Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-04
OLD WINFIELD THE BRAVE.
TusE--s Star spsngisd Bannes.

| Q, do yoh see, with lis folds flashing bish.
That ilotiored Wing banner which streams 10 The
Once more to the breeze we have flung Its bright
stars.
And welcomed It's stripes with our widest hlizsas
While hallowed by fame. and HfisHllied by shame.
In its beak, freedoms eagle holds proudly the
name
or seotfhfo the foe never vet known IL YIELD
The patriot and soldier, our gallant Winfield
q. forget not he pe,ited Ills fortune and life.
10 save oir loved land In The hour of her strife
For foremost aid fearless III battles red gloom,
Wherever was danger there waved his tall plume
Then with cheers loud and long, from hearts
warm and Strong
Let the peoples glad voices swell TO heaven In
song,
To honor the hero whose lifestime was spent,
10 honor his re~tinsry-ouf next President.
The drum beats 10 arm Scott and Grahanifs the
word,
From millions Of Wings, that bold war.ery's now
heard.
Pierced with panic, the Leeos stand trembling
and pale;
There General hes faiatea-iheir coward hearts
fail,
Then here boys, tonight, form your ranks for
One charge IN November will put them to flight
Ard the White flag uhcenquered, In triumph.
shi II aast
Ger the countfy's Defender, Old Winfield the
FATAL STEAMBOAT CoLtlsloN ON LAKE
EatE.-On the 10Th, nit, u collision took
place between The steamboats, Atlantic.
and Ogdeasbarg on Like Erie, by which
the former boat sunk, and 500 lives lost.
A despatch to the Baltimore AH5eyteau Of
the goth, nlt., gives Tie following account
Of tic terrible catastrophe
1.-The STEAMER atlantic last night came
in.eollision with the propeller Ogdeusbuyg
aud sunk IN half ali hour. There was a
dense fog prevailing at the time.
The Atiuntic had on boafd ui immense
number Of passengers, and II Il estimated
tIIat about two hundred aud fifty Of them
perished- chiefly Norwegian emigranis.
When tie collision took place, the passen.
gers were all III bed, and the utmost con-
.sternation ellsued. especially among the
steerage passengers, many Of them jump
Ing overheard. The etnigratits who could
nor speak a word Of English, or under.
stand a word spoken to them, added to the
horror Of the scene by their cries OF terror.
The cabin passengers and others, who
could understand the exhortations of the
raptain, were completely calm. and progi-
del themselves with chairs. s~ettees, and
beds. All who had patent life.pressrvers
ga number being on board the boat were
saved. The %elnierants jumped overheard
In their terror, aud rushed to certain death.
The water gained very rapidly, ald the
fires were suoti extl1guisied, the boat
amid d scene Of the most terrible
aud heart.rending confusion. AT hall. Il ~
Two o'clock, amid the widest siifieks from
, thousand voices, the boat settled aud
sunk.
The officers Of the propeller Ogdens-
did oil in their power to preserve
The lives Of the hundreds Of human beings
struggling IN the water, aud many were
Tie whole number picked up by
he propeller was two hundred aud Fifty,
md they were taken To Erie A large
number of these left at once on board The
Saitana for Cleveland, and others cailie
lown in the cars to this city. They Of
course lost.everything. and most Of them
IRE completely destitute ntid homeless, nj
lie same lime mourning the loss Of
Iriiends and relatives. The whole number
is estimated BY SOME not 10 be less
han three hundred. A large number OF
,odiea had already been washed ashore.
The Ogdensbu,g d considerably damaged
badly. but succeeded ii getting 70
,ort with the rescued Of tile atlantic 8
Messengers. The steamer Cluyton was
Immediately dispatched 10 the wreck, 10
ave the property Of the passengers