The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-17
TEE ICE GORGE.
wh., n is Doing All along the Ohio

AtNtlNNAtl. jan. IL tlC NitoNAAA hiNhh "a 4
of ice in the river has been one of the most
disastrous onrecord, not only at this place
hut 81 almost every point between here and
Pittsburg The lowest estimated dam
age here is $3.50, 900, the highest
100000 The heaviest losses at this writing
will be with coal dealers. There were 20
loaded and $50 empty barges sunk or carried
away from the landings at this place.
ALL GONE.
Most OF those actually sunk have been
left in such a condition that nothing can be
done for them, and they will be eventually
lost. IL is not certainly known whether
there was any loss -of life attend ng the
break up at this point, though a number Ot
barges that were swept away had men aboard
who have not since been heard from.
A WHOLE FAMILY CARRIED AWAY.
Two of the boats, half barge and half cot
tage which We're used as family habita-
tiOns, we're carried away. A father and son
on one of them escaped to the shore on the
moving ice, and the rest were eventually
rescued at points below the city. When
the wreck of the steamer Calumet was swept
away Captain Dugan and the mates were
aboard, but made their escape by Jumping
on the Golden City when the wreck reached
that steamer.
MORE GONE UNDER.
The small propeller Mocking Bird and
the steamer Naomi were sunk late last even
ing The steamer Alex. Kendall, which
was sunk below the city, had q cargo Of
merchandise from Cincinnati valued at
$4,000, which will prove total loss. The
Cincinnati and Maysville packet, Handy
also sunk. She was valued at $4,000 and
owned by Captain Pennywit.
ESTIMATE OF THE Loss.
The following estimates of damage by the
Gat nj, ,adc hr
dealers: Walter landing. 10000; Stew
arts landing, s. 900; Grail & Wells landing,
so, 600; Walmers landing, $1,000; COch-
mower landing, S25 900; Pickleheimers
landing, $4,000 Samuel Brown, 1000;
queen city elevator, $4,000; Collier& Budd,
So, 900; Zimmerman, $4,000; salt barges,
Ss 900; Licking river, $1,000; two produce
boats, $4,000.
WHAT Is DOING ALONG SHORE.
The river this morning is still full OF float
ing ice, some OF it quite heavy. Drilling
rain. Up river points report this morning
80 feet rising, and full of small ice.
Al Huntington the river is rising steadily.
with very little ice. Thermometer, 10 de
grees.
At Ironton the riveris rising fast.
At MaysYi le drilling rain is in pro-
gress, and the river is rising, full OF floating
ice.
At Ripley the river has risen 2s feet, 7
inches and still rising an inch an hour. 1t
is raining.
At Portsmouth the river has risen 90 feet
At Greenup shoals it is rising fast and
raining.
The Little Sandy and tributaries are still
rising with very little ice.
AT MADISON.
MADISON. Ind, Jan. 15.-It rained and
sleeted all night. The ice in the rlver is
| very heavy. The steamer Bannock City is
DESTROYED There has been no other damage
10 boats in the Kentucky river as far as
known. Twelve barges have been carried
away from this city and over 100 barges have
passed in the ice since daylight. The man Jno.
| Mclaughlin carried away from Cincinnati at
! 10 o'clock yesterday morning on a coal barge,
has Just been rescued from cake OF floating
ice by party Of men near Mammoth Gave
| pork house He left the barge at daylight,
and tried TO reach the shore on the ice bot
| failed. and has since been floating On small
| ice doe.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. Tennessee, Jan. 15.-rhe Ran
| dolph gorge, which extended above Fort
| Pillow, broke yesterday. Fields of ice
| commenced passing here last night,
and are still running. This leaves an open
river TO Cairo. The river rose three feet
| since dark last night
ABOUT PITTsBURG.
PIrrsBuRe, Jan. I5.-The river IL IL feet
| and falling. Weather cloudy with driz-
| zling rain all morning.
| At Brownsville the Monongahela Is l6
| feet inches and falling. Weather cloudy
| and thermometer 80 degrees.
At Oil City the Allegheny is still frozen
over and stationary with % inches Of water.
| Weather cold with drizzling rain.
ANOTHER BOAT SUNK.
| LOUISVILLE Jan 15-rhe gorges above are
| all broken, and the river is full of ice. The
only steamer damaged thus far is the Pey-
| tOnia; a hole was knocked in her side by the
| ice, and she Is now supposed 70 be sinking.
The river is rising at the rate Of two inches
| per hour.
| THE COAL FLEET SAFE.
| JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind. Jan. l5 1t has been
| raining the entire forenoon. The river is
\ rising slowly, The ice is running heavy
| River men believe the worst is past. Up
| to o'clock p. m. no further damages were
| reported. The coal fleets at Pumpkin Patch
/ are all safe, and the loss on the Indiana
shore is mostly on empty barges and timber
Barmore and Howard's shipyards. The ferry
| in dock and coal floats will probably not ex-
ceed $1,000.
WHARF BOAT SUNK.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 15-It rained all
| night and till o'clock this afternoon, al
| times very heavy. 1t has been very foggy
| most of the day and very foggy tonight
wind variable and now from the south; ther
mometer "a TO so; barometer 2sh. The
river has risen 40 feet during the past 2.
hours. There are 13 7-1O feet on the gauge
here. AT 8 a. IN. the ice is still running
down the Kentucky side half way across the
river. Ii did little damage except to Hum
phrey's wharf boat. which is sunk and liable
t. be cut down. The ice broke at Hender
son this evening. but no damage was done
At MIR. TTT.DEN's.