The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-23
ANOTHER AWFUL cATAsrnopHE.

INoItnefn fohter +,
ANOTHER AWFUL cATAsTRoPHE.
The fears which have prevailed for several days
for the fate of the Pulaski steam packet due at Bal
tmore on Saturday last from Savannah and Charles
ton, were too awfuy realized on the arrival Of
yesterday evenings mail. Nowords can exaggerate
the horrors Of the following account OF her deslrac
ton
OFFICE OF THE WILMiNGr0N ADVERTISER
June Is, 1888.
Loss Of The steam packet Pulaski, nth erep of1ir.
ty-seren, and one hundred and ffty or one hundred
aud sirty passengers.
On Thursday, the l4th instant The steamer Pu-
laski, Captain Dubois left Charleston for Baltimore
with about $50 passengers, of whom about SO were
ladies'
At about II o'clock ON the same night, while of
the North Carolina coast, say 80 miles from land,
weather moderate and night dark, the starboard
boiler exploded, and the vessel was lost, with all
the passengers and crew except those whose names
are enumerated among the saved in the list 10 be
found below.
We have gathered the following facts from the
first mate, MIR. Hibblrd who had charge OF the boat
at the time. MIR. Hibbard states that at about 10
o'clock at night he was called TO the command Of
the boat, and that he was pacing the promenade
deck 10 front of the steerage-house; that he found
HIMSELF shortly after, upon the main deck lying
between the mast and side of the boat; that upon
the return Of consciousness, he had confused idea
of having heard an explosion, something like that
OF gunPowder, Immediately before he discovered
himself in his then situation. He was induced,
therefore, to rise and walk AFT where he discovered
that The boat midshps was blown entirely % pieces;
that the head Of the saTboard boiler was blown OUT
and the top torn open; that the tmbers and plank
on the starboard side forced asunder and that
the boat took in water whenever she rolled in that
direction.
He became Immediately aware of the horrors Of
their situation, and the danger of letting the passen-
gers know that the boat sinking before lowering
the small boats. He proceeded therefore, to do this
Upon dropping the boat he asked his object and
he replied that It was TO pass around the steamer TO
ascertain her condition Before doing this, how
ever, he took in a couple Of men. He ordered the
other boats TO be lowered and two were shortly put
into the water but they leaked so much in conse-
quence OF their long exposure TO the sun, that
OF them sunk, alter fruiteSs attempt to bail her.
He had in the interim taken several from the water
until the number made ten In the other boat aaoat
there were eleven. While they were making a
fruitless attempt to bail the small boat the Pulaski
went down with dreadful crash in about As mi
nutes after the explosion.
Both boats now insisted upon Mr. Hbberd's directing
their course TO the Shore but he resisted their remon-
strances replying that he would abandon the spot
until daylight At about three O'Clock in the morning
they started in the midst OF the wangs of the hopeless
beings who floating around in every direction, up
on pieces Of the wreck TO seek land which about
thirty miles distant After pulling about thirteen hours
the persons in both boats became tired and insisted
that MIR. Hbberd should land This he opposed, think
some one Of its numerous inets but he length
forced TO yield to the general desire, and to attempt
landing upon the beach, little coo. Of s.onsp Inss
inc Hs sayssa Nh ladies' with two children
under his charge, to wait until his boat had first landed
he apprehendcd much danger in the attempt, and,
should they succeed, they might assist him and the la
dies and children There were eleven persons in the
mates boat, (having taken two black women from Mr.
Coopers) OF these, two passengers Of the r.ew.
and the two negro drowned and sir gained
the shore. After waiting for signal which he received
from the mate, Mr. Cooper and his companions landed
in about three hours after the first boat in safety
They then proceeded short distance across Stump
Sound, 10 Mr.. Redd's, Of Onslow county where they
remained from Friday evening until Sunday morning,
and then started for Wilmington. The mate and two
passengers reached here this morning sth Junc about
8 O'Clock.
Passengers who left Charleston.
Mrs. Nightingale, and servant Mrs Fraser, and
child Mrs. Wilkins, and child Mrs. Mackay, child,
and servant Miss A. Parkman Miss G. Parkman,
Miss T. Parkman Mrs Hutchison two children and
servant Mrs. Lamar, Miss r. Lamer, Miss M Lamar,
Miss r. S. Lamar, Miss Z. Lamar +; Mrs Durham,
Mrs. Cumming, and servant Mrs Stewart, and SER
want; Mrs. Wort, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Wagner, child,
and servant; Miss dayton, Mrs, Prngle. and child
Miss Pringlc, and nurse; Mrs. Murray, Miss Murray,
Mrs Britt, Miss Head, Mrs Ru,lcdgc, Miss Rutledge,
Miss Ru,ledgc, Mrs H. S. Ball. nurse, Child, and ser
want ; Miss Trapier, Mrs. Longworlh Mrs Eddngs,
and child /; Miss Mikell, Mrs. Coy and child Miss
Clarke, Mrs. b. F. Smith, Mrs. N. Smith, Mrs Gregg.
~, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Merritt, Miss
Greenwood, Gen. Heath, Col Durham Maj. Twigg's
Judge Rochester, Judge Cameron, Rev. E. Crots, Rev
Mr.. Murray. DR.. Stewart, DR. Cumming, DR.. Wilkins
Messrs. S. B. Parkham, G.. B. Lamar c. Lamar W.
Lamar, I Lamar, R. Hutchinson, r. Brewer, L. Ii
vcmore, b. w Fosdick, H. Eldridge c. Ward, G.
Huntington, J. H Cooper H. b. Nichols L. Bird, A.
Lovejoy w. w Foster, J. L. Wort, c. Hodson w.
A. Stewart D. Ash, A. Hamilton, S. Miller, r. w.
Pooler, r. w. Pooler, Jr. w. C. n Swift, A. Burns,
II. N Garter. Pringle Rutedge, II. s. Ball, Longworth,
F. M'Rca, T. c. Iowand Edngs, r. Scabrook, s.
Keith, G. w. Coy, I. Whaley, w. Whaley o. Grepo.
rie, n Smith, B. +. Smith, G. Y. Davis, r. D. Walk
err, Z. w. James, Hubbard, J. Auze, Bennett Clifton
Merritt, Greenwood, Evans, and Freeman.
Passengers saued in the too ya,cis.
Mrs. P, M. Nightingale servant and child, of Cum.
borand Island Mrs. w Fraser and child St Simons.
Geo, -. II. Cooper, Glynn, Georgia p w. Poo
Ter, Savannah Georgia Capt. Pooler, sen VIM
Robertson, Savannah, Georgia Elias L. Barney, N.
G.; Solomon --; S. Hibberd, LIST mate Pulaski
w. G. N Swift, New Bedford 2. A. Zeuchtenberr,
Munich Charles Tappan, New York Gideon
steward
Persons droraed in landing
Mr. Bird, of Bryhn CO, Georgia; an old gentleman
from Buffalo, n Y, and recently from Pensacola a
young man, name unknown; Jenny, colorcd woman
Priscilla, coored woman, stewardess
The Capture Of fire Stare Tcssels--The Bermuda
Gazette, of the 10Th Of May, contains notice Of the
arrival at Hamilton, Of her Majestys ship Pearle COM
manded by Lord Page having in charge two slave yes
sells captured by the Peare toward the close of April
one was the brig Digent captured after chase OF f
teen hours She had on board $50 slaves, besides a