The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-19
REGULAR PACKETS ron TUESDAY.
Cincinnati Ennnlrar:

Cincinnati Enquirer:
The Lucy j.. aastrel will commence reload
got got OF nj Tor the South Saturday. ~ ~ "
The J. w. Carrot proceeds on her way to
New Orleans this morning with her two barges.
when abe reaches Madison.
JErFERsoNvILLE. IND. Jan 15-At dusk last
might the river commenced rising rapidly. and
continued coming up until 1880 this morning.
when tho ice.Rorce ut Six-Mile Island lifted.
and came sweeping down with terrible force.
the Pumpkin Patch. and no damage was done
there, except the loss OF three empty barges
that were broken loose from Cock Hoffman,
carried away. At Howard 4 Brothers. ship
yard one barge was driven on top Of the log
and n.9 1s When the
over $1,000 worth Of oak and pine logs were torn
loose and carried away like chat before the
pon was a at she Ford Work. wheTe
q barge with over five Thousand bushels Of
GOAL was torn loose and carried away. and Is a
total loss. Reaching Barmores ip-yard, the
United States steamer Montana undergoing
repairs. and hard aground. was lifted and
ye1 ~ th nse mber wa
this yard over $500 worth of logs were torn from
their moorings, scattered and driven ashore all
the way down to the government dam at the
head Of the Falls. A MAJOR portion OF this tim
mores yard. at the head OF Sand Island. on the
high. Al the coal landing Of Mr.. VIM. Arm
strong & Co.. NJ V. MvCann and w. s. Jacobs
another barge was cut down and lost and one
forced endways ashore, the ice-cutting the other
end of and the coal floats belonging to those
firms were all forced ashore hard aground and
left twisted 10 damaged condition. which will
One empty Ashland barge broke loose from
Armstrong; Aoat and was carried over the
falls.
Two full boats and elk barges, supposed to be
part OF those from the Pumpkin Patch were
driven into shore on the shoal below the ferry
dock. twg of which are total wrecks. and the
others so badly broken as to be almost worth
lumber fat. lying at the wharf. was driven
AGanst the Terry DOCK with such force THAT the
END q the dock was torn of and the balance OF
me structure was forced high and dry. The
James Mathen, one OF the ferryboats belonging
70 the Louisville and Jefferson Ferry Company,
moored at the foot of First street. Louisville,
was torn loose and swept over the government
dam broadside and struck against Corn Island
ABOUT one hundred feet above the river bridge
Al this writing the damage to her is UnknoWn
no further damage Is apprehended and II Is
.mpossioie 20 give an accurate estimate Of the
, MEMPHIS. Jan. ss.-The Chouteau will 90
South from here tomorrow with line start
Mud and bad weather caused her to lay over
Inc ~. y. Il. barge No. Is came into the wharf
o.nlght. and begins loading 4oe0 bales OF com
az sci per cwt. The Commonwealth, due from
lrpve. adds 800 tons cake and meal here. Tina
IttHnd Tower, from above. will add tpoo tons as
cue passes. Private advices from White river
e% nat the ice gorge still holds above and be-
Mn me latter place. Ice In the river here to-
rs,ns.,i = sol and but little Il to be seen. The
sane river has cleared the ice from the lan,i- |
snSs aiong the river. - '''-A~'
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