Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-28
ANOTHER AWFUL CATASTRO.
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ANOTHER AWFUL CATASTRO.
PIE.
The fears which have prevailed for sever.
s'deys Tor the fate of the Pulaski steam pack. |
81, due at Baltimore on Saturday last from
Savannah and Charleston, were too swfully |
realized ON the arrival ofyesterdsy evenings
mail. No words can exsggorste the horrors |
CT The following account Of her destruction: |
OFFICE OF THE WILMrNeroN
ADVERTISER, JUNE Is, 1885.
Loss Of the steam packet Pulaski, ,cith cre,o
0tn'riy 'ssucn, and one hundred and fftu
or ns,hundred and sirty passengers.
On Thursday, the l4,h instant, the steam.
o. PULASKI, Captain DUBoIs, left Charles.
ton Tor Baltimore with about $50 passen,
gore. OF whom about so were ladies.
AZ ABOUT IL o'clock on the same night.
"hi'e on the North Carolina coast, say 80
mhes from land, weather moderate and nigh,
DARK inc "arboard boiler exploded, and the
se'se' was iost, with all the passengers and
crew except those whose names are enume.
rated among the saved in the list 10 be found
below. "o
:, we have gathered the follow ing facts from
the nrst mate, Mr. Hibberd, who had charge
OF Inc boat at the time. Mr. Hibbe I'll states
th.t 81 about 10 O'Clock az night he was cal
led to the command OF the boat, and that he
was pacing the promenade deck in front Of
inc steerage-house that he found himself.
.nol'Iy n"er' upon The main deck lying he
tween the mast and side of the boat That.
upon the return OF consciousness. he h al a
confused idea OF having heard an EXPLOSION.
something ike that OF gunpowder, immedi-
aleiy before he discovered himself in his then
situation. He was induced, therefore. 10
rise and walk aft, where he discovered Thai
the boat midships WIS blown entirely to pie.
css; mat the head of the starboard builer
was blown out. aud the top torn open that
tie iimbers and plank on the siarboard side
were forced nsunder, and that the boat ,ook
IN water whenever she rolled in thai dire
ton.
he became Immediately aware of The bor
Iors o: their situation, and the danger of ler.
ting the passengers know that the boat was
SINKING before lowering the small boats
He proceeded, therefore, to do this. Upon
dropping the boat, he was asked his object
ana ne replied that il was 10 pass around The
steamer TO ascertain her condition Before
4o'ns 'n's' however, no took q couple Of men,
and two were shortly put into the water bui
They leaked SO much in consequence of ibei,
long exposure TO the sun, that one If them
SUNK, alter fruitless attempt 10 bail her
lie bau IN Tho interim taken several from the
water, until the number made Ten. In the
Other boat afioat there were eleven. While
they we're making a f.uiiless attenp, 10 bail
the small boat, the Pulaski vent doan with
. dreadful crash, in about IS minutes efier
the explosion.
Both hoats now insisted upon Mr.. Hjb.
berd's directing their course 10 the shore
oo' ne resisted their reinonstranCes, replying
thai he would not abandon the spot until days
light. Al about three O'Clock in the morn,
ing they started, in the midst Of the wui,ops
OF me hopeless beings who were hoaliag a.
rounu IN every direction, upon pieces OF the
wreck, to seek land, which was about thirty
miles distant. After pulling about thirteen
hours, The persons in both bosts became FIR
cd, and insisted that Mr.. Hibberd should
land. This bs opposed, thinking it safest 10
proceed along the coast, and ~ enter some
length forced 10 yield 10 the general desire
and 10 attempt landing upon tie beach,
little east of Stump Inlet.
He advised Dir. Cooper, of Ga. who had
command Of Tho other boat, and a couple Of
ladies' with two children under bis CHARGE
to wait until his boat had first landed. as he
spPrehended much danger ir the attempt.
and, should they succeed, they might assist
bin and the ladies and children. There
were eleven persons in the mates boat. hay.
ing taken two black women from Mr. Coon.
% vi shese, Two passengers, one ol the
crew, and the two negro omen WEI drown.
ed, and six gsiped the shore. After waiting
for signal. which he received from tbe
mate, Nj Cooper and bis comrsnions land.
Ell in about three hours after The first boat. in
safety. They then proceeded short dis.
lance across Stump Sound, to Mr. Redd's.
OF Onslow county, where they remained
from Friday evening until Sunday morning
and then started Tor WILMINGTON. Th. male
and two passengers reached hero this nera
Ing (lSih Jnne) about o'clock.
Passengers uoho left Charleston.
Mrs. Nightingale, and servant: Mrs
Fraser. and child; Mrs. Wilkins, and child:
MSs. Maeksy, child, and servant; Mis-. A.
Farkman, Miss G. Parkman, Miss T..
Parkman; Mrs. HutchisoD, two children and
servant; Mrs. Lamar, Nj ISIS K. Lamar. Miss
ID Lamar, Mise r. S. Lamar, Miss e. La
mar; Mrs. Durham, Mrs Cumming. and
ssrVanf Mrs. Stewart, and servant; Mrs
Wort, Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Wagner. child
and servant; Miss Drsyton, Mrs. P,inele'
snh child Miss Pringls, and nurse; Mrs.
Murray, Miss Murray, Miss Murray, Mrs
Brit, Miss Head, Mrs. Ru,Iedge' Miss
Rutledge, Miss Rutiedge, Mrs. H. S. Ball.
sarse, child, and servant; Miss Trspier.
Mrs. Longwor,b, Mrs Eddings, and child \
Miss M;ksi', Mrs Coy, and child Miss
Clarke, Mrs. B. F. Smith, Mrs. N. smith
MRS Gregory, Mrs. Davis, Mrs Hubbard,
MIS- Merritt, Miss Greenwood, Gen Heath
Col Durham, Maj. Twiggs, Judge Roches. |
YER, Judge Cameron, Rev. f. Cro,s. Rev. |
m mI Murray, Or. Stewart, DR.. Cumming