Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-03
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THE PULASKI.

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WILMIScros ADYERrisER-ExTRA.
June Doth. 1881 o'clock, 2. M.
Further particulars Of the loss of The Steamboat Pulaski
on The nght of the IAN June.
We think highly important To state IN the tIrst place,
that p.ntlemen of unques,iouahe character and judg
ment saying the fatal explosion was caused by
gross negligence the part OF those who had the d.
rec,on Of the machinery. Solomon, black waiter on
board who had been fireman, states that little
after IL o'clock he turned 10 the treoom, he heard
the I'd Engineer, who duty, turn the water cock
and from the shr whistle which ensued he knew that
the water had gotten too low, aud that there was im
nent danger.
Mr. Couper SIR Lorrjoy and others, give it as their
opinon tina, the blow cock had beer neglgsntly left
open-lhat the bn,irrs had heen emptied-whch nIerm
ed the Engineer and caused him in his fright to I'LL them
suddenly with fresh water The butler being heated 10
redness this body Of instantly converted into
steam with an expansive iorce which the sides o the
boilers too feeble 10 II is further poStrefy
stated that during III. whole passage within tlcsny
OF the catastrophe the steam guage cock Indicated
from q 10 - inches OF steam The tacis which iume
diaely followed piven correctly by Mr. HILBERT,
published in Extra Of the 18Th, uutil It reaches the
statement, of the sinking THIS not the case, bet
she psrted ntn three pieces
ln the breaking up The whole boat went under water,
but upon the separation Of The keel from the upper part
Of the boat, 'he bow and stern emerged again Very
shortly after the forward portion OF the stern was de-
pressed be meath the water and the hinder portlnn Gle
Fated into Ike III; upon the hh-st portion OF ~HicS
were from 30 GO persons; than lwothirds Of
whom ladies and children This continued within
the OF those passengers the bow OF The b"a'
(from whom this statement is m1de) about one hour,
when il entirely disappeared. The keel alter liz srpa
ration the surface bottom Hnt!s when II float
ed in immediate contact with the bow for half hour,
when il was seen There upon this
fragment.
We will now proceed 10 speak Of the bow and The ale
Of those whom contained Upon this portion of The
wreck there were originally L. All Immediately pro
ceeded 10 tighten the fragment by throwing into the sea
every thing not necessary 10 secure sa'an winch gave
il greater broyancy On Friday, about - clock, while
floating upon the ocean, two sus were seen, one in
Easterr direction and the other in Westerly d.
recon about ) or miles distant-On Saturday morn
ing, early portion of the wreck discovered, shout
5 miles distant, with small sail and flag fling; this
remnant made successful attempt TO reach those upnn
the bow, whom they joined about noon. They were
Ave males they attached themselves rdiaely 10 their
fellow sufferers upon the bow whose number they swell
ed TO %. and abandoned their raft.
The % then proceeded To erect jury mast, upon
which a square sail hoislsd-the wind continuing
to blow from the S. f lin which quarter it has been
ever since the wreck they were blown towards land,
which became visible about o clock, L. NJ Atsunset
quite strip of land seen, and trees discovered
The night passed without any material change, aud
Sunday morning upon the occasional lifting OF fog,
land quite apparent about three "r our miles OFT
which they continued 10 approach until they got within
half mile. The wind, which had been gradually cnn.
ing round settled down to n. about II O'Clock which
blew The wreck along the coast, about The distance
from land during the day. The wind gradually in
creased in violence. and the rain poured down during
the whole of Sunday. until o'clock, when it became
calm and the rain ceased. On that night the wind
came from the n W On Monday it was clear and
quite calm Al - Tia, day the wind blew light breeze
About o'clock four vessels passed within three miles,
steering East.
On Tuesday morning about sunrise, the schr Henry
Cameron, Captain Davis was seen about miles of in
an Eas,ery direction She continued 10 until with.
in miles when The exhausted sufferers discovered,
she then immediately squared sails and bore down TO The
wreck, which she spoke about halt past clock, Nj.
She then passed by and anchored within short distance
Captain Davis lowered his boats Immediately and sue.
ceeded in transferring the whole OF The sufferers 10 his
vessel, where every proper comfort, at his command,
humanely furnished these unfortunate beings In.
teligence given By these that they had another
portion of the wreck during The whole of the preceding
day, and early that morning.
The Capt Immediately bore down in the direction de-
sienated, Easterly and in hour np IT. he had
the qualification OF eseung Mrs Noah Smith and Miss
Rebecca Lamar, Chas Lamar, two gentlemen and two
negro women, in exhausted and worn out condition
This work of humanity being finished Capt. Davis bore
away Immediately for Wilmington, where he arrived
about 8 o o'clock on Tuesday P NJ To attempt to de
scribe the feelings Of these 80 persons towards their pre-
server Capt Davis-the sympathy Of the crowd Assem-
bled at the landingor the mingled emotions Of those
companions misery who had been separated and here
met sgain in safety, though in suerng-.ime does
allow, nor is human language adequate We only
add that SO souls in all have escaped watrry grave OF
whom az have already arrived in this community all of
whom il is hoped and believed will be again restored
their anxious friends
P.S Since writing the above we received the follow
ing additional intelligence:
Thirteen persons saved. among them Mr. Lamar
They reached shore near New River Inlet. Mr. Lamar
and several others ashore in boat; The others
fragments Of the wreck Five said to be town.
IL miles. All said 10 be likely 10 live Two Of
whom have just arrived Samuel Bry!ey, Talbot county,
Md, and Oven Gallagher
THE PULAsKI.-We publish further accounts of the
loss of the Pulaski In addition 10 the thirty saved up
on part Of the promenade deck are mos, gratifed
to state that thirteen others oaed ashore on another
portion of the wreck. near New Inlet, OF these the
names are not given, except Mr. Lamar Samuel Bryley
Talbot county, Nd, and Owen Gallagher. Mr. Lamar
10 of the largest oekhoders and President of the
company to which the Pulaski belonged or his family
on board consisting of ten himself, his sister and his
son, youth. are ali that have been sased.
Among those who persisted on the wreck before the
schooner discovered it, the Rev. J. Loring Woar
and lady. Mr. Woart resided formerly in this vicinity
and subsequently andra md has many friends