Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-11-25


said above, and give even a more frightful
picture than we have drawn Of the atrocities
Of these outlaws.
From the Y Tribune.
The Latest Horror.
We publish this morning full account Of
the loss of the ship ssNew Era," and the
dreadful sacrifice of life consequent there
upon. 1t would seem that a few hours be-
fore this event occurred the weather was fine,
as fine indeed as any experienced in the course
of a voyage across the Atlantic. extending
over period Of forty six days. The ship
was new; ii was her first voyage; and we
have heard no complaint of her ordinary crew
being in any way inefficient. There was little
or no fog. and the vessel was in the Ugh
borhood of a coast where the sounaings alone
will show almost the precise position of a
ship during the darkest nights of winter
And yet this vessel, freighted with living
cargo Of 427 human beings, lies total wreck
on the shore, and although some 260 lives are
lost. there is no bar where the guilty ones
if guilty ones there be-can be punished; no
tribunal save that of public opinion from
which those mangled bodies can claim retri-
button. I'LL
About o'clock, A. NJ, On Monday morn
ing, the wind blew stiff breeze from the
southeast. 1t was the morning watch. the
second mae having the command of the deck.
For many days past the pumps had been Kept
in active operation. but at this time there
was apparently no more danger to be appre-
hended from this source than hitherto. The
passengers, with the exception Of a few who
were working the pumps, were in their berths,
dreaming, many Of them, of the friends they
were shortly about to join in their new home.
The Captain, satisfied with having seen the
lead cast. had retired to his cabin, trusting,
rather to Providence than his own watchful-
ness, that no accident would occur. A sha-
dow hangs over much that happened after
this time. It's said, and our Reporters were
on Wednesday told so repeatedly by the for
Torn creatures rescued from the wreck. that
the second mate, forgetting his duty, and
careless Of the lives entrusted to his care, left
the deck to spend his time in the Storage,
for what purpose it is unnecessary to state.
Wind and tide showed no especial mercy to
the i'll governed ship, and little before six,
the captain from his cabin heard the first
mate ask the watch forward sswhat it was
that made it look so light there?'' Before
the reply came the captain had stepped upon
the deck, and then, for the first time, the IA
tai cry of "Breakers ~ startled the slumber-
ing crowd below. In few moments the ship
struck; and in spite Of all that could then be
done, she gradually began to settle into the
sands. For the last two hours the weather
had been growing worse, and very shortly
the sea made clean sweep over her in every
direction The passengers, unacquainted
with the language spoken by the ships COM
pany, and coming chiefly from inland towns,
and consequently ignorant of the dangers of
the mighty dep, did not at first believe them
selves IN any imminent danger. Some went
on deck, however, and brought back to h il
fellows favorable report. With the excep-
OF of a few, once more engaged at til,
pumps, they rem lin d below but not long,
Shortly afterward, when the first fear Vas
over, and the people were sitting or lying
quietly in their berths, the W; ter su ldenly
dashed through into the cabin, and filled
up 50 rapidly, that many were drowned before
they could eScape up the narrow companion
way to The deck. He. 9 terrible seen. await |
cd them. The sen was sweeping over the |
stranded ship from every quar- er; the bull !
wark~, the forecastle, everything expos to
The fury OF the waters, were rapidly carried |
away; and what was the crew doing to mo-
ierate this dreadful work? We can scarce
y say; but we do know that the Captain, the
mates, and the gr alter portion Of the sailors,
seized opportunities, understood by them
alone. to escape to tn shore: and at mid
lay, not six hours after the wreck, the ship
lad no longer commander, or single man
IN board who understood anything Of what
vas being done on shore for the assistance
u the helpless passengers. Some of the
ceres that then took place are given in our
hpf ~, 81. ~ l
'lolent deaths OF the actors. We will not
lwell on them, however, but come at once to
he dreadful result. On Tuesday morning.
'fter every living person had been removed
rom the ship, only some l43 (including the
rew) Of the 427 embarked at Bremen. were
ound to have escaped misunderstanding
loss Of 284 lives.
The loss Of the Arctic, if it appealed to our
ympathies more strongly than that of the
Jew Era, was not really of more significant
IMPORT to che public at large. At that time,
re did not think SO soon 10 record another
Instance Of the desertion of whole crew:
ut from what appear to be the facts in this
ase, the New Era Uas deserted by the cap
ain, mates, and nearly all hands. II does
OF appear that they made the least effort to
ave the passergers-until safely ashore
lemselves. They may be able to clear them Ii
elves from the strong suspicion of cowardice d
nd desertion which is now so freely snoken
them; but until they do, we Fear that the
'ightfu homicide, Of which we give such
ainful particulars, will be laid to their
narge.
Recently, in Butler county, Ohio, two men
ade wager as to which could drink the
lrgest quantity of whskey. One of them |
rank eight quarts and one half pint of raw :
hiskey, and died about Is minutes aftar