Show IIM 11 sinmmis ON rmr I Ihl s llomliis llil Illii7i nit the 1111111 Cuuo Ills Doc 28ho large Bteameis I li Hayes nnd City of Natcho were de roycd by liro nt 1 oclock this morning at 10 wharf Iho loss is heavy Hoth steamers or jtl sIOnle h lL cro nmong the iinest on tho river A later dispatch says A fro at I oclock thlA morning destroyed tho Mississippi VII ey iraiisportation Btonmer I B Hayes and four barges nnd tho Anchor Lino steamer Ciy of Nntoho while lav ing at the bank i 10 flro Is supposed to hnvo originated in tho 1l oo EY Oi t cabin of the 1 t i Haven soon envelop I Inl tho whole boat nnd burning her to tho ntors edge 10 fro spread to tho City of xalohoz lying just below tho IS i Itajea nn d in a few moments slio too was A MASS or FLAMLS 1Lo b rgos alongside tho I I Haves ndod with cotton soda ash and sundries I nlso took fro and was completely destroyed Sothlng but tho wrecks of tho burned hulls 101nll Iho City of Natchez was bnilt at ITersonvillo three years ago nnd was luod at 1C3C3 bho nlO ono of tho Ineat boats on tho Mississippi Iho It II I 1Il ojes was built by the Valley Companv I out five years ago nnd valued nt CJCDj ho loss of tho barges and contents will mnko the loss reach nnl 1C 33030 Tho surauco is not known at present A strong northwest wind nt tho titno of tho fro he II tho boats against thobiuk and prevented tho tug from saving tho feet Iwo barges ying on tho outside of thoso burned woro Jff thnon3Utt ot mt looso and towed to a snfo harbor by ugs Iho wrecked burning hulls nro being owed to tho other side of Iho river nnd ached nnl |