The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-16
SEA OF ZOE.
ITS ONWARD COURSE
And Destructive Work.

CINcIsSATI, January l6.-The pres
ent break up of the ice in the river hai
been the most DISASTROUS on record, moi
only at this place but at almost every
point between here and Pittsburgh. The
lowest estimate Of the damage here il
$500 the highest 100000. The
severest losses seem, at this writing, 70 b
with the coal dealers. There we're 7t
loaded and l50 empty barges sunk OF
carried away from the landing at thu
place. Most OF those not actually
sunk have been left In such q
condition that nothing can be done for
them, and they will be eventually lost.
It is not certainly known whether there
was any loss Of life attending the break
up at this point though number oi
barges that were swept away had men
on board, who have not since been heard
from. Two boats, half barge and hall
cottage, which were used - family habi-
tations, were carried away. A father
and son who were on one ofthem escaped
to the shore, and the rest were
eventually rescued at points below
the city. When the wreck Of the
steamer Calumet was swept away, Capt
Dugan and the mates were aboard, but
made their escape by jumping on the
Golden City when the wreck reached
that steamer.
The small propeller Mockiug Bird,
and the steamer Naomi were sunk late
last evening. The steamer Alexander
Kendall, which was sunk below the city,
had q cargo of merchandise from Gin
cinnati valued at one thousand dollars,
which will prove total loss.
The Cincinnati and Maysville packet
Handy was sunk. Valued at $4,000 and
owned by Capt. PennyvilIe. The follow
ing estimates Of the damsge by the
movement on Saturday night are made
by the coal dealers: Waters Landing,
100000; Stewards Landing. 5000; Grail
& Wells Landing, $4,000; Waliner's
Landing, 5000; Cochnomer's Landing,
$500; Pickleheimer's Landing, 5000;
Samuel Brown, $4,000; Queen City
elevator, $4,000; Collier & Bukilhee,
$1,000; Zimmerman, $1,000; salt barges,
5000; Licking river, $1,000; two pro.
duce boats, 5000. The river this morn
ing 10 still fnll of floating ice, and iome
of il Is quite heavy. Drizzling rain.
MADISON, IND, January l5.-It has
rsinsd and sleeted all night. The Ice In
the river Is very heavy. The steamer
Bsnnock City has been destroyed. Ne
other damage to the boats In the Ken
lucky river rs far as known. Twelve
barges have been carried away from this
city, and over one hundred bsrges have
passed in the ice since daylight. The
man, John Mclaughlin, carried away
from Cincinnati at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning on o cosl barge, has just beer
rescued from o cake Of floating ice BY
q party of men near the Mammoth Cave
pork house. He left the barge At day.
light and tried TO reach the shore on the
Ice, but failed, and had since been hoat
Ing on q small ice foe.
MEMPuI., January l6.-The Randolph
gorge. which extended 10 above Fort
Pillow, broke yesterday. Fields Of ict
commenced passing here last AIght, and
are still running. This leaves an open
river 70 Caro-, The river rose feet !
inches last night,
EVANSVILLE, January 15.-Rained all
night and until p. n, al times very
heavy, and very foggy most of the day;
cloudy and foggy tonight, wind varia-
BILE; now from the south; mercury "a 10
so; river risen 8 feet the past y.four
hours; ID feet on gusee The Ice broke
at Owensboro this morning and moved
here st nine o'clock. At four this after
noon It is still running down the Ken
lucky side, half way across the river, and
did but little damage except 10 Hum
phrey's wharfbost, which sunk and 10
liable TO be cut down. The ice broke at
Henderson tonight. No damage.
LOUISVILLE, January l6.-It 10 said
that scene similar 20 that presented
by the Ohio river at this point to-day
was never before witnessed. The rain
fell all day, and the fog was 30 thick
that one could scarcely see an object one
hundred feet away. 1be wharf was
lined with people oil day. The
gorged ice varied In size from
q wheel barrow 10 circus
tent, and aosted down and over tho falls
the entire day, stretching from Kentucky
TO the Indiana shore ~ far up and down
stream ~ the eye could reach. The noise
made by the ice ~ il proceeded over the
falls resembled very much that heard ss
Niagsrs, and Of The two scenes the one
here ia said 70 be equally as grand. Tbs
grandeur Of the scene wU increased BY
parts Of fs,eamboats, dozens Of barges, DAT
boa,s, rsfif. logs. lumber aod many other
kinds Of perishsbles, all heaptd togethe'
and floating swiftly on with the zee. Part
of the steamer Banoock City passed ovei
the falls, It is sad, and another report
states that barge containing i've men
crying for help also went over. rhs
damage here. It 10 sins ular 70 ssy. 10 vesy
small. Not more than ssven barges srs
In riured or lo4t.