The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-15
Terrible COlliery ExplOsions-Larg
Number Of Miners Killed.
The Ice Movement in the Ohio
Immense Fire Ia New Yurk....Ths Flames
90 stlllDsVOurlng and Threatening Dire
s# hftt Destruction.
THE MOVING ICE.

Damages at Cincinnati About S25, 900.
oNcISSATI, January AL p. M.-The
heavy gorge which has been expected
from Maysville arrived this afternoon and
is now passing by the city. No material
damage is yet suffered by it. The loss by
the passing ice last evening will aggregate
about twenty-five thousand dollars, almost
confined to barges and coal.
Charles Sphinx, while helping to save
some barges at the foot OF Monmouth
street, New Port, was struck by the lever
OF windlass which slipped. The blow
struck him across the breast and knocked
him into the air. His injuries are thought
to be fatal.
Il ApPREHESsIoSs AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, January 1.-THE situation
OF the river here is unchanged. The
weather has moderated and the water is
rising. Agreat crash is expected to occur
to-nightor tomorrow, as a great field is
moving from above. The utmost precau-
tion has been taken to prevent danger, but
the situation OF things warrants grave ap.
prehensions on the part OF steamboats,.
men.
CINCINNATI, January l4.-River 25 feet
and about stationary, but will be rising
again in the morning. Tho ice tonight is
much lighter and no damage is expected.
The Mitchell is announced for New Or
leans Thursday and the Morgan Saturday.
THE ICE MOVEMENT AT NEW ALBANY.
LOUISVILLE, January PA dispatch
from New Albany, Ind, gives the follow
ing account OF the ice movement there:
The ice gorge in front OF this city com.
menced giving way early this morning,
and the news attracted a large number Of
people to the river front. When 1t burst
the popping and cracking was immense.
The ice moved slowly down, but soon ai-
terward a great field OF heavy ice came
sweeping down the shore in front Of the
city, and lodged. 1t was piled up six feet
above the surface OF the water, and ground.
ed on the bottom along the shore for two
miles, extending two hundred yards into
the river at some points.
The river fell four feet inside Of an
hour, but rose again about three feet in
consequence of the gorge stopping two
miles below the city. The ferry boat was
engaged several hours cutting the ice away
from the dock on this side OF the river, but
made slow headway.
No damage was done to the water craft
along this side of the river, as everything
except one or tive empty barges had
been taken to Portland.
Three coal boats were sunk and one
badly damaged in the West Louisville
fleet. One barge belonging to the John
A. Wood was showed on shore and sunk
and another badly damaged. The men at
the fleet have plenty Of line out and think
they can save the uninjured bargcs.
During the day large fields OF ice came
down from above and tloated down to the
head of the gorge. The prospects are not
tiattering for SO lucky an escape when the
Madison gorge arrives.
The COurier-JouraaFs specials received
tonight reports great destruction of pro.
perty all along the Kentucky river. At
Beattyville, large number OF boats that
were in the harbor were torn from their
moorings by the floating ice, and sunk,
causing a loss Of $4,000.
A Paducah, Ky., special states that the
mouth Of the Tennessee is being made
ready for boats from below. The Chero.
kee, CAT, Paris, Bacon and others at Cairo
hope to get into the Tennessee before the
ice shall have caught them.
Adispatch to same paper from Eliza.
bethtown says: The steamer Stahlman is
a complete wreck. After the first damage,
the Stahlman again broke her moorings,
and was floating down on her side. She
landed on a bar, and during Monday
night the ice carried Oft her cabin. This,
carried along by the gorge, was swept
against pier Of the railroad bridge and to.
tally destroyed.
The main part Of the steamer, the cor,
respondent telegraphs, was afterwards
struck by several thousand logs which the
ice had torn from the shore. The hands
otthe stahlman mntinied, and breaking
open tho closets seized all the whisky or
board and then made desperate assault
on the mate and were driven of with
pistols.
The ice gorge in the Cumberland river
: where this occurred, the greatest eve
, known, extended from shore to shore, ant
} in brpaEipg tore up the largest trees.
EvANsvtILR, January l4.-Riyer rising
with 10 $40 feet in the channel; merpur,
from 39' to $50. There is no change il
tho loo,
The Accident to the Hobbs Barges nj Clu
cInctnnasl Commercial Of yesterday.
a short distance up the river lay tn
. towboat Ed. Hobbs, that was caught nea
/ the Newport Water Works in the freeze
up. The Hobbs left Wheeling with tn