Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-15
Ice Moving at st.S4ouis.
Steamers Belle Memphis, Warsaw
and Prairie Rose Sunk.
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TWO FERRY BOATS SUNK;
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To the Associated Pr-ss.
a ST. Louis, January IL.
4 The warm weather during the past two
'days, confined with the rise in the Mis-
souri, river, started the ice in our harbor.
about FIVE o'clock this morning. IL
separated nearly opposite the foot Of
Carr street, the lower portion moving
down about one hundred feet, opening
the channel to the Illinois shore,
through which skiffs passed several
hours, also sinking the Belle Memphis
ice-bound in the middle Of the river,
the steamers Warsaw, at the lower end
of the levse, Prailie Rose, at the upper
end of the landing, and the fesry boat on
the Illinois shore; also doing considers
able damage to several other boats,
barges and wharf boats. The Belle Mem
phis was valued at about $l20 900; in>-
sured for $4,000 The Warsaw sis
| ia valued at $75 600; insurance not
ascertaiued. The Prairie Roseis worth
SIS, 900; probably insured. The ferry,
| boat is valued at about $50, 000.
| About fifty men were employed IN the
morning in bringing on the wharf all
the furniture from the sinking boat that
could be got at. toa
The plank ice bridge at the upper
FERRY had moved down the distance OF
four blocks from the foot OF Carr ana
| Ferry streets Footmen were still pass
ing in crowds at 0 A. NJ. The ices
hound steamers hugging the levee from
the Big Horn down stream were in stdtlt
ouo. At eleven O'Clock, in addition 90
4 The Belle Memphis, the. following boats
were sunk:
The Warsaw, q stern-wheel steamer
belonging to the Kfokuk Packet Com
pany, was lying sunk atthe foot Of Miller
| street. t-.-..g, -,
The General Grant, also stern-whee
steamer, belonging to John J. Roe .
Co., running in the Upper Missouri
Mountain trade, was reported sunk neal
|, the sectionas dry docks e.
The John Friendly and another ferry
boat belonging to the Virgins Ferry
are lying on their sides near the Illinois
| shore. T0
: This Prairie Rose, above the grair
elevator, has also sunk. She belongs Z
the Ohio River trade. 80
( The Submarine No. 8, wreckini
boat. is wrecked on the Illinois shore.
Il The Memphis Packet Company 3 whar
boat. at the foot of Pine street, has bee
pushed up on the wharf, and has careu
!. ed over. e4.as
!. The Mary Forsyth has backed out an
q run In back of the whsrf-boat-
!. The Omaha was swept down fror
: above the Big Horn full block. Sh
II lies at the foot of Pine street, o perfeC
d wreck, her machinery having bee
n The guards of the Cora, one Of tn
:. finest of the Missouri river boats, hav
been smashed. afas
At least ten thou sand people were OF
h cupying every conspicuous point on th
G. levee, The river has risen three fee
with rise Of four feet coming dow
from the mouth of the Missouri river.
" The banks of the Osagei Gaseondl
and all the upper rivers, are full. 4
- half.past Twelve the ice broke near X
10 foot Of Cherry street, making cham
OF some twenty feet in width. The who
r Geld Of ice below moved that distance
IA Two or three men, crossing the plan
bridge, lust above, went in and had
swim ashore. i SE4IfgA
,g The Belle Memphis broke, abuut Il
iff anne time, amidships, and it is reporte
Is that two men jumped from the stern ar
went under the ice. .s.6-
10 The Nebraska, which is employed
at the Underwriters, at 81, 900 per day,
w half-past /, had cleared a channel up,
IA the foot of Vine street, aud within.
:. hundred yards of the Belle Memphis.
"' small ferry-boat ran in the wake OF Il
u Nebraska, picking up the small crum
p At half past four the Belle Memph
a. had been pressed several blocks dow
!. stream by the ice, and is apparently
's' total loss. She is insured for 50
L. 900, mostly in foreign office
re. AT that hour the river Was free from th
side to within few yards OF the ttiino
On shore, aud many railroad passenge
~ were coming over in ekiffs.'i
The Chicago passengers attempted
m cross about one o'clock, on the ice, D
ed when near this side we're frightened, 81
10. returned to Bloody Island, at full spec
ra men and women alike. @
The new Admiral was carried so ne
To- to the shore that she now lies quite ga
*, and will be saved with small damage
I'm She is the boat reported as a total lc
of on the occasion of the former smash
-, Of the ice. No additional casualti
'eo have been reported
ek, Dispatches received last evening fro
St. Joseph and Lesvenwor,h report
considerable rise in the river from hea
ate rains, which has been pouring down
:, cessantly for forty ,eight hours.
~ A similar. state of affairs exists,
OF doubt in The upper river, which 10 bon
err TO carry off the ice and afford a &c
nd boating stage of water. To-day's d
!. patches represent the Missouri Ri'
w. open between Washington, only fl
'as miles above st. Charles and Kan'
1as City. A heavy rise is expected FRI
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