The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-06
RIVER NEWS.
Saturdays Dispatches.

gheny is reported closed az VII OlGyi WIN
Door prospect for break up. 1t con.
tinues to pour out q large amount OF heavy
ice ut this point. There Is considerable
amount Of activity at the wharf to-day, as
several boats were receiving freight for
the lower parts. The Anna Is receiving
freight for Cincinnati, add Is announced
to depart Monday evening" The Belle
Vernon is receiving for Nashville, and the
Exchange for Cincinnati. The loss on
the Petrolia, Is 5000; no insurance. The
prospects OF present, may be regarded as
favorable Tor the resumption Of naViga'
don.
NEW ALBANY, January 4.-About 0
o'clock last night, the ferrybost McHarry
in attempting to cross to Portland, got
caught In heavy ice, and carried down the
river eight miles, where in trying to make
a landing got caught in tree, which tore
off one wheel and the guards, knocked the
pilot house of, chimneys and steam pipes
down. The boat was landed. The crew
and passengers escaped. The Ice is very
CAIRO, January 4.-The ice gorged
above Cumberland has broken and is
running past Paducah. Weather cloudy
and cold.
CINCINNATI, January 4.-The Chr0Rtes
special says the steamer K. Q. Gray Is
sunk below Shawneetown. The stern Is
in twenty feet Of water and the bead on
the bank.
The Tines Louisville special says very
heavy ice was running all night. The
river has fallen three inches since morn
ing. The Ice gorged along the Kentucky
shore from tho tow.head 10 the wing
dam, extending 10 mid river. 1t also
gorged on the Indiana side some distance
from shore during the night. Flatboats
were crowded in against the shore. but
received no injury. Several coal boats
floated over the Falls safely, and were
probably caught below.
Light ice Is running in the Ohio. Heavy
ice commenced running out Of the Lick
Ing about 10 o'clock. Everything Is safe
here. No boats are leaving for up now
on account Of heavy ice on the way from
tho Pomeroy gorge, which is expected
here tomorrow.
CINCINNATI, January 4.-The river
here is 1S feet, and declining.
A Gazette special this evening, reports
90 feet in the KanaWha at Charleston.
tits thought now that the freeze and
brisk winds will prevent the rapid flow OF
the tributaries, and that they will run out
in detail and not produce the great flood
anticipated. A sudden thaw with rain
would alter the case, producing a great
flood.
sr. LOUIS, January 4.-A large field ot
ice extending from shore to shore, broke
off the gorge above the bridge this after.
noon, foated down and filled up the most
open space below the bridge, but did no
damage. Another break was expected to-
night' but up TO II o'clock, no further
movement had taken place. The river
rose about foot to-day, and the gorge
cannot last much longer. The steamers
along the levee have made preparations
for the break up by raising steam, and
extra moorings have been attached to the
wharfboats, barges etc, A snow storm
set in about O'clock, and continues at
this hour, midnight
LOUISVILLE, January 4.-There is no
change in the condition Of the river up to
midnight. A heavy snow has been fall
ing since 10 o'clock.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, January 4-The
weather is cloudy and cold. Mercury 28
10 SO. The river has risen 2 feet and full
of floating ice. The Fayette left for Hen.
derson and arrived there safely, she will
not come back till tomorrow. The r.
g. Gray was sunk below RoSeclalr, on
Thursday night.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-No arrivals.
Departed; The Alaska fori Cincinnati and
the Labelle for Memphis. A heavy rain
fell this evening.
PITTsBURaH, Pa.-Evening-Jan. d
The river Is receding very slowly with 70
feet 4 inches. The weather Is clear.
Mercury 81. Considerable ice continues
to run in tho rivers. It has been very ac-
tive on the wharf to-day. The Anna Is
announced to depart Monday evening, the
Juniatta for Wednesday, the Exchange is
loading for Cincinnati, the BelleVernon
for Nashville Should the present state OF
weather continue considerable coal will
probably leave early next week.
LOUISVILLE, January 4.-EVening.- a.
ice has been running heavily all day, but
mostly spongy or cropped:
Last night the New Albany ferry boat
attempted to cross to Portland, and was
carried five miles down the river by the
ice, landing at Middle Creek. 1t was re-
ported on the landing that she caught In
the timber and lost her pilot house, steam
pipes and chimneys. There was num-
ber passengers on board who had not yet
returned 10 the city early this morning.
A salt boat passed down the chute and
lodged on the head of Goose Island, and
will probably be saved. An empty coal
boat passed down about half past ten this
morning, and struck Pier No. 90 broad.
side, swung around and went on ap.
parcntly uninjured. Before noon coal
boat lodged on Weitzel's Dam, at head Of
the canal, and hangs there. Late lAstnight
two hay boats, the wreck OF q steamer
and number Of barges went down over
the falls. Five boats and barges alto
gether came down to-day, and two more
were in sight at dark. Several ice islands
have formed in front Of the city. The
ice has backed up from Wetzers dam TO
tow head, at least two miles, but the
field only extends some two hundred
/ yards into the river, and has crowded the
coal and wharf boats slightly on the bank
below the Mail Limo wharf boat, where
steamers lie nharbor, comparatively free
Of ice. Near the shore, stationary belt
Of ice lines the Jacksonville front from
opposite First street TO the ferry land
ing, Ono ice island one fourth OF the way
across the river from the foot oI Sd street
is 200 yards long, 30 or 40 wide and six
to ten high. There Is q smaller island
further neart the middle Of the river.
These leave narrow passage for floating
ice, and some fears are expressed Of q
gorge at this point; others say that the
current is too strong. Tho Islands are