Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-28

drck. and Inc hoa broke IN two paris Will trench
dnus orash-upon tins separation happening, The
paris arose aud 1oatcd Tot few moments, but tie
Stern part settled again, and second separation
took plnee the promenade deck lafung itom The
hull The deck pant oantinc osrr fleepitatcd The
ladies' and Children, WHO had taken refuge upon II,
into the ocean. This pant of the boat then ,iatied
into several pieces, aud man, persens lecalned a
postum npon the floating ragr,ents The bow
portion Of the boat. together with the mast winch
continued standing, hoailnP, apparently IA 10 10 -
feet water The engine. aoiers, and probably ror=
ton OF the centre oI the beat sunk. when lie boat
first parted. All THIS occurred within ID minutes
after the explosion OF the boler
Tie two small boats left the steamer within trn
minutes alter the explosion aud before Tie pissen=
gers had any determined ldca nf cecltug fl,rr es-
cape, otherwise both would have sunk by the mum
Der that would have c-owded into them. The boats
remained about the wreck nearly honfs, aud dur.
ne that time picked up many As uld safety be
carried. The sea vas running very n-h ii TIE Tune,
with fresh : knot breeze from =. T..
Nhcn the boats lett the wreck, the ocean was
strewed with fragments Of the steamer, and the cx-
cruelaing wancs oil the dying aud those calling for
AID was heard nom every duceiion. Attlis tlme
very large proportion al the passengers must lave
been lvine-lnr they hadfrty generally fctlfed 10
icsl, II Is mol probable thai many we've hdcd by III"
explosion.
Among the number saved IA the sinall boats are
TWO o the crew, who state themselves 10 have been
the boiler about the Time ot the eAplosIon aha
observed that the steam gauge varied between 20
aud -. bnc ot ll"se men noticed the engineer
touching lie water gauge ooeh, and instead Of the
usud sound attending the escape ol water idi
>huil wishing WIS heard, winch Is produced by
high pressure Il steam, aud indicating the want OF =
full supply ol water III the boiler. The explosion Is
represented 10 have followed tins discovery IN ie"
seconds.
The presumption from these circumstances Is,
that the second engineer. WHO wds ON duty at the
TINE, blown oil walot had neglected 10 close the
APE pipc-a0d pefeeislns The Stale oil the boiler,
had TUNED on u full supply OF walti nom Inc lea
ppc.
Major Harm aud twenty one others, were secur-
ed llum potion ul thc wreck OF the PULASKI, aei
having been upon II iot luur DAYS aud four nights,
without food water. The suffering became SO
/ Intense. Is 10 produce proposition 10 sacihcc one
ollhc pariy by lot, Ion thc support aud snNten'nce
+ al the tcst-~but MS abandoned 10 Major IL nm
/ aud determined opposition.
Man II. tlnuks the ladies' cabin wet down IN
u,lss, carving down about hiiy lalics, most oil
/ whom he supposed had moi riscn from then b.rihs.
The Surviving passengers, MAJOR II. represents,
alc unanimous ~ charging the Incl Engineer WIN
/ having caused the dreadful calamity. lie IS Re
ported to have declared previous Ia leaving Savannah
thai It should be tie shortest ttp ever ade between
thai porl aud Nololl. There were four parts oil the
wreck 10 whteh passengers clunG--two al them 1t
Is supposed, we'd down hon the ohcf Two, twenty
Two wee thrown overheard, having died "nh fatigue
and cNctemcnr.
The news ul the terrible disaster of the steam
packet plltskl reached Charleston lrom Whining
lou, Month tnollua, through some OF the Survivors,
on lncsdn noiLins last, aud covered the whole
city with moufuUg tlc yesselo III pon displaying the
ensigns ol erIei, ".
The L. 5. Gazette ofthe 22l saws Some OF the
passengers the Ill tltcd Pulaski were trom 'hlla-
dclpma, recognise the names ol IDr Ash, Miss
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