The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-28

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Dreadful Steamboat Dis
astcr.
The steam packet Pulaski. Capt. Du-
bis. left Charleston for Baltimore, al 0
o'clock on the morning of Thursday the
II,h inst having on board between $50
and 10 passengers. Of whom about so
were ladies'. and a crew Of 81, in all about
go persons. On the same night, a.
about III a'clnck. while or the North Ia
ralina caasi. aud about 30 miles from land,
the siarbaaTd boiler exploded, aud The
vessel was made complete wreck. Mr..
lIIbbari. The first mate, states that he
was in command al the time, and was
pacing The promenade deck in from, Of
the s;eerage house. He was considera'
b!y stunned BY The explosion; but reeo-
vering Immediately. he fund iha, the
head of The slarhuard boiler was blown
ou,. and the top lnrn open. the boa, mid
ships blown entirely 10 pieces, the Tim.
bcTs aud plauks on the starboard side
forced asunder. and IlIa, the boat took in
water whenever she rolled on that side.
Aware Of tie horrors of their situation.
b. Immediately ordered the three small
Boats 10 be lowered. bu, without letting
the passengers know that the boat was
sinking. One Of the small boats. in con-
sequence Of its long exposure 10 the sun,
wa, in 50 leaSy condition that il soon
suak. During this time several persons
were taken up out Of The wafer, until
there were IN one boat ten. and in the
other eleven. The mate says. that the
Pulaski went down with dreadful crash
in ahnut Is minutes after The cxI loslon.
Having waited until about three O'Clock
in The morning, ia the midst Of waiting
and hopeless beings who were floating
around ia every direction upon pieces Of
the wreck. they started for the land. AZ
ter pulling abnut ID hours, the persons
in both baais became exhausted, aud they
were forced to attempt landing upon the
beach, a little cas-, Of Stump inle,; the
difficulties were so great, however, tia.
two passengers, one az The crew, and two
negro women we're drowned: the other
sixteen gained the shore in safety. and at
rived a. Wilmington on the morning Of
the 18th inst.
This is the substance OF the statement
furnished by the mate, leaving The me-
lancholy inierence that all the numerous
company on board The steamboat, had Pc
r'shed, with the exception Of the 10 saw.
ell in the two yawls. Blu, this gloomy
apprehension was in part relieved by ill
telllsence one day later. contained in a
slip forwarded by the express mail from
the office OF the Fayetteville Observer.
From this j. appears tina. the impression
entertained by The mite that the Pulaski
wen. down while lie lay near i, was not
correct; bu. by the explosion Of the 9th,
er boiler. or some other cause. the vessel
was broken into fragments. Que Of these
fragments was fallen in with on The morn.
ING Of the 10Th instan,, by the schooner
Henry Camerdnn, and % persons taken
IRON il, after having been exposed. with
"nl food or water. four days and five
nights to the bruiliug sun, most Of them
with no Other covering than their night
clothes. THESE persons having inform.
ed the Captain nf The schooner that they
had seen another portion Of the wreck
early that morning. he bure down in the
direction designated. and in about an
hour fell in with and rescued seven per-
SINS, among whom were two ladies'.
ne Henry Camcrd"n then bore away
II Wilmington. where she arrived the
same afternoon. The unfortunate beings
mus rescued from the j,ws OF death,