Terrible Steamboat Explosion

Chicago, July 30. - A terrible steambout explosión oconrred du tbc Mississippi River, about two miles above McQregor, Iowi, about 1 o'clock this afteraoon, tho ruft boat James Milbum, bound up, exploding her boiler witii fearful effect. Of '2') persons on board, only M) aro savcd ns far as cun be iscertained at tho latest acOuunts, imd several of them are bi:d!y soalded and otkerwige injured. Tho following aro known to he ssivckI ns fftr as could bo ftsoortained tt lust aooounts, nnd ! gereral t' these are badly soalded and ' iitlicrwise injured. Jumes Ifadburn, pilct, bttdly wounded : Harry Pieree, first engineer; lloss, secoml rngineer ; I ford, Arsman; Alax. Applegate; John McNorton, scalded : S. B. Safiayre, l.miyt, sliithtly ; Thub Smith, wife mul one ohud ; Ie Ë iDsen. The following are doad imi missing: Cn;t. Malbum, miaaing ; Tora Wilson, Ipilot, miRsing; Heary Talbum, niissiuR. Chas. Young, and a ohild of Mr. Smith ure known to have been killed. Further partícula, and the causo of the accident are vot unknwn.