Steam Boat Explosion.
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We learn from the Yicksburg Wing, that
on the night Of the 18th inst, the Steam Boat
Persian, while ascending the Mississippi, a
few miles below Napoleon Arkansas, collap-
sed hue, scalding thirty. four passengers,
70 Of who:U lad died when TIE steamer Gen.
Brown passed down, and it was thought that
tho rest of them could not survive. Besides
those scalded. two young men jumped over
board and were drowned. It is said the Per-
sian was racing with two other boats. When
will Steam Boat Officers learn prudence!
Since writing the above, we have received
the Ficksburg Wing Of later date, from
which we ga.her the following list of names
and residences OF the sufferers:


Rev. Fl. K. Roach, Graves Co. Ky.


James Slaughter, Tenn.


Charles Nail, {slightlyl ireland.


John Cover, Pittsburg.


Oldroid. Yorkshire, England.


John Barry, Ireland


.Iacob Brink, Germany.


Oliver Oldroid, Yorkshire England.


Monroe Hazlet. No.


Wm. Narciss. Gin.


II. O'Neil, n. o.


]. Snyder, Union county Ill.


John c. Campbell, Rockley, Miss.


Nm. Evans, Green county, XIV.


David Berry, Ireland.


Master Berry, Ireland.


Il. Farrel, HicSmt county, Ky.


Johanna Carroll, Jacksonville, III.


Ann Oldroid, Yorkshire, Eng.


Newton c. Thomas, Carroll county, Tenn.
William Megwater, Cincinnati.


Peter Mcdonald (deek hand.


bartholomew McKeilter, ireland.


James Grammer, Union county, I'll.
William Bone, Hickman county. Kr.


Master Oldroid, Yorkshire. England.
Since we have obtained the above names,
some five or six have died; and the situation
they are dilin, leaves scarce a bope, that six
of the number viii ever recover. The an
nexed are the individuals killed, as handed to
US by the clerk of the boat:


David Gre n, 1st. Engineer.


John Williams, I'd. Mate.


Oscar Brown. {colored fireman.


Washington Marks, fireman.


Five children of Mrs. Oildroid, and ono
child Of Johanna Carroll
