Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-02-12

ID without common sense and who was sky
all last winter, This is progressive
democracy as dealt out by The States'naa. 1t
ysos at rail road speed. = o. S. Journal.
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Breaking up Of the Ice at Cincinnati.
Sir Steamers wrseked-AeeidsntS and Incidents
After several feints and false starts the ice 10
the Ohio River at Cincinnati, broke up for
good Thursday afternoon. Great interest was
BY the citizens, and thousands
lined The shores. decks Of steamers, DE. The
was net so great as that on = similar
occasion, the cath Of last February, but, is
nevertheless severe. The loss falls mostly
upon The owners Of the wrecked boats, as only
ous Of the six was Insured. We copy the
following dStails fron the Gazette (:
At Fulton, below the msrine Railway, there
we're q number Of steamers laying up in the
bend, The ice rsked these bosts terribly,
sinking three Of them. and forcing several on
shore. The suuksn beats are the GiPssy, an,
Arkansas boat, valued at $4,000 no insurance
She win prove a total wreck. The A. W.
Quarter, talued at $4,000. owned ty Capt.
Johnson, insured at $4,000. She had on
board about 100 tons groceries for hsnSwa
river, all Of which is badly damaged. The
maybe saved. but she is in a very
dangerous position, with the ice gsrged upa-
refund her. The little steamer James Watt,
was lying next below, and was stove in BY the
guards Of the Quarter. She is an old boat,
and worth about $4,000. No insurance.
The steamer Nat Holmes was forced on shore,
and we think is not at al damaged.
MORE DoArs WRECKED,
The next movement Of the ice was about l2
ysrterday, when it went of ina solid
body, raking the steamer of the warf. and
the Yorktown No. Q, DuuleiIh, aud
Thomas Shriver.
The Yorktown No. @. had large hsls stove
in her starboard, at Of the wheel. and in n lew
minutes was filed with water She was par
tally loaded for New Orleans. but her freight
will be taken out without material damage
She was recently purchased for the Mobile
and Alabama river trade, by Capt. DeShOn,
who paid S1l, 600 for her, and expended &c..
300 in repairing and equipping her.
The Dunleith was lying next below the
Yorktown. and was stove in BY tina, steamer.
Her cabin was partially upset, and her hull
visited and broken. She was purchased last
ummsr by David Gibson d Co., for S1s.O 900
re understand there was ne insurance on
Ter.
The Thos: Shriver. Capt. Coulter, was forced
y the Yorktown against the guards Of the
cambridge. by which the larbOard wheslhouS'
vas broken. Her hull was broken by Ihe ics'
nd is full Of water, She will be probably lost,
yalued at Sll 900, and not insured. She WAS
by Captain Coulter, Terry and Guthrie.
The steamer Cambridge was lmCed on shore,
ut was not seriously injured.
The Fifth street fsrry.bOat, belonging 10
Reilly, sunk in The morning, and i' q
wreck. Captain Reilly is taking out
er machinery.
The Csvington rry.boats, Kentucky and
queen City, and the Newport terry-boat. Cir
innaLi, each lost thsir stGrboard wheel.
Quite = number ofthe steamers at the warf
lad their wheels broken, guards smashed, de-.
'ut were not seriously injured, although at
lines The ice would rake them badly.
The boats that were lying below Nillcrsek
ave, wO understand sustained no injury.
ACCIDENTS AMI OCCURRENCES.
During the hurry Of preparing tb. steamer
Iorrison for the shock Of the ice, one OF the
eek hands fell froIA the guard upon the ice
elsw. where he lay bleeding and inssnsible.
lie injuries we're not serious.
The principle accident of the day Occurred
then the Ice recOmmsnced moving at two
'eloCk. Apparently a gorge had broken loose
for the frozen masses rushed down the
trsam With great %rapidity. A level cake Office
nearly from shore to shore Just a.
rssS the track Of the 0ovington ferry. had in.
uced many persons to CrOssi it Icy motionless,
nd at the moment when the mass Was again
oru along the surface Of the stream, twenty
one of whom was a lady, Was Upon it.
he lady was being conveyed from this side
|, CavinUton in the skif above mentionsb Al.