, 1873-01-03
WESTERN RIVERS.
The ice Gorge mt Sta Louia--Urcaking
Up ut Cincinnati and Other Points.

The ice Gorge ut St. Louia-.DrC0NinE
Up ut Cincinnati and other Points.
CINCINNATI, O., JAN 2-The ice in the river
at Aalf-past j was small and soft- The danger
is over. The ice from Licking River was not
the result OF q general breakup It extended
only mile from it's mouth. An empty coal
barge struck the steamer Jas. D. Parker aud
pushed her on tue aunken Nightingale, cruahing
Hi noota were taken OF. The wreck OF tho
Mountain Boy was carried down the river No
othar damage. Tho river is rising, with twenty
three feet Of water.
CISC1NSAT1, O., Jan 2.-The river is moving.
The landing and bridges are crowded with peo-
pie, and all the steamers have steam up. The
leo commenced moving d. 4:35 P. m. The
steamers whistlcd 3 notice Of the break Of the
fringe OF ice remaining on each shore, and ex-
tending beyond the steamers, and at first it
the Newport j. Cincinnati Railroad bridge are
breaking it up. The Licking broke at 6 p. NJ
1t runs out gently: No boats are yet injured,
and tho boatmen feel happy sna hopefai!: Ill.,. ~
Eiver vas rising rapidly, but there no further
1 nth sufician. S eS crew, anchored % Dts IN ths
river OF the lower point of tho city,
went down with tho ice. Her prospects
for safety ara regarded good At half-p1st !
tho steamers in the Licking are whisting, which
indicates the ice ID coming down. The back
water from The Ohio is relied On to prevent any
danger fro1.ee it.
C1sc1xSA11, jan 2-The Gaxettc,s special SAYS
tho ice commenced moving at Lawrenccburg at
half-past 7, and that the Kanawha, at Charles
ton, Is rising, with Z feet OF water, and is free
from ice, with boats running from Charleston to
the month.
8r. LOUIS, Jan. 2-Tho ice gorge still holds
fast here, but the prospects favor speedy break
up. The river is rising, and the rains, which
hare fallen over largo section Of coun-
try, are swelling neafly all the upper
streams. The Usage and .Gasconade tributaries
OF the Missouri, which rise IN the 0zarko noun
tains, South OF St. Louis, nro said to be rising
RAPIDLY II this be true, the Missouri below
their mouths will break up with rush and carry
out the gorges here with an impetus that bodies
disaster to the craft ut our 1eyee mud below.
Rain fell hero all last night and most Of to-day.
It is colder tonight.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. "A large cake Of leo de-
tached from the gorge at Arsenal Island, below
boats and barge down the stream. and sunk
the barge loaded with iron, lying a1ongaide tho
towboat Wild Duck, ut Carondelet. >.
.P1rrsnunau, Jan. AIT 10 o'clock the river
WAS rising rapidly, with feet inches It has
stopped raining. The weather ia clear. The
boats st the wharf haye all 1aised steam so as to
be prepared for any emergency during
the night 4 number OF boats have been
employed during the day at various pools break
ing the ice. It is reported, this evening, that
tho ice in Pool No. 2 had run into Pool No l.
There arc gorges at rarions points in tho river
nbovo the city. The rapid rise at Brownsville
WAS caused by gorge Of leo at Rochester un-
broken.
C1Sc1SSAr1, O., Jan IA Chronicle special
Gays that the ice..gorgo at Henderson, Ky., broke
ing two dat-boata. Tho steamer Commercial,
lying at the Evansville whn.f, took water through
her open seams yesterday, and sunk. She WAS
valued ut 6, ,000, and insured