Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-22

~ within the last few months upon our prncPai II
vsrs by the ouuageously negligent and cnPso.e IN
difference Of human lire, Of those entrusted WIN 'ne
management of steam vessels, renders II necessary
that some action of the general government should
be taken upon this important subject without deiay.
The careless and imperfect manner with which most
Of them are AZ present constructed and navgated has
made il becorue a serious evil and cries aloud for re-
form.
The general government should not delay taking up
this important subject and enacting such laws, both
in reference 10 the construction of steam vessels and
the mode Of managing them, as would ensure to the
public that security which they have right to claim.
Boats, if boats they may be called, ar, now put
afioat upon our waters that can hardly be launched
from the stocks without falling to pieces. The ma
chnery, engineers, commanders, and all engaged in
them are of the most worthless description that
be collected; the propnetors appearing TO have no
other object in view than economy and gain, the
safety, comfort and convenience Of the passengers
and goods appear with them to have no consideration
whatever. Everything is absorbed in the accused
desire 10 make money'-the lives of thousands are
daily putin imminent jeopardy TO save these mercena-
~ rackers in human life the expense of few hun
dred dollars outlay in the price Of skfu men, or pro-
per materials in the navigation Of their boats.
Among the disasters of the last ten or twelve
months, the Ben Shenod, (fred)-l00 lives lost;
the Home, Qoundered0 l00-the Mosee, (racing)
l29-the Ben Franklin, (blown up) l00-the Orono-
ko, (blown app l30-thc Washington (burnt,) 50-and
last though not least, the Pulaski, least away) and
with her one hundred and eighty human beings
found a watery grave.
These distressing caamities have become fami-
liar to the public that account OF steamboat ex-
plosion with hundred or two lives lost is scarcely
matter Of surprze. 1t in the bosoms OF bereaved
families must look TO appreciate the extent OF mi
sery they have occasioned. These awful disasters
have been the means of sweeping from the earth,
within the last twelve months, upwards of thou
sand souls. Whole families have been cut cff at a
blast; husbands, wives, children, brothers, friends,
have been hurried into eternity by the contemplate
overreachlng parsmonious and detestable avarce Of
the proprietors of steamboats,. Can no law be en-
acted to reach them No penalty enforced to insure
security to the traveller2 No guaranty be demanded
for the protection of the lives and property of our CT
tizens7 If Congress shall delay longer to interfere in
the NATTER we may expect in the course Of another
year. twofold increase of these distressing acct.
dents. Disasters of this nature would be less fire.
quent, were the owners and commanders Of steam
boats subject to indictment for manslaughter for
the loss of every life arising out of their capable and
wicked neglect and were made answerable with their
own person for their reckless disregard of human
life
Now in reference to the Pulaski, il appears that
bodies have yet been seen; she may have run ashore
On the shoal in the day, and some may have been
saved. We hope to God that this may be the case.
II is useless TO conjecture-it than idle to spe
culats One fact we are told which we are bound to
record is, that $50 life presevers bought in
Baltimore for the of tho Pulaski but that by
means the captain omitted take them cut with him
on his last trip.
We shall look with the utmost anxiety for the ARR
val Of the Southern Mail, in hopes TO hear that
I, Of the passengers, if not all, are saved.
Capt Allen, of the New York, who first discovered
wreck, did all his power 10 search or the
or passengers bat could find none any boats nor
any pieces of boats that there is sul some hopes
of the passengers having escaped.
\ Glorious Blew-out--A Prince feasted.-A
Royal Monsieur stuffed.
The imperial Ass-tor House was the scene of ex-
traordnary festivity Saturday evening Joinville,
Of France was the guest they delighted to honor and
Boyden was the happy host selected to do the gen.
teel thing to this illusrous stranger. Nothing can
exceed the spendo ofthe banquet scene the richness
of the service of plate, the deicacy Of the soup
xaiere. The youthful prince was placed at the head
of iae table, which arranged in the form of a
horse shoe; over his prncey head appeared Gallo
cock, with wings eu,stretched. There was also a
shield of the United States and a spread eagle-the
heradry Of the Duke OF Jonville and large bull
frog. Besides these were two magnificent gilt can
delabras ten feet high three chandeliers, thirty
cirandoles from each plaster and twenty-ene spen-
did candeabras on the tables, displaying 600 ,r-co-
lorsd wax candles.
The vands and turntables served up on this occa-
sisn, we append as follows
Carte du Diner.
1 reTAeEs
Po,sge Ia puree ver,s. Poisge ia Tortue.
ssuroa Ia Chambord. sssnon 81 beurre dAsehois.
BsS pque an Msdere,
4 csossrs PIECES pRoIDEs 1T RsLEvIs
y Bpu Ia ppolata. Bastion
1e Dc veau an paes GER sanne monte sur M secle,
| tan.s Chaud-frod Ia Joisville
Jsrbon giaee suI Epinards, monte
Dinde ia pergueur su1
Il trsfes,
Vol su vent Ia Toulouse Rs de veau pique pet,s
4 rsie ek.ud 10 Coode, pos,
Cotelb~fes ss Moutsn Ia Peut poulet en- bordure de
4 Ssuhis~. legumes,
Nols AZ y.su en- bedesu Grenada hlet de volatile
Petit psulet 10 REESE, Petiiss Croustsde a snsise
Crosstsds de raa csrne de Arcade de volatile
! hlei de pigeos pique ssn r son,olss
chseu.e printssere gsrnie gsrnie de Supreme de
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