Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-15

Eeren Steamers Sunk GREET Destruction of
Property-Loss Orer $25O, 0OO-Breakiny up Of
the Licking.
At an early hour yesterday morning the Lick
ing River commenced rising very rapidly and by
III o'clock the ice came out in great force and
quantity, making directly for the Ohio shore. In
FIVE minutes four steamers on this side, were at
the bottom. The ice continued to flow out un.
til O'Clock, by which time eleven steamers were
sunk and a number more seriously damaged.--
The smaller steamers crushed into small
fragments by the great cakes of ice. Some of
the boats were full of freight land this in addition
to the boats, barges, &C., it is estimated will
make the total loss not far from $25O.OOO.
The floating ice was covered with barrels, rock
ing chairs, furniture, grindsOnes, wash tubs pat
cnt pals and almost everything that is shipped
upon steamers mingled with berths, doors, bro
ken panels, windows, broken beams, &c.
The steamer Flag, which was living near the
shore, sunk very suddenly to near the boiler deck
and then took fire. 1t was feared the fire might
spread to all the steamers lying along the wharf,
but the engines were promptly on the ground
and it was soon extlnguishe ed. The new steam
fro engine Washington, was the first company
that had on water. When the Flag went down
number of hands were in the hold getting out
freight, and it was reported that eight or ten of
these had not time to escape, and were drowned.
Nothing, however, could be learned with certain
III thO SiCas S0hluston pTctdllcue
STEAMERS SUNK.
Albertine; Flag, heavily loaded for St. Louis;
Bridge City, Grape Shot, with full cargo from
Nashville for Pittsburg; Madonna; Salem; York
town.
All the above steamers are total loss.
The coal tow-bOat Black diamond, with eight
barges, was lying near the foot of Western Row
ller barges were all broken to pieces and sunk ;
two barges were driven partly through the steam
We heard last night that the steamers Forest
Queen and Emma Dean, lying at Scdamville, Just
below the city, has been sunk by tho ice.
trading boat occupied by William Brownield
and family, was swept from the Kentucky shore
and hOatcd down the river. The family were
supposed to have been in it.
Capt. DavidsOns new steamer, j. Traber, had
the starboard side of her hull stove in by the
Crescent, lying next t. her, and it is thou hit
will be u total loss.
The new steamer Crescent had large hole
knocked in her starboard side, and her guards
broken in.
The j. b. Carson had big hole knocked in her
and it was by the greatest exertions she was kept
afloat.
The Memphis No. ., had her wheel house bro
en- in by the capsizng of the Flag.
The Glendale had her lower guards badly
broken.
The Western Row ferry boat had her Wheel
house smashed, and nearly all the guards broken
down.
The Walnut street ferry boat Covngton, was
wrecked on the other side of the river.
barge was swept away from the wharf and
went down in the gorge.
While this destruction was going on, persons
We're crossing the Ohio on the ice lust above the
scene of disaster and in full view of it, and last
evening the ice opposite Newport still remained
firm.
A barge in tow Of the steamer Winifred, and
loaded with salt, had some of her timbers sprung
and about three hundred barrels of salt destroyed.
There are twenty three fiat boats and coal bar
Gdcette, 25!h.