New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-24
ni,rENsE FLOOD AT CHICAGO.
$500 900 worth of Property Dsstroyed-Los.
of Life.
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CHICAGO. March ia Pm
At about 10 clock this morning. the mass o
ice IN toe South Bssnch gave way carrying with IL th'
bridge AZ Nsdsou a. Randolph and Wells s's-in fact
sweeping II every bridge over the Chicago Rver-slso
many Of the vharves There we're 10 port steam
bosi, propeiers q briggs = sohocnes sioop' and
s. canal bcals most q watch have been eisher totally
destroyed or seriously damaged.
The moving mass Il ice carsl boats. prupeliers and
vessels were stopped AZ the foot OF Csrkst but with
stood the pressure but moment crashing vessels and
falling spsrs giving note q the ruin trat g. follow
short distance below. the river wss sgSin damned
below hinzie's warehouse. Here the scene was most
ndescrbshle Vessels propeers sri steam boats vero
thrown together in the utmost confusion. forming
dam the river which backed the water % an IN
precedsuied hight Al this point az a ~ they stl
renamed in all > vessels propsliers, the Ontaro
and the Gen. Tsy lOr two steamboats,. the Ward and
Pacific the c y Richmond. Whirlwind Diamond. Ben
ton, &c al more or ess Injured the propeller Ontario
very sadly. There are also number OF esnal boats
sunk Al this point.
The following are the vessels IN port this morning
snd the damsge they hs7e sustained 81 tar "a We can
ascertain The steamboat Globe. dansged 500 haul
81 down - the per Pacific In the Jam snd much In
ursd sam. Ward In the Jam anf much injured In
diana cafe. Propellers-GeHsrsl Taylor in the ian
Genesee Chief brought 10 the foot Of CLARK street
and much damaged Delaware safe Lady OF the lake
hsued down 20 the pier uninjured Rossi,er DO Barks
Utica in the Jam; Z. B. Morgan safe Brigs-Ihe
Olive Richmond hauled out on the ways the Banner
gone In the Lake.
the am much injured and sunk Lowell do. Cham
plain carried into the Lsks. Mcbride In the Jam and
much injured. Gen. North do, sud totally wrecked
Boon gone : r. Gale, NARROWER. Minesots. Buffalo,
Mshoning Mouiezuma, Blair, Cssteloa Mechanic.
In the North Branch and safe Enterprise safe in South
Branch Isabella. North Branch. Morris al the pier
and much injured Michigan IL the jam, and totally
lost J. T. Scsmmon in the Jam and injured s. Louis
10 the North Branch and safe.
Schsone-s-E. Bowen, safe Gen. Warren In the Jam
Ho and, North Branch, and safe susquehsnnah, IN
known; Clemantine, unknown Morgan, safe \. WI
cox safe; II. Norton In the Lake Mint South Branch
Armstrong unknown Mshsla sunk Reindeer, on the
ways: Iolvis unknown; q. Watson, DO; }. Mickey
safe Odd Fellow, safe c. Deb5olt sunk Helena
safe La sale. sunk The ?. billiard, hauled 10 the
piers Roanoke. safe Buckner hauled 20 the piers,
with bowsprit gone Anegsn sunk stanton. do VIII
liam, do Ashland. badly damaged Fairfield, ssis In
south Branch Christaus, safe.
SloOps-Sun. sunk Buffalo, safe.
The vessels which remained in the am are somewhat
Injured The hst OF cana boats ia too long 10 repeat
should the North Branch get damned up-ot which
there 10 fear large share Of them must be destroyed
We hear OF several lives being lost A boy was crushed
to death Al Randolph a. bridge little gir WAS killed
By the falling Of topmstt number Of men are re-
ported 10 have lost their lives canal boats which have
been sunk and upon the ice and bridges as broke up
At the time OF writing the water Is rising fast snd the
goods are beiag removed from the warehouses along
the river IL impossible 10 estimate the extent OF the
injury which has been done. We fear the loss Of life
hiss been much more than has been reported We
earn rom orluSefoIt VIZ" 'ne "tius' v'rA e"o -
gone and that about 100 feet Of embsnkmen on the side
of the feeder has been swept away also.
0'ciOck z. D-The water IL stiil rising. The YES
sells in the am started and now lay near the light
house. Upon their bresking swsy the wharf was car
rled OF almost entire The N. y. Richmond At this
time made the Lake In safety. Fairfield sa'e Ia south
Branch. w C. Walton In the ism, and much injured
J. J. King unknown. II. Parsons unknown. p NILS
Ia South Branch Leland brought 10 foot OF la Sale
o. safe. Hsrwood In jam, much injured. North
Western safe 10 North Branch. Ssriden do. ,. {.
Spencer safe. H. b Bishop cafe O. Walker. C. J.
Richmond, outward bound. In the ism. considerably
damaged Whrlwinf sunk. Alexander II Hsger Ga
zelle and Manitovoc unknown. Albany Dehlia and
Telegraph in am Buena Vista. unknown. NJ Hal
lard carried into the Lake Col Benton DO. Wood.
bridge badly damaged 10 the Jam. Excelsior In the
am c. Lille gone ialo the Lake much Injured. The
Hayden sale.