The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-31

Our dispatches Of Saturday last conve,
intelligence Of another dreadful steamboa
disaster on the Mississippi river, by which
1 O number OF passengers were lostss u
| The Arthur was on her passage from New
| Orleans for Louisville, and had got about
fifteen miles above Memphis on Saturday
| morning, having touched at the latter city,
when she exploded her boiler, tearing away
the forward part of the cabin and 'ttexas.' y
The explosion set the steamer on fire, and
she burned until her bow sunk. The eX.
ploson threw the passengers into great
confusion and alarm, and many, In the ex.
element of the moment, jumped into the
river and were drowned. When the bow
pitched under water the waves swept off
the lower deck all the passengers who had
gathered thereon. Captain Brolaski was
lifted by the explosion, and was knocked
down by the stairs of the "texas," which
fell on him. He succeeded in extricating
himself and in saving his wife and child,
who were on board. If the cabin passen.
gers had remained there all Of them would
have been saved, but in consequence OF
their fright nearly all rushed down stairs.
Captain Brolaski's leg was badly twisted,
and he sustained several Commissions about
the head. His wife and her little sister were
seriously hurt. Captain j. A. Frazier, OF
Cincinnati, a passenger, says that he and
his wife were in bed when the explosion
took place. He heard the noise, ran out on
the guard, saw the state of affairs, rushed
through the cabin, found the ladies all
asleep except his wife and Miss Brolaski,
learned that some one had run away with
the life-boat, and turned his attention to
putting out the fire.
The following passengers are known to
have been lost : Mates Miller and Allen, OF
New Orleans John Brownson, first clerk ;
the second and third chambermaids Miss
Paxton, of Philadelphia Mary Carr, OF
st. Louis Daniel Starke, of Aurora, Ind;
of Golconda, ILL.,; two stewards two por-
tiers; j. K. Russell, wife, and son, of Jeffer-
son, Texas; j. Allen, wife, and child; M.
Sweeny, Steve Melton, and Henry Hines,
of Cincinnati and Mrs. Hartman, two
daughters, son, and niece, of Cove Creek,
Arkansas.
The boat had 1900 tons of freight, in
Guiding 200 bales of cotton taken on here.
She was about two years old, and was val
ued at $50, 900.
J. Harper (colored) and John Barber (col-
ored) and three white men took the life.
boat Immediately after the explosion, went
ashore, and turned it adrift. The survivors
talked of lynching them.
LATER.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 20.-The bodies recovered
from the Arthur have been identified as
Mrs. Jennie Ulcer, of Golconda, ILL.,, and
Martin Carney, second steward, of Marys.
vile, XIV. Another body, believed to be
Miss jackson, of Philadelphia. was found
on the Arkansas shore to-day. The follow
ing are also believed to be lost: JAS. Neagle
deck hand, Of Dubuque; Charles and: An
drew Cole, boys, of Leayenworth and Pc
ter Benton, stoker, of Memphis Albert
Rose, stoker, Of Carlisle, ILL.,; William Nc
Gregor, cabin-boy, of st. Paul, MIMI; AL
bert Cranch, passenger.
1t is now believed that eighty-seven live
were lost by the disaster.
The following saved were not reported
Joseph Reed, stoker; Pat. Roberts, rous
ter; Samuel U. Ulcry, carpenter, st. Louis
Fred. Holstine, i. T. Foster, A. Briper
and Joseph Smith, rousters; Jerry Mack
Chicago Timothy Barr, Cincinnati Fred
Morr;llt, Pittsburgh Charles Mckenney
Louisville, deck hands.
The wounded are all doing well, ant
it is believed that none will die. The secont
engineer, VINO was on duty at the time, say
everything was working we'll at the time O
the explosion. The boat was carrying les
than one hundred and twenty pounds O
steam, and was allowed one hundred ant
twenty-eiy. He had Just tried the water
and found it all right. One Of the boiler
was blown aft of the rudder-post, ant
smashed the yawl, while another is believed
to have been driven through her hull cats
ing her to sink.