Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-06-28

that his cheerful spirit and encouraging
conversation kept alive the hope of
safety in the breast Of others, and ban
ished despair from their minds.
II On Tuesday morning, vessel hove
in sight, and her track seemed to lie
much nearer them, than those they had
seen before. They again waved their
flag, and raised their feeble voices
Still the vessel kept on hcr track, which
now appeared to carry her away from
them. ''Shc is gOne," said one Of the
crew, poor fellow who had been
dreadfully scalded, and he laid himself
down on one Of the boxes, as he said +,
'to die" Captain Pearson, who had
been closely watching the vessel, cried
out, "shc sees us! she is coming toward
us!" And so it was. All sails set,
and full before the wind, the vessel
made for them. The schooner proved
to be the Henry Camerdon, bound from
Philadelphia to Wilmington N. G.. AS
soon as the captain came within speak
ing distance, he took his trumpet and
cried out, "Be Of good cheer, will
save you" 1t was the first strange
voice that had reached their ears for
five days, which were to them as an
age.
II When the schooner came alongside,
they all rushed franticly on deck, and
it was with some difficulty that the cap
tain could keep them from the water
casks. He Immediately gave each Of
them half pint of water sweetened
with molasses, and repeated it at short
intervals. His prudence, doubtless,
preserved their lives.
During the morning Major Heath
and his company had seen another por-
ton Of the wreck, with several persons
on it, and as soon as the captain of the
Henry Camerdon was told of it, he
sailed in the direction it had been seen
in, and shortly ailerward came in sight
On this wreck, which was part of the
promenade deck, were Miss Rebccca
Lamar, Mrs. Noah Smith Of Augusta,
Master Charles Lamar of Savannah,
and Mr.. Robert Hutchinson also of Sa-
vannah. The two ladies' were much
exhausted, and Master Lamar was al
most dead. Every comfort that the
schooner was possessed of was freely
bestowed by the captain, and Major
Heath, on behalf of those who were sa-
we'd with him, has asked us to return,
thus publicly, to him, the thanks, the
deep and heartfelt thanks of the beings
whom he rescued from condition Of
such misery and peril, that the heart
sickcns at the contemplation Of it. Mr.
Hutchinson had lost in this disaster his
wife and child. His wife was the
daughter Of Mr.. Elliott, formerly m
the United States Senate from Gcor-
gia.
When the promenade deck separated
from the hull, many persons took re-
fugc on this portion Of it. Among them
were Mr.. G. y. Lamar of Savannah,
and two children, the Rev. Mr.. Writ
and lady of Florida, and child Of Mr..
Hutchinson, and the Cd mate of the Pu-
laski. On Saturday morning, finding
that there was no other hope Of safety,
the mate proposed to take the boat
which they had secured, being the Cd
deck boat-and with five Of the most
able Of those on the raft to endeavor to
reach the shore, and to send out some
vessel to cruise for them. This being
asscntcd to, the mate, with Mr. Lamar
and four others, took their departure,
and on Wednesday morning they reach
ed New River Inlet in safety. The
passengers remaining on the raft, with
the exception Of the four mentioned az
taken of by the Henry Camcrdon, died
from eXhaustion--among them was
the Rev. Mr.. Writ and lady, whose
christian resignation TO their fate excl
ted the admiration of all around them
They expired within few minutes of
each other. Seven persons were re-
ported to have died on Monday. The
body of Mr.. Parkman of Savannah float
ed to the raft, and was recognized by
his friends.
/ 1t was ascertained at Wilmington on
Wednesday morning that eight other
persons from the wreck had reached
4 New River Inlet, but their names, with
two exceptions, are unknown.
II The passengers who escaped were
almost without exception in tho clothes
in which they were sleeping, and sui-
II Iercu severely from tnc DiiStcTiIp CT
iects Of the sun, and the chilly wind Of
the night. They were entirely dcsti-
tute Of water or food of any kind
i Those who were last saved were most
of them in dreadful state Of ulceratior
and debility.
RI The cause of the disaster was obvi
ously the neglect of the second cngi
|, ncer, in permitting the water to boil off
or to blow off, in the starboard boiler
and then letting in n full supply DIVA
ter on the heated copper. One of tho
hands saved had, a few moments before
|, the explosion, examined the steam guag6
and found it huctuating rapidly from 2t
| to % inches. Another had just left Tho
enjine room when he heard the shril
, whistling sound of high pressure steam
: as the engineer tried the water cock
in few seconds tho explosion tool
4 place. Captain Dubois was seen asleel
: in the whecl-house ten minutes before
a the explosion. Capt. Pearson, thu
0 I'd captain, was blown out of his bertl
@ into the sea, as was also Chicken, thu
n first engineer. They both regained th'