The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-08
Treasure Arriyea,
brought fro,n.caliifornIs q, asO GOO in gold.
Appalling Cslam lay ~ sea- nrra-
+, Ing Of the q. n. Nt&aMl Trans.
port Gen. Lyon-.Uver 500 Pes.
/ SONS BurnedsO Death or Drown.

i BY the arrival OF the steamer General
sSedRwick at this port yesterday, we are
put in possession OF tue facts Of enc az the
most appalling calamit;es by tire * sea
that has occurred for manu years inNoiy-
ing the loss Of lite of some al souls. IN
Guiding men, women and cLildren. nearly
four-iifth Of whom were burned to death
owing 10 the dastardly conduct of some
fHw who were on board the ship and, bud
mo thought. but for self preservation. We
give below all the particulars t11at could
= I On Wsanesday last the United states
Wilmington Tor Fortress Monroe, having
on board aOa Of the Seth, Illinois Regiment,
lThird Division, second Brigade, fifteenth
Array GHrps,. who had served out their
time, about go ypar0led prise s-s, and q
considerable number Of refugees, max ting
y total, including the 3 crew Of about $50 $50
TIs Lyon Proceeded ~, iin.,y ~ ire bar
vhere siis rem,asinai over night, ana about
s, O'clock hn rhursaay morning resumed
her course. Nothing of Interest occurtea
until about 10 O'clock ,n F'.idey Informing
when, in slioal water of ca pc Hattaras.
the thrilling CRY OF FIRE was raised and at
once the scene was heartrending. Women
their children. or friends, while mon were
quite a. appalled, or frantic, and, id thel lam
euake of one Of the survivors, II seemed a.
II every one had suddenly become bereft
OF their senses. and the place was 81 very
pandemonium. Soldiers who had been
with Gen. Sherman through all his hard
fought battles, and hkd never been known
to hlter In the thickest Of battle, became
as helpless as little children. 81 isss4
The fire was caused by the bursting Of a
barrel Of coal oil in the porter's room, d.
rectly over the boiler, and in less than i've
minutes the flames were belching out on
deck, and with the assistance of,a strong
gale spread very rapidly. The mate ofthe
ship 1t once went to work to get out the
hose, but the alarm and excitement was 30
great that but little progress could be made
towards extinguishlng the fire. In the
meantime the captain OF the ship came up,
and in the most frantic manner exclaimed
ssShe's gone! she's gone! there's no use
| irving to save her - A rush was then
made for the life-b boats, of which there were
but three on board, and they were soor
launched, Two OF the boats were on the
bow of the vessel, and as soon Ms one was
| launched, the captain spraHg into ii, anG
pushed off, intent On saving his own life. -
| t.aptsiu james Weber, OF Go. G., 5Sth Iii
nois Regiment, succeeded In getting in.t
| the same boat, which in moment afsel
was struck by the wheel, and the aptsin q
| the ship was instantly killed. CAPT. Web
! or. being uninjnreG, chung tOtke swarnpet
boat, but subseG nently, as hei was loeiat
hauled on hoard the Gen. Sedg&ick, abou
quarter Of 4 mile distaat, lost his hold b
itha rope and was drbwre;6. Ours aforrnant
Joseph Fitzgerald, Go. e. b6th Illinois, go
into the other 6oas iAs.aclled fromths 6ov,
! sogsthsr With sHeSTe others, and while "a
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