, 1872-12-28
RIVER DISASTERS.
An Ice-Gorge Breaks on the
Mississippi, Near
Memphis.
Six Steamers and Ten Barges Sunk-.-
Four Steamers Badly injured.


Mr,rpu1a Ter q7-1ast NIGHT tbe ira eoree6
.+ 10 Han .nd c,7ic4.ns ;nsf abova thie ~
0' .0o ..oa @o osAA0' !@7' "N0'o
ana at CLOCK thls morning Inc gorge o1oA7
and the ice came down with terrific force, sweep
ing of the dry docks: then cutting down ten
b.Toaa 1odan with coa1 he1onoinr to Brown 4.
4-N' ~ IT, ,t..-aa. afto- ata,7r,aS ,r;,o - ~,
wharf, until it WAS thought that not 3 sinsls
one of the large number lying there could be
saved. The following is a list OF tho boats lost
Laura, Belle Pike, K-P. Walt, Undino, Vest
Nee aG RI Thoas sn1 I IS yag IN % i critical conditoa,
and it is doubtful whether she can be saved, as
the ice is running very heavily. The Nestwi-d
and Walt were loaded with cotton.
ME,PH1s, Dec: p, 8 P. m.-The bluffs in front
watching the Btrnnge spectacle OF destruction
by the ice. Just above the foot OF Jefferson
street lies the r. P: Walt, crowded on shore -
broken in two. Above her is the Belle eltS.
barges, and just below lies the Laura, tac;y
broken. The crows are busily engaged III
wrecking them, in order to save oil possible b.
fore the ice changes their condlt.on- Just 2f
the water-gauge lies the West Wind, driven on
the bow Of the White Star wharf-boat, her urIs-
works complete wreck, but her hu3, with SO
bales Of cotton, comparatively uElnjured Ja:S
astern, and crowded on the outer gnard q
the wharf,boat, hes tue Andy Baum' NTH hor
upper TorEs badly uahaseu, anu the poat II
precarlons condition. ihe "hafi-ooat Is p1s
Ittla injured st its stern. The Arlington, Glas-
gov, and St. Francis are lying With Their guarcs
end upper works smashed. ::
Owing to the confusion aud strenuous efforts
Of the crews to save everything possible aud
guerd again st further DANGER it is Impossible 10
obtain reliable data as to the losses. The Wat
is owned by Elliott brothers, Memphis, who are
now-en engaged IN Wrecklng hs-, and saving al tte
cotton possible. The Laura, the Mound City
ferry, will be d total loss. She is owned by
Captain James, her commander Ihe Belle Plaa
will prove almosb total loss, tcSether "lta
her cargo-cotton. She is owned BY tl.e
St. Louis l. Naples Packet Company. and is BE-
inS wrecked. The ccE s'oc';s, after DelnS erlSen
down to tbs foot Of Exchange street, were Sc
cured, and will probabiy ee saved, though tney
and the steamer Pat Ci7burnc are in q critical
upper works arc crushed. The Westwind, be-
longing to Mcssingale 4 Bowman, of Nashville,
is ID great peril, having Ieor stripped Of her uF~
per works and forced against the wh2rtboat With
such power ne to break her Shafts. The Undlne
| and the Helen broke. and i'4o Sumner and hoo,
| sunk out Of eight. Tho Clipper, tow-bo2t. was
| driven down to the head CT Presidents Isl.n@.
and will prove total loss.
MEMp1us, Dec. 27-5 p. r.-Bro~n Jones,
largo steamboat owners, lose s1So, GOO worth Ct
coal; leaving only three eays' supply t1l1 II tos
which supply tho city with gus, being without i
days supply, tie coal dealers have advanced TIA
price to 50 per har-c7 which will Cause great
| suffering among the poor.
When the breakup occurred, tho Andy Bau.7
Was driven dova on tho wna--boss. Tayi~z
VOLS, one of hor pilots, attempted to Jump
from tho hurricane roof on to the Ens1f-bc2t,
but fell into the river and was bady crueaed by
the ice, and Tas resc:'cd with great, difficulty.
John Clinton, the second mate, ana tie b.
keeper both mado tho leap, but we're eao-7
bruised.
The James Howard arrived from heloc; aboct
10, and made several lne1fectuaA efforts to PEI
| tie City OF Augusta out, N1tlout being aolo ID
move her.
The river is stu! rising, having risen three and
q half feet since last evening.
MEMPHIS, Dec: 27-7 ?. n.-Ihe gorge tormca
at HaudOlDh again to-day. but broke IN tl6 after