Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-28

Cameron in the above list. though lie may |
be among those not arrived in Wilmington
from The .alulet, Tor WHOM, carriages were
yesterday despatched from Wilmington.
Seven persons died Oh one ofthe pieces
OF the wreck the ny before they were ful-
len III with, atuoug them the Rev. Mr.. Wort
and lady. of hesEpiscopal Church.
The hinder part Of the stern, after the hont
parted. contained 30 or GO persons, mostly
women and children. The PERSONS saved
saw this go down. or course all were lost.
Some Of the persons rescued cliurge the
accident as the result OF gross negligence
! the biow-cUck had been left open. and the
hoilers emptied and hot the frightened
Engineer Suddenly filed them with water
an" the expulsion was the immediate result.
OFFICE OF THE Wnnlsoros ADVERTISER,
June ~. !S3--lp.M. !.
Further particulars Of the loss o. fthe steam
PACKET l'uiushi, ON the night Of the l4th
June.
We thnh>it highly imp,rta TO state in
the first place, that gentlemen of unques-
tionahlc characters and judgement concur
in saying the fatal explosion was causedby
| gross neSlIgcncn o" the part of those who
had the direction of the machinery. Solo
| mon. black waller on board, who had
once been fireman, statcs-That n little
after a O'Clock, as he turned from the fire
room, he heard the 2,l Engineer, who was
on duty, turn the watcr-cock, nu, from the
shrili. whistle which ensued. he knew tha,
The water had COTTON too low, and that there
! was imminent danger. Mr.. Cuuper, Mr..
LcvcIoy. and others, give il as their opinion,
ha the bioM-cock had been ne liscntly left
| open--,hat the boilers had been cmpiied,
which alarmed the Engineer. aud caused
bin. in his fright, to fill them suddenly with
fresh wa'cr. The hoilcr being heated 10
redncss, this body Of water was instantly
converted into steam. with an expansive
| force which the sides of The boilers were
too feeble 10 resist. 1t is further posiire!y
stated, than during The whole passage, with
| i'll fiocnty minutes Of the caaslrnphc, the
steam gnage-cock Indicated from "a To 20
inches 0i steam. The facts which inmcdi-
aiciy followed, arc given correctly by Mr..
| Hilbert, as published III our extra OF the
| 18th, until II reaches the statement of the
sinking. ihis was not the cuse, but she
parted 10 three p.cces.
IN the breaking up. the whole boat weni
under w"tiT, int uppn the separation q, the
Keel from the upper part ot the noat, the bow
and stern emerged aSaiu. View shortly
al'er The iorm ard portion on wich were SO
To 81 persons; more ,hau Two lhi.ds oi " HON
were ladies ann chiiren. i bis cuml,nuad
within lhc view al those passengers upon
the bow oi The boat, (!ron witon this ,l;iis
i meni Is nradc.) about enc hour, when il
4 entirely disappeared. The keel alter lis
separation came To he surface bottom uu-
wards, when IL lioated III iDiilrdlaic con
tuct with the bow for hall hour when i,
Was seen M more. There was no one upon
Efhis fragment. ssS,
We will now preccedto speak Of the bow
Ui:an his portion Of the wreck here w.te
originality lo, All iinmediate,y procenJaI
TO Tighten Their trasmcnr, by ,nruuiuninIo
The sea every thing not necessary To- 30, mr..
salvation, Which gave it greater buoyapr,
on FRIDAY ib""i IL O'clock, while Goo,nI.'
upon iiic ocean two sails were seen nm.
III t.aslerIy direction. and The Other ~
a ,. westerly direction. about . or 6 miles
distant. on Saturday morning earIv. n
! P'"'io" OF thc wreck was discovered, ahoul
. mics distant, with Il small sail and u.m
ii5. any; this reinnaut made n sicccs~,ui..,,o
't'n!i to reach those upon the bow. whou,
.h'y joined ;.bcut moan. They wcrc Gvn
'"aies; they attached themselves i,n,rl;.
| atciy I" their riclluw sufferers upon ,hc Lnv
whose number they swcNru To 4a3. onJ
ban!ourd their raft
he S3 'hen proceeded to erect n ,ur,,
'''"s'' upon winch square sal: was hoi,,@I
IN. "'hn continuing 10 blow from ,ha :;
l.. un which quarter i, had been ever since
iic W:crk,) they Were blown Tow ards land
nh!ch became visible abou, :! O'Clock u ~
al sunset quite strip of land vas seen and
trees discovered. The night wa, na..n'i
without any material change, and en- Snp
uay morning., upon the occasional Eii;no nr !
'""' land WAS quite apparent, which ,h.v
".'i''"E" 10 ''rpfnnc'' nnill they got within
4" 'i'tii Oh il iniie. The wind which had brcn
gradually coming round. sc,,lrd ,l,,u,,
~. r. ABOUT III O'clock, which blew The
"'"''S me coast, about the same dis,
once from iand during the day. The wind
S'"'""hy Increased in violence, and The
Iai'' p""rrd down during The whole Of SIM
"'y' nh''i d o'clock, when il hccam. calm
"hu inc .,:in ceased. On Monday j, WINS
c'eaF ana q"Iie calm. At IL o'cInck ,bn,
Gay, NE wind blew light breeze from ,hn
ABOUT i O'Clock four vessels passed with
ia 'lfce miles steering Easr.
VA uesday mor..ims about sunrise tho
Schf. ilehry Camcroon. Capr. Davis. was
seen ABOUT d miles off in IN castcrIv ,iircc
.,"n: she continued TO near un:,j w,hi,
o mics. when the exhausted sufferers wore
discovered, she then Immediately son,rod
sai'S ana t.ore down to the wreck. which
siie spoke about half past 8 o clock A. NJ
Siic ihen passed by, and anchored wi,in =
short distance. Capt D. lowered his Lnm.
immediately and succeeded in irausf,rr,nn ;
'he Whole oi The sufferers To his vcssni ;
" mere every proper comfort, nj his com, ,
! nh'''a' was huInanely furnished ,h.so nm
oriunate beings. It!eilioencc u,s IT,