Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-29

river, about twenty miles from the CITY. On
her return trip the boat reached Point Clear
at B o'clock 10 the afternoon, aud made fast
TO the bank, and q part of the passengers
went ashore, and after lapse of half an
hour the whistle was blown and all returned
to the boat. They had Just got on board
when the boiler exploded with great force,
followed BY 3 rumbling, kissing sound and
fragments Of the timbers of the boat and
metal of the boiler were blown in every di-
rection. The forward part of the cabin was
carried away, and the chimney fell upon the
after cabin and crushed it. The boat almost
Immediately sunk, and her bow is now sub
merged. About so or 20 persons were
killed or injured by the explosion. So far,
the bodies of 10 dead, 8 of whom are ladies,
have been recovered.
Twenty eight wounded persons we're
brought to this city, and one of them, a
girl, has since died The scene was appall-
ing and heartrending. Wilder grief is sell
dom witnessed. Many of the passengers
were little children. The captain, William
Eaton, swum for some time with both legs
broken. A boat reached him Just too late
and he went down. The two pilots were kill
ed. The hremen were all killed, and the
engineer and his wife were injured severely
Is is impossible to correctly estimate the
loss of lives. By some it is supposed At
least thirty or forty persons are still buried
| in the debris of the wreck, or at the bottom
of the bay. A diver has gone to the scene
| of the disaster. The accident has cast q
gloom over the whole city and universal sad
ness prevails. The streets are crowded with
people, and the excitement and feeling is
intense.
DEs MoINEs, August 29.-Great prepa
rstions are being made for the forthcoming
fair of the Central Iowa Distric. Agricul-
tural Society at this place. The officers of
the society confidently expect to have q
grand display of Iowa productions and live
stock. Weston, the pedestrian, will be here
on the goth, the first day of the fair, and
will walk five miles on the track at the fair
grounds during the day, and will lecture in
the the city on what | Know about Walk
| ing" in the evening.
| Liberal premiums are offered, and the of
| hcers are doing all in their power to make
this one of the most attractive fairs in the
State.
| The SCOTT County Fair, which has become
famous as one of the finest exhibitions of
farm products, stock, poultry, mechanism,
the arts, horticulture, &C, in the entire
| West, opens on Monday next, at the SooIe-
| ty's beautiful grounds in Davenport
LONDON, Aug. 29.-An attemp was made
yesterday to explode the monument to King
George ", at Kingstown Island. Though
much blsokensd by gunpowder, the nonu-
| ment received no injury.
Cooke, McCulloch Il Co have this morn
ing issued su allotment By letters of their
new loan. The amount awarded is seventy
per cent. of each subscription. The al
at par; bonds al 81.
The report that al alliance has been con
cluded between Prussia and ItAlg. rests on
the authority of dispatch.
The London ships Typhoon and Koel-
ling, have been wrecked and several lives
lost.
PAKIs, Aug. 29.-In the Assembly NJ
Rivet presented the report of the committee
appointed to consider motion for the pro-
longation of the power of Theirs
NEw YORK, Aug. % Advices from
Europe state that, according to the official
register, the deaths BY cholera for the week
ending August IL, st Konigsberg, amounted
to forty-four, fifteen being children undeI
eleven. The persons attacked by cholers
belong almost exclusively to the lower order
, OF society. The disease is attributed gen
orally to want of food and cleanliness ONLY
very few have suffered Of the better edu
Gated class of trades, people and artisans
and hardly any of the middle and upper
classes.