Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-13

into sanCtiOuing such u scheme OF rob
berry, to induce the honest people Of the
South to become responsible fol- its action
by a re-admission into the Union, that
can only be secured by fawaing and
crouching at the feet Of power, and kiss
ingAe feet that kick them?
J~enersonviIle Cor. New Albany Ind GazeRe ]
Our city was the scere of the most in
tense excitement yesterday afternoon,
which utterly defies the powers Of de-
scTiptiuu by zen or tongue, TO fully rep
resent, or wen give anything like Q rep
r%esentati0n that will convey to those
who were not witnesses Of It a correct
impression Of it. Aud even 10 us who
witnessed il from beginning to end it
seems more Ike a frightlui dream than
a reality.
To the morning appearances, well I'M
dersJood by Tiger men, indicated the
probability Of abre8k-upof the immense
fields OF shore ice extending ~ the river
the Six Mile island, and from ffty 20 one
hundred yards IA width. Every boat
and barge along our wharf had extra
lines out, and every other ]precauJion that
was possible was resorted to to meet the
emergency that finally occurred. All
the steamboats, and feTryboats kept a full
head oil steaUi, and the John iShallcross
madc several trips in the forenoon, and
q little after Don took on a laage load OF
teams audapassengeTs TO return to Louis
Vile. But tie floating ice was so thick
and strong that she lay at her dock some
time, apparently waiting tor an opening
in the ice for her to 60 through in cross
ing.
About one O'Clock pm. the shore ice
opposite Il city, on which but a few
moments before several persons were
skating, started and passed down the
river without doing any injury, aud il
was hoped the larger quantlt IS farther
w would not start. But sOOn il was dis
covered that it too had started in i'm
mense and Unbroken quantities, starting
at the upper end and swinging around
from the Kentucky side reached the
shore on this side OF the river, and came
d0en with an irresistible fuIce. Hun
dreds were on the shore watching it.
approach with an almost uubrqken
silence, evidently hoping for the best but
fsGSing the worst,
49, the ice reached an empty coal
barge fastened with three heavy rope
cables, any q of which seemed strong
enough to hold II; but one after another oil
them snapped like so many strands Of
packing ;w5ne, and she dritted down
sgaiust two others equally we'll fastened,
watch were Ols1 broken from their fast.
euiBgs aud all three of them were driven
against the Isaac Bowman. In addition
e. several rope cables she had out g veTy
heavy chain, all together with eaid # q
powerful bend of steam, within was tet
on p.tt engines WIN lu,l I'-ct.lt wac
h7ps1 tuh' sue ""Uid oe aoIe % r-7'sI t-e
pressure eA,u=b oLeo tte ba4Ets anu ICE
pas oy, anu mus serve rs "a Hltectlah u
the Nhailr'AI u the JoAh 9LailtiUas'
istn- Jaet o-'o"'
h4' ui's hHte was OF SNORT ulifalion'
FtrF soon sue pare" one ai.er aii"!hFi
OF leI hlss qAlch succession. ana tAsu
btF c1aiL ca..i-' FROM INST Instant q
scene ehsus" LhaL oessais a. attempts
al lt7tfp'i"h' LFei5 soay tnei hAf"
llat me zee would gihe ever! ing De
fore iI. Il q was faiseo m clear the
Shal.eross o her passengers rs last as
pcss!n4e. Onii iheu they htd not sup.
posed themselves IN any danger. as
me B""IiAu mao ola irlm tLeii
view the eI=cis OF the Ice IIey mad
harriy got u 70 see nj Wa' the cause
OF the %iaidl De!0Ee the BOWMAN cane
Oh 70 the wuarI ooati breaking her Auss
aHu crushing heL upper WORKS u
thotsh they were ou'lV OF E~Ss'eooard
ana pllihS mem on Doafd o tne
SnaIicIoss "hIch lhen received Ihe
."Ice Vi au lhe ooats aHu D%Ises ana
- coIi"l1s!} snaPPihE heI INES 'lke
o. az me Tes5. Inen .hey SUD
utnly realL4fu the grea1 HauSer Ihey
Meie il, az as !4st aS PuszIOe JUMPED
oNSI .le aiif % Ine uoa' nee ne shore'
anu over tne D9"' some a. Hrs5 Jumk.h
hG@IIy OF fEl'e On 70 me SHoTeu
otneIa, 9 un7 la 7t@''eS
h~Io"-IIs9, JNHlplHs on the H,a1Iug zee
-, = 800 ~ $50
ihE ROWING OF eelug crushed ny me
ms.Sss OF 2'oAsn zee, nrough me beroie
800 va , 80. i'sh
y
~ - ny l''-.-s at 'Ht o"" "' tHe "oa'r
~ W. elsi5 ~ ,eu 'ee1 lI"iu tle
va, VI i07' anu JuWPeu as hAt a. lHey
coLtd'
'iL7 ciy :" we ale to7t we are
I"-.' iI's 'Aio"eH I'VE "3al anu "'-
.HeH "a 'it SHORE ""o Hti ~'"iueis nus
oaHt7 ~" "'"sheI7 on t1-lu were sh'ul-
III ga -l5 ,h"Iy y tsp1 o item 10
Iug ol' Jump ON Oue man
/" 'lh hi7 VIC ana '"o niue o'!s were on
h2-Iu' he sol the BOYS Oh WIN tNe alI
OF some persons on shoie, ana they stood
screaming i'f thelr '&ther d mother,
aoln oi whom haaliy succeeded 10
settthS ashore. Sun there were
many passengers unabie u get Of
:" a. anu Icy, @ita ne CLiceis
OF me ooats' seemed destined to almost
''iI u'sst uctl"u 'Yt, re oG~ts
anu hot SINK IN the ice before they
$50 '"J i9Hs, a He'Ig
supposed 'hey Woaio-ior 10 was sup
posec Jhey "outd be 50 BADLY crushed as
10 IhAHe tHtnl leak at a iehfiti fate-it
seemed hardly possible that they could