The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-28
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Breaking of an Ice Gorge at
Memphis and heavy loss
of Property.
#EH q ESN
Railroad Accident between
Louisville & Nashville.
Great Snow Storm and
BLOCKADE in the East.
Stokes tells his story about
how he killed Fisk.
Severe Cold-The Potomac
Frozen.
Baltimore Harbor closed
by Ice.
Indian troubles in Califor-
mia.
Little Rock out of Coal.
Baltimore Harbor closed
by Ice.
Indian troubles in Ca1ifor-
mia.
Little Rock out of Coal.
Other Items. Etc.


the CITY, and at 2 clock the gorge broke
and the ice came down with terrific force,
sweeping off the dry docks, and cutting
down ten barges of coal and steamer after
steamer lying at the wharf, until it was
thought that not single one of the large
number lying there could be saved The
following is the list of boats lost: Laura,
Belle of Pike, r. P. Walt, Undine, West
wind, and City of Augusta. The tew-boat
Nellie Thomas is lying in critical condi-
ton, and it is doubtful whether she can be
saved, as the ice is running very heavy.
The Westwind and Walt are loaded with
cotton.
LATER.-The bluff and levee is lined
with people watching the strange spectacle
of the destruction of boats by ice. The
crews of the various boats are busy at
work trying to save anything possible. 1t
/ is impossible now to give any reliable esti-
mate of the probable loss. The Laura, a
| ferryboat, will be a total loss, as well as al
| by the Naples Packet Company, and is
being driven distance down the river
were secured and win probably be saved.
The Clipper, towboat, was driven
! uDNn TO Tile USdQ 0I TtsluSuI Ioidtlu
and will prove total loss.
Brown & Jones lose one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars worth of coal,
leaving only three days supplies in the
hands of dealers, the Memphis gas works,
which supply the city, being without a
days supply. Coal has advanced in price
two dollars per barrel, which will cause
great suffering among the poor
MEMPHIS, Dec 27.-An ice gorge form
ed again in the afternoon. Brown l. Jones
lost eight thousand bushels and sixty coal
boats and barges, amounting to $l60,000.
The total loss by the disaster will not ex-
eeed 100000.
CINcINNAII, O., Dec. 27.-The South
bound train on the Louisville 4 Nashville
railroad was thrown from the track near
Glasgow Junction last night by broken
rail and went down an embankment fifteen
feet in height. The baggage car was
burned and the rest of the train took fire,
but the flames were extinguished There
, were large number of passengers aboard
most of whom were in sleeping berths.
Several were seriously injured but none
are reported killed The wounded were
removed TO Bowling Green
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 27.-The accident OF
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad wa:
more fatal than at first reported. The
passenger train which left here about mid
night last night struck broken rail neal
Glasgow junction, IS miles from this city
! about A. NJ The engine passed ovel
safely, but the rest of the train, consisting
of a baggage, two passenger and a sleep
D ing car, after running short distance
E plunged down an embankment Is feet, al
thee cars turning over and being consider
{ ably injured.
e The baggage and express matter tool
4 fire almost instantly, but the fire was pre-
e vented from spreading by the exertions o
q the train hands and passengers The ex
v press messenger, named King, was reseue,
a Ky being pulled from under the burnin
c baggage car.
r New YoRK, Dec. 27.-The streets ar
d banked with snow No such snow storr
+ has been witnessed in this section in uI
:, wards of 20 years. Last night the street
It were deserted from an early hour in tn
= evening. Thousands slept down town a
d hotels or their Offices, failing to reach thei
a houses in the upper parts Of the city
Thousands of poor people wandered abou
net having anywhere to go. Some of th
j principal lines of street cars are runnin
!. to- day with double teams, and are heavil
overloaded A few stages continue runnin
l. in the great thoroughfares, but it is onl
= at intervals that carts or other vehicles al
d seen.
,r No mail left the city yesterday, excel
. those sent at an early hour The pos
" master this morning reports no mail arri'
D. ed here since yesterday noon. In Brookly
le and suburbs nearly all travel and busine
,f is suspended
IL the Stokes case to-day the prison,
told his attorney of the shooting He a.
he mitted that he shot Fisk, but did not i
as tend to kill him, and that the shootin
n. moreover, was in lf-defense, Fisk havir
- drawn pistol to shoot him He had bee
e he said, In constant fear of personal vic
In ence. Stokes contradicted the eviden
given by Parker yesterday. and stated tn
@, he never called Fisk black mailer al
a threatened 10 shoot him.
/, PoUGHKEEps1E, Dec. 27.-The Montre
- express which left New York at p.
IN yesterday, arrived here at $50 this NOR
n ing with four locomotives and at 7;45 pr
n ceeded northward. Locomotives ha'
;. been sent to South Sterling to help trai
i, between mere anu NeW Iofk ana bHe ne
O. York special train which reached he
yesterday evening with western passenge
& for New York viii leave { the south at
AN. There are over seven hundred pa
engers snow bound between here and Peel
of kill, but it is thought all will get throuI
nd to New York sometime to-day.
~ New YORK, Dec. 27.--A special fro
Boston at midnight last night states II
/; all travel was suspended In the evenin
No trains whatever had arrived or le
: Over twenty thousand people were Co
PEELED to stay in the city over night, bel
unable to reach their homes In the 81
!. urbs.
by AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. 27-The sn
ork s storm continues here with no signs of ab
A. ing.
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