The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-15
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DALLY LNTELLIGENCER,
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THE GREAT ICE FLOW.
DETAILS OF ITS PROGRESS.
A Path Of Ruin and Destruction
Immense Loss in Barges and
Steamboats,. 90
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Three Hundred Coal Boats sunk
ana Adriit.
DETAILS OF ITS PROGRESS.
A Path of Ruin and Destruction

PITsRURoH, Jan. l4,-River about n
feet, runningiull Of ice, barges and boats.
About 200 coal boats sunk. The steam.
slim Brown, Elisha Bennett and Chief.
tain sunk. Loss estimated at n qnaticr
TO half million.
ROCHESTER, Pa, Jan, l4.-lO25 A. ~
River just broken here. Ice running
rapidly. Two coal barges sunk.
STEuREHvILLE, Jan. l4--l03O-River
S feet 6 inches and rising. Gorge at rifle
below town very heavy, IA feet thick
froEe TO the bottom Of the river.
BaowssvILLE, PA, January IA. River
25 feet and falling slowly.
Lock No. 4, PA, January ll.-River
q feet and falling slowly,
MoRGANrowN, W. Va, January H.
River l3 felt and falling.
BEAVER STATION, January 14-1O:3O
A. M.-River broken.
SrEuBENvILLE, January l4--lO3O4. NJ.
River 9 feet 2 inches, and rising.
MoNoNGAHELA House., Pittsburgh re.
ports about nine steamboats sunk and
damaged, the JOS. Motion being one
Of them. Can't read name Of the others.
Pilot house covered.
ROCHESTER,, January l4-ll:55 A. M
Train men report counting ll3 blrges
and . steamboats, coming along in the ice
between Pittsburgh and Rochester. Last
train reports gorge at Ellsworth, near
Sewickly and is full of bargcs and steam
boats; one Of them is the r. ]. Grace
can't make names out plainly.
PGrTsDURGH.. January l4.-Browns.
vile wharfboat sunk and torn to pieces.
BEAVER, Pa, January Ill p. NJ
Ice evidently gorged again below here
The water has backed up considerable in
the last half hour, H.F Fa
SMITHS FERRY, January al P.M.-
az miles below Beaverl. Ice still firm;
no signs Of a breakup.
BEAVER, January l4.-l:lOP. Mice
moving again very rapidly; a thick gorge
below has just letgo.
1t is reported that 10 Disclaimers and 800
barges, flats and coal boats sunk or are
adriit.
The names Of the steamers are as iol!
lows: Chieftain, Elisha Bennett, Lion,
Jim Brown, Warner, Relief and r. j.
Grace. The loss is about hall million
Of dollars. River 1G feet and full Of
heavy ice.
SMITHS FERRY, January l4.-l:lO p.
NJ River has just started.
2P. M.-River full of heavy ice, and
floating ice.
WELLsvILLE, January l4.-2:2O P. M.
River rising at the rate OF . feet per
hour; now l3 feet.
STEUBENvILLE, January l4.-2P.M.-
Ten feet of water and rising slowly. A
gorge is sreported at Browns Island.
WELIsvIILE, January 14.-2:25 p. N.
Ice just started. q,
$40 P. M.-The ice gorged at Yellow
Creek and has ceased running at Wells.
vile. rrfrr ..E-.-
WELIsvILLE, January 15.-Riyer
gorged here fearfully, butt: now moving
slowly again. Still gorged at yellow
Creek. Fifteen feet of water here now
and rising rapidly.
McCoY's, o., January 1850 P. M
River has risen 2 feet and still rising.
WEILsvrLIE, yellow Creek) 4:4O P. M.
leo is moving again rapidly and river
full OF it from bank to bank. Between
10 and 90 feet Of water, av-.
BEAVER STATION, January l4-4:45r T.
M.-The steamer R. ]. Grace, which was
in the gorge at Dcadman's, has just
lodged here. River full ice and barges
as far as can beseen both ways. First Of
them passed here at llA. NJ.
McCoY's, January 1850 P. Mice
gorged at upper end Of New Cumber-
land.
ELLIorrsvILLE, "A miles above Steu-
benville)-River broken here and Ice
moving. n'., ....
STEuBENvILE, 7:3O P. NJ Moving
now; very heavy will know in few
minutes ifgorges.
MINdo JUNCTION, TAO p. Nice broke
here.
srEulENvn1E, s:SOP. M.-The steam
er Alex. Swift lost ten barges.
LAGRANGE, $3.50 P. M.-River fell IS
inches; it is supposed TO be gorged at
Cox's Rifle.
o 2. M.-Rivcr broke, ice running
fast.
RusH Run, $3.50 P. N.--River just
started.
Later aud Further Particulars
a list OF the Boats Destroyed.
PTTsBURGH, January 14.-The river
at 10 P. NJ. was about 0 feet and falling
rapidly. Still running full Of ice.
Weather clear and freezing. The heavy
ice from the upper MonOnghela, which
started yesterday afternoon, reached
here about 6 o'clock this morning, and
the next few hours were frought with dis.
astcr and ruin to our steamboatmen and
coal merchants, unequalled in the history
Of Pittsburgh. Seventy steamboats, were
in the river, Of which iorty.two lay at
the city wharf, together with ten model
hnrrna Snrnral harnnu and nnIn ,rnrn