Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-08-06

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Mrs Rorits, the wife Of the fur deaier Of that
!. name. xas the passenger from this plscc, on the
steamer Northern Indiana g the time of the ac-
cidens. She arrived home safely on the Golden
Era but not without showing some effects of the
dangers she passed through In the way Of burns
upon her person.
Mrs. Kovitz relates many Interesting aud
heart-rehdipg incidents connected with the des-
truction of the Inflated steamer. Among others
is that OF a young girl who was returning home
after a two years absence at Philadelphia, at
school, and who was joyfnlly anticipating the
meeting with her mother. But few minutes
before the alarm of FIRE, this young lady had
been entertaining number OF the passengers
with some music from the piano, and as she arose
from the instrument, she remarked, oBy this
time tomorrow shall see my dear mother at
home" But the meeting she SO fondly antici-
patcd was fated never to take place. In another
moment the alarm Of fire spread through the
vessel, and so paraiyzed with terror was this
young and lovely girl {being only eighteen years
fagel, that she could do nothing to save her
sell. She was never heard Of afterwards.
Another affecting incident was that of Wild
ow lady, who having secured hfe preserver.
begged the steward of the boat, for the love of
God, to initiate it for her SO that she could use
it. He took it, and instead of complying with
her request, retained it for himself, notwi.h-
standing her tears and protestations. A noble
little boy afterwards furnished her with one onIhis
hearing her exclaim that she was awidow, and
that FIVE children depended upon her for support
This presever, so timely furnished, saved her
life Another little boy begged his mother in
piteous tones not to throw him over board into
the water. But his mother knowing this was the
only hope of his escaping the deyouring flames,
threw him into the lake, and followed herself
He went down and never rose again to the sur
face.
Mrs. Kovitz herself narrowly escaped with her
life, owing to her presence OF mind, in clinging
to rope after she was forced by the flames to
take to the water, she was picked up hx one of
the boats from the vessels that came to The res
cue OF the sufferers. Mrs. KS hand was badly
burned in holding ito the rope.
From the Buffalo Republic, Monday.
The following particulars of the rescue of Dr.
L. H. Carey, Jr., and wife, Of Greenbush, Wis
consn, who were on board the steamer Northern
Indiana, together with a little son, at the time
of her taking fire, are gatherd from them since
their rescue. DR.. Carey had been on visit
with his family to his father, Luther H. Carey,
who resides in Boston in this county. DR.. Carey
studied his profession in this city with Drs
Sprague and LOOMS:
"When the fire broke out, they were in the
back after of the boat which was Immediately en-
veloped in flames. They tried to get to the for.
ward part of the steamer but were unable to do
So He (Dr. Carey then told his-wife to blow
up her preserver, but it leaked. His also was
useless. He and the Steward then threw over
some boxes, until the flames burst out upon them
The steward then told them to take to the water
for their lives. He (Dr Carey then threw off one
end of large coil Of rope and told his wife to
get down on it as soon as he should jump in
H. i1olr Il hat 4 49,
his boy on his back The little boy was not at
all frightned but turned to his mother and said,
"Mother, am afraid for you These were the
last words he ever uttered. He then Jumped
into the lake, and when he sank the boy held
him SO tightly by the neck that on rising to the
surface he could not brethe. They sank twice.
He saw that they were both drowning, and he
loosened the boys arms and the boy slipped
from him. When they came up he thinks some
one jumped upon them, for he was stun
ned, and never saw anything more Of his child.
He then swan to brace and rested there some
time when large Irish woman seized hold of
him and came near drowning him. He swan 10
the Wheel where he stayed till the fire poured
upon him so that he had TO leave. He then
swan forward SO as to get around upon the op-
poste side of the boat, for the small boats could
not get to their side of the boat on account of
the fire. There was all explosion as he got most
forward which came near killing him; his clothes
and hair contained considerable lead which had
melted and fallen upon him. After an hours
struggling he succeed in reaching the side of
the boat, and was picked up almost unconcious.
Mrs. Carey chung to the rope until she saw man
near her with floating fender. She asked him
to let her take hold of the other end of it. He
told her she must not. She told him that it wo'd
hold both of them. He replied it would not,
and that she must not take hold of it. She said J
that it would hold them both and that she shod /
take hold oft. She sprang for it and laid hold |
ofthe other end. She was in the water nearly |
an hour. They were the last that were picked |
up. Mrs. Carey was somewhat burned, and was
injured some in being drawn into the boat 1t
was so hot there that she had to dip her head
and arms under water to keep alive"
Since the above was written, we have learned |
that the body Of one. of the children picked up
near the scene of the catastrophe, and brought !
to this city for interment, has been recognized |
by the beraoved friends as that of Dr. Carey's |
son. The parents have the melancholy gratitica-
ton Of knowing that the remains of their lost one
repose IN quiet grave, instead of drifting UNI
seen and unburied at the sport of wind and wave.