. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States . LOSS OF THE STEAM-PACKET PULASKI, By the Explosion of her Starboard Boiler, when offthe Coast of North Carolina, and on her Passagefrom Charleston to Baltimore, June 14,1838; bywhich Disastrous Event nearly One HundredPersons perished, The steam-packet Pulaski, under the command ofCaptain Dubois, left Savannah on Wednesday, the13th of June, having on board about ninety passen-gers. She arrived at Charleston on the afternoon ofthe same day, and sailed the next morning, withsixty-five additional, passengers. The wind beingfresh
. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States . LOSS OF THE STEAM-PACKET PULASKI, By the Explosion of her Starboard Boiler, when offthe Coast of North Carolina, and on her Passagefrom Charleston to Baltimore, June 14,1838; bywhich Disastrous Event nearly One HundredPersons perished, The steam-packet Pulaski, under the command ofCaptain Dubois, left Savannah on Wednesday, the13th of June, having on board about ninety passen-gers. She arrived at Charleston on the afternoon ofthe same day, and sailed the next morning, withsixty-five additional, passengers. The wind beingfresh from the east, caused a heavy sea, which re-tarded her progress, and required a full pressure ofsteam. At half past 10 oclock in the evening, thewind continued about the same, with clear starlight,and every promise of a fine night. At 11 oclock, the starboard boiler exploded, withtremendous violence, blowing off the promenade-deckabove, and shattering the starboard side about mid-ships ; at the same time, the bulkhead, between theboilers and forward cabin, was st
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