Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-09


A dispatch OF the 7th from New Orleans.
says t Ft
The steamer Starlight, hence for Shreve-
port, in going over the falls at Alexandria
struck on the rocks aud sunk, but was soon
after gotten afoat.
The steamer L. billiard sunk to her main
deck in Soda Lake, with two hundred and
fifty bales of cotton on board The cargo
would be saved in damaged condition.
The steamer Navigator, with seven hun
dred bales Of cotton on board, dragged and
sunk to the boiler deck thirty miles below
Shreveport No lives lost by either Of the
above disasters.
Memphis dispatches of the same date
says the Cleaner, bound for Memphis,
struck a snsg twelve miles below Pine Bluff,
Wednesday, aud sunk to her main deck
Goods and boat valued at S24 900. Owned
by Dan Able & Co.
TIE ICE BREAKUP IN THE oHIo-GREAT
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. ~
The New Albany Ledger of the 4th says
About one O'Clock in the afternoon the
shore ice opposite our city, on which but a
few moments before several persons were
skatin :, started down the river githout do
ing any injury, and it was hoped the larger
quantities further mp would not start. But
soon as il was discovered that, too, had
started in immense nnbroken quantities,
starting from the upper end aud swinging
around from the Kentucky side, reached
the shore on this side the river, and came
down with an irresistible force. Hundreds
we're on the shore, watching its approach
with an almost unbroken silence, evidently
hoping for the best and fearing the worst.
Soon the ice reached an empty coal barge
fastened with three heavy rope cables, any
one Of which seemed strong enough to hold
it. But one after another Of them snapped
ike so many strands of packing Irvine, and
she soon drilled down against two others
equally as well fastened Which were also
broken from their fastenings and all three
Of them were driven against the Isaac Bow
man. In addition to several rope cables
she had out a very heavy chain one, and
all together with the aid Of a powerful head
of steam, which was let on to both engines
with full force, it was hoped thst she would
be able TO resist the pressure sufficient 10
set the barges and ice pass By and thus
serve as protection to Che wharf-boat and
the John Shallcross, lying just below. BIT
this hope was of short duration.
Very soon she parted one after another
of her lines in quick succession, and then
her chain cable From that instant scene
ensued that beggars attempt at description.
Everybody then knew that the ice would
take everything before it. A shout was
raised to clear the Shalleross Of her passen-
gers as soon as possible. Until then they
had not supposed themselves in any dan
ger, as the Bowman had hid from their
view the effects of the ice. They had hard
ly got oft to see what was the cause of the
alarm before the Bowman came on to the
wharf boat, breaking her lines and crushing
her upper works as though they were built
of pasteboard, and piling them on board
the Shallcross, which then received the
force of all the boats and barges and ice
combined, swapping her lines like those of
the rest.
4 They then suddenly realized the great
danger they were in, and az fast as possible
jumped ever the side Of the boat next the
shore, and over the bow, some at first jump
ing nearly or quite on 10 the shore, and
others, as the boat started from her moor
ings, jumping on the floating ice several
yards from the shore, and escaping drown
ing or being crushed by the masses of bro
ken ice through the heroic efforts Of those
on the shore, at great risk to their own
lives. Several ladies climbed up on the
railing at the bow Of the boat, which was
eight or ten from the water or ice, and
jumped a. far they could.
The cry of We are lost we are lost :"
rang through the boat, and women on the
shore who had fathers, husbands and
brothers on board were shouting IN the
agony Of despair for them to dump of
oh, Jump off 2" One man with his wife
and two little boys were aboard He got
the boys off with the aid Of some persons
on shore, and they stood screaming for
their father and mother, both Of whom
finally succeeded in getting ashore. Still
there were many passengers unable to get
of at all, and they, with the officers Of the
boats, seemed destined TO almost certain
destruction for if the boats did not sin k
in the ice before they reached the falls, as
nearly everybody supposed they would
for it was supposed they would be 80 badly
crushed az to make them leak at a fearful
rate-it seemed hardly possible that they
could pass over the fallsin their crippled
condition. ~
But The ohieers and crew stood BY them
and worked with a vigor and eoOlness
worthy ali praise. Captain d. n. Dryden,
falls pilot, seeing that their only salvation
was in going safely over the falls, small %
the chance might be, Jumped aboard just ss
she was passing out Ofthe reach OF al pos.
sible aid from the shore, and lent his en-
ergy and experience to that desperate effort
AT WEBBING, va.
The Haeiligeaes,. Of the 4th tas the fol-
lowing
For several days The ,aeahlboat owners
had been endeayoFing 20 prepare iOg the
event, and had a large force aol, men work
ing with might and main, endeavoring 10
Gus away the ice from about the boats.
They were, however, only partially succeas-
full On the river side % The Hillman and
the Eagle, doth side-wheel boats. the ice
was found % be ciinging IN euoFmnns
masses. many feet thicker than the ice on
the surface Of the river, and il Vas found
impossible 70 remove Il before the river
began to break. 3
The Eagle waa tie frsf 70 part her
chains and hawseTs, but having 4 aupply
Of new lines, WIS soon made fast again.
Shortly after the Hillman parted her
chains, and all her lines snapped Ike
threads, and she started out in a great food
Of 5os. She had Steam up in heY doniey
engine, bat could aoi tam a sfheel %
aecount Of the massas ~ ice elibging %
them. Tie New State, siiea had been
wedged befWeeh She II ilirnan aad theshere,
next parted all her lines and vac driven
into he eddy Al the mouth q The creek,
and line was run ont and made fast, her
stern being uptise fsef.
The ice q ihis time being much broken
she vas shaught % BE- safe bSt soon large
field Of ice, with 4 great bank ike gov
ergment ram. Wa discovered hearing d.
recsls apoa her The steFn Wa quickly
sxnhe round, ard only just ia tine 70 ave