New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
An ICE-JAM IN TIE MISSISSIPPI
DESTRUCTION or MANY STEAMBOATS, AT sT-LOUIs-
AN ESTIMATED LOSS OF S2JO,000.

DESTRUCTION or MANY STEAMBOATS, AT sT-LOUIs-
AN ESTIMATED LOSS OF S2j0,000.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 13.-At an early hour
yesterday morning there was rush OF ice from some
point north Of here which, forcing itself upon the ice in
the harbor opposite the city carried it down the stream
with great rapidity taking with it several steamers
lying at the bank In the southern part OF the city.
At3 D. ~. the boats lay in about the following order:
At the upper end Of the arsenal wall the Jennie Bald
win bow shore and sinking slowly at the stern Lake
Superior and Alex. Mitchell the Centennial new boat
which has yet made trip, crushed between the lat
ter aud the Andy johnson then the Bayard, an old
craft with her forward guards and deck crushed Below
these were the Rock Island and Davenport both pretty
old and OF great value then lay the War Eagle val
ned az 900 with the nose Of her consOr the Golden
Eagle equally as valuable, thrust through her laboard
aferguaTd The latter partly forced on the rocks
on shore hoggcd mp under her boilers, and her
kuuckla plank broken Below again the Red Wing,
Northwestern, Rob Roy, and Minneapolis lying with
bows nj the bank and apparently little hurt.
At . o'clock In tue afternoon the ice again moved,
crushing the boats stll closer together and doing adj
ditiona damage. The Bayard was almost completely
destroyed, and the Rock Island on examination was
found 10 have one wheel dropped down and guards torn
M or broken on Again az o'clock there was AnOthcr
movement of the lee when pressed hSalhst Ihe noa"
with terrific power and forced them stu frher GONh
crushing snlrd pp|ff %GrI r1 e c str I'D agan
aud there another crush and SIN closer lau Inc
saTOaTl wheel ana AL the StaIbodIu Suhiu5 VI
Eagle were carried away, and she began To leak i ne
hui OF the Mitchell stove in and she hed but her
positiou prevented her from settling 10 the
botioIn About o'clock the Davenport sunk.
In ths meantime the Rob Roy ana Tue
NortL.Wrstcr which uniuured raised steam. ana
the Rcd wing sud the Minneapolis, with lumber bargS
Wera pulled ont and taken To the bar about quarter %
nile below the arsenal, whore they were considered Nt
The lee moved again 1T $50 o'clock ana again al lUi
o'clock the result being that the Mitchell was crushed
nearly 10 pieces and forced against the Centennial so as
10 tear pWay almost al her upper works me zee wa
now piled up 10 20 - feet high. and me presshS
vas Tremendous No accurate statement OF loss eau ne
Given hut N 4, rDul hy estimated Mt T2pOuo lheIe
wcr. ao several freight barges mixed ~ me la SOM
~ which are wrecked and Others but slghly inquired
The scene above the Ul was also one O Gl-lstcI h'
ruin No such disaster a, occurred mere ior ~ !eaIs'
aI I'M, was Totally ,cd, rs all Oi These stchtre
wcrr believed Ia be IN safe quarters Tor thc nIlc,'
There Is no insurance on the boats OF thc heohuh
Northern nr. -. . hon, 4 o,,Iocl, ttIs
,narnmg More than tins no notable change mas taNeb
Mace suce last night All the boats previously hvh
Toned are siill wedg tightly togrtLer anu ~c W III IL
,nryr breaks away OF them VIII go Gown Win
End rther he whoy wrecked damaged still more ghah
they ar now. The Gentleman WIS la'so i'''5"' ~
OF . 900 tons burden.