The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-15
SEA OF ICE.
Breaks Loose and the De-
structive Torrent Sweeps
Down the Ohio.
Breaking and Carrying away
Steamboats, and Barges.
Terrible Destruction at Pitts
burgh.

Dur2Q.
CINCINNATI, January 13.-There are
no further indications,o of the breaking OF
the ice gorge. 1t isthought that the
steamer Andes, which was sunk last
night, can be raised if thereis no further
movement of the ice. She had but about
q quarter of cargo aboard, which will
be saved in damaged condition. The
stern wheeler Mary Miller, has been
forced aground, but the position of the
Al des protects her from the Ice. The
Golden City had narrow escape from
meeting the late of the Calumet. A
huge field of ice struck her aft of mid
snip, forcing her hard against
the steamer Telegraph, crushing the
tsntsl of the Golden City. and pushing
her hard aground. The Ludlow ferry boat
was carried away from her moorings
and swept down to the bend south OF the
city by the moving ice. At midr light it
was estimated that the ice had damaged
the shipping TO the amount of over
100000. Many of the heaviest coal
dealers lost bsrges by the movement, but
nearly all are empty. Over fifteen were
counted floating past Mill street. 1t is
estimated that damages TO the barges, so
ta., will reach Sl50,0O0.
ClNCINNATI, January 1.-THE stage
OF water at noon to-day was about 81 feet.
Since then the river mas been recedIDg
steadily and at o'clock had fallen two
feet. The Ice gave way st Aurora at
5 o'clock this afternoon. Weather
cloudy with light rain. At Madison the
ice has been moving steadily since Moor.
A boat. supposed to be the Bsnnock
City, lies on the Kentucky shore
opposite Brooksburg, and the
crew are unloading her. AT North
Bend two coal bsrges were wrecked, and
two carried away. A large number of
empty bsrges are reported passing in the
ice above here. The gorge at Syracuse
moved down TO Minersville, and is now
ten feet high. No damage reported.
JEFFERsoEyILLE, IND, January IA
About four o'clock this evening the river
commenced rising fast, and rose five ieet
in two hours, the ice moving ~ miles in
all hour. The ferry dock was partly
torn away, and the balance showed on
shore. Dufey's Goa! float was broken
and sank. Great numbers of logs
from Barmore i Howard's
ship yards were torn from
their moorings and carried away. Sew
eral barges of coal anchored at Tow
Head on the Kentucky side, were sunk
Up to o'clock the ITO barges OF coal
moored at Pumpkin Patch. were safe.
1t is impossible to estimate the extent OF
the damage. River men lear still nJre
disastrous damages.
PITTSBURGH, January 1.-THE river
ut 10 p. NJ. Is about nine feet and ia ling
rapicly. 1t is still running tull OF ice.
The weather Is clear and freezing. The
heavy ice from the Upper Monongaheia
which started yesterday aiternoon
reached here about six O'Clock this morn
ing, and the next few hours were
fraught with disaster and ruin TO our
steamboat men and coal merchants un
eouailed in the history Of Pitts
burgh. Seventy steamboats, were 10 the
river, OF which forty-.wo lay at the
city wharf, together with 10 model
b4rges. There are numerous barges and
fats tied At the landing and Az, more or
less, anchored to the the pi,r, OF the
Birmingham bridge, while Eearly 100
loaded barges were moored on the south
side. Most OF the steam boats had steam
up' waiting for the crisis and this
was about the only preparation
that could be made. The tow
boat Relief was the first OF the steam
vessels to be caught in the raging tor
rent. 1t was lying IN front Of Chess,
Smyihes & Co.'S nail works, just above
dam No. /. A feet of heavily lsdened
coal barges struck It on the side, slowing
it in and sinking the steamer
IN q short time. The Relief was
the property of Robert Craig and is
total loss. 1t wss valued at S. 1000.
TIE work Of destruction lasted Tor
several hours and was witnessed by
thousands OF people who lined the
wharves and bridges of the Monongs-
hels. The following is as complete a
list of losses as can be gathered tonight.
The Bennett and Chiettaln, two side
wheel packets owned by the Browns
vile and Geneva Navigation company,
swep; from their moorings al Browns
vile and both totally wrecked. Value
and insurance unknown.
The following tug boats in Pool No.
were sunk: X. J. Grace, Jim Brown,
Joseph Warner, Minnie Harris, Relief
and Alex. Foster. The Lion was carried
away from the South Side, smashed up
aud will probably be total loss. The
Commercial gives the following list OF
boats dsmsged: Charley BroV L, badly;
|. ). Keller. stacks down and wheel
smashed; John Walton, stacks
down and hurricane deck broken; Nelly
Speer. lsrboard engine crippled; J b.
Williams, hole Knocked IN her hull
The Jack Grumbert, the McheespOrt
snd Elizabeth packet, lies on h.r side a.
McKeespors. The Ben Wood is edged
IN between two abutments opposite
The Elizabeth wss carried
away from her moonngs st Elizabeth,
aud is slightly injured.
Coal Boats and Barges Lost.
The following j. the list o: bo.t;,
bsryes har. &c. lost so far - cou.d be
ascer,ai ec up 10 the latest hour iast
night: Grand Lake Company. IA loaded
boats and . number OF empty Barge
Wm. Brown s Co, pool No. /, SO loaded
and 8. empty bosts swept away and
probably al lost; >awcei, * Son, poo! No.
i. l6 loaded boa,i. brges
and 5 fuel boats lost. One
boat stopped a. !ock Nc. !,
ali right; d Neill s Co, Pool No. 3, five
loaded bssges; J. B. S~eainen & 70
one loaded barge; Phillips 4 Me;teng.
ssy. one coal boat; 5. Horner & Sen.
one loaded coal boai and several empty
boats; two loaded bzrges were carried
.xsy. bu; will be saved; J. i J.
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