Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-08

I BURNING OF STEAMER SULTAN.-The burn
| ing OF the steamer Sultan, on the Mississippi
| TiVer' accompanied by large loss of life has
oeen reported by telegraph together with the
names OF those known to be lost. From the
o. Louis Democrat we learn that when the
hre was dlscovesed, the boat was rounded to-
maze toward the shore, and fastened to a fall.
zen tree. The current, however, being very
powerful, cared the boat into the stream, to-
SetheI win the tree 10 which she was at
tached oy her line, before any one could es-
cape. Some jumped overheard, a portion of
"hon were drowned, while others who chung
to the stage planks or pieces Of furniture
were saved
The number nt persons on board is supposed
10 nave been about sixty eight of whom if
teen were passengers, the remainder being of.
ncers ana crew. 1t is mentioned as a rumor
that "htIe a plank " hich supported two la
u'es' enid and the barber OF the boat, was
hoatihg along safely, deck hand took hold
Oh II. ana insisted upon getting on it, at the
imminent risk of capsizng it and drownino
thoSe whom II supported, and that all remon-
strances falling, the barber drew his knife
and cut the mans throat. which was the on
~ method left, it is supposed, of getting rid
Of him.
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.-The
New Y ork Post reports that Owen McGrath.
an Irish gardener from Putnam county. had
narrow escape from death at the hands of a
gang of the thieves and murderers who in
lest New York, McGrath visited the city on
Monday noon on business. and on getting ont
OF the cars was met by three men, who made
MS acquaintance, and learning that he had
money, enteed him into liquor saloon.
"here they got him drunk. The villains
kept possession of McGrath until night, when
they took him to the Manhattan gas house
uoek' on the East river, where they beat him
on the mead almost to insensbility, took from
ms pockets money and checks of the value of
nearg 500, and then pitched him into the
Ilver The cold bath had the effect to revive
MeGrath, and he ehouted for assistance.
which was rendered by several men from the
gas house, and he was rescued from drown.
ing his face was covered with blood, and
Ine BACK part Of his head was cut in several
places The rutfians escaped.
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