. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States . k whenshe went down, at which time it was not probablethat any person was below; of these, six were saved,as before stated. CONFLAGRATION OF THE HAROLD, On her Passage from Calcutta to Boston, October 26, 1837. The following account of the loss of the Harold,was communicated by Capt. Levi Howes, in a letterto the owner, under date of Pernambuco, Nov. 7, insubstance as follows :— The ship sailed from Calcutta July 16, and Sand 358 SHIPWRECKS AND OTHER DISASTERS. Heads 30th, all well, with a heavy cargo and twopassengers, Messrs
. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States . k whenshe went down, at which time it was not probablethat any person was below; of these, six were saved,as before stated. CONFLAGRATION OF THE HAROLD, On her Passage from Calcutta to Boston, October 26, 1837. The following account of the loss of the Harold,was communicated by Capt. Levi Howes, in a letterto the owner, under date of Pernambuco, Nov. 7, insubstance as follows :— The ship sailed from Calcutta July 16, and Sand 358 SHIPWRECKS AND OTHER DISASTERS. Heads 30th, all well, with a heavy cargo and twopassengers, Messrs. Henry Erving, of Boston, andJames J. Bell, of Chester, N. H. Had a pleasant pas-sage of seventeen days to the line. In latitude 50 93° 20 E., Abraham Bangs, seaman, of Brew-ster, fell from the foremast head into the sea, and waslost. It is supposed that he was stunned by strikingagainst something, as he sunk immediately, and al-though the ship was hove to, and the boat got out, hecould not be found. Touched at St. Helena Oct. 14,and sailed again The Harold on fire. At 8, P. M., Oct. 26, lat. 4° 30 S., Ion. 26° 25 W.,smoke was discovered issuing from the after going into the hold with a lantern, it was ascer-tained that the smoke came from amidships, and thatthe ship was evidently on fire. Capt. Howes thenwent immediately on deck, closed all the hatches, andmade preparations to leave the ship, by hoisting outthe boats, and placing in them provisions, light sailsand spars. The long-boat was then dropped astern, THE HAROLD. 359 and the jolly-boat kept alongside to leeward; it beingthen half past 9 oclock, P. M. Heavy volumesof smoke were seen issuing from the house and captain gave immediate orders for all hands toembark in the boats as soon as possible. , Erving, Parkman, Bell, Mr. Nash, first officer,and three seamen, (Henry Knox, John Crome, andMichael, an Italian,) embarked in the jolly-boat along-side. Capt. Howes, the seco
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