Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-05

'his oppoytuss.
Of writing 10 you, giving you ! IA.
scription Of the dreadful fate cr N.
Cape Girardean, and the ste.nbo.s
max No. 2.
About four o'clock this ~v.,;..
landed OF this place with the 49,
bound for New Orleans, for m. 49,.
Of taking on board some psssep,.r
had hailed the boat. Just ait<r n.
landed and made fast, the clo.d, -.
the appearance Of . storm, ~
were comparatively safe, we ihep,s.
to hold on for few minuses spf;l Z -
pass, as the wind threatened 10 hI,~ ~.
Consequently extra lines were 49,. ~.
but before we had time 10 ri 49,
board who went on the wharfA...
make her fast, The storm struck N. =.
Glowing up steam al the tIne,) -
less than FIVE minutes the whole -
cabin, fixtures and furniture. Che.
pipes, and in fact everything ,bov. II
main deck, was blown 10 pieces. r..
was some two hundred plow, On \.
roof-they were blown for hund,.s. !.
yards from the boat; part of the r,;l;.-
was carried on the top Of The hin. -
mile from the boat. The wharf,,
Champlain was also blown 10 piee,.-
The hillside was literally covered "a
the wreck Of the boats. But, ytr.n.. !.
say, no one on board was killed. iks.,.a
nearly all were injured. Jos. MeCsr
pilot at the wheel when landed. ~
blown ont Of the pilot-hou.e and IN
through the cabin near the waeel-ho.,,
his ribs broken and shoulder cut. but !.
think he NAV recover. Samuel Hill. a.
gineer, was blown out Of his room MI
tell between the boats, badly injured. M
Bailey. passenger, was thrown on boe
chain, and also severely injured, theueS
the physician thinks they will all ret ever
it. Many others were slightly injured
Not one of the crew, or pass engers u Il,
cabin, but has lost some of their clcthes.
and some lost all they had in the wos4.-
One lady had her trunk and evsrytAiae
she had blown overheard and Lost. AZ
most all of the cargo above deck ~
blown overheard, even barrels Of Aour-
The bell, weighing 300 pounds, ~
blown hundred and fifty feet frca h
place, bu. moi broken. The stoves in u
cabin were blown ashore, after the esbss
and chimneys went 10 pieces. The asas
and smoke instantly caused The slsrn 4
fire, which created the creates, escitesens
among all but those Of the officers M
crew who were not injured, pscnrly
extinguished every particle Of Gre %
board, and then relieved those who wess
helpless and confined by parts Of ihs
cabin lying on them. The groan. Of IL
injured soon brought others who wess
| not, TO their aid. Notwithstanding ths
calamity was great, the scene no tsEgss
can describe. The danger was thresten-
ing, but not one of the officers or cres
left the scene or faltered from his duty
Every man stood to his post until blesn
away or the timbers knocked him dosa.
But have still more painful scene y
describe, and that is the destruction cfths
town. As l have but little knowledge 4
the size Of the town, and darkness sooa
set in, / can only give you what ! learned
upto nine o'clock. give you the Names,
perhaps you can understand better hew 4
locate them. St Vincent College and u
beautiful marsion Of d. NJ. HoTrolI are I
ruins |; the Convent is gone the Csiholi
Church and al; the buildings around il n
gone the Methodist Church and ever
building from that 10 the Bridge are lassl
or less injured; Mr. Giboney's wsrs-
house unrooied the wooden bridge iogu
up; Mr. Tompkins' new brick house Z
the bridge literally = wreck; MesH'
Bryne s. Sloan's new three story building
on the corner Of Main and Theme strssls,
unroofed entirely, and the Zinc viii
which it was covered was thrown r
some hundreds Of yards.
Mr. Surrelrs three story house. ihiny
by fifty feet, the upper story hall fos u
Sons Of Temperance, dedicated yesterday,
now lies shapeless mass Of ruins. Cspi.
Surrell, wife ard child, were In i whss
it fell, but were not killed, though badly
injured.
The Cassidy warehouse, the Lazy bulld-
ings, roofs off and walls shattered. hf
Penny's new three story house. ssols
blown in, roof damaged. Some :weaiy
more houses, names not recollecied, ~
jured-some badly.
The telegraph poles and wires aFs "
blown down. The people are still run-
ming about town, and some mothers, WIN
children in their arms, may be seen sees.
ing places Of shelter from the storm ~
rain. can find no language TO desefiss
this awful scene-the heart rending er,es
Of the distressed mothers and chidfsn
were agcnizing in the extreme.
Those who have houses left are o8sf-
ing all the comfort their circumstances
will admit Of, and cannot but admire "
friendly disposition shown to The uaiof-
tunate by the citizen, Of Cape GIfardesu:
| have never seen as much Kindness ana
friendship displayed towards any peeps
as the people of this city have shown "
wards each other, and 10 us, though ep'
tire strangers 10 them. Mona have be-
forgotten. They kindly invited rs :.
their homes, and gave us something 70 =
and place TO sleep. Our sick and cry
pied are at the Johnson House, wen pr
vided for. The house is fall OF peoPs'
and many more yet 10 come. i.
Ten O'CLock. just heard -
sorrowful intelligence that one man ~
killed at the College, and one lady n
King1 down town. Rnmor says -