Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-04
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the Baltimore Chronicle.
WRECK OF THE PULASKI,

rending disaster, has induced US to seek,
from all the sources within our reach, all
particulars that We can re y upon as au-
thentic. The annexed narrative is deriv-
ed from information which we procured
in person from J. Fl. Copper, Esq. of
GIynn county, Georgia, and Major James
p. Heath of this city, two of the surviv-
ors. The arrival of the latter among US,
at the moment when the whole city had
given him up as lost, excited the most
pleasurable sensation, and was the occa-
sion Of universal JOY.
The Pulaski sailed from Savannah on
Wednesday, the 18th Of June, having on
board about 90 passengers She arrived
at Charleston the same afternoon, and SAID
ed the next morning with IS additional
passengers. In the afternoon the wind
was fresh from the east, and produced
heavy sea, which retarded her progress,
and required full pressure o: steam. AT
half past 10, the wind continued fresh
with a clear starlight, and there was eve
ry promise of fine night. At | O'clock
the starboard boiler exploded with tremend-
Gus violence, blowing off the promenade
deck above, and SCATTERING the starboard
side about midships at the same time the
bulk head between the boilers and for
ward cabin was stove in, the stairway to
it blocked up, and the bar room swept
away. The head of the boiler was blown
out, and the top rent fore and aft
In consequence of the larboard boiler
and works icing comparatively uninur-
ed, the boat heeled to that side, and the
starboard side was kept out of the water,
except when she rolled, when the Sea
rushed in at the breach. The boat con.
tinued to settle rapidly and in about 40
minutes the water had reached the prom
enade deck above the ladies' cabin Pre-
vious to this period the ladies, children
and the gentlemen who were in the after
part Of the boat, were placed on the prom
enade deck. About the time when the
v alter reached that point, the boat parted
in two with tremendous crash, and the
bow and stern rose somewhat out Of the
water but the latter again continued tc
sink, until the water reached the promen
ade deck, when it separated m three paris
upset, and precipitated all on it into the
water. Many then regained the detached
J portions, The gentlemen who occupied
, the forward cabin took refuge on the ex
I IRENE point of the bow when the boa
broke in two, and chung to it and the fore
mast others had placed themselves OF
settees, and the fragments of the wreck
There were four boats belonging to tn
boat; two being swung to the sides, ant
two placed on the top of the promenad
, deck. The side boats were both lowere,
down, within FIVE minutes of the explo
sion In that on the starboard side, tn
first mate. Mr.. HILBERT, Mr.. Swift, an
one other person, had placed themselves
e in that on the larboard side were Mr..
r Fl. Copper with Mrs Nightingale an
i child, and Mrs. Fraser and her son, VIII
were under his charge, Capt. r. w. Poo
er and son, and Mr.. William Robertson
al! of Georgia, Barney and Solomon be
longing to the crew, and two colored We
men. By direction of the mate, two {
/. the crew launched one of the deck boat
It and got into her but as, from her lon
d exposure to the sun, her seams were "a
4 open, she Immediately filled, and Mr. Hill
bert removed the men to his boat. Th
boats met, when those in the second pr
/ posed to Mr.. Hilbert to strike for the lant
e as it had on board as many as it couI
with any safety carry; this he declined
r. do, as he said he was determined to sta
t. by the wreck until daylight, and had y
r. room for more persons. Both boats the
4 continued 10 row abou: the wreck unit
:, the mates boat had picked up as many
Is she could carry, when Mr.. HILBERT yIel
IS ed to the propriely of consulting the SAT
$, ty of those in the boats, by going to II
land, as their farther stay would endang,
them, without affording any aid to the
10 suffering friends, and they left the wree
Of at 3 P. NJ. The boats took a N. Y
ee course, being favored by heavy sea al
- strong breeze from S. E.,
de - Here follows an account Of the Ian
py ing of the first boat in which was NJ
nd HIbber, the mate, whose narrative v
have pubIished.I
The other boat continued to keep off D
til about sunset, when, finding the mig
as approac hing and there being no appea
n ance of aid or change in the wind, whi
I'd was blowing fresh in to the land, a.
~ the persons in the boat having previous
> refused to attempt to row any farther, N
~ Copper reluctantly consented to auemp,
IS landing.
nd Before making the attempt, it was tn
to necessary, to prevent The infant of NJ
ng Nightingale, which was only 7 mont
10, old, from being lost, to lash it to her pc
y son, which was done. Just as the s.
- was setting, the bow of the boat was tn,
nd ed to the shore, and, Mr.. Copper scullir
. and two men at the oars, she was pull
into the breakers She rose without di
Guilty upon the first breaker; but the 81
W. md rominoont with great vioIenre str,