Show Sultana Sullana Explosion At 1 A. A M. M on April 27 1865 1863 at ata ata ata a point on the Mississippi river about eight miles above Memphis Tenn the northern-bound northern Sultana began to rock violently She was with her load of 2142 Union soldiers returning from Confederate Confederate Con Con- federate captivity for tor her hold was empty The rocking motion agitated agitated agi agi- the water in the boilers a already already al- al ready enduring pressure far beyond be yond their stated strength In midstream midstream mid mId- stream the strained metal gave way with a roar heard for miles and the United States had the biggest biggest big big- gest ship disaster in its history The loss of life 1739 was greater than In the sinking of the Titanic or the |