Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-08-06
STEAMBOAT DISASTER.

The steamboats, Governor Dudley and
North Carolina, on their passage between
Wilmington and Norfolk on Saturday night,
unfortunately cane in collision with each
other. The following extract from the Bal
timorc American gives the particulars Of the
disaster. The North Carolina sunk almost
Immediately, the passengers were saved, but
The most Of their baggage and the mails were
lost. The passengers on board the Dudley
have published card, in which they exone-
rate The captain Of that boat, and state that
they I" consider the mate, the officer IN COM
msnd, as guilty Of The grossest carelcssness
and neglect of duty" 1t is impossible to
avoid such conclusion.
!, COLLISION OF STEAMBoATs--LossO OF
STEAMBOAT NOnTH CARoLiNA.-From J.
| Chapman Hughes, Esq. Of South Carolina,
who reached this city yesterday evening in
the Norfolk steamboat we learn the partic-
ulars Of fearful collision which occurred al
sea on Saturday night last, between the
steamboats, Gov. Dudley and North Caroline,
which resulted in the loss Of the latter, and,
together with the passengers baggage boa,
the u. s. Mails. for the South. Providenlal.
" no lives were lost. These boats both be.
long TO the Wilmington and Roanoke Rail
| Road Company, and at the time Of the col.
,ision, which took place ot sea. about GO
miles south ofW ilmington, the North Caro-.
lima was running towards Charleston with
The Northern passengers and mails, while the
Gov. Dudley was OH her towards Wilmington
| The collision took place about one o'clock,
| A. NJ. Of Saturday night last, OIL beautiful
star light night, with perfectly calm sea-
| The boats were going ut The rate OF I2 or IA
miles an hour, and were seen by each other
| for nile or two before they came together
| How they managed to run into each other is
not known; the captain of each boat was in
his berth at the tme-having stood his reg
ulor watch-and tho mate ofeach had charge
Of his respective boat. In the collision
which took place, the Gov Dndley's bow
struck the North Carolina between the ladies'
and genilemens cabin. The shock was ter
rble and its violence may be inferred from
| the fact that ten minutes after 1t took place.
the North Carolina had sunk to the waters
edge.
The passengers of both boats were all in
their bcrths at the time, and had barely time
to escape with their lives. The great cool.
Il NCSS uIu -pOsScsSlOH InuulIcsVu Ou
trying occasion by the captain OF each boat
were doubtless the means of preventing any
loss of life. The smal! boats were imme.
diately manned, and the passengers Of the
North Carolina all conveyed in ga fety to the
Gov. Dudley. In about ten minutes after
every one was transferred to the Ia tier, the
North Carolina, then down TO the waters
edge, heelcd over.
Among the passengers in the North Caro-
lima were several members of Congrcss-one
of whom, Gen. Dawson, Of Georgia, lost iif-
teen thousand dollars in his trunk. Other
passengers also lost considerable sums of
money, and some were losers of their little
all.
The Governor Dudley hnd hole Of abou,
four feet square knocked in her bow, and at
first leaked badly, but tho aperture was in
measure closed with blankets, tarpaulins, &c.
She laid by oil night, aud the next morning
picked up two or three floating trunks, which
were all that was saved from the North Car
olina-every thing else having gone to the
bottom in her.
The passengers Of tho North Carolina
were all taken back in the Dudley to vii.
mington, and while on the way thither some
of the passengers of the latter generously
raised a subscription TO aid those who lost
| their all 10 the sunkcn boat.
The conduct of the captains Of the boa,sis
spoken of in the highest terms Of praise by
the passengers.