Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-13
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WHAT GOV. HAYES SAYS.
He Has Been Honestly Elected.
SOUTH CAROLINA INVESTIGATION.
DISASTER AT ST. LOUIS.
Steamboats, Crushed by Ice.
FAST MAIL TRAINS AGAIN.
WHAT GOV. HAYES SAYS.
He Has Been Honestly Elected.
SOUTH CAROLINA INVESTIGATION
DISASTER AT ST. LOUIS.
Steamboats, Crushed by Ice.
FAST MAIL TRAINS AGAIN.
SWEPT AWAY BY THE ICE.
Havoc Among Steamboats, az ~

st. LOUIS, Dec. I3.-Early yesterday morn
ing there was rush of ice from some point
Ice i'm the harbor opposite the city, carried IL
down stream with great rapidity, taking
Win IL several steamers lying at the bank in
the southern part OF the city. So far as now
known the Fannie Keener, an Illinois river
boat, Is sunk opposite the arsenal and will
probably be wreck. The Southern Belle
and Jennie Baldwin, small boats, are also
sunk In The same vicinity.
THE Loss on THESE STEAMERS
cannot now be stated, but will not be heavy.
as they are small boats. Among the other
the Centennial, Alex. Mitchell. Minnesota.
Bayard, and Davenport, but their where
abouts Il not Yet definitely asceriained. The
river Is now supposed 10 be open as far as
the barracks. One or two small boats were
pushed up on the east ST. Louis shore. and a
natboat or two were wrecked, involving a
tTihing loss.
LATER REPORTS
show that nearly all the boats OF the Keokuk
northern line were in winter qnarters, and
were supposed 10 be secure from damage.
When the ice started these steamers were
forced from their moorings and carried down
the stream. The War Eagle and Golden
Eagle, two large valuable boats, were forced
on shore in such a manner as TO block the
passage, and the other boats crowded IN and
caused a complete Jam.
AT THREE p. NJ.
ule boais lay in about the following order:
Al the upper end OF the arsenal wal the Jen-
al stern; Lake Superior and Alex. Mitchell
The Centennial, a new boat, which has NOT
yet made a trip. crushed between the latter
ana the Andy johnson, then the Bayard, an
Oh craft, with her forward guards and deck
crushed. Below these were the Rock Island
and Davenport, both pretty old and not OF
great value The loss OF the War Eagle, val
ued at $4,000. with the nose of her conSoYt
the Golden Eagle, equally as Valuable
thrust through her larboard after guard.
The latter was partly forced on the rocks on
shore, was hogged up under her boiler and
her knuckle plank broke. Below, again.
were the Red Wing, Northwestern, Robruy.
and Minneapolis, lying with bows at the
bank, and apparently little hurt. At2 O'Clock
In the afternoon the ice again moved,
CRUSHING THE BOATS
still closer together, and doing additional
damage. The Bayard was almost complete
ly destroyed, and the Rock Island, on exam
NATION. was found 10 have one wheel dropped
down and guards torn up or broken of.
Again. at o'clock, there was another move
ment OF the ice. which pressed against the
boats with terrific power, and forced them
works and wheels, and doing great damage.
a half hour later
THE ICE STARTED AGAIN.
ara there was another crush. and "A SIT I'M closer
jam The starbOard wheel and all the star
board guards of the War Eagle were carried
away, and she began TO leak. The hull of the
Mitchell was stove i'm. and she filled, but her
position prevented her from settling TO bot
tom. About O'Clock the Davenport sunk
In the meantime the Rob Roy and North
western. which were uniniured. raised steam.
and the Red Wing and the Minneapolis. with
lumber barges, were pulled ont and taken "a
the bar quarter Of mile below the arsenal
where they were considered safe. The ice
moved again at $50 o'clock. and again al
1915 O'Clock, the result being that the Mitch
ell was crushed nearly TO pieces and forced
against The Centennial, so as To tear away
almost all her upper works. The ice was
now piled up from ten 10 fifteen feet high and
the pressure was tremendous. At midnight
there was prospect that the hulls OF the
Centennial and Andy Johnson would be
saved, and that the Golden Eagle and War
Eagle might be rescued in a very broken con-
dition, unless the water falls and leave them
high and dry. The river below the boats is
clear of ice, and they alone prevent the ice
from above coming down. All these boats
belong To the keOkuk northern line except
The Centennial, which in owned by Thomas
l.. Davidson, and cost $4,000. No accurate
statement OF loss can be given, but il is esti-
mated roughly at SEQ 900. There were also
several freight barges mixed in the lam,
some of which are wrecked, and others hui
slightly injured. The scene above the arsen-
al was also one OF
DISASTER AND RUIN.
NO such disaster has occurred here for ten
years, and this was totally unexpected as
all OF these steamers Were believed To be in
safe quarters for the winter. There is no in
surance ON the boats OF the Keokuk northern
line.