The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-03
Breaking Up OF the lee In the Western
Rivers.
TERRIBLE DISASTERS-THE STEAMBOATS, AT ST.


ST. LOUIS Feb. 27.-The submarine bell boats, three
ferry beats, ,be Sam Gloon, Shenandoah, sparh,sk,
Louisville Polar Star Highland Mary, FEDERAL Arsh, Bon
Accord and Scnors, are MI sunk.
The Clara, A. B Cbameers, Australia. Ad,iau. Paul
Jores, J. Pingle, Falls City, Challenge snd one ferry
boat, all badly injured.
The Nebraska i. X. Aubrey Laclede St. Paul Badger
stxte, Die Vernon, Westernsr, Altoona Ben Bolt and
Forest Rose, slightly injured
Tee river Is ear OF ice ana rising fast.
The Adriatc, Psul Jones, j. S. PIinee and Ben Bolt
were ali valuable boats and owned and insured here
The Lasede IS partly owned here and probably the Al
toona slso in part.
AZ no mention is made c otf er boats they proba
Div safe.
The svpksn and Injured boats lie about three miles
below the point from which they started, what is
known al AIsersl Slough.
BREAKING UP OF THE ICE AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
7ION OF FLOATING PROPERTY.
From the Louisville journal, Feb. 26.1
On visiting the wharf yesterday, we found the river in
front of the city goTged with heavy ice The wa ter had
fallen nearly foot since last night and the boats that
broke loose last night and tie rocks hard and
fast aground.
The stern Of tie steamer Omaha is resting the
wharf, and her bow is in the water Her starboard
whee,house ard wheel damaged by the ice, but
otherwise she is not injured She lies straight and her
bow ia surrounded with heavy ice.
The Queen OF the West lies with her stern posts
knocked out on the rocks She was sscursd this morn
ing by lines TO the wharf. She IS however greatly
The two fer ~ boats are in a bad condition The new
seems to be perfect wreck They are lying broad
of saving either Of them.
The James Guthrie is hard aground a. the foot of
Fourth street. but has sustained thus far damage
lie Telegraph No. is in safe harbor at the head of
the caDa ard the Black Hawk is lying above her.
The Hungarian, with barge is lying at the foot Of
Fifth street, IN exposed position and surrounded BY
heavy ice but has thus TAR sustained no damage.
The boats at Portland have sustained damage. The
ice passes down the Indiana chute, and is generally
broken IN small parcels in going over the falls.
The CoABoAT FuEr.-A ooalboat belonging to Mr..
Jacob Hill, containing 1900 bushels pair Of boats
HALLS 0tx % NJ nnEn nn<a snp huoha ala
two ges containing 20 600 bushels; and two empty
bsses belonging to MI Robb and three barges belong
Sunday, as already stated, q boat containing 5000
bushels, and fiat of Mr.. Hyatt's, were SINK.
Mr. Richard smith is building an bakhead ait Of the
the beat may thus probably be saved.
The barge belonging to the Queen of tbs West lies
the rocks below the ferry bosts The freight will also
be taken out OF it.
TIE wRECKEp BOATS AT CINCINNATI.
from the Cincinnati Columbian Feb. 3d.
During the whole Of Sunday night the ice the river
continued stationary aorcing to such boats as choose
oppor UNITY of seeking refuge al the mouth Of the
down the Ohio. Yesterday MOI ming the ice again get
into motion and in large fields descended the river at
inerva AS me Licking naa los. .n s ,ar,ous pe.ao
foated to the Ohio SIDE but descended
without contact with the shore the vessels lying near
it. 1t occasionally occurred, however, that smaller
masses of ice caught between the main body and
the shore Al such times there great pressure upon
the boats lying near in consequence In this way
damage DONE to the boats lying near the foot Of
Broadway.
when the ics a. the Newport crossing began to move
several persons CROSSING peceving their situa
ton they Ike Lot and his daughter from Sodom
looking not behind them When the gorge at the foot OF
Fifth street broken up, the sight was INDISPENSABLE
Large of ice were piled one upon another, until
TOPPING they fell with loud crash only to be forced
| up again until reduced to fragments.
OF course there is more ice to come down from above
1t does not break up before it reaches US her dsas
| tiers may be the consequence.
On exploring the river banks yesterda. afternoon We
found the Covpgton and Newport ferry beats making
casiona trips when the stream was clear AT other
times skis were conveying passengers from shore to
survey Of the wrecked boats shove them to be in
the following condition.
The Gfspeshot-the chimnes and pnl house standing;
the top of the arb ard boiler in sg the stern sunk t.
the upper deck.
ing the Grspeshot the pilot house standng the
stem sunk to the hurricane deck. which was broken
The Yo,ktovn-the a:imnAs gone the upper deck
resting landing Dat side, and on the Ice
the other; the saloon floor had been broken up and
showed numerous bags OF peanuts floating directly under
it, the boiler tops in sight, but tie machinery was
| under water
| The Medons-the bows were above water and also
part Of the arboord quarter much ice had been forced
upon the boat the boilers had been got out the cabin
and pilot houe haA foated off, this boat the most
thorough wreck OF all though not sunk deeply some
, OF the Others
The tops of the boilers vsble Ms
chmnbs down the pilot house standing he DO broken
At the centre and side Of them detached and forced
through side OF the andidg boat close by the
Of the Medona had entered her side at the stern
Of the hurricane deck, much twisted partly covered
l by water.
The Bridge Cty-The chlmnsys down und lying acros
tie Albertine the pilot house standing; the waite
nearly covering the boilers; the hurricane deck
nuch twisted and broken, and partially under water
considerable Ice mad ossn forced into the cabin.
! The, Sslem-The chimnsys standing but Keeling very
much over TO the starbosrd looking dangerous to tn
ssety Of persons passing along the neghboring boat
The PILOT house standing, but as the larboard sid
ofthat portion Of the hurricane deck called Texas
bad fallen into the saloon below, III leaned waf
while the lower portion Of the boat leaned another. Ts
boat Ia &C ntorted twisted in most astonishing
per There8s in fact something almost udicrous In the
Of several Of the wrecked boats They look
IKE a smashed hat-spruce, clean and bright, but bat
| tered like boats that had been bender.n
TT Salem, the Bridge City and the Abertine, all liz
eide by size, mingled Of ruin. The Bridge City II
IN IL centre the two Others lean against IT, nterlock
NJ ~ guards and smashed into each other
m q Crescent's damage is in the hull and compare
.ejy sight; frcm $500 TO s4Oo wi. make all good again
boat Is building for the New Oeans ., and ha
n finn while the beats lying in contact with her OF
side vere wrecked. II ia owned by the captain.
Jacob Traber, owned by Capt. DAVIS, was wortl
lO S13, COO had been paid ont on her Tor ns'eria
Dor, Her chmneys were not put In or her plo
kaiaed The machinery that had been set In ha