The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-02
THE RIVERS.
A General BrGak-up Movement
mall Western Strennls.

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, March S0.-The
manufacturers hero have manifested
great fears for some time for the safety
Of tho bridges and dam across Rock river,
ON account OF the immense thickness Of
the ice and the great body Of snow in
Wisconsin. All occasion for alarm is now
over. The Ice went out to day, and the
river Is now clear. In coming down
u great gorge 10 feet high was formed
about ono mile from the bridge, but, rs II
camodOwn, the great iron structure with
It's iron.Cascd iGe-breakers received 1t
without jar, the gorge splitting on the
piers. The weather il warm and sum.
mer.like and number Of farmers COM
menced blowing to-day.
LASALLg, ILLINOIS, March 30.-The
Illinois river IL now free from leo, and the
steamer Alps, the first Of the season from
81. Louis, arrived Mt Peru to-day, The
great business OfiCc-shipping will soon be
nj full tide.
LACRossE, Wis, March 3O.-The weath-
er has been very warm to-day. The ice
in tho Mississippi is reduced almost to a
musIl, with clear water in the channel in
front Of the city. The Root river con-
tinued to rise during the night, and to-
day Is washing out the track Of the South
ern Minnesota Railroad badly. In six
different places between Houston and
Mound Prairie, few miles from Lax, the
track was raised to the water mark at the
washOut last summer. There Is also u
yery severe washout between HOkah and
Lax. Trains are suspended tonight. II
il hoped that the water has reached It's
highest mark, but tonight there Is an in
dicatiOn Of n storm. Should we have IL
ruin at this time the most serious results
would follow. Other roads connecting
here have not been affected by the Hood
"a yet. The winter bridge over the Mis-
sissippi has not been removed and still
remains firm.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, March 3O.-'The ice
took fresh start to-day, Crowding the
Ice all along the shore on this side, and
making clear channel all the way up
and down the river, The Ice is all out
Of tho river above the bridge, and the
piers Of the bridge are entirely clear, with
the exception Of the first one on the shore
side. It Is making very fortunate cs.
cape this year, and all fears are now at
rest AZ to fts doing any damage by flood
ing. The damage so far Is the dCmOlish.
INK Of tho ferry landing and waitlng-rOOm
at the foot Of Main street. The Rock Is
land shore Is lined with ice, but above the
bridge and up as far Ms Moline the chan
mel Ia entirely clear.
DUBUQUE, March 30,-Tlie Ice started
in the river at o'clock to-llay, and Is
now clear below the railroad bridge ia
the elevator. Some fears are enter.
tanned Of gorge mt tho mouth Of the
Catfish. One solid mass Of Ice over two
miles in length struck tile middle pier oil
the railroad bridge, but IL stood firm as o
rock, and now all danger Is over. The
spectacle was grand one, and was wit
messed by hundreds Of spectators on boil
sides Of the river. II the clearing.ou
process continues, boats will he running
next week.
Sioux Cry, IA, March 3O.-A tele
gram Just received from point 20 miles
below says the Ice las started, and up as
far as can be seen the Ice is running. II
will probably break here tonight. It Il
now raining very hard. ~.
OMAHA, Neb., March 30.-EOur fine
bridges have been swept away by the icC
nnl high water on the Elk Horn river
Further damage apprehcndCl.