The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-15
WRECK AND RUIN.
Result Of the Breaking of the Ice Gorge.
CINCINNATI OWNERS LOSE $4OO, 900.

lne losses TO crafts ana steamers Oy
the breaking up Of the ice-bound Ohio
since our report closed Saturday even
Ing are as follows:
The steamer BAnnock City, which, as
stated Saturday, was sunk near the
mouth of the Kentucky River, was built
at Leclaire in 1865, was 15O feet long, 2S
feet beam and feet depth of hold, and
had capacity for $50 tons. She has TWO
boilers, 3S inches in diameter, % feet
long, with fues each, and lever en-
gines 13 inches in diameter, with feet
stroke. She was owned by Cap
mander, Capt W. Ii. Kirby, Rod. Perry
and II, Ii. Morrell. all of Warsaw, KY;
was worth about $4,000. Her owners
have purchased the Geo. W. Cheek, and
will place her in the same trade in place
Of the Bannock City.
The steamer City OF Portsmouth, at
California Landing, was torn loose Sat
urday afternoon and carried to point
a short distance below the mouth of the
Little Miami, where she is lying in
pretty safe quarters, tied to the bank.
The crush that came at midnight Sat
urday night carried away twenty-seYen
loaded coal barges from Walters Land
ing, opposite the Little Miami River,
and from Stewards threei loaded and
and several Eempties" were lost.
The cosy Little pieasure-yach the
Water Lilly, winch mad been lying all
summer at Collier. Budd & Co.'s coal
landing, was sunk, leaving only two feet
OF her bow in sight. When sunk she was
lying between II fleet OF coal barges and
was crushed. She is total loss.
Fanny Webster, the Ludlow ferry boat,
which was torn IRON her mOoriugs FRI
day night, was carried with the gorge
below the Southern Railroad Bridge,
Saturday, where she sank to the boiler
deck. She will probably prove total
loss. Capt W. Il. Mccoy is .the owner
and removed as mu h machinery as was
possible.
A Hornet barge, loaded with slack,
was carried away from u. Buchanan's
landing.
Two flats and barge were torn away
from A. MOntg0mery'S.
A loaded stone barge, belon ging TO
Thomas Hoobler, was los5 at Licking
bridge.
From Grail & Wallis Landing four
loaded Ashland barges, two Philips &
MittensWay fats ol nut coal, and tweE-'
t!-iive empty barges belonging to Sam.
Brown. were lost, and eight empty
barges were carried away from Wal
mcrS. Moses PlcKelnelner5 Landing
lost ten empty barges.
Six loaded barges were carried away
from KeIogg's Landing, owned by Il. X.
Kellogg, Jos. Keeling, of this city, and
r. Briggs. oi PHtsburg. Two model
barges, belonging to the steamer Liberty
No. A. whicn were moored at Sedams-
vile, loaded with sal;, wel swept down
and sunk. JOhnson's Landing lost Two |
or three bargos.
A cargo OF two hundred and thlrty-fve |
thousand hoo! -1oi5., valued at 81, 900, |
the property of Wilgus IL Kyle, aud Iy- |
ing at the mouth Of MllIcreek, was car
red off.
An empty CampbelPs Greek barge |
broke from SLACK IL Phillips lower land
ing, Licking River; also an empty Mont
gomery barge from their uppar landing, |
ana Il loa4ed coke barge hOm SWilDs. |
These We're, however, caught by the |
Champion M. s ana safely landed.
Tue MocAiug Bird, IL little propeller |
owned By captain George Rhodes, of |
HengeuOlds coal flat was carried |
away, aud landed at 81 kecks.
Six Ot WaltOn's empty Darges were |
carried away !roIn ZIuInIermau's eleVd-
tors.
Tnree flats of the Fertilizer Company !
were carried off. JOnn MULaugnlim, a |
boy, was carried away on one or them. |
Tne toN-Ooat RoberJ PEBBLES was |
showed on shure, but is not damaged.
The Champion WAarlDoat Is slightly |
twisted.
Two dwelling boats, belonging to |
Tucker, were cut loose. having aboard a |
woman and two children. Yesterday |
morning at I O'CLOCK they passed Storr's |
otatlon.nOuSe. |
The steamer Alex. Kendall, in trying |
to reach The Kentucky River, got as tar |
As DelDi, when the ice cut her down ami |
carried OIL several staterooms on the |
arb0ard siIe. She had full load on |
board OF Cincinnati merchandise. |
Capt. W. b. Harris commanded |
ler, with J. Davis as |
Ulerk, who were her owners. !
She was valued at $4,000, and was not
insured. The cargo was insured here,
and was worth about $4,000.
AT Coal Haven, on the Kentucky side I
0t the river, near the Newport Water
WORKS, Iuele were twenty-five loaded |
Oarges owned by Brow", of Pittsburg; |
four OF them We're sunk.
at Waters Landing, Browns and |
Stewards fleets dashed upon and sunk |
twenty-seven out of thirGy-ive barges |
stationed there.
Four empty barges came out of Lick
ing, but were caught ana saved by the |
champion No. s.
keel-boat tfom the Queen City Land |
ing was wrecked against the Newport |
Bridge.
The steamer Raven, with a tow of |
aden barges, sought IL harbor at Mos |
cew, and was torn loose. She struck |
The Cincinnati aud Maysyille PACKET |
Handy, sinking it. The Latter was owned |
by her Captain, Pennywit. and his broth. |
ers, and was worth about $4,000. The |
Raven was uninsured.
The ice piled up heavily against the |
Duke" at the head of the DOCKS. The |
Duke" acted as an immense fender,
the docks and steamers below. |
Fifty men were kept busy in laying new
lines and iron hOg-chans as fast as they |
parted. A lot OF loaded coal boats |