The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-17
THE GREAT ICE GORGE.
SCENES AT ST. LOUIS.
More Particulars OF the Loss of
Steamboats-The Positions Be-
low, and the Damage Done
Them-The Estimate of the
Total Loss Since the For
nation Of the Ice
Gorge, Etc.


The landing was yesterday visited by thou
sands of our citizens, viewing the wrecks scat
tered along the river from the foot of Locust
down to Miller street, a distance Of at least
+ couple of miles, The day was cool. but pleasant
for outdoor exercise, and large number o.
lad es, availiDg themselves OF this circumstance,
H were amongst the promenaders. up to O'CLOCK
" in the evening everything III that locality was
remarkably still, but about that hour the shrlll
y squeal or steamboat whistle could be heard at
1intervals of every i've or ten minutes. rms was
caused by the arrival OF six steamers, the John
. d. Perry COrneia, Platte Valley, and Southern
4 Belle from Sulphur Springs, and the Albert
Pearce and Kate Kearney, from the neighbor
hood of the docks. These boats had consider
able difficulty in making fast TO shore. in conse-
0uepce of the heavy ice that continued coming
= down from above with fearful rapldlty and
4 force.
Down in the southern end OF the city, and
4 between Miller and Barton streets, the following
Il steamers have been laid up, and, so far as we
could ascertain, no damage was sustained by any
= OF them:-The Autocrat Peoria City. Illinois,
4 City of Memphis, j. @. Swon, d. A. January,
a Yellows stone, Dora, Canada, Emelie, K. c. Wood,
Maria Dennlug, Evening Star, Sunset and Ad.
4 Bine. The Vioia Belle was tied up here, but she
4 got drage ed away on Friday night and now lies
tern to pieces in the rver below the Arsenal.
d The Atlantic and Mississippi Company's steamer,
Edward Wa sh, was also laid up at this point.
She, too, cot pulled out on Friday night, and was
~ carried dow stream. She was last evening hard
aground at a point below Harrisonville. The
Mary Il. Forsyth, after relieving the Mollie Able,
started down to the assistance OF the Walsh, and
it is probable that she is now all safe at the
landing.
Flom Miller street up northward are the
Isabella, Nellie Dozier, Monongahela, McPorter,
Y Joseph Gartside, Comet, Diana, the sunken
+ steamer City of Pekn, and Mexico The steamers
Julia and Warsaw were laid up in this locality,
but, as already stated, these boats are amongst
those lost. The General Grant, owned by Cap
tain John Copeiin, has been reported sunk by
several OF our contemporaries; such is not the
tact. She is, however, considerably twisted and
otherwise injured, and will no doubt have to go
on the docks for repairs, as indeed will, we
think eight out of every ten of the boats that
have been laid up in the ice in this locality since
the first breakup OF the gorge on the 10th of the
past month.
The steamer Reserve lies at the foot of Carroll
'Island, and is almost total wreck. She has
over two feet OF water in her hold, and her pilot
house, texas, and cabin are all torn to pieces;
her chimneys are also carried of, SO that nothing
Sremains no " of her but the machinery and hull,
and in all probability the latter Is considerably
injured. This boat, we learn, was valued at
T. $50, 900.
We had entertained some hopes that Captain
Perkins new steamer Rosale, valued at $45, ,0C0
might have escaped total destruction, but such
+ unfortunately, as we have been informed by the
Captain OF the Cornelia, who passed her last
evening, is not the case. This gentleman reports
.N Nher almost complete wreck, as she no lies at
the head OF Duncan's Island. All that remains
Rteamer Belle Memphis is now sunk well out in
the middle of the stream, below the Arsenal
"a nShe is perfect wreck.
With the exception of the boats above enume-
rated, all carried away by the gorge down the
1rlver will, SO far as we can ascertain, be saved.
They will, however, have 70 go on the docks,
y and vast deal OF money must be spent in their
repairs.
The following will, we think prove to be fair
lest mate of the total loss OF steamboat owners
and underwriters since the formation OF the ice
At..z n. fNa hanp l. yrrr nT0 ltn
Est f last month"; the following boats were sunk:-
New Admi,a,. $50 1856 go
~ Sioux ClY. ~ VOO
sm pire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20 900
Calypso (about). ............ .............. 10000
High ander... 2OUU0
GeneVa.. z1UVU
\ our wharf boats (about) t),............... 10 900
III On the second breaking up, Friday, the 18th
inst, the
,eIle Memphis Ss5 900
81 John Trendley feiry bOat). ).........,..... $1,000
4raiIie Rose. ................,...,.. 5000
Julia 16 900
Warsaw 80 600
nSinrror' 6%aRa No. e. isSSS isSSS
Saturday. the 18th inst, the
Nebraska. s26 900
City OF Pekin. ~ 900
Hattie May. y.''''''.'''.''''''''... ''''',...' O000
Dla dem 22O00
lola belle' SOVUU
Reserve W OOO
toea le, 4OjOUO
Five Ock boats ABOUT 16UO0
Mempbls WharfDOat' Oat''.............,......,.. 6UUO
Alton NhartDoat' '''.',.,'.'.,......,, zbOO
lOtals .1oJl OUU
1t will be noticed that Ia the above table no
kmount whatever is set down for damage done
the boats that have escaped being sunk. We
have heard number OF computations made on
his subject by steamboat men and steamboat
builders, and the lowest was $4,000, while
Some went as high as $lG0,0O0 and $l70, 900.
ESTIMATING that there are from twenty-five to
thirty boats that will have to 60 ON the docks,
NE think the amount will reach the highest
figures above mentioned, and in all probability
will go even still higher.-S. Louis Repubj
ban, 18Th.
Arrest of Colonel John 8. MOseby.
4 Colonel John 8. Moseby was arrested in Lees
burg few days ago and is held subject to the
4 orders of General Ayre, military commandant
at Winch sler. The cause of the arrest has not
ranspired. Richmond Enquirer, Monday.
The Richmond Examiner states:--,
We learn that Colonel John 5. Moseby was
arrested at his home in Fauq1ier, a few days
r. since, by military authority, and laken to wash
Z 8ngton and imprisoned. He is charged, we un
|leists.nd, with having hanged two Federal sol
liers in the Valley, during the war, IN retaila