, 1865-04-29


nnnbtr ao,ted down: The stream on doorg and
a1o1t so took 1esuse ' o. the 1'ss bow Il tie e
hy : tic :eiud.. 4 lew moments altar.
wards ihe' wheel huusee, loo4ened W eoncusnon
and FAINT :, fell of outward aud the .boat turned
sIn up rtEe.m, IsseEsinE the aapeA Ths iai
as tidy had. no material at, hand TO- throw
over ID sustain themselves except few ba'es OF
hay. Fa1eh were; imnediately seized q On nc
os11b ID ID nat " sral It once
freight and rose, too far out Of reach: a ysN! y
boat wns lsnted bottom ,h Up bsot9, tro% tee q
'So!s se,ev aesh aid aReR s snppofs
faw II 1bat condlbor..: The whole time before the
boat Vss sn entire shcet Of fame conlo. not nase
onc.fh,ro Of the dietancc to shore when .ob.
erIvcp tte.act The prisoners repres sented neauy
cyerys state In tGc Union, even Texas, and the CD
considerable proportions" .,,,.::.,;. ;:
Especial Dispatch 10 the Chteago Tribune .l;;,,,
49, CAIao, Apti1 ee55.
: The following is the Memphis bMletsa's Ac.
count Of tho disaster to the steamer su'tana; f.
s;Cpts Mason arrived from New Orleans last
night the 18th, with about 100 peon1e On hoaId'
I ee664 OF whom were exchanged Federal prisoners
from vlckshu1g, the balance being refugees md
regular passengers from various. II p1icta
doen tie river. Proceeding towards st. Louis,
she left the coal pile about ne-o.clock in the
morning, ard had maidstone elght or len: mites.
When al explosion Of one Of her boilers occurred.
The Ibonr, with is mass OF l1FtnR freight took
f1r in The vicinity OF the engine, aad1n short
ttma she 1*as hu1ne1 to thu n aters edge. an now
nothing visible but her charrcd remains aud her
iacli taft standing erect. ....
. The scene following the explosion was ter.
rib>h and heart rend'ne In the Extreme,
Hundred. Of fpeopse were blown into' the air. and.
defcenaing into The water, come dead, soma with
broken Limits, come scalded. we're botus under tV
the sesistless carrent OF the EFest rYeE never to
tbr1.inr.s With no tE1nedtatc succos At hand the
desperate efforts to save ltfe we're agonizingb
retedent. Some caung to trail pieces Of the
snst-iryd themselyes for few moments hat
finally became exhausted aud sunk Only the best
al swimmers, aided by fragments OF the wreck,
refnce until rescued oy boats sent IRON the land.
ing tete to their aasist1uce. There we're aoont
fifteen women and children aboard and
os near as can he,= @ aseettaeaear sa nos Rote ,,
when this account vas written. Sor1e OF the
wrecked people were borne hy the current as fs1
down az the tevee at this city, and th,sws the
tirKt 1ntiu,st1on oficerb Of the boats IN port re-
s.-,rcd OF the terrible dlsastcr. A yawl Was tnme
diete,y fenl out tom the Marble City, and In lev
. mfnucs seren'een pGtsuns were picked out Of t6e
|. found clinglpg to the wheel, and thsy were also
Ipon being brought to realization Of the e.
cation .: Cap, Senior Of the river guard stean,ed
IN ind IN short time we're at the bQrnlng steam
e;; wtero l,npdreds Q. o.peop1e were picked up and
brppght 10 thls laneinE, arrtstng about daylight
III, we're net hy numbers OF citizens and lsd1es
vi supplied them With Abundance Of dsy cloth
inE from the Qua1teEmaster's Department and
from various Etores. - - .--.-,
At this time It ie Impossible to Rise correct
x+e of thf of the Arc1deUt. md the
number or names OF the lost and saved Every
thing Ii IN the erc1test confusion. Ro*oerry
first 1nats, was on watch standing IL ne piio' "
wheel nj III. une o1 The explosion. BE only re
members the shock, and that he ,vas blown into
the air. snd vas .atteEEarus taken IRON the water
Enowe " no more. He can .giset. %
idea Of the csuse Of the accident, and ears The
nbat wus gong at the ordinary speed. and that Ill
CURED ist the second engineer, Booer telisble
rian pamrd Clemens, was at tie englnes, md that
nothing more than common was in progress
Slight injuries. He lSmedis'e!y jumpea over
board si;h door. by mo whish sr.,n1, b.
he seized End clung to It until saved. Clemens
the pgipeer, was badly hurnat and sealdsd, ant
1Kr. jehn Foelenan, residins on the k.kansa
tide, OF BENG aroused by The notse and feeling
lhe burn1re ttehmeE, hattily contracted rud'
ratt, and in ills way was the means Of abou
il ,he woods anenS the dftis 80 Of the wte:k ths + 6
bihle containing The records Of family nsmet
Sp1kc. 81 AssompIon fssas ,E ~ - ,thns oils SaHs
reea msrq,ed Oct. c &. ISL. fhc record shows ia
there were t~elye IN the family. 1t vas s1bss
99sn earRe % nIofers 1nfs .ne sna eee %el
Several OF the bodits we're rrcavertd. This fim
II bad s1o II Goa "Isn snt,ip W. IT. r.;
~ ne ss sa5ein9 daWn Ihc ssrSam from c:ncfnn Il
sIm. h' =" r. t1,ldsfoo uceurtd d. md rendered YER
sasa say 1s; Sss ;1 bsda3 T5s E
s.cql Rost. uambIcton aild q hers ajso fsnderr
mueb a .e'ses It ihs iine Of TIC e1pios' on: C4p!
vs az va :: ~, ,ssIepee Of peonle IN te W.T.
ces cDss Is & lee :se of hi yazh Gcrks Gamble ~
s5so ss;:s. sTs 4, o.. follows.
S;efs. s Il Wzn. sfrattos; m paots, George G.ytou m
Henry 1reTahan; En ,ineers, Nathan Wsntenge
;5s an9 qsSss epss tssTn n h a1a we
eept ue@s.s; ySo i aiasest 49,: ,,: , 49, e,
ceeslIy esss o@ m heelns
the @ so;aiess g q board ws1e !siity eoam,saons
ianotS sn as1a nr}ncins1i1 c to Western regmcntal
IA "a he hsar oi Erirtng only 560 o. 600 person
,n1,.I hnI inte e,rrnitv by Ills nost me,ancholy
an I;rcr eisastcrs. Iop, ii. D. Snow, member
coneIset ca M from Arkansas y7as on bo,rd and e.
csn1d nntr;n1ed The following. .named person
i.eG itfneepsnt s J. n, seer, Fish Ohio infantry
seTreant q. III. MIIis, 1uth, IudIans cavalry
serESant Till1am n. Duke, I'll OHIO tniantry
| Hrnote I'd N1ch,can cayalry: conu1ssary se
~ nesr. ~ Tne7,e.fes; Nfchfeau jrf ,ntty; corpo1,