Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-10-25

were washed Oil shore, among tACn two
were Recognized BY Capt. Hill and Alr:
Husse,, thos: of their late wives assisted
by the residents of the island WHO had
coIrc cd, the melancholy rites Of sc0u!ture
were performed as quickly as collins could
be made. When our in!ornan!s lett the
fatal place, at 2 o'clock on Thursday,
twen:y bodies had been found, and we have
since learned that a portion Of the CABIN
which was driven on shore after their de.
parnrr, contained the ltelcSs remains OF
icur,een ladies' and one child
A general regret prevails among the sur.
yivors the chelfmae ofthe "Home," lwhose
name we believe was Matthews) should have
persisted afer the noble eXertlons ne made
to save the vessel. Many ofhem express,
their beliefthat "she would have been sa-
we'd; had Mr.. Matthews been in commandA
Such expressions led to the suspicion OF
nefHci"ncy or misconduct on the part OF
Capt. White, & when questioned on the sub
ert the passengers unhesltatlngIy charged
him with being the probable cause of the
dreadful loss Of life, BY his rejection OF advice
and by his obstinately keeping the vessel at
sea after those on board had ascertalned
that she was unfit for the voyage, instead OF
selecting the safest landing place before the
night came on. They attribute the dlsas.
!er chiefly to wo causes,-''the incompe.
lency, artfciaIly produced" Of Capt.
White; and the 'nsufhc,ency of the vessel
for ocean navigation in rough weather. :"
Its painful 10 US 10 have ar agency IN
thus publishing so neavy charge against
the Captain, bat i, IS duty whIcl we feel
bound to execute for the general good. loo
many lives have been sacrificed wlthll
few years by the imprulence. negligence
and inebriety Of commands OF steam boats
and fihere be no penalty incurred by such
dreadful occurrences it is time that the
public should cease to risk their safely n
such hands.
IfC,p, White shall feel his conduct mis-.
represented, or himself unfairly injured by
the ABOVE statement, our columns are open
TO him for the purpose Of pnblick Jus''hca,
ton and the names Of our informants will
be freely given to him should ne request
them for the purpose Of legally exoneratng
himseffrom this momen Gus mputatlon
1t gives US much pleasure TO state that
the:nnabtan;s on the coast treated those
who escaped with all the kindness winch
might be expected from The hospllable cl'i-
z.ns of North Carolina on such an occa-
sion.
The following are the names OF tcW OF
those who perished, all that we have been
able to oba;n with certainty.
Professor Mott aad lady, Columbia 5. Z.
Mr.. Anderson,
David Toms,
Mrs. Levy and two Daughters, Charles.
ton,
Ms. Bondo,
Mrs. Hussey,
Mad. Hevcre,
Mr.. Chors,
P.S. Cohen,
Mr.. Fuller,
Mr.. Tlleston,
]. H. Fuller, New York,
G.. H. :"
Mr.. and Mrs. Priacc, Athens, e..
Miss Stow,
LIS Benedict, Saratoga,
James L. Roll,
Mrs. Hill, Portsmouth, n. II.
Mrs. Flynn and Child,
Richard Sprague,
George Brown,
William Caroe,
James Cunningham.
We are under deep apprehension that
we might add to the list an amActc family.
consisting Of SIX persons, late of this place
Sufficient is known to render their fate al
most certain, but there is yet s'ende
ground for hope. and we forbear 10 name
them.
We extract the following list from the
Express. 1t is pleasing to find that, accor'
ding to it, there were but SO passengers IN
the "Home," and not 80, as was formerly
repor,cd. The Steward of the veSse, how
ever. says, that several passengers went on
board ius, as The boat was leaving the wharf.
whose names were not registered at tn"
AGENTS office, and it not unlikely that the
largest number named is correct.
Passengers,
In the steam packet Home, sailed on Sat
urdav for CharIeston:-Messrs. G. Cady,
J. Roo .TIIes'on, J. Johnston Jr., 7. Smith,
J. NJ. Roll, T. Anderson, Jas Chors. Van
derz"e, }. D. RoIands, w. S. Rad, Capt
Hill. Kennedy, C. Drayion, Walker, Fuller,
Cohen, Benedict, NJ. Cohen, A. Lovcgreen
J. Holmes, J. Boyd, q. II. Palmer, II. Z.
Bangs, W. Wni ing, Rev. J. Cowics: B. B.
Hussy, and lady, c. W'lleman' n. b.
Groom and Lady, Mss Groom, Miss ).
Groom Master Groom, Mrs. Canack, Ii.
Anderson, Wiley, Weld, O. II. Prince,