Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-17
ST. Lou1s. Jan. T.

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the steamer Warsaw, at the lower end
of the levee, Prairie Rose, at the upper
end OF the landing, and the ferryb0at OF
the Illinois shore also doing cOnsidera-
bic damage 10 several other boats, barges
and Whartboats. The Belle Memphis
was valued at about one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars; insured for
forty thousand dollars. The Warsaw is
valued at seventy-five thousand dollars ;
insurance not ascertained. The Prairie
Rose Is worth fifteen thousand dollars
probably insured. The f~erryboat is val
ued at about thirty thousand dollars.
About noon the steamer Nebraska and
ferry boat Muiligan began cutting the ice
at the lower end Of the landing, and
broke the channel about one hundred
yards wide on the Missouri shore, nearly
TO he upper end of the levee, when the
whole held Of lee gave way and moved
slowly down, carrying with it the wrecks
of the previous disaster, still afoat, to the
extreme lower part Of the city, where it
gorged again.
The harbor opposite the city is now
open, and the feTTy-boats running; and
il IS expected that the ice, both above
and below the city, will move out to
night, rs the Missouri river broke up to-
day at St Joseph, Kansas City, LeXing-
ton, Jefferson City, and st. Charles, the
effects Of which will reach here before
morning. AT the latter place the North
Missouri Railroad ferry-boat, used for
transporting teams across the river, was
sunk, and the landings badly injured.
No other disaster yet reported to the Mis-
souri, river. No news from the upper
Missouri. Weather very warm.
Second Dispatch.
The statement in the first dispatch Of
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of the ice to-day, is incorrect. The value
Of the Belle Memphis is e~ighty-fve thou
sand dollars; Warsaw, thirty-five thou
sand dollars; Wrecking Boat, twenty
thousand dollars. Entire loss about two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars and the total loss of this, and the
disaster three weeks ago., is half a mill
lion dollars, which may be increased to-
night To double the amount.
Third Dispatch.
As was anticipated, after a forty-eight 1
hours rain, with a south wind, the ice in
the river commenced showing indica-
tons Of breaking up, about four O'Clock
this morning. The signal for such a ca
tastrophe was a loud, crashing noise, and
long continued rumbling sounds, heard
by people in their beds. The mail
steamer Belle Memphis, which has been
ice bound near the center Of the river for
several weeks, hsd the ice cleared about
her last evening, and at half past four an
ice cake struck her on the starboard side,
breaking III "A large hole, when the hold
Of the steamer commenced filling with
water, and she sunk down to her guards.
Capt. Musselman, the engineer and
crew, who were on board at he time,
Immediately sought safety by abandon
ing the steamer and pushing for shore.
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engineer fell into an ice gully and got q
duckinE.
This morning at two O'Clock the
weather was ~spTiuglike, with a warm
breeze from the South.
large crowd of spectators lined the
wharf, in momentary expectation of a
general upheaval in the body Of the ice.
The Belle Memphis was still seen, up to
her guards, supported by the ice, with a
prospect Of sinking in about thirty-five
feet OF water, whenever the surrounding
ice gives way.
Since last night, up to the h0ur above
mentioned, she was moved down about
half q block, and remained fast opposite
Vine street. About fifty men were en-
plOyed in the morning in bringing on the
wharf all the furniture from the sinking
boat that could be got at.
The plank ice bridge at the upper ferry
had moved down the distance of four
blocks from the foot Of Carr and Ferry
streets. FOOtmen were still passing in
crowds at nine A. NJ. The icebound
steamers hugging the levee from the Big
Horn down stream We're in Stdt1S quo.
At eleven O'Clock, in addition to the
Belle Memphis, the following boats were
sunk:
The Warsaw, a sternwheel steamer,
belonging to the Keokuk Packet Com
pany, was lying sunk at the foot Of Mil
Ter street.
The gen. Grant, also a sternwheel
steamer, belonging TO John J. Roe d Co,
running in the Upper Missouri Mountain
trade was reported sunk lei the sec
tional dry docks.
The John Friendly and another ferry
boat belonging to the Wagons Ferry,
are lying on their sides near the Illinois
shore.
The Prairie Rose, above the grain ele-
vatOr, has also sunk. She belongs to the
Ohio river trade.
The Submarine No. S, a wrecking boat,
is wrecked on the Illinois shore.
The Memphis Packet Company's
wharfboat, al the foot Of Pine street, has
been pushed up on the wharf, and has
careened over.
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foot Of Spruce street this morning, has
cut a channel up to Olive street, outside
the fleet. She is working beautifully.
The Mary Forsyth has backed out and
run in back of the wharfboat.
The Omaha was swept down from
above the Big Horn a full block. She
lies Mt the foot of Pine street, a perfect
wreck, her machinery having been taken
out.
The guards of the Cora, n of the
finest Of the Missouri river boats, have
been smashed.
The Argonaut and Molly McPike have
been carried down a full block, lying at
the foot of Market street.
At least ten thousand peOple were oc-
cupying every conspicuous point on the
levee. The river has risen three feet,
with rise Of four feet coming down
from the mouth of the Missouri river.
The banks OF Usage, G~asconada, and
all the upper rivers are full. Athalfpast
twelve the Ice broke near the foot Of
Cherry Street, making a channel some
twenty feet in width. The whole field
Of ice below moved that distance.
Two or three men, crossing the plank
bridge just above, wen in, and had 10
swim ashore.
The Belle Memphis broke, about the
same time, amidships, and il is reported
that two men jumped from the stern and
went under the ice.
The Nebraska, which is employed by
the Underwriters, at one thousand dol
lars per day, at h~alf-pdst one, had cleared
q channel up to the foot of Vine street,
and within q hundred yards of the Belle
Memphis. y small ferryboar IAN in the
wake Of the Nebraska, picking up the
small crumbs.
Athalfpast four the Belle Mempbfs had
been pressed several blocks down stream
by the ice, n is apparently a total loss.
She IS insured for forty thousand dollars,
mostly in foreign offices. At that hour
the river was free from this side to within
a few yards Of the Illinois shore, and
many railroad passengers were coming
over in skiffs.
The Chicago passengers attempted to
cross about one O'Clock, on the ice, but
when near this side were frightened, and
returned to Bloody Island, at fun speed,
men and wOmen alike.
The New Admiral was carried so near
TO the shore that she now lies quite EASY
and viii De saved with small damages.
She is the boat reported as total loss on
The occasion of the former smash I'D Of
the Ice. No additional casualties have
been reported.
btslalcnes received last evening from
st. Joseph and Leavenworth report a
considerable rise in the river from heavy
rains, which has been pouring down in
cessantly for forty-eicht hours.
similar state Of affairs, no doubt, eX-
lists in the upper river, which is bound to
carry oil the ice and afford a good boat
ing stage of water. To-day's dispatches
represent the Missouri River open be-
tween Washington, only fifty miles
above St Charles, and Kansas City. A
heavy rise is expected from this stream.
BIZ Lieut.. J. S. Parks, one hundred
and thirty-siXth United States colOred
infantry, who, says the Nashville Dis
patch, was some days since mus
tered Out, became the custodian, at
Augusta, Ga, of four hundred dollars
raised by complimentary subscription to
buy a watch for Col. 4. Root, OF the same