The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-19

either side Of the stream wrecks are
strewn in almost incxtricable confusion.
In some places boats are piled two deep,
while the ice is piled up in places Is feet
high, assuming all kinds of fanciful
shapes and designs. In other places the
cakes seem to have been piled up with
most patient care and planed so as to pre-.
sent
LITERAL WALL or ICE.
From indications 1t Will be weeks be-
fore these deposits of ice will be melted
away. One of the worst features of the
| disaster Is the obstruction which must
| result to navigation between Beunots
| island and dam No. /. No less that 80
crafts have found their way to the rivers
bottom about the lock. Bushels and
bushels Of coal were dumped into the
rivers bed above dam No. ,. The chan
mel has been seriously INSTRUCTED in
many places by coal. 1t is estimated
that it will require month to remove
these distractions. Fortunately, though
tensive. the loss of human life was less
than would be expected.
After the gorge left Pittsburgh in its
wake it swept down the broader Ohio
with scarcely diminished violence. The
ice below began moving in patches and
in great glaciers, and the scenes OF the
upper Monongahcla were reproduced,
except there was not so much property
along the shores for the relentless jaws
of ice to masticate. Several docks had
been carried away. so that the damage
done to boats could not be repaired. Tip
pies have been destroyed and
BUSINESS GENERALLY EMBARRASSED.
For some time to come no coal can 20
out for the West or South. So many
barges have gone down and have sunk
in the channel at different places that an
attempt to send out fleet before these
dangerous places can be found out would
most certainly be fraught with disaster.
The total loss is varously estimated at
from 100000 to $4,000, 900. If ther
be considered the damage already done
and that which is to follow in the sus-
pension of business and from other
reasons,
The LOSSES
win probably not fall far below $1,000
coo. This is empty speculation, how
ever. and the loss just now is a thing
which cannot be found out. Many of
the coal dealers and river men who made
rough estimate put il at 100000,
counting the losses which the operators
must incur in the practical suspension of
their business. One thing is certain,
such disaster never visited Pittsburgh
before Ii is fact. however, that most
OF those who are losers are able to meet
the loss. Some Of the dealers will be
nearly crippled, but most OF them will
quickly regain their feet, and all OF them
in time. "rhe estimate ! would place
on the loss by the breaking OF the ice in
the Monongah la and Ohio rivers down
to Cairo" said Mr.. Brown, millionaire
coal king. to your correspondent to-
night, lis Sl0,000,00O."
Al CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Jan. l6.-Riyer men are
in a fever OF excitement now over the an
ticIpated flood which, in connection with
the vast quantities of floating ice, they
fear, will cause further loss. As an evil
dence of what may be expected, the Lick
ing river has to-day been pouring out
the heaviest ice ever known TO come from
that quarter. Owing to the high stage
of the Ohio the ice did not seriously dam
age the craft which lies in the mouth of
the Licking. The only loss here to- day
was one loaded barge OF coal, which
broke loose from Waters landing and
was lost.
Al PADUCAH.
Specials from Paducah, Ky, TO night,
says there have been losses up the Ten
nessee river amounting TO 100000. The
Little Condor, with tow of salt, from
Pittsburgh, lying at Smthland, had a
barge sunk and carried away. The
Ohio was reported closed at Smithland,
but could not long remain SO.
Admiral whittho rne.
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