, 1874-03-30

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Arrival of tho Wounded Survivors In
Ut. I.ut,is-Nnrrntivos Of tho Dixnster.
From kas st. Loats GLOBE, March as.
Tie City Of Vickaburg arrivod at tho foot Of
Pine straet yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock,
having OH board tho survivors Of the explosion
Of tho ill-fatol Orescont Oity.
Several among tho survivors hayo mado stato-
monts OF tho oircumstancoa immediately pro-
cooiing tho explosion, but not oven MI Indefinite
Globe reporter, however, knowing that
Capt. Hall waa IN old md experlonscd riyor-
naa., and, withal, an intsegont int ,g sbntepian,
Home liglit npun whnt has boon envoopod In
ontlro myatery, aud therefore sought him out.
His atateinoutia Of such All interesting charao-
tor and covers 30 many points Of the trip md
tha acctdout not heretofore alluded to OF ex-
platnol, that 1t is published In full:
Tho Oroscent Oity. was running at worry good
ratio Of spocd on. Tuesday morning, hlaroh as,
when we roaol1ed tho foot of Monto2zenma Bar,
Telona,: Ark. Il waa about . O'clock in tho
morning. WIS III the pilot: house, together
with five other poraonB they boiug George Van
Houghton George lancaster, Pit Bacon, Albert
and G. ". Hall. | wantod to speak to pcraon
Just on the point Of going, out Of the pilot
house, aud had my hand on tho door-knob
whom tho shock camo. Tho larboard boiler
exploded, nnl tic, forward ,part Of tho
boat appoafoa to ainn A aowa ~ ~, ~ % once; ;, IN -
ta1 H., nsi ~ = ,oa sv ~ ,s az, H. ~,
with tremendous force. thus indicating that tho
boat Ind brokon in two in tho middle. ard was
r. .h. @ aoat s.s ~ ~ i.'s n sst ~ tit
- strn . n d r,a tn ~ tn 1,iiot'
" wna % hown mn over to tic ntarboar1 side. and won't
mp over QUO corner Of tho walls Of tho pilot
house and fell among, tho dobrs, while tho
~ tt,a in,ror aci. 'n framn that hn1} t|o
u;,nt in"ao ,rbsoj tvss rorv stronr nni villa lin
"neat r t, Ts ,,13o1 aa nn nif liz
ioTpa a ufs,fn nf tha io;'sr croanc rouc
~ 'lo e euo ~ s,'ar y, e., t
tn. r. an Sra"t,r;no ile nroiectna nart If fr the
s, ui y t,st un a,;nJ t,S o"r ,C eWbsn Xii ~ to
inwar nn ni nrir .onr tI,e mnnn Of broi,en rnbsh
n,.1 AZ a. an.nu,ica that oa,i nnt ~
.a .ou ~ ra .to,.a has ~
fnam as no on az. ira tn H. t,bnrs Ha1v nTv
cat,n ngs 'no ra anu ov no' santa n a
9urnt nonfly oh, anu nyss' s su1aroy m"s9., a@
NJ ssl nuaue wv We is,a a,'t vi
snat n X ~. ". a n t' ,,aa naa
Was sGeNng IeauS ~ aesat s .og ~ NV . Mt.so
mneu w o9ss 1uuoon5 9o.s.ao n.so"sI s,; w. AMY
sno :" pl o1 1a rans TuS s'uS ti foet
spPoso Mne u.um, }esnps iu.sS toos .ns9 10y
LIS aat' NV ,,. aJ@aea ~ Uonsv'ot1oas .I'e. oe "na
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as, na NJ. NJ. WI !uus w. ~ snn ~ Tx
aro SuM vtaena & hnu H. so,u1 nnvu tegnfaat t tns
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~ 'uo ~ aI - =, aa Iol
sa eaas .Is !" ~ H. ann ~ ~
was pe1aoss @ nn 'nn r mna.t H. ~ 'aloa da
selH goou st'o ~nio tunnang, ahu sno ~. s.omnoss
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;i ia. .tano tia ill.,, tot n;n.t tara H.
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~ ..uu tt I'll ..nnIt Ma,sna. Ta ~ ~
~ ~ ~ oui wri.t that bad hacon,n onao TLov hu6
~ ,,,ia 10 i,;~ a. ~ boat ~, cranL and
t;chtnn IL m dsha noyt Iav.mn was et 1atiav
vbnro ,va III ~ ran,o ~, n,o,t "~s ,,, a"oonnt y
tha for' can teatifv thnt the of3,cera Of tho
boat wero yorv carofnl duriur tia ontiro trip
rhav nv" "noonrcd - ia "a,cfn viii ta fhn;Iera
aanesc;a1I;e! and avorv raw honra cn,1t1 ho.r
t1en, hio,ss;no mt tha atcam and mnd frnm t tho
,nnd- -iruma kant wntch .on NV bargo iii
nat. and was ND rreat doal. and noticcd Tint
Tia of1icora Of tic Cresoent City and tho
Sntc1,oa wnro fnlly IN tn tlair dnty.
nont Hs sxnrcsse s nnninm ~ to cooaa
of e' IL axnloson enl g;yea tl,anry whtnh ansma
~ ta vorp nionsihla sn', nav ha m a1nIanot;na
~ .u w eyst t1at In sho,knd thu cnt;ra nomtrg
lis 81 saws Flu tlst It is Woiknoyu % oheical faot
rnniv thnn others and thig occ,reuec I n fro.
ouontlv noticed at the @ confluence 5 Of W ryors or or
,x,oro vntar tnws intn r;yor fron, awan,na and NJ
napaos % MI This eon @ ronsratjnn @ oS Taa n
iojsrs has frouuentjv hoef, thu canao of axn1n.
s;n.,a m o.,r Wesiar. riyera '0 entI osnsoip1iv
Ilnrne, tho spr;ne wbon bi1i,t wator at Is nrav.
aisnt and thero Ia a rreat deal % Of mna md
imnare ,nattnr in Tia riyera Hia tlaory 'iia is
tIat lorra a,nount nf aaa had aoiaoto1 ~ ta 10
boiler indncni hv TIN ;tnnmrc watnr tHev - waro sro
navrnt'nr sn Iha s,o',or hccon,inr he33toa ~; n
son niassa 1 nbnvn thn watar-i;na sba ~ou ~.
nitci an1 tMo nxn1oa;on folowcd Gia{'n,s so kno,g1
stoamhoat carryi.,r nniv aiyty nonna ~ atoam
To- sTn1nn ran, ~. tta 5 ov o1e'' eouao@ ~ 7''A
Ths statcmant of 'ttin th, sacor, az ono;neor
nocnn Wiz troa ~, ,,nto,, a. ta .i!,n ~ o.o ~
nnd nj q =, ataaa a u, m
IT tho erioa iyol n'toa hoforo tn tho eannsina
mi oun;ncd liz gaao an3 tst H. topo sos ao
.,ana ~ atna a' tx u to wc+ar ns h' H. IT,
com1J ,vo ,o J"t,,;ta p or tho n.an
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