, 1863-11-18
Qbirag1y Gribnrte,
FEARFUL Loss OF LIFE.
Thrilling Incidents md Mar
row Escape.


CAIRO. NOT. u. 1oos:
tae steamer Glasgow, from Memphis, 13th,
hsk arrived, bringing the startling Intelligence
eftte burirg Of tho steamer Sunny Side,
from Memphis tor ct: Louis. she took tire
Opposite lland No. IA, about :Ee Eenty eight
4 ites belcw New Mndrid. at five O'Clock On
the mn1n;rE Of the 18th. 6he was burned to
TIKI waters edpe Thirty i{ves He-e IoAt.
I an fndebted to Dr.. Tautip. latn nf fhe ~ h
I-ti.ca. who was \ nassenger m III atearrr
for naf1{rnlare 0f the cata.Irnnhe
TIE SAMMY side had ia.re TIN of nssseu.
ceTs .na frc:cht Amono shs c.@,,o rP ~ ~ ea0
6slea cf coffon. much nf Vn:ch 80 m ~
fu,.casi:e. and In froot nf .tr ho;'ers Tho
hcnt vss bnrn;ny ~ vnoJ ~ ..-an~
wind blowing hff dfnvr NJ sos,ts omon5
4he haIf a nf rattnn
Ebe tocE IN t1zice tefora n, tae r,v nm
but il va rcsdi1v eYt;non;she3 ~. third
t;rr - h.ira ~ .r.s unds- he.d a. ee hsroes
It W. f1iecnveTrd "'' %As@ DS-'.e
Al effn1fa tn anal, tha f.rax nrov3nr t,.f
fac.ra1 31n .7sussnnrra .o-s c,fjaJ - ~
nnst rnn ssh6re re- rster h,.fn- Va-T ehsio
Inv At the hoW. Int some trsi1e f.rt 1een ~
~ lin 'e"' ~N>~e ~
1he e.pg~sy forward was ye;y a,rror. al.
nittinT the rassape ff b,1t one orfwo nersoTe
It a time. xas soon partially broken dorn g1Th hr
trrnEa 1h;ch nsssenoers hsn ..ts,nDt.d - -
ave The crew sn dsce n.s.enrsra @ @ p,e~ nTo-d y
ed fn,waTd s1onc ti,t. o1s,ds and 5ars as.sd
The cab{n pa.senpem VIM ron3d nnt 81
byorch tie companiou vay Here ohiipo6 To-
-, from the boiler dect i1to tic water. In
the confusion. few sprang from the Nronr
e1t Of TIT boat and were dfo ~ned.
Tho engines were kept In motion to keep
tic bozt 10 the bank. The rapid revolutions
of the ~heels caused strong current, and
o1ew man! underneath the boat, who wese
e{ihtr cruthed By the wheels or drowned
An o!o gentleman who was drawn 1nder the
Tr* elr I'D p.tstd under tie beat, as res.
Gus by ore OF the crew.
There we're ninety Cabin passengera aboard,
thirteen andles. eight children and number
ol arny officers, among them Major Bos well,
who eas Hou10ed In the shoulder at Yicks--
burg. His sister, who, as BOON as she
learned her brothers situation, vent to the
camp and Lursed him through long
and dangerous sickness. Mas taking HIN
The brother snd sister spr3ng overheard
ard hae nt=Sly 1eached the shore, when The
Msjct's strength became exhausted. and he
wss obliged to loosen his hold upon hIs SIS.
ter, who was carried off by the current aud
buthe was entirely insensib!e. Taern Il IT
le hope Of his recovery. he Ens hronph,
% Oh the Glasgow, and on her taken to It.
Louis.
Mr, Bcyd, m iron fonnder of Menonb;s
uas With his wife and clild On their Wav to
St. Louis. He lashed his wife and chiid To.
ether, maud In band. and thav ,Iesnad ;nto
The wster- Int we're fnsfan.1v ia w. ~, - ~
wheel. and all met raterV srsyes Ao'' +us
Ne. Bndy and wife an agej coun,e If Nav
Albany ia. we-s ra1nr.';ro 1,pn " ~" ~"
Hradv Rns nrrtnr I,is via - ~ g. ~ aeoano
tv1rE;nv In f,e Syat+r mt her 49, @"a s
f-Tenf f}.sf ehe cnnid MT sf;r ""7 eo
orsst Yn,ss ~ hnrn;rr c,ttor a,.,,.
csuse6 tie steam chest t1, r16,o5e Th;a ~
f,ightened fhe old isdv that II m ;netsrt 81
~ns oVtrhos1d Hrr hnshsn5 - =, fo,io@ad ~ ous
l,oth y ve1r IaTed. '' A'4Ao "esa' S''s'
noor nnfcrfnna+c fe,,ow WIN b.d 1os+ o
,tr br acc,den1' W. incSv ennnvh 80 - .sI .osro .
oers. rriv f;,nr cscone1. =. ~ eirht cbti5rs, see
s;y were iost. an asa,sten+ sTr,ea,, 9.ena
Memrh;s 1ns1 his @s;ta: ~ nhs6a'3aot4 n"n =
1co1crea fhe o1'iv te,na1a no eorIant g. 1oa. ~
soat .rnu .avaa ~ - ~ Ina;a ~, ~ .uo
csnsd Sern eared hv 4ba hna+tna,' ~ muu @ -
INN cnnld hsve han ssrsd hnt Ia-a "te ~ -
- f1,sow 4kemae3vss fnto tbe Irar 4,n,ii
i1,ndeS Nv the t1smes ani3 emnta and cnn1d
not sfe TRat tf,eT were doin9- mi 1esned
1anohter Me,fia Z! Van Ror4n ~ natro;t az
o,e smcng the int 49, '<''' ~ oet'ot''
Af1er re hoat st,rc1- tbe ehor. al, ro1<a
vcs hnkte5 ssrad ne crocr1,e~ nftha ~ ara. rut.o
-. ae s+;I ~ -.,f4.f~ht afs y. eSl suS -.
t;c.,1r ~ o,,5 e., no;ssis.. Davd 10 asah1.a
.dity, Sathered N tbe ansr5. a"1 TX o'asinn
4~se "a h1anchad ~ ~ nbs5t.a -" e1tff.!as tfa
sI,ence 81 The mnst +eTihia snd ~ nnn,aaases, eae
reicned 1eten e1d5eniv tha A,naa.e ema,t
u;Eh sst h1e foeea ~ eao and na4es n"9ps tfs
lfeht dresses Of tie be- iadies. IN ia a momegt S hi
The air were terrible beyon5 descrintion % al. Al.
49, -" At4S4~ .N5 oAA %ecIAAftAoA. 1s-