The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-15
RIVER NEWS.

RvRR Ngws..-.The II. Louis Republican Of
the 81 inst, contains an account Of the burning
OF tho steamer Sultan. on her way from 1t.
Louis to New Orleans, when about five miles
above 81. Gene We've, Missouri. The fire Ia sup.
posed 10 have originated from the accidental
combustion OF camphene which the Waterman
was using at the time In filling lamp. Upon
discovering tho fire. the pilot rounded her to
the shore, which she reached and was made
fast to a fallen tree, but before any Of the pas
scngcrs or crew could get ashore the line parted
, and the burning boat drifted down the current.
The only chance left the passengers and crew
for escape, was to jump overheard from the
/ burning wreck. There were about fifteen pas
sengers in all, ak ladies and nine gentlemen,
and OF these only two ladies' are certainly
known TO have escaped. Others may have
reached the shore in safety, and no, since been
heard from.
II is estimated that there were from sixty
live 10 seventy persons on board the Sultan,
including officers, passengers aud crew, and
that out OF this number from fifteen to twenty
were certainly lost, and nearly AS many more
missing.
| rns i.osr AND MiSsiSG.-lIenry Rly one OF
the pilots, was picked up from the river near
! st. Gcnovcye, and died shortly after he
reached shore. Capt. y. H. Moore. the clerk
| OF the boat, has not been seen since the disas-
ter, and ia supposed to have been lost. The
bar-keeper-- namo unknown--is lost or missing.
| The Waterman, Joseph Blackburn, is lost; also
| AZ, In a. Nit
| Thomas Cannon and Dennis Calaghan. pantry.
! men,
Ten others OF the crew names unknown
are among the missing and are supposed to
have been lost. Among them Was the cham
bernaii, colored woman.
None OF the male passengers on board have
/ been heard frOm, aud some OF them are doubt.
less among the victims. 1t i, impossible 10
ascertain rs yet The number certainly lost, a.
those saved were scattered for several miles
| along the river.
The Sultan Was owned by Nc AlliStet Il Co.,
OF ~. Louis, three fourths, and L. l.. Ilannum,
her commander, onc'fourth. She was valued at
49, 900, aud insured for $1,000 Her cargo
! was insured, we did not learn for what amount
| but her freight list was not.
The Falls tty came up while the boat was
! burning, and her officer are SAID to have treat.
ed the crew Of the Sultan tn the mos, hospita-
bic manner.
The river i rising slowly at this point, in
consequence of the reccn, heavy rams, and the
r,,r IN the tributaries OF the Minnesota and Ms
sissiPpi Rivers.
Accounts state tina, mnch damage has bee
done by high water in the Mississippi and Al.
kansas rivers from the mouth Of the White Rly.
er to the Louisiana line but few places will es.
cape bong submerged. Whole cotton planta.
tons are now under water, TIE iowa Of Ma.
poleun Is completely inundated 10 the depth Of
two to ten feet. The south SIDE Of the Arkan.
sas i now overlooked, cagsas immense dc
,ruction Of property. The aorlh side i com,
parauvely safe. The river : falling now. but
back water from the Mississippi extends eighty
mile, nom the mouth. le,ecs east side Of thu
Mississippi nc, ye; given away. The water at
Napoleon is ten inches higher Than the aood
mark in lsiL
\ rlgxr CoAlNG,-Ten boats have started
from rtttsbgrSh this Spring, With full comple.
ments Of passengers and freight. for the Upper
Mississippi THIS ia larger number than has
cleared Tor kansas this Sprias, Notwithstanding
the papers throughout the ecaairy as well as
the L, :. Government, have heea ADVERTISING
the Territory 81 hansas, for iAe pas, year
Minnesota obtains her emigration simply on her
own iuhercn, merits, and wi,aou, the assistance
Of emigration and eol0niEsns societies.