Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-02-10

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says:
At 3 o'clock h. NJ, the A. W. Quarter and
Gipsey, "moored" in the vicinity Of the "dry
docks, were cut down and ruined by the running
/ ice, together with barge belonging to O. Bealer.
A new steamer for the Minnesota Packet Compa.
| ny, James Watt, and other boats were "pilled
out" in the same vicinity, and slightly damaged
| The John Tompkins parted her lines, and descend
| ed fifteen yards, while the unfortunate Grapeshot
went Adriit-both boats being finally, by dint of
practical energy, recovered, and properly secured.
The Telegraph stood the test remarkably we'll
| but her exposed stern "caved" sufficiently in the
vicinity of the rudder post to render the aid Of
! pumps available to keep her dry. The steamers
! lying above escaped injury, the Kentucky,
her starboard wheel being slightly damaged from
the heavy pressure Of the immense tenders of the
| VIM. N. Morrison, adjoining on the stsrboard. On
/ reaching Gilmore's wharf we found the yorktown
much csreened TO the starboard. She had sunk
heavy field of ice, extending from shore to shore
having cut through her hull aii of the starboGrd
wheel.
| The Dunleitb, a frail but most excellent low
water craft, Zone of the best braced boats in the
ice-bound heet,) was, of course, necessarily com-
PEELED to surrender from the effect Of the outside
pressure-the Yorktown having Topped her star
board guards, and ruined her hull and upper
works.
The Quarter is six months old, cost $2l 900 and
is insured for 81 2 0OO-$7 600 in the Fremen's,
and 81, 900 in the Western Office of this city. The
Quarter when she sunk, had about fifty tons of
freight in her hull, only very small portion OF
which was saved.
The James Watt next adjoining, was forced
ashore by the ice and badly damaged.
The Gipsey is q total wreck, save one OF her en-
gines, and lies out 10 the stream, with the water
up to her hurricane deck and badly careened to
the starboard, She is owned by Captains E. G.
Carter and J. Thurston, valued at $40, O0O-Bo in
surance. She had recently been locked and 9TH
erwse thoroughly repaired for the Arkansas river
trade
The John Tompkins aud a new packet for the
Minnesota trade were likewise damaged in the
same locality, together with barge belonging to
@. Bealer, Esq. The Buena Vista crane boSt and
several empty coal barges were wrecked in the
same vicinity.
At the City Wharf Capt Deshon's Mobile pack
ct Yorktown was completely wrecked, together
with the Dunleith, Capt. Euyart and Marietta pack
ct, Thos SILVER, Capt. Thos. Coulter. They can
all be raised, however, and will doubles be in
motion few weeks hence The Yorktown was
recently purchased for 81, OO0-no insurance.
The Dunleith was valued at $40, O00-owned by
David Gibson Esq No insurance. The ShriVer,
we understand, is valued at 50 0O0-no insurance.
The loss from the foot of Walnut street down to
Mill Creek was comparatively light-S4 900 COW
ering all expenses in the destruction Of seventy
FIVE empty coal barges. The fifth street ferry,
"Cincinnatus, is complete wreck.
The St. Louis Democrat, of Wednesday, says:
No movement of the ice took place since Tues'
day evening, with the exception, that one large
field of ice opposite the city, made trip of some
IL feet yesterday morning. The ice is not in one
solid body before 5ut separated into large trag'
men,s, and at the places of separation, there are
large quantities of small and slushy pieces
The Grace Darling and the Ocean, which we're
forced out from the bank by the ice on Tuesday,
succeeded in getting back yesterday. The Grace
Darling was brought in by the aid of her capstan,
and the Ocean followed in her wake. The feryy>
boats and several of the steamers kept up steam
all day.
We take the following from the Louisville Jour
nal of the 7th:
"ShortlE after the Bulletin went to press yester-
day evening, the YOrktc vn, Marengo, J. w. Chess.
man, North Star, and Swallow arrived here, and
made a safe landing. All these boats except the
North Star had been lying up at Charleston Land.
ing, and the North Star had been about mile l.
bove Utica. After the gorge which came down
bout o'clock bad passed those points, the boats
took their freight on board and started down.
None of them sustained any damage by the ice,
but the North Star had been previously injured,
and will have to 60 into dry dock here
The Superior had not arrived at dusk last night,
but il was understood that she was lying in very
safe harbor above. The Memphis, when last heard
from, was taking her freight on board from where !
she had bean ice bound. Her barges which went
over the falls night before last, have not been
heard from.
We have obtained some particulars Of the sink
ing Of the Gen. Pike from the boats that came
down. She lying Immediately aft Of the North
Star, and the Superior was lying aft Of the Pike,
and the stern OF the latter had been pushed out by
the bow of tie Superior. The ice struck the Pike
sf,, running her up against the Superior and break
ing in her whole side and guard. The hole in her
hul lie said TO be the size Of -four barrel Her
deck load was taken of By the North Star, and
she bad no freight in her hold. Her officers had
taken the preoAuton 10 on il with 500 empty bar
rels, which will buoy her up and by stopping up
the leak in the hull, she may be taken on the
rne ways for repair. She is owned in Cincinnati,
aud insured there.
JETFERsoNvILLE, Feb. 6, ! P. N.
The steamer Gen Pike suRk by ice. The Supe-
rioF SAFE wing at her stern. The Marengo. Chess
man, and Yorktown, from Charleston landing, just
down, and put 10 here. AL safe so faF-EVsEia1 ,
Bulletin.