Augustus Fuller (other)
Augustus Fuller may refer to: * Luther Fuller (Augustus Fuller, c. 1818–1841), helmsman of the steamboat ''Erie'' * Augustus Fuller (MP) Augustus Eliott Fuller (7 May 1777 – 5 August 1857) was a British Conservative politician. Fuller was the son of John Trayton Fuller, of Ashdown House, Sussex, and his wife Anne, daughter of George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield. In 180 ...

Luther Fuller
Augustus Fuller, also known as Luther Fuller and John Maynard, was the helmsman of the steamboat ''Erie''. He died on August 9, 1841 at 23 years of age, at the wheel of the ship which was destroyed by fire. He was praised for his heroism for remaining at his post. Report and first namer On the evening of August 9, 1841, the Buffalo ''Commercial Advertiser and Journal'' reported the death of the wheelsman "Luther Fuller", one of many who died during the conflagration of ''Erie'' on August 9, 1841. Fuller was at the wheel when the fire broke out at 8:10 pm. He was praised by Capt. T. J. Titus (one of the few survivors) when he testified before the Coroner's Inquest at Buffalo, New York. He stated: "I think Fuller remained at the wheel and never left it until burned to death; he was always a resolute man in obeying orders". In his testimony, Titus did not specify Fuller's first name was. When Fuller's body was recovered, the Erie ''Gazette'' called him "Luther Fuller" instead of his ...
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