Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-24
SHOCKING CALAMITY,

| Lake House Ferry Boat Capsized- 7uelge or
FIFTEEN men drowned-Nine Bodies recovered.
| Shortly before I o'clock yesterday morning
| the boat in use at the Lake House Ferry, cap
| sized while crossing from the North to the
South Division, and crowded with passengers-
They were all men, and mostly laborers hasten.
ing to their work. Many of them saved them
selves by swimming, or were picked up by
boats quickly reaching the spot, but still many
were drowned, and conjecture was left free to
imagine how sweeping had been the catastro-
phe.
As the intelligence of the event spread rapid
~ over the city, thousands came focking to the
spot, most of whom were drawn by idle curiosi-
ty, but hundreds were anxious to learn whether
or not any of their family or friends been invol-
we'd in the calamity, The scene beggars des-
crlption. Wives, mothers, children, brothers,
fathers, sisters, were searching anxiously among
the rescued and dripping groups, and when they
met with the object of their solicitude their joy
knew no bounds, while on the other hand means
and cries indicated where hope was failing in
some stricken heart.
The boat was not the one which has been in
use at the Lake House for the last two years.
That was taken away Thursday night for repairs,
and the substitute was the old fiat scow ferry
boat kept running at Wells street bridge while
ly more fit for ferry than seive is for drink
ing cup, and the only wonder is that some SINH
lar catastrophe did not occur while it was in use
at Wells street. The testimony of Driscol, the
ferryman in charge of the boat, shows that it
was utterly unworthy to be trusted with human
lives at SO great thoroughfare as Rush street
at present. The Coroner's Jury have not yet as
certained by whose authority it was substituted
for the other larger and safer boat.
AS far as the responsibility of the occurrence
is concerned, it seems that it must rest upon
those on the boat, or such of them as insisted
upon crossing when they did, without the assist
ance of the ferryman in charge and against his
njunctions. Still it is probable that most if not
all of them, supposed they were upon the usual
boat, which would convey as many as could
crowd upon it, as it is made of two boats Joined
together and decked over-Democratic Press of
Saturday.
EDITOR HUNG IN KANsAs.-The Evansville
journal says:-We learn by gentleman just
from Green Castle, Putnam county, that Alf.
Patrick, Esq, formerly editor of the Putnam
county Banner, was hung in Leavenworth by
the border ruffians, short time since.
The news first came as rumor, which was
not believed, till verified by letter to one Of
his relatives.
Mr.. Patrick was we'll known over the state as
an editor. He was vigorous and spicy writer,
and before his departure for Kansas was strong
pro slavery man, and advocated the American
cause. After his arrival in Kansas and he had
an opportunity of observing the course and con-
duct of the pro-slavery men, he wrote home let
tiers, sgntying decided change in his views,
and detailing dangers he had escaped from hold
ing opinions sympathetic with those of the free
state men. The news is now here that for hold
ing and declaring his honest opinion, he has
been HUNG
THE ORB LINE.-The Democratic press gene
rally is full of the cold Line" Democrats going
over to oppose the Republican ticket. They
may be sure it is the old line and nothing but
the old line with all the old clothes and seedy
wardrobe of superannuated figures hung upon
it, The people have got a ne,c line-along
| which will run the telegraph line, a railroad
| line, and line of policy that don't brag in
| advance of robbing its weak neighbors, and that
can stand up to SO Deg. 80 Min. when it agrees
| to. They are aware that Mr.. Buchanan and
his plank are tied with the old line, and if there
is any of it to spare, they will advise him to
spend the retiracy which will be cheerfully &C.
ceeded to him, in stringing upon it the orna
mental mosaic of his political opinions, for and
against Democracy, for and against American
labor, for and against slave extension, for and
against national honor, and tie Ostend in good
hard knot at the end as regal insignia that
will declare him the tail end and the specimen
par excellence of the fossils of the old line.