Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-11


NAVIGATION OF TIE WESTERN
RIVERS.
A bill has passed both Houses OF Con.
gross arpropriating $l5o,O0O Tor the re
moval Of obstruct;ons in the Mississippi,
Missouri aud Arkansas rivers-fiIty thou
sand dollars Of this sum Tor OF some other
sunny to be applied TO tie removal Of Oh.
s'ruciions in the Rapids in the tiissssip-
/ ri. All our readers al c familiar with the
great losses which many Of our citizens
annually incur on account Of the Rapids
IN our immediate vicinity. In u speech
made by the Hon. PHILIP TRlpLETT, In
the House Of Representatives, on the
l5ta, IN rc.ailon 10 an appropriation for
the continuation Of improvements on the
Missouri, Mississippi, OHIO and Arkansas
rivers, tina; gentleman stated that within
the last two years there had been seventy
| four steamboats, lost Oh these waters, the
total value Of which was Sl,l10, 900, and
that of their cargoes S.92O,OOo; making
in all SSe,O3o,ooo worth of property lost
and destroyed, during thai tia,e, for wan,
Of the Improvements FOR which the ap
preparation was designehto pay; sum.
the interest ofwhch for eighteen months,
(the time covered by this billy would
more than pay the amount asked TO be
appropriated to remove the Instructions
which caused the loss Mr.. 4. remarked
IN connection with this statement that
seventy or eighty thousand dollars an
nually would have removed every snag
from the channel Of tho Ohio and Missis-
sipi rivers. Out OF the seyenty-four
boats lost, sixty one persisted owing 10
these obstructions--snags, rocks, and
sand bars-which might all be removed.
The value Of these sixty one boats and
their cargoes was $l,659,O00.
GREAT CALAMITY AT TRoy, N. "
Land S1ide.--A number Of Tires lost Seq
eral buildings destroyed.--The Albany
Argus Of Saturday contains the annexed
particulars Of q terrible calamity which
has just occurred at Troy, N. Y. The
Argus says:--sWe have accounts Of q
fearful calamity at Troy, accustomed by
land slice, scarcely inferior in extent,
and it is feared, even more destructive Of
life, than tina, which occurred scyera,
years ago. The slide occurred south Of
the former one, on the same eill-thc
avalanche crushing and nearly burying
several frame buildings at the foot Of the
hill, and extending quite across Main
street. Tho verbal accounts vary in
particulars, but all concur in representing
the loss Of life and tho scene Of distress
as terrible beyond description.
The following letter from correspond
en-: furnishes al! the particulars as yet
within rcach:-
Troy, Feb. II, half past P. NJ.
Mcssrs. CrosweX-Our city has been
again visited with an awful calamity.
have Just left the ruins TO communi-
cate to you these few lines. There. all
is panic aud confusion. Eight Or ten
dead dedies have already been taken cut
from the ruins, and how many alive or
partially injured cannot tel.-Ihe
crowds are moving in masses from spot
to spot, and in the centre oreach the NOR
tai remains Of some one who has perish
Ell, are being carried from the scene Of
destruction to some suitable place. The
municipal officers are on the spot, doing
all that is possible to be done to rescue
the living, it'any are yet 10 be found, and
to take care Of the dead. When left.
the smoke was gushing from the smould-
eling ruins, and several hose companies
were there While am writing, the
alarm bell for fire is ringing, but do no,
apprehend that the destruction can be
augmented by fire.
Let me assure you that the scene rre-
4 SSHlo al dWIui ana tD6IaNcnOly Slpnl.
Babes in their cradles, mothers with their
children in their arms, and stalwart men,
who but two hours ago breathcd freely
and in health, have been taken from the
ruins. mutilatcj and mangled corpse.
The buildings destroyed were nearly all
new, and had but recently been erected
They were ;enanted principally by poor
and Industrious mechanics The details
of the calamity you will receive more at
large through our city papers Of to NOR
row.
o. Mr.. CLAY has returned from his
southern electioneering tour. Mortifca-
ton will soon follow, ,reading on his
heels. When he goes begging, he should
avoid the glorious battle plains Of Or
leans.
The .fulc Of Queess.-Thc St. Louis
Republican says thatrr1h Queen Of the
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