Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-29
Awful Destruction of Steamers and
HarEcS.

CONVICTION, Feb. % A. NJ. The Licking river
commenced rising On Saturday evening, and at 3
O'Clock Sunday morning had caused the ice in the
Ohio below the mouth of Licking to break and
cause the sinking OF several steamers. They we're
all heavily laden with one exception. Their names
are as follows:
The Abertine, heavily laden, was the first sunk.
She was built last summer at a cost OF fifteen thsu-
san d dollars. She is total wreck
Next the Salem, which was heavily laden and is a
total lOss-amOunt of loss not known.
couple of new boats belonging to Captains
Davidson and Holmes, in course of being completed
below the foot OF Main street, were materially dam
aged.
The Marietta packet Bridge City is also sunk; loss
about $4,000. The Kentucky river packet Ma.
donna is total loss. Part of her machinery will be
saved.
The Yorktown, from Nashville, with a cargo Of
pig iron, wheat, etc, sunk loss on boat Sl2 900;
partially insured.
The Grapeshot, bound from Nashville to Pitts
burg, loaded with 275 tons Of freight, consisting
Of cotton, wheat, &c, also sunk. She was built
last spring-cOst SIS 900. Cargo partially insur<
ed
The Flag, loaded partially for ST. Louis, is a total
loss. After she careened the flames from the fur
mace set fire 70 her boiler deck aud harricane roof
but fortunately theywere extinguished without dam
age to other boats Numbers of men we're engage
ed in removing her freight, when her cabin parted
from the hull. 1t is rumored that several persons
were lost. Several were injured. A portion OF her
cargo fell on the ice and was swept of
The Carson suak next; it ia not known TO what
extent she is damaged.
Tue upper work OF the Glendale were damaged
The steamer Memphis also slightly damaged
by the sinking OF the Flag.
The Black Diamond, tow boat, was sunk--dam
age not known.
Two barges belonging to the VIM fired loaded
with 500 btls of salt, were sunk.
The tow-boat Champion was slightly injured by
the ice in Licking river.
The barge United States parted her lines outside
the steamer Delta and damaged several boats as
she passed down. She is a total wreck; loss 81
POO
lnuumerabe coal barges and fatboats we're sunk
between Main and Smith streets Out Of seventeen
belonging to the Hope Coal Company, Only I've
were saved.
Thousands of spectators were assembled on both
sides OF the river see this strange and sad sight.
AT p. ~, on Sunday, the ice was running be
low the mouth OF Min Greek and rubbed the Wis
consin and Forest Queen pretty hard, but IL was
thought they would be saved.
The Yorktown, sternwheel boat, is a complete
wreck. The madonna, sternwheel is sunk TO the
guards and raeked 20 pieces. She bad no load on
HV4fl. AAG At1tllLt SUNK DttoN her guards aud
is almost a totalloss She was loaded but most OF
her freight gotten shore. The Marietta packet,
Bridge City, injured by being pressed bet cen
the AIbeTsine and the salem. Her load aud iufni.
ture had been taken out. The Salem was among
the hrst 20 sink. The water Is several iees above
her guards az the stern Part OF her load vas taken
out The Crescent, new boat just getting her
boilers in, Wa extensively damaged The guards
are considerably shattered and broken. neW
beat, building by Capt Hugh Davis, vas driven
completely ash0Te. Iler slarboaFd side sss broken
10 aud her guards terribly demolished The Flag
4 complete wreck, hsing crushed from stem 10
stern and from botlOm % upper deck. Sac hal a
tau load. The GrapsshOi Is nearly total loss
Prom center 10 stern the cabin sud huh are all
crushed "a. We counted thirteen Gaiboats, oae oE
tso loaded With coal pass dosn. Tbs losses o.
iasuranee We did not learn, but the boats destroyed
are an small ones
The river was gorged above and below this morn
ing and rising last A. O'Clock the upper gorge
broke, bat passed dosa siGhoug doing Injury.
AT Naysville the Eiser Is goFxed % the bottom.
AZ Ripley this morning rise Of 50 feel sas report.
ed
Most Of de large class Of steamers have taken
Feiagsin ths Licking and ara comparatively sais.