Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-05
Noylso o. rur Icn.-we learn that ,he ic,

Movlx0 or rHr fcK.--We learn that the ic
moved out OF the mouth Of the Licking river
and from the Ohio channel opposite Cincinnati
on Sunday last, doing considerable damage ts
the boats lying at the wharf.
The following is an account Of the disaster from
Cincinnati paper of Tuesday:
/ The Grapeshot-the chimnies and pilot house
standing; the top Of the iarboard boiler in sight;
/ the stern sunk to the upper deck.
The Flag perfect wreck, the chimnies down
and lying across the Grapshot; the pilot house
standing; the stern sunk to the hurricane deck,
which was broken across the center.
The Yorktown--the chimnics gone; the upper
deck resting on landing boat on one side, and
| on the ice on the other; the saloon floor had
| been broken up and showed numerous bags of
peanuts floating directly under it. the boiler tops
were in sight, but the machinery was under water
! The Medona-the bows were above water, and
| also part Of the larboard quarter; much ice had
| been forced upon the boat; the boilers had
been got out; the cabin and pilo;-housc had
| oated off; this boat is the most thorough wreck
of all, though not sunk SO deeply as some of the
Others.
| The Albertine-the tops Of the boilers were
visible; the chimnies down; the pilot-housc
standing; the bows broken at the center, and
one side of them detached and forced through
| the side Of landing boat close by /; the stern.
quarter of the Medona had entered her side, ut
the stern Of the hurricane deck, much twisted
was partly covered by water. .~ Il. g
The Bridge City-the chmnes down and ly-
ing across the Albertine the pilot-house stand
ing the water nearly covering the boilers !; the
hurricane deck very much twisted and broken,
and partially under water; considerable ice had
been forced into the cabin.
The Salem-The chimneys standing but reel
ing very much over to the starboard, looking
dangerous to the safety of persons passing along
the neighboring boat. The pilot-house was
standing, but as the larboard side Of that por-
ton, called Texas had fallen into the saloon be-
low, it leaned one way, while the lower portion
OF the boat leaned another. This boat is con-
torted and twisted in most astonishing manner
There is in fact something almost ludicrous in the
appearance of several of the wrecked boats.-
They look like smashed hat-spruce, clean and
bright, but battered, like boats that had been on
bender
The Salem, tho Bridge City and the Albertine,
all lie side by side a mingled mass of ruins
The Bridge City is in the center, the two Others
lean against it, interlocking guards, and smashed
into each other
The Crescent's damage is in the hull, and COM
paratively slight; from $500 to s4OO will make
all good again. This boat is building for the
New Orleans trade, and has stood firm while the
boats lying in contact with her on each side were
wrecked. 1t is owned by the Captain.
The Jacob Traber, ownedby Capt. Davis, was
worth $4,000; $4,000 had been paid out on her
for material and labor. Her chimnies were not
put in, or her pilot house raised. The machinery
that had been set in, has been taken out. Her
starboard side from stem to stern is completely
crushed in from the guards of the Crescent
Empty barrels have been put into her hold, with
the view of keeping her buoyed up, thus preven-
ting her entire loss.
The ice also ran out of the Mississippi opposite
St. Louis on Tuesday last, sinking the Federal
Arch" and Government snag boat and dam
aging other boats, as the Gazette learns from a
passenger.
The ice still remains solid here. Continued
warm weather may however open the channel by
the first of next week. The time will not prob
ably be long until We have resumption of
navigation.