Sunk In The Ohio

St. Loáis, Jan. ai. - A special to The ltcpublic f rom Hawesvillo, Ky., from a man who has visited the wreek of the Bteamer State of Missouri says that the dead will nuniber not less than forty, thírteen of theui being passengere. Owensboko, Ky., Jan. il. - The bigNew Orleans packet State of Missouri struck a roek on the Indiana side of the Ohio neur Alton, Ind., about 6 o'clock in the evening and went down in fifty foet of water. Shcgave a haavy lurch forward and rapidly sank. Four of the passongers have passed hore on the City of Owenboro. ïhey were pickcd ap near the Kentucky shore. They swam for life on planks and reachod the willows. One reached the shore and the others remained in a tree aany hours until reseued. Two were V. C. Leathers, from Hopkins county, Ky., and a man named (ïregory, of CaveIn-Kock, Hls. The atunes of the other two could not be learned. The passengers report that the boat struck the rock near tho stern and gave a lurch forward. A yawl was launched, but it was soon sunk. Thirty-flve Persons Probably Druwued. Tho boat lurched ugain and second yawl was put off from the sinking boat ín which tour women passengers managed to get places. Leathers nevor swam before, but managed to keep afloat until he reached tho willows. He saw four men drowned near him but was powerless to act. One chumbermaid was picked up by a boat from a farm house noarby and several reseued passengers were picked up further on and taken up to Louisville by the stoamer Teil City. One yawl that was upsot by frantic passengers was full of womon and children and all are thought to be lost. There werofifteen cabin and thirty deck passengers and a crew of sixty on board. The surviving passongers think tfaat at least thirty -flve were lost. Tho cabin and upper works of the boat floated away. The Texas aud pilot house wero towed ashore. NK.Ils on a Gruesoine Hunt. Tho City of Owensboro got out part of thu freighc l'roni the c.ibin deck. Gregory ree ivered his overcoat whieh he had let t bclüiid whon the boat sunk. In loss than ton minutes from the time tho boat struck abt' had gone down. At Rookport and here, as well as at all Intermedíate points, the bank is lined with skiffs picking up pieces of furniture and watching for deud bodies, but the current is too swift for small eraf ts to get out far. No ñames of those drowned can be learned here. The boat is a total loss. .