Mr. Rowberry, Chief Mate of the Sultana, testified before the commission ... we were about seven miles up the river when the boiler exploded, and found myself in the river with five others ...

the boiler gave way in a tremendous explosion. The fire on the river could be seen as far away as Memphis. It took about three days for the news of the Sultana to reach Cincinnati – the ...

The larboard boiler leaked badly ... to do any injustice to the soldiers on board the Sultana or the government. The cause of the explosion, from the evidence, was by there not being sufficient ...

The Sultana stopped in Memphis on April 26 and continued north later that night. About 2 a.m., seven miles upriver from Memphis, a boiler exploded. Two more exploded in rapid succession ...

Others claim the boiler exploded thanks to the efforts of Confederate “boat burners,” who planted a bomb to deliberately sabotage the steamship. The story of the SS Sultana. What caused the ...

The overloaded Sultana on the Mississippi before the explosion. Library of Congress ... According to Jerry Potter, the damaged boiler had already received a half-hearted repair.

When the steamship Sultana erupted in a massive boiler-room explosion that cut the ship in half and threw thousands of Union soldiers into the Mississippi River weeks after the Civil War ended ...

“If boilers were not carefully watched and maintained, pressure could build up in the boiler and cause a spectacular and deadly explosion.” The victims: The Sultana, initially intended to ...

“The boiler gets overheated and then it ruptures ... Myers said this devastating historical event is often overlooked. “The Sultana exploded on April 27th. On the 26th, is when John Wilkes ...

Others claim the boiler exploded thanks to the efforts of Confederate “boat burners,” who planted a bomb to deliberately sabotage the steamship. The story of the SS Sultana. What caused the ...

“The boiler gets overheated and then it ruptures ... Brown said this devastating historical event is often overlooked. “The Sultana exploded on April 27th. On the 26th, is when John Wilkes ...