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

Tsvlor, The wife of Francis S Taylor late Of Norfolk
aud daughter of Richard Hackley-a lady well Known
in Fredrrcksburg-was on board the fuasS' anu w.,
lost There is too much also TO believe 'ha'
sF. Macrae, which APPEARS on the list OF passengers
the name of Farquhar Macrae, young gente"'a" :"
Florida formerly Of Scotland. Mr.. Macrar mas sp'"l
much time in sbnrg, ard mas niSny f,sI
TO deplore his loss Capt J Pearson WIZ VII =!
sailed for this mort and who TO succeed CoP' Du
bos in the command Of the Pulaski was. we W.
fed 10 saw one of those saved on Inc ~'tIh' "
mentioned the names ot all 'h ""o'" Vile ~
community feel personal interest A. -
We have heard from variety of sources OF the con
duct of The people Of Wilmington to the Survivors,
i. deserving of the highest praise aho 'he name VIII ue
had with = thrill of gratitude, for years to come, oy
$500, ore of the unfnrtuna,e individuals who experience
cd The kindness and soothing attentions oil It's generous
| Inhabitants - Fredericksburg 7TcHa.
The following pathetic passage we cory from letter
received by 4 gentleman IN Portsmouth:
ali s estimated that there were about SU irn,hes on
hoard I,rpp nor lion Of HON young LADIES' going
No,,b 10 spend the Summerthere have been only J"T
of then, saved On Monday u who reached shore IN
two small boats, arrived here ana reported tneIl
sion that the balance amounting to near 2OO Souls nau
ne,.bed Won may imagine then how greet was our Joy
and satisfaction when schooner was brought 10" al I"l
wharf continuing 80 OF the sufferers; OUT sue"
sob, rbsy presented, beggars description; muua'eu'
completely exhausted nearly naked, and some cehrons
tho explosion took place about III CLOCK on hueoay
piuh, from which time until Tuesday morning Ihey
cunp to fragments Of The wreck, experiencing on sun
wears. without food and without hope
S-We have just asceraIned that Is more are
saved among whom is Mr. Lamar.-NoyoM Beacon
TrE PruAsKI-We may lament this dreadful ca'as
trophe and many will long remember with gr'ei inc
friends they have los; but will it ensure caution VIII
create hesitation prudence reflection hereafter: We
fear vet We thinking people, We sre and
read accounts Of these dreadful disasters almost daily
We see accounts Of steamboats, onndrrlng al sea- on
fire. with boilers burs-aII kinds Of disasters, yet we
.,ep on board with iig and confident heart, looking
on tc the future regardless OF the past. Legislation
can d., nothing. People must think Tor themselves
they must look out for themselves Steam navigation
in Enuand in the British Channel, in the Irish Sea- in
the BAY of Biscay the Mediterranean, accompanied
with few if any accidents, and why: DrcanSs steam
shiys steamboats,, used ship is buit attr lne
usual mode much stronger however, Than oher vessels;
her boilers and machinery constructed with the great
est caution and circumspec,ion; not an ounce OF iauy
iron or steel is used-no faws-no rejected arucle-ai
faithful, sound, to be depended upon, and completed
under the most cautious inspection. In ship mus con.
s,Iucted, aud with careful engineers no danger should
be apprehe
We must perceive at once, that it is impossible with
any safety in heavy weather. 70 navigate vessel he
tween this and Charleston drawing only or eight
feet water vessel nearly 200 feet in length with mo-
derate breadth Of beam only The natural consequence
is that such boat will endravor 10 keep near The ahh
TO M Ike habor in of heavy gale, and when that
gale comes on from the 5 L the danger Of running
ashore is imminent, and in sgh'iu! sea such boat
live and in the attempts 10 keep up The steam
the boat running gunwaIes under me water IN the DOH
es is throw side, leaving the other side dry ara
EXPOSED TO the action Of the fire, and expluS"n takes
place as was no doubt, the case with the unfortunate
Pulaski, aud she goes down.
We say then at once the ownPrs-2rlw of all your
hoas sell them for the Mississippi for Florida. for the
Gulph of Mexico and substitute Steam Ships Of 700 tons,
drawing from IL 10 10 feet water Do not rein4nIsh
navigation. because properly guarded there Is ~"
danger; instead Of GO hours between tins and Charles
ton be satisfied with 50 have ship that can keep AT
huu Land eSppclllly
Cerous caprs and shoals as we have.
We call the attention of those who are interested in
this trade the sIeaIn ship Sirius She IL too small Tor
the trade between tins and gland but ls exactly the
size for i voyage Charleston and back again. She is
a new vessel powerfully built, with first rate English
machinery aud is 10 be taken from the !re "hen The
British Queen Of 1000 tons, is finished. The owmcrs
would probably sell her cheap after The next voyage: ip
her b. purchased by company and sent TO Charleston,
and all the beats he trade would spOn be Withdrawn
aud confidence revived We need be under appre
hsneDn in tie Sirius vessels Of her class with an cx
perenced Captain but it is lmpusbl 10 trust 10 hnals
at sea hcreatter-it RASH and cruel exposure OF hu
man lie In addition to this last distressing event fur
ther particulars have been received OF the Washington
DESTROYED by fire the lakes accident wIcn would
no, have occurred had coal been used instead OF pine
lso"d.
MIR Francis has received order for n Life Bout 's
morning for one ni the SQUAD boats IN consequence OF
the loss Of the Pulaski.
We are told tia, he called in person in Baltimore on the
Agent for the Pulaski, aud expressed wish 10 supply
Life Boa,s for the linp between Baltimore and Norfolk.
similar 10 hos~ furnished the Neptune and the best
Packet Ships of New York The reply was: tie would
have uuthng do with Life R1aihS steamboats, were
safe pnour!i-could not Afford it'll" boat had cost
enough had done enough for passengers already. and
would buy Life Beats, any thing else in that way.
The lnIlnwiny ships have Life Boats: Pache, Shlps
George Washington. United States. 81. Andrew. Eng
land Cdmhflagr, Vile de Lyon, Brutus; Brig Wash
in ,on; Steamboats, Neptune Richmond. &c.
One Of Francis wlY invented Life Boats could sus.
tan goo persons without sinking and could have carried
safely III any sea % persons
Farher particulars of the burning IF the Washinyion
on Lake Erie The boat could have been shore,
it is thought, had nat The engine lcen unfortunately
stopped short time to pick up the yawl. The Wash
ngton left Cleveland June lllh, at A. Nj and at
A. NJ. on Saturday, reached Silver Creek, where she
burn--32 miles from Buffalo II ia difficult to
picture The Of horror when the passengers were
walked from their sumbers, in the midst OF hamrs -
Numbers preciptaled themselves into the Lake, and
in shreks Of despair sunk 10 rise more some
chung to boards &c and Thus got ashore The small
boat took off - souls 1t is thought 40 in all perish
ed Many remaining board, II is believed, were
burnt 10 dea h-sone horribly burnt, plunged into the
water, and were thus drowned suffering double
death MIR Shadds is the only survivor Of seven
Of his family Mr. Michael Parker lost his wife, pa
rents sister and her child A pnor Englishman and
two Of his children were drowned. Also a newly
married couple, who jumped over board and sank ia
each others Most of the were we'd, also
the Captain. One hundred Life Preserrcrs, says the
Bufaloncan, would have saved all board. Several
of thu passengers died, 1t is believed, Of commissions
from terror.
The Rochester Democrat has the following
In addition to the foregoing. we learn by gentleman
who barely escaped with lis life that lady who lost
her husband and two Children was picked up alive, al
though. by huding the boat the fingers of bnl! of
her hands were burned Off and her face shockinsy
| burned also. II supposed she could not live
German boy Of i2 or IA years was saved, by hav-
ing the of mind to lash rope around his body
and swing from the huwsprit.
The gentleman with whom conversed, was fnstu.
nate enough to place himself upon Of the hatch.
ways which he had thrown overheard, where he re-
manned until the North America up. lie
ueral sn, near him