A TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT


DISASTER.
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From Capt. DlmrcII, VIC learn that the steam.
boat New Hampshire, blew up aud sunk abou,
40 miles below LlllIc Rock.


About daylight Thursday the 9th inst.
she headed on n snag, and stopped her engine
until she dropped Off, Ia, having kept on her, n
great head Of steam, al thc first re, oIulion of the
wheel, she blew up. The explosion was terrible;
piece of tho bocr-head passed through several
of the s,atc-rooms, with velocity cqu,I to can
non ball. Tho cabin loa'ed Off into the river.
and the hull, which split, SOFA turned over. Al
most tho whole cargo, belonging mostly to mer.
chants, above Little Rock, at CIurksviIle. Ozark,
Fort Smith, Van Buron, BoonSboro and Fayc,,c.
vile, amounting, it is Supposed to near 500 900.
is total loss. Mr.. Geo. Alien, the first Clerk.
was blown 200 yards upon shore, and was found
dead without any sign of violence upon him. OK
crp! slight scratch on his neck The iron safe
was found about SIX yards from the spot 10 where
Allen blown. Mr.. Alex. McKenney, n well
known and popular pilot, who was at the whoc,
Mr. Couples, 2I Clerk, and one deck passenger
were never heard Of. seen after the dlsasrr--
supposed to have all been drowned.


The I'd Steward was thrown in the river, he
swan out, and after he reached the bank, ho dod;
supposed IRON exhaustion. The Cd Engineer was
KILLED IN the engino.house; and nearly all the crew
deck hands and frcmcn) woro either scaldod t.
death drowned.


Mr.. ID. {. Williams and E. B. Bishop, of this
place were on board. who with o,hor passengers
escaped, by fortunately being in their births;
they jumped into the water. AIR. W lodged ON n
snag and was taken oE.-Mr. B. swan shore.--
There were ladies' board, all of whom were
taken of in the yaw.


1t is said that one-thrd Of tho Nep HamDhire.
| and all of the merchandizc on board were iusur.
ed, a. ...


Capt. Allen is u, Little Rock in greni distress a,
the loss Of his brother --