Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-05

n the power of tle Bank ComnssOneFs, fog any such refusal. 70 sSlsPsnd the operations of any bank:
 the names of the debtors of any monied corporation examined by them, nor impan any information Ob- tained by them m the course Of such examination, excepting so iar as may become necessary m the
 Sec. g. No person shall be Director in any Bank
 in this State or have right to act @ seehs who shall at the time be personally and individually ndebtedto such bank on notes and bills discounted for his bene- fit, to an amount exceeding nine thousand dollars, and above be stock standing in his name. on tho
 Sec. 1. That no Bank in this state shall hereafter issue any bls but such as are made payable at the banks where issued, or at some bank in the city of
 Sec. 5. That the Act passed at the May session of the General Assembly, A. D. 1885, providing that no bank in the State shall be permitted to retain of the capital stock actually invested in said bank in addition to the bonus required by the act of incorpOra tiOn, to be paid for certain purposes only excepted l be- and the same is hereby repealed.
 Sec. G. No stock of any bank, except transferable stock, shall he voted on at any meeting of the stock holders of such bank.
 ! Sec 2. It shall be the duty of the Bank Commis- soners annually to report to the General Assembly the result of their examination of the several banks and an account of their charges against the banks for
 Sec. 8. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be- and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved, June l, 1888.
 
 The following account of the dreadful dis aster of the Pulaski, from the Baltimore Chronicle, is the most minute we have yet deep interest. e WRECK OF THE PULASKI.
 The intense interest taken by the public in the recital of the details of this heart-rend- ing disaster has induced us to seek, from all the sources within our reach, all particulars that we can rely upon as authentic. The an- nexed narrative is derived from information which we procured in person, from J. H. Couper, Esq. of Glynn county, Georgia, and Mai. James P. Heath, of this city, two of the survivors.
 The Steam Packet Pulaski, Captain Du- bois, sailed from Savannah, on Wednesday the 18th of June, having on board about 90 passengers. She arrived at Charleston the same afternoon, and sailed the next morning with 65 additional passengers. In the af- ternoon the wind was fresh from East and produced heavy sea, which retarded her progress, and required full pressure of steam. At half past 10, the wind continued fresh with clear starlight, and there was every promise of a fine night. At II o'clock, the starboard boiler exploded with tremend'us violence, blowing off the promenade deck above, and shattering the starboad side about midships-at the same time the bulk head between the boilers and forward cabin was stove in, the stairway to it blocked up, and the bar room swept away. The head ot the boiler was blown out and the top rent fore and aft. In consequence of the larboard boiler and works being comparatively unin- jured, the boat heeled to that side, and the starboard side was kept out of the water, ex- cept when she rolled, when the sea rushed in at the breach. The boat continued to settle rapidly, and in about 40 minutes the water had reached the promenade deck above the ladies' cabin. Previously to this period, the ladies, children, and the gentle- men who were in the after part of the boat were placed on the promenade deck. About the time the water reached that poiRt, the boat parted in two with tremendous crash, and the bow and the stern rose somewhat out of the water but the latter again con- tinued to sink until the water reached the promenade deck, when it separated in three parts, upset, and precipitated all on it into the the water. Many then regained the detach- ed portions. The gentlemen who occupied the forward cabin, took refuge on the ex- treme point of the bow, when the boat broke in two, and clung to it and the foremast; others had placed themselves on settees, and the fragments of the wreck.
 There were boats belonging to the boat two being swung to the sides, and two pla- ced on the top of the promenade deck. The side boats were both lowered down, within five minutes of the explosion. In that on the starboard side the first mate, MT. Hilbert, Mir. Swift and one other person had placed themselves ;-in that on the larboard side, were Mir. J. H. Couper, with Mrs. Nightin- gale and child, and Mrs. Fraser and her son, who were under his charge, Captain K. w. Pooler and son, and Mir. Wm. Robertson, all of Georgia, Barney and Solomon, belonging to the crew, and two colored women. By di- rection of the mate two of the crew launch ed one of the deck boats and got into her but as, from her long exposure to the sun, her seams were all open, she immediately filled, and Mr. Hilbert removed the men to his boat. The boats met, when those in the second pro- posed to MT. Hilbert to strike for the land, as it had on board as many as 1t could with any safety carry; this he declined to do. as he said he was determined to stay by the wreck until daylight, and had yet room for more persons. Both boats then continued to row about the wreck until the Mates boat had picked up as many as she could carry. when Mir. Hilbert yielded to the propriety of consulting the safety of those in the boats, by going to the land, as their further stay would endanger them, without afiording any aid to their suffering friends, and they left the wreck at 3 P. M. The boats took N. w. course, being favored by heavy sea and strong breeze from s. E.
 At 12 o'clock they made the land, and at P. M. were near the beach. Mir. Hilbert then waited until the second boat got up, and informed them that those who were in the boat refused to row any further. and insist ed on landing ;-Mr. Couper united with him in protesting against this measure. as, from the heavy breakers which were dash ipg on the beach, as far the eye couldreach, it was obviously one of great peril. Being overruled. they submitted to make the at- ternnA The mate uhn had nreYinlISlY taken