New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-01
WHOLE NUMBER 1853.

Mail Line Company, was landed mile or
two below the city, and is fast in the ice.
No coal worth naming was lost hera
though several empty barges were carried
away.
The Gray Eagle has her guards mashed.
and Is crowded on the wharfbeat
| Inc Ice stopped moving before sever.
o,ctsek, and has not gorged since. As it il
! still running, it is feared the ice will move
| agalnAany moment, when greater damage
| Is expected. All the boats have steam M.
The Ice gorge in the river below here
broke up this evening and is being carried
on by the current in heavy masses Some
damage has been done, but to what extent
has not yet been ascertained.
The damage by the ice i'll the river here
to-day is roughly estimated from $50 600
to S2OO,000. The flow of ice slackened
about live o'clock this evening, and an hour
later commenced running again, but at 8 z.
NJ. the rapid rising of the river and the re-
tarded movement of ice indicated a gorge
below, probably at the mouth of the Great
Miami river.
The chief loss is in coal barges, broke-s
loose at the lower landing and carried
down the river, and probably sunk. The
Flith street terryboat has been torn loose
and taken down the river since dark Her
tate is unknown. The stern-wheel steamer
kate Putnam was struck by ice and sunk.
The water is now in her cabin. The boat
was valued at $4,000; insured for $4,000.
The little steamer Daniel Boone has been
crowded ashore by the Ohio No. 4, and her
cabin smashed to splinters; damage $4,000.
The stern wheeler Messenger had one of
her engines badly damaged by being
crowded by boats lying alongside. The
Kitty Higher has been showed ashore, but
the rise OF water will probably float her OFT
again.
The barge Nightingale sunk, value $4,000.
about le0 barges were torn loose and car
ried away, the average value being $500
each. Some of these barges may be recov-
cred, but 1t is not probable that many OF
them will he saved. They were nearly
empty, and very little coal has been lost.
The Mountain Boy which sunk this morn
ing is now entirely under water.
1t is expected the Licking river will open
tonight, which will probably swell the
river four or five feet additional here. and
may destroy every boat at the landing.
Boatmen expect it tonight with much APP
prehension.
AT 10 L. NJ. the ice had nearly stopped
flowing here, indicating almost certainly
firm gorge below. Several boats are an.
ehored in the middle of the river with full
steam on.
PTTTsBUEG, December 3l-It rained last
night and to-day until late this afternoon.
reports from above show that rains and
thaw have been general The river is
swelling gradually; now about three feet
ten inches in the channel. The weather
turned colder this afternoon. A rise in the
river, however, Is expected and precau-
tlons have been taken to guard against d
gorge. Several boats have been dispatched
to pools to break up the ice if prospects for
a rise continue.
LOUISVILLE, December 3I.-River rising
slowly; five feet n the canal and three feet
in the chute. A light rain has been falling
nearly all day. Weather mild. A break.
ing up of the gorge is anxiously looked for.
The steamers i'll port have steam up, ready
Tor an emergency. Dense log tonight.
Fears are expressed for the safety of the
'oal fleet of thirteen steamers and $50 coal
oarges lying above the falls.
EVANSVILLE. December 3l.-Light rains
since last night. The river has risen one
DOT during the past twenty-four hours,
The ice is sOftening, but is still unbroken,
hough 1t is momentarily expected to move.
ST. LOUIS, December 3l.--It rained all
asst night; is colder tonight; freezing
lightly. The effort to break the gorge be-
ow the city has thus far been unsuccess-
al. Between the bridge and lower Caron-
Ielet are lying twenty eight steamers, nine
wharf boats, tour ferrybo thirteen tow
coats, four transfer boats, four tugs, two
ub marine wreckers about twenty barqes,
nd two section docks on the marine WAYS.
hould the ice break suddenly or a big
ise occur, great destruction of property
7ould ensue.