The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-23

~ full fosc> Sf ths terrible storm Of last week,
and peshass Assksn. hen angina. Mach Aaxiaty.
u felt about her r.
We have detsils Of the Havaha news Of the
10th. The Sfig Black Squat picked Mp . boat
% tho Gfeat bahama banks containing three
men, who stated that they belonged. TO the
crew, the sole survivors Of the brig Albion
Cooper, Of Portland, which was wrecked, but
one Of them afterwards stated that the captain,
mate and one seaman were murdered BY the
othsr two, and the vessel barnt. They we're
al 10 prison at Havana.
Two slayers had been run ashore and burnt
between Cardenas and Matanzas Three car.
goes Of slaves had been taken within week.. 4
gggu1' I'VE Charleston, Sept. II. 4
The steamship Thomas Swan, from New York
has arrived, and reports that she spoke on the
18th, about Is miles north Of Cape Hataras,
the Norwegian barque EIoysc, which had on
board 40 passengers Of the steamship Central
America. She states that the America founder
ed on the 10Th, with 500 passengers on board
only 60 Of whom were saved. Nothing men.
toned concerning specie. III M
iss9 e 80 Portland, Sept. n.
2si towns give Morrill, for Governor 45,644
votes and Smith 1876, making the Republican
majority l.02s. The Republican majority will
be about 10000.
Lose Of tho CaiIfernia steamer central
America With 400 Passengers and e2.-
Norfolk, Sept. lS.
The Central America foundered on Saturday
Fifty passengers wero scscued By tbs ElOis, i'm
GLIDING 26 females, and have arrived in Hamp-
ton Roads. The officers were all lost except
James Frazer, the second officer. Chief Engi-
neer Ashley took boat and deserted the ship.
Tuvn u,il1nno Il. nS,oN;o lost
Copy Of despatch to N. o. Roberts:
Norfolk, Sept. Is.
= The Central America foundered at sea on
Saturday evening last, at 8 o'clock, 0passen
gers were rescued from the wreck by . Nor
wegian bark and brought into Hampton Roads.
Twenty sir females were taken from the ship
by brig previously. The officers were al lost
except Mr. Frazer, Chief Engineer, who took .
boat and deserted the ship. I start for New
York with the surviving passengers.
Signed: gp isni J. MCGOWAN,
Commander Steamship Empire City.
From New York.
NEW YoRK, SEPT. 16. The contract for car
rying the United States mail over the land route
to California was signed in this city to-day
Messrs. John Butterfeid, VIM. G. Fargo, Alex.
Holland, J. p. B. Gardner, NJ. s. Kenyon, Ham,
ilton Spencer and others are the. contractors
The Government was represented BY Mr. Dun
das, Second Assistant Postmaster General,
which is to run six years, ani 10 70 into effect
twelve months from Gate. Sc 900 per annum
is the price to be paid the contractors. This
will doubtless prove TO be profitable Job, as it
is in the hands of energetic parties who have
ample means, and who understand thoroughly
the business they have undertaken.
New York, Sept. 10.
& Senator Gwynn of California, was not a pas
senger. The following mentioned are likely to
have been passengers; Senator Broderick,
Judge Heidelfeldt, California; Mr. Lockwood,
Lafayette, Ind; Isaac v. b. Nash, New York;
Dr.. Baker Of San Francisco; Judge McCorkle,
CAL; Campbell, Birch, Wells l. Co., OF the San
francisco Minstrels; Philip Blackbower, Of
Huntsdale, Pa; Dr.. Bates, late State Treasurer,
California; Burden Cottrel, Norwich, Conn;
VIM. Donivan, n. T.; Mr. Vanness, Rochester;
c. B. Boyd, Albany; NJ. Meyer, Nicaragua;
Oliver Garrison, st. Louis; Gov. Tumbul and
lady, San Francisco; Mr. Clark, n. Y; Aaron
Hawley, Bridgeport, Conn; sister of w. O..
Mills, n. Y; Mr.. Raylond's son was not on
board. Mr.. Henry IL. Childs, of New York,
who reached Augusta, Ga, by the Norwegian
bark from Balise, Honduras, reports there is q
lad saved, some seven years old. whose mother
was with the other ladies placed on board the
brig. There were three passengers got into
the boats that saved the women and children,
who are known to me-Mr Prices Of Long Is
land, Thos. Paint, Starr Fort, Conn.,, and Mr.
Jones. 1ri
Baltimore, Sept, 10.
The boat which left Norfolk yesterday
evening arrived here this morning the agent
of the associated press boarded her last night
from the p. m. boat, and came up here with
several of the passengers Of the Central Amer
lea. Captain Badger, of Baltimore furnished
him with some interesting facts:
A list Of those known to be lost: Mr.. Lee,
Canada; BENZ. Colt. Hancock Co., Ill.,; Hanson
and John Herne, No.; Rich. Wilton, Quincy,
H.; Jas. L. Birch, U. s. Mail contractor, Fall
River; Gabriel Brush, Baggage Master, New
York; Chas. Taylor, c. c.; Dr. Byannie, San
Francisco; DR.. Gibbs and Mr.. Marvin, Califor.
MA; Mr. Barker, San Francisco; Mr.. Boother,
Boston; Purser Dobbin, Mr.. White, Sacramento;
Mr.. Hull, California Mr.. Rensoler, first officer;
Capt Herndon, U. S. n, Commander Of the
steamer, and Jas. Tennison, DR. of the steamer.
The Norwegian bark at Norfolk is the bark
Ellen, Capt. A. johnson, Balisc and Honduras,
and not the bark Elois as was reported.
Oliver P. Mausice passenger, gives the fol-
lowing information: the brig Marine was laying
nearly mile OF and by the timethe third boats
reached her, it became evident that the ship
must 60 down before they could get back. All
hands then scizef pieces Of spars, chars and
life preservers while others rushed below to pro-
cure the treas urc. - ils
Now the vessel gave three lurches. Some Of
the passengers jumped off at each lurch, and
those who jumped off at the first or second lurch-
es swan off some distance, but the great mass re-
manned on deck until the vessel went down,
which was q minute or two afterwards. We
were all drawn under the surface a. leas: 90 feet,
and when rose we're nearly stifed. The rapi.
dity with which 1 was drawn down tore the spar
from my hands and the fif. preseryer from my
body; and when l reached the surface my
clothing was alAost all stripped Oft. l howeve1
met friend who had two lite preservers and
who gave me one ; we also seized on pieces Of
the wreck, which helped to sustain US. About
forty OF the passengers were struggling about
most Of them having lost their life prcseryers
and others seizing the pieces Of wreck which
came up with us. The Captain had out away
the upper work OF the vessel SO that when the
hull sunk they would Goat Of, lat they were al
dragged down and catuc W IA fragments. Many
persons we're killed, stunned and drowned, BY
being struck by pieces Of the wreck, whilst tbs
pieces were to others the means OF ultimate
safety.
An occasional flash of lightning showed to
each other a sea of struggling forms. Each
stroye to encourage his friend with hopes which
he scarce felt himself. At once we were all TO
gether in mass, but soon the waves separated
us, and ut the successive flashes of lightning We
were being scattered over wide area tH oe.
Just what we Think.
The Des Moines Journal OF Saturday last,
among other things says
1--WE need all our united force and power to
NEE the Republican party in the desperate ei-
fort they will make TO carry their State ticket In
October Every Democratic vote is needed.
yes every Democratic vote is needed, and .
few more too, 10 beat our candidAtes-Lowe
and Faville. Gentlemen, you cant come in and
there is no use in fooling away your time and
money. Your anti.bsnk, anti.eserythine. that
will dot make votes for Mr.. Ssmuels, candidates
will find that so sure as the New Constitution
was adopted, SO sure will the Republicans be
elected.
We admire your pluck and judgement gen
tlemen, for insisting upon all hands working,
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