Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-04
from the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
THE ICE law At NlARARa

FHE ICE JAM AT NIAGARA
Having heard much Of the great ice
jam IN the Niagara river below tbe
Fails, and being somewhat eurious ID
"see the sights we took the cars as far
IS the bridge Yesterday afternoon ap6
walked thence 70 Lewiston. followinc
the IA ir0ad uraok The violent winds
which Prevailed here some DAYS ago.
had lle eject Of breaking up the ice at
The iegy OF the lake, and driving it down
The nEer and over the Falls, and so grea1
wss the quantity that the river from IL.
mouth az Youngstown 70 the catarsc
s az n time filed o. "jamraed'
from lank % bank, the thickness of thf
II B estimated. even eighty feet.
large amount Of damage has haar
done. At Youngstown and Niapara a,
we learn, the docks and wharves nav
Heen carried away to some extent in.
FolF-lS serious loss. At Lewiston. the
s-sfl Il a most disc0uraging one. The
4ocAs owned by y. Cornell, in the
rear Or the American. are buried
tni-ry OF forty feet below the ice
the sheds and warehouses swept
away and even the lowest portion of tie
loleL IN which the Custom House was
located, was partially demolished. Il
vas thought at one time that the
American would also be swept away.
and preparations were made for hastily
eyacualng the premises. That portion
o. The village. Of Queenstou Opposite
Lewiston. lying on the fats, below the
heights was submerged, and a stone
building which had stood since eighteen
hundred and twelve, was demolished.
Families living in this quarter were OBJ
#rraI rl EHnEa "a zr-aaE- a-F# E-HH- ~hLs-
homes. No lives were lost though we
understand that in Lewiston, the inhab-
IanE whereof are q Christian people.
who obtain a livelihood mostly by snug
ElnE, speclatng IN the Niagara Falls
India Rubber snip Canal scheme ped
ding tracts n playing setback sUchre
many were seriously scared and some
got wet.
The most disastrous consequences were
Epprelelle1 on Sunday evening and
Monday last, az which times the great
mass % Ice moved from time to time.
Those who witnessed the spectacle des-
c-5e 10 a. awtu-ly grand. Huge ice
oerCs would m0ve down the current al
most with lie velocity Of a locomotive,
ana, coming IN contact with others. a
smash up N comparison with which q
last class railroad collision would be alb
-@- --4EH H&e Tie LENAANa AZ
other times, immense mountains Of ice.
after being whiried about in the eddies.
would suddenly sink from the sight. and
Tie current contrary 10 all established
rules, would rush violently I'D stream.
We presume there Is not spot between
Youngstown and Lewiston where a
crossing on loot may not be safely ac-
c1u1l=lec. At Lewiston intercom-
1ul-eaC1u has been established between
The Er1T1nce and the State BIZ means of
q l1oIllili Immediately beneath the
wreck OK the Old suspension bridge.
which was demolished two wears AGO.
On Monday and Tuesday last the river
was crossed on foot from the former
dock of the Maid Of the Mist and also
near tie whirlpool, and in the vicinity
ofLne Devils HOIe'-0mething which
according 20 the statements Of the oldest
ln1aolIanls, was never performed or AZ
tempted before.
No further damage is ap~prehended.
unless another severe gale should occur.
Gown another avalanche Of ice.
II the weather should remain calm. IL is
L0ug1i TIE ice viii make its way out
INTO Lake Ontario; otherwise II il
feared the consequences NAV he verv
serious.
The Niagara Falls Gazette has the
following
Where the rapids are usually wild and
mpetIous immense masses of ice ill the
c1asn % a crest depth. Much Of TINS
formed sunday night. Saturday morning
y 4 and was quite mild. but ere
noon me weather changed rapidly. and
BEFORE night II was excessively cold. The 4
W-ac blew q gale in the meantime.
he water was very high both above
below the Falls. Ice came down
me IEern vast quantities. Sunday ere
sentea q rare sight. The river seemed
one sold las OF ice from near the Can
Fans almost 10 the S~uspensic5
b-4ge. The continuous additions COM
-lg e the Falls passed under he orea+
lifting IL with volcanic nSv-ar
making vast seams hills and vaIIsvs
Lle great mass of ice was lifted sons
-"enIE % thirty feet above the Us1sI
- u me water. and probably the real
-=tL @! the ice was twice asmUch. The
ever rising breath Of the cataract was
r1Zzn % a crystal whiteness uDoD the
ices -l-A L1ey presented a wonderfully
beautiful appearance.
Great quantities Of ice have lodpnd
-o1Fe . rails IN vast fields. OF tumSlad
lg1 on The rocks. As though the foun-
am hsa1 had been eXhaused. the watar
saturday had been very low tbDs
'erm-tIng the Frost King 10 establish
ls barriers firmly. OF course peoDIe
cross freely End safely at the ferry
md we learn that they also cross st tbr
,5'- h1le-omeJhIng We heyer heard
'a7 accomplished but once, some tw-nrv
cars mp m|LHL Lnn