ON RIVER ri IR S TE MR number of victims unknown but 2 5 of passengers and crew are missing accident occurred at landing while freight was wa being taken on board the boat being so badly damaged that she soon sank bank vicksburg allas I 1 ahe ho steamer W T scovil plying in iii the davis bend trade was destroyed on wednesday ly by an explosion and be tween ton ten and sixteen persons persona were killed hilled and a like number injured ared llie I 1 ile number of dead and injured no ne croes cannot bo be stated at this time but ot of a crew arid and passenger list of 0 fifty abo abbit it halt bolt are missing the ricaro dead and a number ot of injured cared for at the place where the accident occurred kive of the in aured negroes ue groes voie biou feht to victim burg on tho the steamer nir senator cordill with the white dead and injured the accident ocen ried at gold dust landing about se seve nUen miles south of 0 this city tile tho scovil was at the landing taking on oil freight when sud and denly an explosion occurred many of 0 the timbers of the bolt bo it wore were thrown hundreds of 0 ya yaida Is the boat was so sadly badly damaged that she began to sink immediately