The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-05
THE ICE AND THE RIVER AT
LOUISVILLE.
PROBABILITY or A GORGE, But
NO GREAT DAMAGE.
TODAY.
PROSPECTS OF A FLOOD AT GIN.
CINNATI DIMINISHING.
THE SHIPPING AT ST. LOUIS IN
CONSIDERABLE DANGER
ETC.,
ETC.,
KILLED.

NEW York, Jan. Al. Rely, s'ailor,
killed himself this afternoon in Jumping
from the main ysrdarm TO the deck Of .
steamer while on her way out, bound for
Liverpool. The spectacle WAS witnessed
by the crowds On tho ferry boats. Rely,
who 10 said TO be from Logan.po't, Ills,
vas picked up and his body taken to the
moryue.
BURNED.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 4.-The jewelry
store Of Benjamin 4 Ford in the Brew'ter
building, was burned to-day. Loss about
$50, 900.
/ LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4.-The ice has been
running heavily all day. but 10 mostly
sponey or chopped up. Last night the
New Albany ferry boat, whils attempting
to cross 10 Portland, was carried i've
miles down the river by the ice, and
landed at Middle creek. 1t is reported
that Ia landing she WAS caught In the tim
Der. and lost n wheel, pilot-house, steam
pipes and chimneys. A number Of pas
.engers were on hoard VINO have not yeI
returned TO the city. Early this morni' 8
. sulIboat passed down the chute and
lodged ct the head Of Goose Island, and
vii. probably be saved. An empty coal
boat passed down about half-psst 10 this
morning struck pier No. 20 broadside,
swung around, and went on apparently
unhurt. Before noon . coAlboat lodged
on Wstxel's dam st the head Of the canal
md hangs there still. Late last nigh:
two hay bosts, the wreck Of steamer, Auc
number Of barges wsat down over ,h'
falls. Five bosts and barge
altogether came down to-day, snc
tSo more wsrs in sight at dark
several ice islands formed in front Of tn
city. The ice backed up from Wetzel
| dam towbsad, 1t least two miles, but tn
deld only extended some two hundret
yards from The shore into the river, AM
has crowded coal and whHrfboats slight
on the bank below the mail line wharf
boats, whsrs steamers lie in harbor com
par.tivsly FREQ Of ice. Near the shore
stationary belt Of ice lines the Jefferson
front from opposite First street to the fer
~ landing. One ice island . fourth wa,
across the river from the foot Of Tbir,
street, is two hundred yards long, thirt
Or forty wide, and siI IN ten feet high
smaller 10 and 10 further out, nesr the mid
die OF the river. These have . nsrro'
passage for aosting ice, and some fears Ar
expressed Of . gorge at this point. Other
cay the current Is too strong. The island
are formed by deep floating ice catching
On rocks or hidden obstructions. No fur
Their damage was done and NO serious dam
sgs now anticipated.
AT cIScISxATI.
CINcISNArI, Jan. +.--River declinet
to-day. It Is thought now that the freez
and the brisk winds will prevent = rspi'
aow Of its tributaries, and that they vii
run out in detail, and not produce . grea
a.,od. 1t 10 anticipated that = sud
len thaw with rain would alter the case
producing great food.
YIELD OF ICE.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. IA large field of ic'
extending from shore 10 shore, broke Ut
the gorge above the bridge this morning
and Aoa,sd down. It Hllsd up most Of .h'
npen space below the bridge, but did nj
damage. Another break is expected to
oight, but up II o'clock no further move
msnt has taken place. The river ros
about foot to-day, and the gorge canno
last much longer. Steamers along tn
lsvee have made preparations for tn
breakup by raising steam, and extr'
mooridg have been attached to whsrfboAts
barges, etc. A snow storm set In about
o'clock and continues At this hour.