Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-27
The Pulaski.

cess in our country"
The Pulaski.
When the i'll. fated Home was lost nothing was
seen in the Charleston papers bat curses, mot loud
but Deep" upon all who had the management OF that
badly constructed and badly managed boat. Now
that the pulaski has met with an almost similar
fate the Charleston papers loud in their endeavors
TO do justice they term it, 10 the officers OF the
boat by attempting TO screen them from censure OF
any kind and trying to convince thepublc that there
was no blame to be attached 10 any one
Where, then, are we to lock Tor solution of this
apparent problem2 Is II in the fact that when the
Home was lost, the brightest flowers, the iai'est
blossoms of Charleston wnered, and dropped into an
untimely gravel and that in the case Of the dreadful
destruction of life by the loss of the pulaski, The
principal deprivation has fallen upon Savannah, the
elite of which city, the flower Of society there have
passed from time into ctcrnty-have gone down 10
the grave unknelled-uncofiined We sincerely
trust that NO such feelings could prompt public jour-
nalis,s TO dodge their duty, though we do fear that
some such influences must have been al work TO IN
duce them TO endeavor shield from the just ndg-
nation Of outraged public the real perpetrators OF
this NEST appalling disaster. Else why all the ex-
culpaiory paragraphs put forth in the Charleston
Courier and Mercury" journals heretofore go
loud in their Indignation towards those who by their
reckcssness and careessncss caused the loss of so
many valuable lives.
One thing is as self evident as the soundest estab-
llshed axiom in Euclid The loss of the Pulaski was
owing TO the negligence of some one! for if il is not
attributable negligence il was occasioned by the
most cruel and accused act of wantonness that we
ever heard tell of. The boiler must have been mall
me q the NE sn wafer Ct T %s II a
into it in hasty and injudcious manner. Yet we
are be told by the Mercury the champion OF the
captain propretors &c. that all the works Of the Pu-
lask were Of the very best possible description
her engineer was one Of the eminent men in his
peculiar department that this country
reproachable character-tried ability-and all the
other rgmaroe usual i'm the most common place
pufs.
Then the vigilance, caution and experience of the
captain (Dabois) unparalleled prodgious -
Then, too, by way Of douby insuring the safety Of
The passengers Hilbert the mate, was man of con-
summae skill, in his peculiar province, aud practi-
cal engineer 10 boot and he feels certain that the
boat was not put beyono her usual speed and that
every thing was going on as il should be; because
forsooh, he tells us that if such had not been the
case his advice would have been asked Very con-
elusive, truly! And the most extraordinary part Of
this farce is that the Chariesfon Courier readily
dorses every word Of il if ii in reality
The letter.
We are told, in addiuon to all this rgmaroe, about
skill and science and prudence, and care, and
ton that even one OF the black stewards uas well
quainied with the duty of attending the engine. A
most fitting wind up TO most finished farce. Farce!
said wei Yes, and introduced, presume, upon
the theatrical principle THAT the deeper the
tragedy, the ridiculous should be the farce that
succeeds IL.
For with all this ten times told assurances Of ex-
perIence, and tried ability and excellent machinery,
and the thousand and asserted safeguards against
mismanaged steam, this stared steamer, on a
calm night, IN quiet open sea, shvered into thou
sand fragments and It's precious freight of human life
scattered hopelessy upon the waters Curses can
not restore the dead, nor unceasing sorrow heal the
borrid wounds occasioned in the minds Of the living
they have eli behind 10 mourn their memories But
the past teach the public lesson for their future
conduct. And II we to BE tod with pra witty by
grave journalists that the accident was totally una.
voidable let no soul travel in such steamboats, where
accidents Of so truly an appalling character will hap
pen despite every human precau'ion TO prevent
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