sA There
Luce and Mr. George + Allen were the only
ones OF the party that were not suffering from
, thirst. II was foegy all day, except AZ noon. but
!, | though the horizon WIS clear then for half AZ
hour. Thursday night was thick and dismal
| No the uullO box felt OF llkluL
| until morning. Three did die and three were
4 left. These were Capt. Luce, Mr.. George +. Al
i len before named. and who wA@ connected
e with the Novelty Iron Works. in this city, and
. young German named Frederick kyne. who wa.
shipwreck Capt. FREDERICK Kyne COMMANDED
:. the Franconia. Of the Hamburg line. that RAJ
, in tho English Channel, He was tried befor'
= nm English court Of inquiry, Pvt was IncluittrC
Q of responsl bilty for tho collision. He. how
Il ever lost his position as captain.
a trunk that had been picked up served q
! double purpose. The weary men took turns In
. low tho surface Of the water on the paddle box
{ | In i WAS found piece OF white cloth This
q torn from the paddle box, and held up 10y oAcl
= of the marty IN turn. sting partly upde
Il through the open sides Of the paddle box, some
I'd Of the party were ahlo 10 sleep Capt Lu'c 20
: his first sleep On Thursday evening. some %
= those who died seemed to sink from sheer eX
T, | hausiion. Others lost their reason. About az
g hour before daylight on Friday morning Sept
u 29I the three survivors saw vessel light. Al
T 81 them hailed in concert until they were worl
g out; but the light disappeared IN about aquar
9 ter OF m hour. Soon after daylight q harl
J, WAS seen bearing down upon them; but beior
u her hull came In sight she changed her course
: and they saw her no more. Not long after al
u hopes Of being rescued by the bark had gone
n Capt. Luce. IN scanning distant log BAN
"a through long stretch OF clear atmos uhere sud
= denly. rs II seemed 10 him. saw the sails %
e ship standing in an arch OF the fog
i Ike picture IN round topprd frame. Il ap
v was SO far away that its hull was not visible
y The sight only troubled him at first because al
S naked and with chcrub faces. haCt6een appear
Ing 10 him. Whether he shut or opened hi
i eyes he could see these children. either nOatinl
!. in the air or dancing on tho waves His eye
' were yet capable OF seeing correctly the ren
n objects by which he was surrounded ana hi
II reason WAS sound. Yet when he saw "A 81 p -
L wonderfully framed and bearing down upol
. him no could not help thinking / was an IL
d ever. he directed the attention Of Anrl
!, and kyne to that part Of the hori
n spectacle impress Mr.. Allen that he altorwnr,
y made a drawing 81 Il from memory. This shil
% 10 Montreal. Capt. Jphn Russell. who a
u another timo commanded the Jessie Stevens
. and WIS himself rescued at sea by Capt Ny" %
, the Pacific Finally. her hull hove IN sight
u She continued to approach steadily. Ahou
u noon she was seen 10 stop. Tho object Of thi
g stop was 10 pick up a man on piece 81 wreck
= This man was tn French sailor from the Ncsta
ZEE after his bont had been crushed by the Arctic
- paddle wheel. II happened that one person IL
r. the Cambria could sprak French. That wa
s. Mrs. Walker. the wife ~ u Montreal clergy
j. man, who. with her husband, was returning
Il from Scotland. Through her rs an interpret
a Capt. Russell soon learned the circumstance
~ Of .he wreck, and began "A seUfch for survivors
y; Not long after the ship resumed her cours
~ she sent up a flag which Capt Luce knew wa
~ an answer 70 his signal on tho paddle box. am
q AT o'clock alter being on the paddle boN tw
n nights ana two days. thetAree men were rescued
I The others rescued by Capt Russell were
n Scotchman named James Smith of Jackson
u Miss. and Ave OF the Arctc's frrmcn. Smit
% afterward related that all day on Friday unit
Is he was rescued he was constantly serIn
&c stretches Of green lawns with beautiful shad
n trees and trimmed hedges. lilo railways seome
o to be approaching the lawn and nhout to street,
n forth his hand TO open gatc leading to IT, II
n said he had not lost his reason and had "a IA
q sense OF his condition and surroundings. Tn
j, Cambria. with lts nine rescued men, arrived q
y Quebec Oct. II. Third Officer Dorian and III
u crew of the liiebONt were rescued by the Huron
= The Nrstn. though her bow had been knOrkr
y Of below the water line. was saved boy a wutrt
u tight bulkhend which kept the middle and ate
T parts ~ her hold free from water. She WAS thu
y able 10 steam TO 81. John 5. Newfoundland. ear
Il rying several persons whom she mad rescue
% from the Arctic She was bound from ~. Plcrr,
; Newfoundland. to Granville, France. wuer
u she was owned. The bout in which First Onlce
% GOurlay was sent TO visit tho Nesiu WIS after
q MN orb