Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-28
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! Ga Thursday the lib INST Tie Steamer VrLAs.
NJ t3ll. pubois, hit thulrsan tar Gal,morc.
with about loo Pls7ensee oi wfem aboaI 30 were
LADIES'.
Atabourll o'eoel On the Il @ sa,nc NJ, llt uhilo
of The North Carolina coast say % uflcs lfuln
Land, weather m5dcl4te aui uigm dak--tlr star
board boiler cXploled. and the vessel vas last with
III the passengers aud crew, except those wbose
names are enumerated among HE saved iutAclissto
be iouul below
We lave gathered the following ftce# I,a.a de
Grs mate, Nj, lllbhenl, WHO lad eb3ree I'll tile boat
At the Tine. NJ . Ilbbcfd st8rs tlI1l 1T Ia o clock
/ It. night ha called tu the 4mnaud Of the boat,
aud ihat he was p1eue the pfHmenadc deck Ia
front OF the srocrdge hou.e-th1t he found himself
shortly after upon the man deck lying between tue
mas and side OF HE bolt-that upon the leturn Of
consciousness, he had Il confused idea al having
heard an explosion, something like thai of eHupDw-
den, Immediately before hs discovered himself in
ms hcn situation. lewas,iu1uccd Therefore, to rise
aud ak aft, where he discovered tltIc boat ai1-
SLIPS wns blown entirely 20 pieecshat the head OF
the stubpard boiler Wis blown out and tie top tarn
oprn-thlt the tmbers aud plank on the sttrboatd
side were forced asuad'r and HAT he boat tpah in
water whenever she rolled in that direction. lie be-
came Immediately aware Of lha horrors Of tben
situation aud the dln2cr Of etlius the passengers
know HAT the boat sinking, bclorc low
crug the small boats. He proceeded therefore
To do thls lPan d,oHflas The boat, he was
asked Ia, ohref, and L. eFljed t'at ii was 10
pass around tic steamer "a ascertain her condition.
Before dong this, however, h. took ia couple of
men. lie ordered the utarr bouts to be lowered.
and two were shortly put INTO the water, but they
leaked - mach IN consequence Of thcf long expo
sure To the sun that al lhen sunk after ruitless
attempt 10 bail der.
lie had ~ The interim aiken several from the wa
t', uuul the number mulc ten. In the other boat
anoat there were eleven. Nhle they were making
italIlc=s attempt to bail tie small boat, the Pulaski
went down wlh dreadful cuish-in about Is min
q, i.
npon Mr. l!ibberd's directing ihcir course TO the
shore, bui he resisted their circumstances; reply
ing that lie would not abandon the spot uatil day
hght. At aboul O'clock in the morning, they
started IN the midst Of the waiting of the hopeless
beings, who were floating around "a every direction,
upon pieces oil the wreck, to seek land, which
about thirty miles distant. Alter pulling about
thlueenhours, the persons in both boats BECAME
tired aud Insisted that Ar. ilibLeld should land
thus he opposed, thinking i safest 10 proceed along
the coast ana to enter some Que OF It's numerous in
let's bm he was AT length forced to Yield the gene
raj desilc, and 10 attempt landing upon The
beach, little East OF Stump lnlet. lie advised Mr.
Cooper, OF Ga. who had command OF the other
boat, and couple OF ladies', with two children I'M
de, his charge wait until his boat had first landed,
as lie aprrehended much danger in the attempt.
and should they succeed, they might assist HIM
and The ladies and children. There were eleven
persons in the mates boat, tharing taken two
black women liom Mr.. Gooper,s) OF these. two
passengers e, the crew, and tha two negro
mcn drowned, and six gained the shore. After
waiting for a signal, which he received from the
mate, Mr.. Cooper and his companions landed in =
bout three hours after the first hhjI in safety. They
then proceeded shou distance across StnRl,
Sound, TO Mr.. Rhcdd.s Of Oss'ow county, where
they remained from Friday evening until Saturday
morning and then started for Wilmington. Tho
mate and two passengers reached here tins morning
| (l9th Juns,l about o o'cuck.
Thus have We hurric,ilY ste1chzd tll1 ,nost pain
tu catastrophe thar has ever eccuucd upon The 4
lniclicaa COST. Ncutn, &c, ant ufanry hare hcs.