Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-03
THE OHIO.
The River Moving at Cincinnati.
The Licking Running out Smoothly.

BOatmen Happy and Hopeful.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 2.-The river il
moving. The landing and bridges are
crowded with people. All the steamers
have steam up. The ice commenced NOV
ing at quarter to five. The steamers
whistled notice Of the break. A fringe OF
ice remains on each shore, extending be-
| yond the steamers. At first it seemed to
move in solid body, but the piers of the
Newport and Cincinnati railroad bridge are
breaking it up.
The Licking broke at @. 1t runs out
gently. No boats are yet injured, aud the
boatmen feel happy and hopeful.
LATER-The ice in the river at $50 to-
night is small and soft and the danger is
over. The ice from Licking was not gen.
eral break up. 1t extended only a mile
from the mouth. Danger is thought to be
past. An empty coal barge struck the
steamer James D. Parker, and pushed her
on the sunken Nightingale, crushing her
wheel; damage $1,000. The Fan Tail and
Minnneola were taken off of the wreck of
the Mountain Boy and carried down the
river. No other damage. The river is
rising, with % feet of water. ~
LATEsT.-At l o'clock tonight the river
was rising rapidly. No further damage to
boats. The Lenora, with sufficient crew,
is anchored in the river. The lower point
of the city went down with the ice. Her
prospects for safety are considered good.
At half past one the steamers in the Lick
ing are whistlng, which indicates that the
ice is coming down. The backwater from
the Ohio is relied upon to prevent danger
from it.
Various Breaks.
The Gazette special says the ice COM
meuced moving at Lawrenceburg at u
o'clock, and that the Kanawha at Charles
town is rising, with 7,feet water, and is free
from ice, with boats running from Charlie s.
town to its mouth.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. 2.-Cloudy ard
mild. Mercury As to "a. River rose three
inches and then fell one foot after the ice
broke. The ice moved out without injury
to any floating craft. At 1885 it gorged,
but started again at 4 Pm. Heavy ice is
still in the harbor. It has broken at Hen
derson, Owensboro and Rockport, but
gorged again at the latter place. The Ow-
ensboro wharfboat was CARED off Two
aat-boats were sunk at Rockport.
No Change at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 2.-River rising very
slowly; 5 feet inches in the canal, and
feet inches in the chute. Rained most of
the afternoon. Mild and clearing up To-
night. Nochange in the ice position.
At PIttsburg.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 2.-The river is seven
feet five inches at 6 O'Clock, and rising rap
idly. A large amount of heavy ice is
running in the Monongahela river
The Allegheny remains unbroken. The
weather has been warm and cloudy during
the day and thawing very rapidly. The
mercury this evening is 46. A heavy rain
began falling at 6 o'clock.
LATERAL 10 O'Clock the river was
rising rapidly, with 8.feet inches. 1t has
stopped raining and the weather is clear.
The boats at the wharf have all raised
steam so as TO be prepared for any emer-
geDcy during the night. A number of boats
have been employed during the day at the
various pools breaking the ice. Il is re-
ported this evening that the ice in pool No. |
2 had run into pool No. l. There are
gorges at various points in the river above |
the city. The rapid rise al Brownsville is
caused by the gorge of ice at Brownsville
being unbroken.