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WRECK OF THE PULASKI Chronicle Narrative
Reader can follow survivors accounts of the Pulaski disaster from Savannah to Wilmington. Major Heath and J H Cooper recount attempts to reach land aboard boats and rafts, with rescued passengers aided by Captain Cameron and others. Families endure exposure hunger and thirst, while Wilmington and other rail and maritime groups provide aid and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Cooper
Glynn County
Georgia
James P.health
Pulaski
Dubois
Savannah
Charleston
Hibbert
Smith
Nightingale
Fraser
R. W. Porter
William Robertson
Barney
Solomon
Mr. Hibbert
Mr. Lovejoy
Geo
N. W
Hibberdlas
Heagh
Creamy
Swift
Mappan
Leuchtenberg
West
Brown
Judge Rochester
Buffalo
N. Y
Pensacola
Bird
Cooper
Alrs. Nightingale
Mr. Cooper
Mrs. Nightingale
Siglee Redd
Onslow County
Nightengale
John A. King
L'sq
New York
Rufus King
Frazer
Wilmington
Maj. Heath
Major Heath
Henry Cameroon
Philadelphia
Henry Cameron
Rebecca Lamar
Noah Smith
Augusta
Charles Las ‘Mar
Robert Sutchin‘son
Lamar
Heath
Hutchinson
Elliott
U. S. Senate
Captain Pearson
Pearson
Maj.Swiggs
U. S. Army
O&l
Parkman
New River Inlet
Raleigh R. R. C
Portsmouth
Roanoke R. R. C
Baltimore
Norfolk
Packet Com
Chicken