Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-03-03
BREAKUp ATsTlIOuIs

ADDITIONAL PARTIcrLARS.-After the disap-
pearancc of the boats on Tuesday night, great
numbers off people continued to perambulate the
leTee, ever and annon stopping to gaze at the
swiftly passing mass of ice which exceeded in
quantity any that has passed down the MissisSip-
pi for many years past. The mighty masses
passing on with sullen and continued roar, and
piling, higher and higher every instant on the
shore, seen indistinctly in the gloomy night,
formed a scene of mighty grandeur not to be
surpassed
BY early day light yesterday, new crowds
thronged the landing, called out by the reports
of the devastation that had taken place, and
many horsemen and men on foot proceeded to
ne spot where the Inflated steamershad been
carried the night before
The whole number of boats, about twenty,
We're dispersed over space of about half a mile
in the narrow passage known as Arsenal Slough
which is bounded on the north by a great sand
bar, the west by the Missouri soflre, the south
by Duncan's island, and on the east bv the open,
river and main channel The place has the ap-
pearance in ordinary times, of bay or harhor.
The beats lie in admirable confusion, some of
them sunk, others prevented from sinking only
by lage masses Of ice thrust underneath and
around them, and some are completely heeled
over, with their upper works entirely demolish-
ed, while their hulls have suffered little or no in
Jury. 1t is geneTrly thought, and much to he
desired, that the greater number Of these boats
can be extricated from their positions which are
appurentlyperilous in the extreme. twas rulnor-
ell in the morning that the Polar tarwas ready to
sink having shipped three or four feet of water
in her hold but are pleased to learn since, that
such is not the case. Capt. Ii. q. Carson made
peritous trip over the broken ice, early in the
morning, and boarded her. Finding no ono on
| board he jumped into her hold aud found her
leaking very slowly, with few inches of water
on the floor. He persuaded several laborerS To-
assist him in battling her out with buckets, and
shewaS soon quite dry inside.
I The Louisville, reported sunk, is not really so
! although much damaged. She lies athwart the
bow of the Falls City, with the stern, we be-
lieve, pointing up stream. The daring steam
boat mate, Dunlap, was on board the Louisville
when she started, and stuck by her until yeSter-
day evening, although repeatedly requested to
leave her, by gentleman who performed the
dangerous feat OF crossing TO her from the isl
and A part of the Falls City rests on the Lou
iSvie, aud is pressing her down. The Polar
STAR Forest Rose, Clara and several other boats
are in the midst of theicc, equi-Cistant from the
island and the bar. The balance are strewn along
both. but i'll every cases they aredistant, more or
less from land.
All of the boats have been visited by some
one or another, anxious to discover the state
of things ON board, and truly they found poor
enough cheer.
The new st. Paul, on the docks, Jared badly.
The docks were damaged shortly after the ice
/ first began to move. Yesterday evening they
sunk, taking along the St Paul, which was be-
fore badly injured.