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JSpcr1al Dispatch to the Chicago Tibune.]
i ,....... ST. Louzs, April "a, 1865.
The following dispatch has just been received
"Nxw MADRID. April es-The 'steamer Eultans
exploded her boilers. burned anu sunk ten miles
belos Memphis nt three o'clock, yesterday morn.
tnr. The boai and ca,eo are total]o,s. She had
on board two thcusand exchanged Onion soldiers
from V1cksburg and about one Thousand rlliaas,
tnclnci1e twelve Indies and children, only ten of
whom are known to be sEyed,1 Eighteen Of the
Geek crew and nine Of aha cabin crew were;saVed.
|, is .housht that from i've to seven hundred will
include the fall number saEed OF the whole boat
losc, mauay oi 1t .wh6 ON arc baby lenled.. George
Caytnn, pilot. Wm--Rohct1y, matc !; - Clements, !
elEinc,r, were. the onlyi t9taeess, known to be ;
saved. The latter Ii dang ngeEously ecaidsd."
AT fur O'Clock th1p morning the river front of
MenphiA waa covered with soldiers struggling :,
went ID their reseue and arc Eth: onssged picking
them up. General Nashbutn fmmedlately 0rgan-f
1Eed board Of officers 70 investigate the mat er.
They ate now at Work dning so.' No tuttne1 par
tlcular received. '~',; -: =: I
1s1eenl Dispatch to the Chicago rnbune.]
- - ra-- j., CA1Ro, Apru 2s.: !
The steamer Marble City has just arrived ftonl
Memphis Although the nows:ts Of the Rreatcsn
IL pbrtance and general interest, her Officers!
failed entirely to avoF single eosrcspondea I'M
Cairo with the papers contstnlng it. coneequentyi
reporters IL t.-c a.e not sndabted to tna stsan1
er for the following particulars Of the most ap3
M ling steamboat DISASTER that pcrhapa has ever
occu17cd. After considerable, delay your scor1
retno1dent has obtginc3 a'ect1tled account OF thd
trnuInp npnf the etcauaar Sultnua and Wholesale
loer Of nis: The BuktetiA publishes a statement,
! Is ". u. SNOW, o. s. seha OF from Arkanaas3
~1nI n lie ,s n mofane cr the e7h abont o'eloek
uas awakened " = sensible tremoF pr zhuddef
passtpr over the boat. INT heard: 70 eSplossoH
arose and deliberately dressed; Just ::oedore m
| 1thtnr dressing became awafs Of alarsse volume
| OF stram driven through the caoln y rne W'na-
opened thc door <f my s:aieroola and Ia 90 u
sts1t realized the huron Of he tact 1h1t the boiler
hid exp.oted, killing and ecaldtng many that shp
plot touEc MD ut isaet onelh1rd Of n e. canln 70
wut on Asr with afrcsh breeze cariytn? the flsmes
w.lh tghtn,n. 1lke rapidity through The b,laucs
Of The cah,n towards tue ladies' u ooR. sscppjd
| back 10 nyoid the hext, and dcnuded @yRett Q, ny
dreN. except M pants aud vest md 1usacd 70
4 ihs rear 81 thc noat which was ID the. ehannI,
and much nearer the Tennessee rhau The Arksnsas
aloe looked over towards the .Tcnuess ssee side :.
Win tue view 81 lenslng Int found 1t se1 oi
fsaas sa"se togstheE that il impossible
ec;c,n,sed dp to {, II to o. Arksnsas shorc which
war aeont thret-qua1ters Of u mile Distant 1
rsssed ever ssycssl h,diss q dead men Flled aud
currcd sometime prior to NJ advent on tat par.
Vi the boat found the same eea or heads pu IL
tiir, hut found 1hst the flames had driven thFm
! from the riciniy of the wheel house. PHO;
y ny Is isap ,a,erre1s sew ,a ssvere! hnsnsadl
e fis sttsgalin ma:s below. e,rncA on. for he
Ask1 nsas eho:e. md :7eaehed = :oe lodge lin lr
st 3 na1at m3naus oeoef sis
ht"s ia not ccaecd 10 run. ~Aft.r four horri
c9ne sn,e: Va. rescued BY the steamer silyr
spE15i; 5.;,h II tch they wsrs packed had aw.kepe
a b. n<4,dests. a9d losss he{ose {etians e.
ntmee. I4hrre were come feuialss, e-tdtn
iEo@ AnasffonEs Eeasn. Hns
tss f. or eas Iemnsnt a.n a 2otat
tnnu,s au1u,rd Ut Cbickam and Getyshns; g. I;
Thr1 nnmbered altogether 1865 men and " 0!