The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-13
RISING RAPIDLY.
THE RIVERS ON A RAMPAGE.
Five Feet of Snow Up Allegheny.
Disastrous Breakup Anticipated In
the Lower Ohio.
THE ICE MOVES AND NO DAMAGE.

This mornings reports show that the Va
rious streams are rising rapidly. The ice in
the Upper Ohio River has already been
broken by the rising river at difierent
points. The rise of water which came out
of New River did considerable damage in
the Kanawha River and on its way down
the Ohio. At Maysville it left the ice and
began to get here last night, and at noon to-
day the river was climbing the bank At thu
rate OF ~ feet per hour, with nearly TWEEN
ty-eight feet of water in the channel
The levee presented lively scene, and n
large number of people stood about anx-
iousl y awaiting for the ice 10 break, but
nothing of that kind happened up 10 a late
hour this morning. The towboats hayp
succeeded in breaking the ice about thu
harbor, and if the ice moves it will proba-
blv do very little damage here. Steam
boatmen now look for another rise out of
the New River, which will raise the Kama
wha again and break the gorge extending
from lis mouth up to Buffalo, distance of
twenty-one miles.
Last night at midnight the Cumberland
River had risen to thirty-five feet and was
still rising rapidly at Nashville. This ia .
rise of fifteen feet since Saturday. and Will
clear the Lower Ohio out.
Reports from the Kentucky River are To
the effect chat the ice has broken and gorged
again at the High Bridge, and there is rise
OF twenty feet i'll that stream. A nufN;,er
of steamers sought refuge in the mouth of
the Kentucky River and are now in a pre-
carious condition. The ice in that river IN
fifteen inches thick and thesteamers in har-
Dor there are unable to get out
There are thirty-two steamers in harbor
here as follows: Robert Mitchell, Charles
| hid
Miller, Laura L. Davis, Nashville, Potomac.
Bostona, Ohio No. 4, Lucie K. Gastreli
Wildwood, Ben. Franklin, United States.
j. A. Stone, J. w. Gould, jessie Kirtis
Gilbert Kate Waters, Champion No. q
champion No. 8, Champion No. 7, Rapid
Transit, ]. Gilmore, Sam. Clark, Robert
PEBBLES, Lizzie Gardner, five ferryboa and
four wharfboats.
There are supposed to be about two hun
dred loaded and four hundred empty coai
barges here, including about fifteen loaded
and thirty-five empty coal barges and live
model barges up the Licking River. Three
of the model barges belong to James Will
Jams, and the barge Royal G. Hart belongs
to Val. P. Collins. The other model bare
is lying at Swift's rolling-miIls, but we were
unable to learn to whom it belonged.
A visit to the river early this afl ernOon
showed the situation unchanged and large
number of people on hand ready for thu
breakup to take place.
The Etna, which is reported sunk by our
dispatches, was a tow-boat, built here about
five years ago, and was owned by the Big
Sandy Packet Company.
All the steamers in front of the city have
steam up, except the Mary Miller and
| Laura l.. Davis.
Several steamers have sought refuge in
the mouth of Licking River.
The Big Sandy Wllarfboat, foot of Broad
way, lies out in the river, and people are
being carried off and ON in skiff.
Steamboatmen now agree that break
up will not take place here before to-mor-
| row. The ice in front of the city remains
stationary, Notwithstanding the current
which is getting stronger each hour
| The ice below the Newport bridge began
to move about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The police were notified to send down
squads of men to the river to keep the
bank clear of the immense crowd which
had assembled.
The ice moved in a solid mass and did no
damage whatever The river is now clear
from the Newport Bridge to the foo1 a.
Central avenue.
Specials to the Star.
OIL Cry, Pa, JAM 13-Noon. Allegheny
River three feet and about stationary, with
no prospects of break up. There is iiyo
feet of snow on level above Tidiontc, ana
when it melts and runs INTO the river. look
out for . big flood.
THE ICE BREAKING AT RIPLEY.
RIPLEY, Jan. l3.-The ice began to move
at 10 minutes after o'clock this morning,
barge belonging to the Sterling Cod
Company was carried off The Etna is ly-
ing careened on the opposite shore
NO CHANGE AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan 13-Noon river
is closed, and there is no change in the sit
uation here. Weather cloudy.
GALLIPoLs ICE PASSING HUNTINGTON,
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jan. 13.-The Gal-
lipolis ice gorge broke this mnr":::.s. and is
now passing he:roo. 1t is the heaviest ;.x
ever seen here. The wharfboat is out On
the ice, but not damaged.
KANAwHA RIVER TWENTY-FIVE FESr ANp
RISING.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, JAN 1S.-The Ka-
naWha River is completely closed with ice.
and there is twenty-five feet of water in ths
channel and rising. Weather cloudy and
calm. Thermometer $40.
NO CHANGE IN THE MoNoNcAHEhA.
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. Jan. 13-The Mopo,-
1hiNCI TtIldlIlS closed, Weather
cloudy. Thermometer $50. Wind nor,h-
east.
ICE MOVING AT MAYsvILLE.
MAYsvILLE, Jan. 13-8:l8 A. M.-The ice
broke at a. m., and has been moving
since. Wharfboat safe
RIVER FULL or ICE AT TRoNToN.
IRoNroN, Jan. l3-9 A. M.-kiver full u
ice here
ETNA SUNK AT RIPLEY,
RIPLEY, Jan. 1920 A. M.-The ice jusa
started here The Etna sunk this morning,
aud water appears to be up to her boiisr
deck.
CUMBERLAND RISING FAST.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 13-The Cumberland
River is rising fast, with 36 feet inches in
the channel-a rise of five feet since lass
evening.
Local k.ersonnia.
Mr.. Gustav Hof, late proprietor of Tho
Cinc,ni.a Abend Post, has gone into ths
real estate and bros .--"a .- business.