, 1866-01-29
THE ICE JAM AT NIAGARA.


Tue River from The FAIL" to suspc aaio1
Bridge One Solid m1sa u lcebcr=~~ ~
shat the People CFoa~eu on tlletu-f
Crossing Complete from Xouu..tn
and QucenatSn-Haro sight. N
,rse, seems ,s. rur c.n,,,,,,,, ,,p~x.,.,. ,.,,
Hari-,,r h..r1 I,uch ~ the r-s,t !. 10 In
:, the E,ovaro 1s,na- ho1Nw5 ~ vii: az
ha,t.s eraauhst ME-, eau - ~ ~
,ra ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ nv ~ " tho b.si%e
Inv ofternnon ~ and - ,ra,ked thence IN }ax,
tnn. toI1nWynT thr railrnod track The y;r
lent winds Which nrernilrl heT,s anne ia
aro. hal The elect IF hTeakinp mn thc Ira
ihe fant aa nf ~ tba % iaEe ~ and sriyno X down ~ IN
r;ver snS t,rc- the 1a11s M - :,rsot % u.s., ~
nren,itv ttet ". iser IL sr ~ H. nonth w1 III
3nr,,as4,t r. +hs nota-,at p ,ros -, - ooa t,o
h1icd or !. ,ammcds, rom honE I ~ ~ hi TN IN
tI,ictnaks ~ the ;ee varVinr frnn, tucnfy4
INV sJrtv and n il esifmotca sven 49,.
fea{ ''
1oroe ,,,on,t ~ ,,om.oe baa baen Inn,
Al Tnnnpstoysn and N5no-Sa a. wa yea-n n
docta and whs-res hsra Sss1 rorrye,i aTav -
some cxtent. fnvolyinr serions iosxe It r.
fston. The sirht ia \ most Ifiscnnrnoinr IN
The docks owned hx Il. Cornell. in tie r.
Of the American. are buried thirty or for.
feet below the Ice-the sheds and v
the hotel. n which the Custom House ".
located was naritallv demollshcd. II W
fnnnd at ono time that the American "
also be swept away. and preparations v
made Tor hastily eyacuati,r the nremf
That portion Of the village Of Qneenstow
Opposite Lewlston) lying on the tiats, bclo
the heights, was submerged, and stone bull,
ing which had stood since 1s1o was dem V
ed. Families living In this quarter VI
obliged to make speedy exit from tn
homes No lives were lost, though We und
stand that In Lewiston, tha Inhabitants wher
Of are Christian people, who obtain Il liv
hood mostly by Smuggling, speculating in t
Ssagnru Falls India Rubber ship Canal schcm
peddlIng tracts, md playing setback cuc},
many were SERIOUSLY scared ond sons
wet.
The most disastrous consequences we
apprehepded on Sunday evening and Moud
morning Inst, at which times The rrcat nj
Of lee moved from timc 70 time. Those "
Witnessed The sneetaclo @ describe It AZ nw:n,
rrnntl. Hnre i.c-herrs wnuld move i}nW
current almost with {he velocity Of q LOGON
i've, and, coming In contact With {.
smssb.up IN compaTisou with which n flr
class railroad collision would be
nowhere, was tho result. at other times, I
mcnse mountains OF Ice, after being whirl
nom the sieht, and The current, contrary
MI established rules, would rush Violently
stream.
We presume there Il not n spot betwe
Younsstown aud Lewiston where c;ossi1
| IN tnnt NAV mi he safely accnmn)ished-
| Iewiston. intercom1nnnication haa been esta
jished Between tie Province and the State
tnear1s OF a fi,ot-path~ imme1iately henea
the wreck Of tha f,ld s,,sppnsiou hridee. -
was demolished two years 40. On Mond
and T1csdly last the liver was crossed
ioot from tte former dock Of the AN
Of the Mist" md also near the W.
| noo1. and In the v.c1n;.v OF the s. Dev,
/ Noler-eomethinr. which. accordInr 10 :
statements Of the Oldest inhnsitaufs. y Y
| never performed or ATTEMPTED before.
No further damage IS apprehended, unls
| down nncther evaIaache of ira. I17f
| weather should remain calm, II Is thoue
| the Ice viii make its wny uuIetly ont n
Lake Ontario otherwise It ie feared The
sequences may Be very serious.
The yiapnra Falls Coz+tss has iha fo11ovf,