Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-16
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Special OHpaycn 70 the Oincinn@A Ufzetter
AST LOUIS, Jan. IA.
As stated in my last dispatch Friday
night, the ice about the city, from the
great pressure Brought against II By the
outpouring of the Missouri, gave way
about eleven o'clock, with crash and a
roar that was truly appaliRg,s sweeping
almost everything before It in'iis passage
through our harbor, The Nebraska,
which chad SC. brayelY battled with the
ice during the day, was pushed upon the
bank, her starboard side crushed in, and
she now lies sunk near the foot of Vine
street, and is being wrecked. She was
owned by Mepham & Bro, and valued at
$40, 900, Rnd not insured.
The Hattie May, watch escaped the
crash of last mouth With slight damage,
had her larboard side and wheel house
carried away, and now lies sunk to her
texas, at the foot of Chestnut street.
She was valued at. $40, 600, and insured
for $25, 600 The CitF Of Pekin, owned
by the Illinois, River Packet Company,
was also badly smashed and sunk; val
ned at SAC, 900; insured for $40, 1000.
The Diaden was carried doRnsto Caron.
dolet and sunk. She was valued at
$25, 900; insured in Cincinnati offices for
SIS 600 The Metropolitan and Omaha,
both dismantled, and victims of last
months disaster, were down stream,
aud are probably sunk OF broken TO
pieces. The Mollie McPike, Argonaut
and Banpock City are stranded at the
head Of Cahokie bend. 4. The Ed. Walsh,
Rosalie and the ferry boat Charles Null
likin were also carried down, and no IT,
dinga have yet been received of them.
This is also true Of the Nellie Rogers
and Diamond Joe"
The revenue steamer is sreported sunk,
but nothing isT!de6nitely known about
her. The wrecks of the, Calypso, New
Admiral, Empire City, Belle Memphis
and Prairie Rose were swept out of sight
and are gone forever. The Cora and
Amanda were damaged from S.. 600 to-
$1,000 each. The barges Cincinnati and
Sardis and canal qboat Baltimore were
crushed-valned at $4,000. Other
boats which were lying between here and
Carondolet may have been sunk or swept
down stream, but 80 far have no knowl-
edge of any loss not mentioned abo7t.
Il uo lCc Euuuiuk tO-ua 10 u1uCu DEOhcu
and confined almost entirely to the cham
mel, indicating that it is nearly run out.
:. The :, Platte, Valley, Cornelia, and
Southern Belle arrived from below this
evening" The tHe latter heavily laden.
Several other boats have also arrived at
the levee, and active preparations are
already being made for the immediate
resumption of navigation. sAs ~ ss5s.s.
The Keokuk Packet Company have
arranged to run two linsss Of boa.s s'dus
ring the coming season between this city
and KeoEuk, thus offering to the travel.
ing and shipping public larger facilities
than have ever befores-been enjoyed.
The FIRST line viii con sist Of the new Rob
Roy and the Harry johnson, large and
fast boats, which will leave here daily
and carry the mails and passengers
only. The other line will include the
Jeannie Deans, Lucy Bertram and
substitute for the Warsaw, which was
sank Friday apd d will carry both freight
and passengeIs, and stop at all, way
points. In addition 20 these two lines
the company will run the Kate Kearney
as an Accommodation boat between here
and Quincy.