The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-12-16

i sIncidcnts ON . sinking stensSer. 80 =
The sinking tshe steamer Opeio1sSs, by col. ~
sion with the 0alvssson, in tho GsN sf Nexiso.il
furnished many thrilling and touching inedsess. a
NJ We learn that . lady from AlabamA Who wa
on the Opelousas, held 70 the vessels wreck tin
morning, when she wss found SucklinK kef babe,F'
which she held In oae hsnA4whib kelaisg r u ~
70 the wreck with the oshsf. Hes Aspt hpxghs Nh
board the Galveston. ~. Wood informs % ~
thai = the Opeious6s was going down be rusiiede9
back to- the lower tlaek, ffO0a HhesrA he hal n
come 20 ascertain what was the matter IN eslsr !,
70 get his life preseryer, but found Il appropri-
atcd BY t~c LADIES', ana one of the crew trying
take Il from them, which esueeAa his6 ID f1-d
.eriert IN their behalf. He says The ~ildsssco0 a.
fusion prevailed, while the vessel vent degned
~ tSe aect ~ 80 s.'s isaa NsSaS 90
-vaA ypuns lady, o. Ni,SgssS - ssvesssy ia.aa'
jOreA being thrown sdewns aAA ID plank of>n. hi
ward thrown upos her, upon which Il i hser 4
lief that an oiacer Of the boat was standsne
which was the cause Of her injury hs MAD pls.a psaiI
vioa:ii refused "hesaoos Of sSsa nsspsessfssss y
A la4y was lifted out Of boat IN On sppar-
emily lifeless condition. An frish seward.
whose name we regret We could not learn, took y
her 70 > stats room. and, a,ldiPoas1ne1pa1s1nsal
ger OF his berth, removed Ass svee telesAiaeS 81
placed her 10 : warn be-. chefed hes yith spiIs.
T.. aud covering ..1,. nsf .''A % sl.st
A Mexican hsrlsaas, vhils Aolaae @ ayoeew
tien Of The srsck, heard csy VI diessase. end =,
lsskiaa dosn, saw little boy Of some eight.
yesrs id, drifting past, supported ~ banistes
post. He ls~eFsa hiusses4 iaeo shesvates euc- =
ceeded Sin saving che boy, aada alssa shiuh - e
eureiy 70 the wreck. The nexs mosning, xhile,
hs sas passing through the crowd % ascertain
the tatt Of his employer. tn llttie boy rsccg-s
| nized him. and apsiagiAE teeoaed ea1Do1 = haDFs
mOsheri .Ohs peshss, Ihess y 49, So, W. 6
l saved gl4e!" and chung 70 him with tears. 4.
Another little boy, when draw0 into beat =
Eby' flor, exclaimed, Save nv mother ard.
~ gi'i ysd sea ds'aasa = asRAll. RA jses ~
saAirsR yersss.svsa q ss.s bsAa.Luusue 4
he Scebss q sssssA. Qas sasssgsss Asasiho q
the smeA of the tho heats. (she. f1a4y lFsasal4#
| association we're ven acquaintaA ealline eaek.
Other 81 nA6ss, Jsissd ~ ~. .evy. aa1, Ts6 o.
bess imaaton Of she .'ricA oroxus" shas ~ rt~se
ganS coild execute; called laslily ios, ...:Reaa
Pete As1s responded 10 The, cali, spd Feioscans
n the b}lief that W tas AvIng d.. Aaalaa
him ovefbesf1. ssass saE@A rxsaasS
". n p Allen. o. Baetsen. Va yaa,so fse-,
tunate = - peesesve hiaUAnse ia1oR s1oeaa1lApc
ing of fs peshss. 1sssAss Aad.se3 tvassA
reports pat SAes ths hairscahs dktk - sl6sf
II 1SSsseY ~ - eu8e&cW - SusSs1s98 WMssA
Ipreservef o. his mother. Oea. namteen. oas -
whoss atna vas disabled hy iralyS1pr cane -
HIM WIN Efs-pssservee.s ~ neQueoosd hin %
husklA "a On him. Thle ~ neapissA u 10 -,
ksQOl - 30 bad attended to his fAnily; kut -
II General seasf fo u tSt4 dkA ASsDsr u naSA. q
II aad Was bot seen aftervard. saYsss adlw
n 90. lhng says thas the cry vh0 nAe Ope-
! llonaaa vAaodemn, vas s1mna1nlng eoaeeanaesho
" Iennceiveh Il uas mot : UnslAk ek tstsss, nor
cry fos 3lNsk ut deep. dsspalrilog gpqSl vAieA
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f!98 GAsry ef hanAn weeA