Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-28
Domestic NeWs.|
Office o The Wilmington Adte|i |iser, 4 I
june lrssld5s
Notwithstanding CassisIfsnlie I!


On Thursday The i4tii inst. 5s steamer
{, Pulaski, Capt Dubois, left Chalasion for
1 Baltimore with about l50 Spas4hgers; of
whom abor, 80 were ladies.
], AT about ! / O'clock on.ihe sdiie might.
while of the coast of North g Gatliaa. say
30 miles from land, weather mGSruto an,l
night dark-tiIe starbOaitl siioiie expoled
and the vessel was lost, with all ftf passen-
gers aud crew, except tbnseg whtle,names
are enumerated among the saved III a list
TO BE- found d.beIow. ,yls6st A.
We have gathered the Following facts
from The LIST mate, Mr.. lIihber,t,A Ash0 had
chaige of the boat al the lilne.ssMr Iib-
bcrd states hat at 10 O'clock afbioht. he
was called Id the command of tIis3uat and
l!ial he was pacing the prOnlenaa{ {deck, in
front ofthe Steerage house. 'EhaIhes found
himself shortly aiteronthe maihtljct, lying
between tho mast and side of ,tteboat.-
That upon theereturn of conscintshess, lie
had con;iisetfSidea of having be;td an OK
plusion. sulneihiIis, like that Of Etiibpowtler,
mnediai ly before he discovered himself
III his ihen s'tualioa. tie wasiinduced,
therefore, 10 rise and walk aii,Ashefe he
discovered that the beat amidsAips was
blown entirely 10 pieces; that ile head of
| the s,arbDar,l !io!cr was blu,v.l outfanda the
top to!nop"u; liiitihc tImbers an,Iptuuk on
the starnari side were forced tas,inder,
and that the boat took in water shcnever
she rolled that direction. He bectme i'm
mu,liately aware OF the horrors ofrieir Stu
alton. and the danger of letting tll passcn-
gres know that The boat was sinkiss. before
lowcrin. the small boats. UponElroppina
the boat, he was asked his ohjecl and he
replied that il WAS To pass iryaind The
Steamer TO ascertain her coh,ii,isn. BE-
fore doing this, however, he took III couple
of men. He, ordered the other biats4o he
lowered, and two We're shortly pui into the
wafer, bui they leaked so muclt in conse Z
qu"ncc OF their long exposure tol the sun.
that onc q! them sunk alieraa liraitess az
| temp 10 bail her. ssii
He had i'll the interim ,akcuseSeral from,
tlie,w a'cr till tiiennmhcr nadetei Inth.'
otber !'oaI ,ilDat there were eleveng While
they were making a irui,lcsss atemp, TO
| hai! the small boat, The Pmlaskis3Pnt tswn
with tremendous crash--in atin!N d f1in-
utes after the cxp!nsinn. sBothlldats insis-
ted nlun Mr., nihhcr,I'sa difsctips their
course IN The shore, hun he resisted their re.
ahantion the spot ill daylight. AT abou, s
o'clnck in the morning. they sfarisslin the
midst of the wailipgsof the ir9pelesss beings
who were funtinaa around in c9erv slirhction.
| upon pieces oi the wreck. toscets land ~ hicl
was about 80 miles distant. & AiisSspulins
about l3 ho,Is, the. persons HstN,iil fs,ats he.
| came tired aud sisted thar IA - 113ls-IE
1Ni7esr ~ PfOteeHEIfOnn fhe' COAST sauh 40 en- .
'rr same one of its. numerous nieissbut he
was al lcngth forced 10 Weld iotile general
desire, and To attempt a aniiine; :nn ,bc
h"ach, little east of Stump lnlct. H,.
advised h!r. Cooper. ci Ga. whoshn,l com
mand of the olhcr boat, sud q couple of Ia
dsr,, will, two children under his chnruo. tn
wait until his boat had first landed, rs he ap
pretended much danger in the attempt.a
should they ssccre;l they might assist him.
aud tue ladies and children.
lher" were eleven persons in the maie'.
honi. (having taken two black women from
Mr.. Cooper's.) Oflhcse. TWO passengers.
one "i the crew, and the = negro women
were drowned. and 6 gained the shore
After waiting for Il signal, which he received
'r"m The mate, Mr. Conpar and hrs com
phninns landed in abUuf three hours aftc.
The first boat, in safety They then mr.,
cccdrd Short distance across S,nmr
so"nl. I" Mr.. Rcdd's. Of Onslow coun,v
where they remained from Friday evening
until Sunday rnorniug, and then started tn;
Wilmington. The male and two n,sse,,,srs
reached here this morning, Dish Junel
about O'Clock
Thus have we hur.ie,lly skeicI,ad ,!,c |
most painful catastrophe thu, has ever mr..
Cured upon the American coast. You,b
age. and infancy have here been cru of-i,
>ins!" NIGHT, ail Fund n common death
under the same hiilOw.
days, months. yearsnnd aces will circ'c away
And sIi' ;ic vast waters win over them roll"
we have never seen n deeper sens,tion
PerVhue our community than the recen,iou
d ms intelligence has produced. The nro.
oni'iest synr"'hV is engraved on every
."untcn"ncc, :. Ill wear the asnect of
hose Sorfowin2 for their own dead. We
eel assured thar all feel a'n .anxiop, solic;
nie 10 alieviaIc the distress Of those m1ror
t"nat' Survivors who may come amonp MS.
md vehicles iiave already been se,,,,Snpt
o orin% them into omr town, and prov;siop 4
made Tor their reception.
fAssENGERs WHO LEFT CHARLEsroN,-
'lrs Nightingale and servani. Mrs Fr.sor
md child. Mrs Wilkins and child .M,s.
iackay, child aud servant, Miss A. Po,k-
nan, Miss Z. Park,nan< Miss II. Parkmau.
'irs. Hutchinson, :wo children and servant
Hrs. Lamar, Miss r. Lamar, Miss NJ. La.
mar, Miss Il. S. Lamar. Miss f. Lamar
irs. Dunham. Mrs. Cumming and srrynn,.
IRIS. stewart aud servant. Mrs. Wort. Mrs.
.ayIor, Mrs. Wagner, child aud servnn,.
ilss D.avtnn. Mrs. Pring!e child and nntse'
iisS pringle, Mrs. Murray, Miss MIR.
ny, Miss Britt, Miss Heald, Mrs. RutleJg.
l'ss h"t'cgc. Miss Ruledge. Mrs. ri. :.
'all, nurse, child ANIL servant, Miss IRA.
lef, Mrs, l.ongworIh. Mrs. LltIinp an3
hid. Miss Alike!l. Mrs. Gov and child.
'iss Clarke. Mrs. b. f. Smith. Mrs. N Il
NTH, Mrs. Gregory. Mrs. Davis Mrs.
|uhEard. Mrs. Merritt s!ss (,r.!Ip |