The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-04
RIVER NEWS.

1.-THE following dispatches are furnished
US by Mr.. Morgan, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office in this city']
PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 3.-7:45 P.
M-River 12 feet 0 inches, and rising
very fast-at the rate Of 4 inches per
hour, The ice is running very heavy
The Allegheny river broke about $50 r
NJ, and Is running very full OF ice' carry
ing a large number Of rats with 1t. From
what l can learn, 1t has not broken
further up than FreepOrt. 1t has not
broken at Parker's yet. A gentleman
from Freeport on tho evening train says
the river that comes into the Allegheny
at Freeport broke this afternoon, and is
carving an immense amount OF lumber,
Lumber Is nearly as thick as the ice'
PTTTsBUReH, Pa, January $50 r
M.-Weather warm; mercury a degrees
A large amount Of ice continues running
in the Monongahela, butas yet no serious
damage has resulted from it. The Pc
trolia and tow were struck by the ice and
sunk below smithf1eld Bridge.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches
PrTTsBURGH, January 3.-River at Q
o'clock II feet 8 inches and rising rapidly.
The weather has been warm during the
day and 1t thawed very rapidly. Iho
mercury this evening is falling. a large
amount Of ice has been running in the
Monongahela, but has caused little dam
age. The large number OF coal barges al
different points above are now out OF dan
ger, and should the present iaVora-
Bile weather continue they will be ready
to leave for lower ports by the begin
ming OF the week. The Petrolia and the
old Allegheny tow was struck by the ice
this afternoon at the wharf and sunk be-
low the smithfeld street bridge. She Is
probably injured beyond repair; loss not
ascertalned. The Allegheny at Oh City
is rising, and there is q fair prospec! lor q
break. Reports state the river to be II
feet at Rochester. Two steamboats, were
sunk there to-day by the gorge.
The river is rising rapidly. with u ieet
0 inches. Rise since 6 o'clock, 2 feet y
inches. The MOnongahela Is reported
open to It's headwaters The Allegheny
broke early in the evening as far up as
Freeport, and Is at present putting out
large amount Of heavy ice.
The Situation at Cincinnatl..Break-
Ing up of Gorges Lower Down.
CINCINNATI, January 3.-Nothing new
in river matters since the break up last
night except that the mamoth wharf boat,
belonging to the South Western Trans
portation Co. il left on shore; caused by
the sudden fall of the river, efforts are
being made to pull her of. The ice IN
the Licking river Is still gorged about half
a mile above the mouth. The gorge is
from fifteen to twenty feet high and the
river falling. The gorge at Madison, Ind,
gave way this morning, and carried the
Steamer General Buell. half mile below
that city and sunk her. 1t is reported
that gorge nineteen miles above Louis
Vile, broke this morning but has not
made It's appearance at Lo uisVille yet.
LATER-The ice in the Licking river
Just started. The gorge at New Albany
gave way ct midnight and did no damage.
CrNCNNATI, January 3.-News from
above indicate q very high river coming
down. The Licking river is running out
heavy ice and large number OF loose
saw logs this afternoon, but the ice.is soft
and broken. There Is no addition to the
damages already reported. Two or three
little steamers have been thrown aground
without injury, but will be anoat BY the
rise of the river. There Is q rumor that
the coal boats broke loose last night at
Retont's.
The sinking Of the steamer Coal Haven
q short distance above here, Is not con-
tlrmed. No boats have hoated past here.
The rumor last night that the Leonora
went down with the ice, is false. She Is
safe in the lower part Of the city. The
river is pretty near clear above the mouth
of the Licking. Specials to the Gazette,
says the Kanawha is 10 feet at Charles
ton. The river rose z feet within twenty
four hours at Ironton, and corresponding
ly at Marietta, Wheeling and other points.
Private dispatches report the Mononga.
hela rising with almost unparalleled
rapidity.
In anticipation ofa flood, the people in
the lower part Of the city arc removing
their merchandise from the cellars and
placing 1t high and dry.
A Gazette special from GAINESVILLE, says
that the ice was moving IN the Mus
kingum his morning. The Emma Gra-
ham, valued at $1,000, is q total loss, TO-
gether with three thousand dollar cargo
Of -four. No insurance.
The steamers up the river are reported
running. The boats here are loading,
and some Of them expect TO start out to:
morrow. The weather Is clear and
windy. The mud on the streets has been
freezing since dark.
The Breakup at MadlSonss Loss Of
the Gen. Bnel and Nat Williams.
Little Damage at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, January 3.-The ice has
been running heavily since 1880 A. NJ;
the river Is tIll Of fcruahed ice, and large
number OF immense foes are passing
down. The water Is shallow on Wet
zell's dam at the head OF tho canal, and
the ice foes are thoroughly broken up in
passing over 1t. The fields which pass
down the chute between the wings ot tue
dam arc broken to pieces against the
peers Of the bridge or crushed up on
the falls. The ice is generally porous
and heavy and floats deep. A coal barge
containing about 5000 bushels, belong
ing to Hyatt s. Stone, was cut down
at the wharf this afternoon. The loss
will be about $1,000. The barge was
towed up to the head Of the canal this
morning, to supply the customers. The
hull OF the old Dick Fulton and one flat,
broke loose from the tow head this after.
noon, and drifted down near First street,
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