, 1876-04-18
4 Great Inundatlon Caused by tho
Bursting Of the Sny Levee IN
The Same Vicinity.
Tho River Twenty Miles Wide n
Short Distance Abovo
Quincy, Ill.
Miles Of Railroad Track "ARoat in the
Forest" Betweon Quincy and
Hannibal.
4 Had Break III the 11crce on tho Lower
Mississippi.

Loss or THE 1ow-boAf DICTATOR WITT! TEN L1TEs'
e~fl'. r'tnate" ., % a"o nm'eaqe w., 4'oa"e,
1oiSei' ,'''' ~" 4's e"!uo' ""'y ~.
~, nAo 'Ao 4oo"'ah 'pss'"' u'etou .toA4
Asnn!oal concerning tho "iocR OF lno atoAmer
Dictator With loss Of ten lives: Shortly after
2 o'clock this morning, and b,lt lltt!o vhile
- 49,. ,..a s.,s,.S -, ,,,e o...s 1a.sa
~ 'uo euPpvsou e.s"'e a"~! " .ao W.! io'oo'
tue etohnoe Diclasor pasaoa up Win oafee IN
draw. +. ", Harlow, assis.ant onsinoor of tho
r1.,,,h,, hr,Jc. n,l,ex tho foI,ou,,,p st.,cmont
. ,', - ~ '"~ 'H S'"'"''1'
III 1e9"Iu 10 tuo "ee'aont'
Tho Dictator, tow-boat, with one large ico-
boat on her larboard sils, camo up The river
and vhiulctl for tho bridge. Tho draw vas
onorsa ,r1,n .no nrou.r 1,gh+, ir eooa or,cr
"''- '@N eFsA te"ts ~ o"oa 800
monced to entee under a!on boil. but, tile
current being 80 swift they turned On moro
o,csm. md 1 noticed That aim vns coming
$3.50 L.. a1...s,. -I,.,,t ~. ,s,. 1u.r
% n,os .spt @ sr .com s,r,ti,~ s ,n. mi nsr % ,,.hto
was opposite the pier, rhsn
THE uAcoE TOOK Asor,,rn suExa
IN tn, ,oft noforo tb,v amid chcc,, tbo ,,srpc
,ro,, o,,;r,,,r ,ho l,o,t ,t,,,c,, IN ,or , 1t,t,
oft Of coatse, aud besoio they could cut the
lines the barge was very near actoRs tho cnrrcnt,
m;noIpr tho boat with It with n bearing IN tho
-1,- .hot ,,,t,1af,, Tho hor,, t,do,l avn o.,
p'et "uous n1'oeA'p' 1no u1Aso 'o"6oe '!""""3n
against the span anu lilo poat aesoss tsc PIER
Thp pilot nnu cuTlnnnt htnych at thor pcBtB try
lnc to bscK OF until llcr uppor guards were ILL.,
der unter. At tue same titno could 500 PET
sons climbing upon tho bridge. Tho boat hung
Of, tho pier lust thrco r,lnutes from the time Hho
struck rn,ll
enE ERoKg IN 1wo
swinging bot, sides Of tho ricr aid not touching
tue Lyidge. Tie lights wero put out, but We
lid not miss tue rpan until helf-way cloaea.
Tbis happcncd at 2;4u a, N, Thv barge WAS eyi-
de,ltly drawn under tue span by tic swift cur
rent, aud il. nil pyennbi.itY the bsokeu wreck Of
tho steamer followed IT, and tho Hlas still alAnd-
iuE, cleared her hull Of everything, T4ig col
Ilnion also uado complete Mock of the first
u,an On tho Missouri shoro Of the seemingly
said superstructute Of sho bridge, breakiug
hugo iron bars aud stringetB al though bat
plue. Tho almost doafeping uoiso made by tho
Grabbing tiuters sad auanrIg iron waa
AEn,ut1. IN ALI. pA1iTa flF THE C1ty
atousug tl,oso who nero not hI.eudy stirring,
until tho city's streets Wera tlronrod u though
at middoy. Aftor the failing OF the epau, aid
tue telnporarf a1nking Of tIio boat aud barge,
tbo huli of tho boat and tho badIy.damaetd
! barge again appeared, surrounded by pcraoua
/ struuclinr ujlh lilo Hood, Fortunately for tho
| drpw,,lug mon. 4 croat crowd VIVA Oh tho loyco
nro2ariuy to starR for tLe bteak on the Spy
toyoe, and tho csl!s for holp uers answered a.
| most iEuu,cdiatey, 1hote wore twenty-olght
porsqns on boarl ut tho time OF tho accident,
aud those who aro