The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01
GIN CINNATI.
Break in the Ice..Steamer Mountain
Boy Sunk and Others Damaged

Break In the Ice..Steamer Mountain
Boy Sunk and Others Damaged
Greater Damage Apprehended.
CINCINNATI, December Sl.-The ice IL
the river here broke this morning about
o'clock, and sunk the steamer Mountain
Boy, owned by David Gibson & Co., o.
this city. The steamer Messenger had
her cabin and fender broken on the lar;
board side, and her engine was knocked
out oi line. She had full cargo on
board, which is being removed. The
Leonora and the Emma Floyd, IN old
wreck worth about 81 900, and number
of coal barges and flats were also carried
away,
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
About 6 o'clock, the ice broke and
the Messenger and Grey Eagle were brok'
en- loose from the foot Of Walnut street
and carried down on the mail line
wharf boat at the foot of Vine street, sink.
ing the Mountain Boy and damaging the
other two boats. The Mountain Boy sunk
to tho boiler deck, and is held up by the
ice, but is now being wrecked. She is
owned by the Cincinnati and Chilo Pack
ct Company, loaded for st. Louis, and was
vailed at $4,000; insured here against fire
only. The Messenger Is crowded be-
tween the Mountain Boy and Grey Eagle,
and has both sides Of her after guards
broken in. Her cylinder is cracked and
in bad condition, and it is doubtful ifshe
can be saved. She has q cargo Of 45O
tons. The Grey Eagle has her guards
smashed and is crowded on the wharf
boat. The Leonora was owned by the
Louisville Mail Line Company. She
was landed at tho distance OF a mile or
two below the city, and is fast in the ice.
No coal Of any account was lost here,
though several empty barges were carried
away. The ice stopped moving before
seven o'clock, and has not gorged since.
AS it is still raining, it is feared the ice
will move again at any moment, when
greater damage is expected. All the
boats have steam up. II the Licking
runs out first, it is feared the wharf will
be swept clean; while, il the ice comes
down from above first, the boats lying at
the upper part of the wharf will sustain
the shock, and the disaster might be gen
eral and serious. Men who have been
close observers, say they have never
known the situation to be more uniavor-
able tor our vessels here.
LATER. -....
Losses Estimated at SI5O,OOO to
100000.
CINCINNATI, December 31.-The dam
age roughly estimated as caused at this
point, is put at from $3.50, 1000 to 5000, 900.
There is about 10 feet ot a depth OF water.
The flow OF ice Stacked about 8 o'clock
this evening, then an hour later commen-
ccd running again, but at 0 o'clock the
rapid rising Of the river and retarded
movement Of tho ice, indicated gorge
below at the mouth Of the Great Miami.
The chief loss Is in coal barges torn loose
at the lower landing, and carried down
the river and probably sunken. The
Fifth street Ierryboat has been torn loose
and taken down the river since dark; her
fate is not known. The stern wheel
steamer Kate Putnam, was struck at Z
o'clock and sunk in the water 10 her
cabin. She is valued at $4,000, and
owned by Capt. Drown; insured for $1,000
in Cincinnati and Marietta offices. The
steamer Daniel Boone has been crowded
ashore by the Ohio No. 4, and her cabin
utterly smashed to splinters by the upper
guards ofthe latter; damage $4,000. Tho
stern wheel steamer Messenger, worth
$4,000, had one Of her engines badly dam.
aged by being crowded by boats lying
along side OF her near the current OF
the river. Kitty Hegler has been showed
ashore, but the rise OF water is floating her
again. The barge Nightingale, worth
81 900, has sunk. About 00barges have
been torn loose and taken away, their
average value being $l,500 each. Some
of these barges may be recovered, but It
is not probable that many will be saved.
They chiefly belong TO the coal Dealers
gas company and stone dealers, and were
harbored at Lower CoVington, where last
winter they escaped.
Later intelligence shows that nearly all
OF the above barges were empty and very
little coal has been lost. The losses alte
among great number OF per
sons. Tho Kate Putnam was owned by
AIessrs. Drown, Hall, Best, Curtis and
Nye, all OF Marietta, Ohio. The steam.
er Mountain Boy, which sunk early
this morning is entirely under water this
evening. The Annie Laura is thought to
be greatly exposed to the flow of ice from
the Licking, but has not yet been hurt.
1t is expected the Licking will open to-
night, which will probably have the ef-
feet OF raising the river four or five feet
here, and may destroy every boat at the
landing. The few boats above Broad
way are out Of reach Of tho Licking
break up. Boatmen expect it tonight
with much apprehension. Alto o'clock
this evening the ice had nearly stopped
flowing here, indicating an almost GER
tain firm gorge below. Several boats arc
anchored in the middle Of the river with
full steam on. The pressure on the boats
driving them ashore has been so great as
to bend and careen the stanchions Of the
New Orleans wharf boat by pushing the
steamers alongside against her.
AT l01 o'clock the ice in the river
gorged and stopped running, but at few
past II started to move again.
The dread Of the results from the outflow
OF the Licking increases. The Fifth
street ferry boat was thrown out on dry
land on the Kentucky shore opposite the
lower part Of the city. Fifty bargcs
have been crushed to pieces and scattered
along the shore on both sides Of the river,
in the lower part Of the city.
AT one o'clock the river was still and
the Licking had moi run out
Suicide of a Murderer In Prison.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 3l.-Wm.
Cleek, convicted Of the murder Of his