The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-09-15

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- y fearful k{6sy Re- 80 stne 80
- tSEr1y on sl|Oees ms 0l10FU slIosS - un
wen bluG, ranging from thirty y sazsy 80 y
IsnkeA ulth narrow strip q heAe1 q .. pss..
At somo points the heavy surf n.ds clrccssy
II. n 1 parfo1 trscs insertensdy uawashs4 ~ re
waves, md - aEOrding placs md fooshold ~
the operations for rescue
NJ vholo beach ibr shsee niles W. tbunA
<eeer~l Mn frerrIents o. IT. liGhs up0oe pof-
49, n ~ III lssed steamer, md OF - - |
vkere the waves were rolling more hsavily t1en
Il ususlIy seen even In our September gnIes, ~
surface 0f the angry waters fos milest = e1ssns 3
far 10 ~ eye could reach seauase 49,
Win fragments Of he wrsck, and rnel1 60 sparss
-;th vhst were clearly made out V u human
he;nos clineing % them. Al tlis tlns TIC -
=. i VARIOUS authorities make oas thst tscn
eighty 10 ono hundred peTsoas could have bcen
counted driving a the mercy Of the maddsnec
elcments towards the high, rolling breakers and
s,rf Washed beach and blum, whence thousands
vish ssrsipinx eyes Watched thsir progress, ana
with pale cheeks noted, = alas, too many, mes
their fate in the waves.
The work OF rescue began about hvc :. y,
little north OF WiDetka, Iear the Coantry -.
OF Mr. Gage, where the earliest intelligence was
received by the Survivors who came ashore 10
the steamers yawl, among whom Vas the stew
rid, Mr. Rice, TO whose appended narrative re
refer. This boat was followed by another, the
lost reaching the shore q little later. The
peirhborhood vas aroused Word WAS sent 20
the dwellings at the station below, and party
Of men we're preparing to 60 up TO the vicinity
where the boats had landed, when their. atten-
ton was drawn to their own shore as still more
painfully TO be the scene OF the perils and ioss
Sc III. and noble daringof the day. The wind
not being directly on shore, carried each later
arrival little further south, and now rats bear
ing human beings were seen nearing Winetka,
where the country residence Of ex-alderman
Carter, Of this city, occupies the high bluG
Parties Of men were on the alert and ready
for the work Of rescue. Word was sent 70
Evanston, and citizens and it, entire student
community came up in force. Attention was
first disScted 20 . large raft coming in steadily
but bravery over the waves, upon which were
| standing large group of human beings, since
known TO have been some fifty in NUMBER N
Around and beyond Il on all sides were single
| survivors and groups Of two or three, or more,
\ hut painful interest conferred about the fate Of
that larger raft. II neared the seething line Of
| surf. With glass, those on shore could see
| that the company On board seemed TO obey the
orders of one The ladies and children were
thcre-hearts on shore forgot to beat for an IN
slant, and then saw the raft break and disap-
4 pear in the seas Of the entire number On
board only fifteen names appear in our list q
/ the saved OF the lost was the brave heart who
4 tried his best to save those committed 10 hi:
4 charge, and persisted in the attempt-trars Ca,
| tain JACK wilson, the commander Of the unfor
/ tunate steamer.
i The work Of rescue, however, did not pause
/ in the agony that wrung the hearts on shore NJ
Men, residents Of Winctka and Evanston, strip
ped of all superauous clothing and with fope'
4 tied about them, held on shore, dashed noel.
into the surf and only BY such peril wresred th'
saved Of the wreck. Where many wrought q
well We cannot here particularizc, but We &C
/ cord the universal sentiment of the day in IN
assertion that the Theological teachings Of tn
Garrett Biblical Institute must include liberia
amount of ssM1sclay GtyisfiaDity," for Messrs
Spencer and Combs, Of that Institution, wer
foremost among the heroes Of the day.
Thenceforward the scene on the shore until
r. n, when the last survivor was drawn out 2
the surf was scene which the lookers-on vii
never forget. OF its nature the best proof
the fact that the from forty TO fifty person
saved were less than 0ne-ttird Of the number tina
! came in from the lake 70 pass tine fearful gaun,
let Of the line Of breakers, several hundred fee
Of shore, where under the very eyes and almos
within hail Of those on shore, we saw the ma
jority perish. The RATS would come into Oh
line Of surf, dip to the force Of the waves an
then turn completely over Again and agsi
would RATS containing from one to FIVE or NOR
persons gradually near the shore and then b
lost where a stones cast would reach them, ye
really as far from human help as if in mid ocean
II The scenes Of these fearful hours would FIJI
volume. The episode Of the saving of the ga
liant James r. Er,son, Of Milwaukee, with hi
f wife in his arms, was one that left few dry eye
among the spectators. He had secured himse
and his precious burden to the severed roof 3
the pilot house, stout octagonal, canvass Co,
: cred frame. As this came in, he Vas seen upo
it holding in one arm q Woman Again an
Q again the waves broke over them, and NOR
!. than once both were Submerged. Still the
/ came on, passed the first breakers and mdwa
+ thence to the shore their raft grounded froI
+ some projection beneath There it hung, beat
en- and swept by roller after roller, and for mir
. utes making no progress, while the breathles
D spectators, not two hundred feet distant, watch
: ed and waited the result. sfs a
: Edward Spencer, before named, with rop
4 about his waist, dashed into the waves once
twice and again, but was washed back BY the hug
: seas. 1t was critical moment, he followed
retreating roller as it passed the two on the fra
structure, the man with his burden in his arm
e leaped into the water and made laboriously Il
wards his rescuer not a second too soon; an al
iOfiSi was ot HIS UuCh, III IL Teacteu Hliu
o was lost; the rescuer toiled nobly, they neare
/ one another, and just as the outstrctched hand
d met, all was lost in mighty submcrging wave
. its rcfuence told with cheer that rang al0n
| the shore that they were safe, and the next in
) slant eager hands we're carrying two limp ex
hausted burdens, the husband and wife, up tn
i steep bluffs
! Thus amid such scenes of peril and daring
3 hours passed, the gale still continuing Tn,
! saved war faEau NJ IN tho tha
scattered Winetka houses, and never showI
I humanity nobler than than that which wa
ready and instant and incessant with eyerythin,
J. that could relieve the sufferers " III 's44
81 To mention the names of those who yer
! prominent in such relief would read almost lik
directory Of that beautiful suburb, but Messrs
J Carter, Gage, Peck, Davis, Smith and other
! need no eulogy at our hands s
| The shore was strewn with Fragments of III
) wreck. Captain Wilson. during the interval Of
fered, caused all available portions Of the uppe
, works OF the steamer to be cut away. that In,
: ait.materiai might be abundant when the steam
err thould 90 down. but for the high seas ru,
n'ns, and as IT was could there have been SOM
) means OF rescue outside the line OF surf. IN
wisdom Of Captain Wilson's order would doub
less have saved his own brave life and thos
: Of many others now lost
} LIST OF PERSONS KNOWN TO BE- LOST
:. 80 "H =. NeWcoMD, milwaukee, Mrs
! Kennedy, do; Mr.. Frank Chambcrlin, do. are
: 80 years. s x stWs
!, Coils. N. Lumsden. Of the New Orleans Pic,
yane, with bis wife, son Is years old, two youn
/ daughters and two colored servants,
Bulger do. ~ -s- 80 -
Briget Foley, Chicago. ..t,-,.r
! Patrick Hanlon, Milwaukee, VIM Foley. Pa,
) Foley, Edward Malone, James Malone. Dani,
! OLeary and child, Stephen Cuddy, James Gi
roy, Stephen Cuddy. 80
.. =. Hal, Of Auroa, Kane county.
" Otto Leverenz and son Milwaukee
J Miss Elina Cullen, Watertown, wis.
Fl Miss Elizabeth Mclaughlin, Watertown.
Miss Amelia Ledden and niece. IL ycars III,
) AiHaukee, Mrs Charles b. Mclaughlin, do. !; a
> ~ Pierce, Of the firm Of Goodman, Buell. 4 &.
: DO. Ihos. Eviston, Chief Engineer, Milwaukee
Fire Department, snd wife. -
Herbert Ingraham, N. r., Of London Illustr,
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