The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-28
RIVER NEWS.

people that assembled on water street
on Tuesday, were no where to be seen,
and it looked as though nothing had hap
pened. The REGISTER gave full ac-
count of everything connected with the
break up yesterday morning, and there
; little to add to what has already been
chrouicled.
We were misrnformed in regard to the
Forest City being sunk and we are most
happy to state that she is all right. The
Steubenville Heraid and News, in re-
gard to that subject says:
A WREcK.-The Wheeling REGISTER
Of this morning Informs us that the For
est City is total wreck at our wharf.
She has been wonderfully materialized
again last night if she is, for she to-day
presents the same uninjured appearance
as of yOrc.
Two bargcs, one belonging to Berger X
Holman, and the other to Burt, Dodson
& Co., lying Just at the mouth of Wheel
ing creek, were carried away and lost.
By the sudden falling of the river, the
Science and the towboat Monitor, lying
Just under the suspension bridge, were
left standing high and dry on shore.
They will get off all right, however.
The steamer Albion which was rut
down by the ice, at Fink's landing, which
we mentioned yesterday, is Il total wreck,
and was not insured The owners ofthr
boat are J. G.. Morris, Alex Hcthcrng-
ton ard James McWilliams.
The owners of the X. r. Hudson, which
was totally wrecked, arr Captain VIII
List, Ed. Hornbrook, Henry Schmul-
bach. ]. d. Dubois, Charles List, Alex.
Laughlin. Jacob Hornbrook, ). p. Hill
drcth and Jacob MClrine. MeSSrS Mu'-
rinc and Hildrcth are insured in III"
Peabody; the former for $1,000 and the
latter for $l,2GO. None of the other
owners had any insurance.
The river was full Of floating ice yes
tcrday, but was rapidly running out.
The marks at the landing last evening
showed 10 feet s inches in the channel
and falling rapidly.
The escape of the New Hudson, lying
at the foot of 18th. street, was II surprise
and qualification to everybody. In fact
the damage done all around was much
lighter than the knowing one, expected
In speaking Of the "brcak-up' at that
point, the Stcubenville Ga-cttc says:
To-day the river has been running
full Of ice and falling rapidly. Last
night the ice gorged above the city and
stopped running until near II o'clock,
when the gorge gave way again, and the
river rose very fast until it reached Il
depth of about seventeen feet, on account
of the gorge below still holding. An
hour or so later the gorge broke below,
and let out the ice and food Of water
which had been backed up by
the ice dam. The boats and barges laid
up here, were all kept from getting
aground. although the water went down
with greater rapidity than it came up.
From Dock street to the paper mill the
ice eorced very heavy, and protected the
log and lumber RATS of Mcssrs. Miller X
Co., living below the foot of the street.
Taking into consideration the solidlty
and great thickness of the ice, the break
up was one of the easiest, and caused the
least damage of any that has taken place
for long time.
BY Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, January 27.-Riyer :
feet and falling. Raining.
Brownsville reports II feet | inches
and falling. Raining.
CINCINYArI, January 27.-River still
swelling slightly, but the ice gorge still!
holds. Weather mild and foggy.
CAIRO, January 27.-Arriycd and de-
partcd-James Fisk, Paducah and re-
turn. The City Of Helena is loading for
Vicksburg. River 6 feet 10 inches and
rising. Heavy rain all day and still con-
tinucs; mercury 30 degrees.
LOUISVILLE, January 27.-Nayigation
is still suspended, and the tug, have
broken up the ice for seven miles above
the city wharf, but it has lodged at the
head ofthe Falls. River rising with i
feet in the canal Weather warm and
raining all day.
EVANSVILLE, January 2I.-Light
drizzling ram all day; mercury Al to A.
degrees. River riten foot with LILO
feet ongauge. Port listu Mary Hou'-
ton. Thomas Sherlock, George Roberts.
Down-Minneola, Florence Lee, Silver.
thorn and Pat Cleyburn. All with good
trips. Business active.
MEMPHIS, January 27.-Rrver tell
four inches. Weather warm and cloudy
to-day and heavy rain tonight Ar
rived Bismarck, Great Republic, New
Orleans: City of Augusta, White River.
Dcparted-E. d. Kirk, Bismarck, Great
Renublic. Cairo; Mary Miller, Cincinnati;
CITY of Augusta. White River.