, 1881-04-21
MARINE NEWS
The Flood In the River Causes
Tugs to Suspend Towing.
A Large Fleet Of Vessels and Barges
In the 1cs OF Chicago.
Record Of Disastors Mt Various Points
Ice and Navigation.
Lauuoh Of the ALBERT sopsr at Grand
y Observation-Disclosures Notes.
11oME-0ATnERrSus.

THE FLOOD uATES.
Tho wnter In tho riycr ind liz branches con-
tliIlics ut i1nodt,dc, with current 20 stronv
That 1t Is hazardous tn attempt to inOvu vosscss
Tho tux managers bcchmo lsnprrsscd with this
fact ycsior.lhy, atd generally tcc1tnhd MI offers
ur lows nxcapt from stran crafts. Az the yards
In i!iv Sfud tako lumber district wero Fubnerxetl
yesterday, but nuno Of tho pine products were
swept AWAY. whIo cotnluK out OF Gnshousu
SLIP, IN tho afternoon, the atoaf,-t,nr9a Norman
wns thrown 0thwart tho channel anil held bu.
tween tho oppnsIt hnt.ks for soma TING. 1t re-
1nfrn,l tho United efforts of tho tugs
Soshcr' Constitution and commn.
pred!entnrnt. Arter,YarL the Commodore and
Mosher ttad nm uncnylah!o task guiding the Nor
tnnn dnwn tho Sortll l3runot md Min rivnr.
Tho wnter ~ tho tt,itii Brunch roso to such M
extent TINT 4 begun q tnM 1vGr tho Katc " tic
gpa,, tile luck whs promptly il.xried +, prey.nt
tlau,llEe. Exsrn prccHlltt0n was taken BY tho
soi cE hieb ts RS ,he seeoaa4s 5e a
u. +. Wntlealtd MInnlo ,hfuellnr.
1lcports rrp.n THO outlying districts Last cyen-
Yh's would Seem to indinato that. tho worst tlf
this ilttM business hns hues, experienced.
THE tCE Ht.oCKA1E.
Yesterday nftnrnoon tho Goodrich, Limo pro-
nc!ler Ocot,to asseeeeaca tn forenx a. 2 passtge
Htennl4mtKrs urnnlte State anu Tempest. strlk.
lux tho Wake OF tito 0GOntD, MunRgetl 10 pull
through also. At dark tt1ore were fh.t in tho
Leu ut listntioa OF between three and 1.-Two miles
frOn the hnral0r n ftent Of PIX sctn.,iicra foiir
laryes. ts.a prupcIlers Nez I;ra @ ps,,I Cnamp3!n
Ihntt! are outward hound. Of the aehooncrA
IT. a.; iarSss In 'e po Ice ssoorrs sas .nes , M
pcrr. Winnie Wing. md Gndo. and
lHatEcs apprentice l!Dy, Mary AHn,lth. q. Q. d..
,luro WIS last night ~ h1yt inatlo nti attempt 20
t.'w the sessnis thrnugh the Lcc t'nc BY o1e:
nlythlnY. Yesterday afternoon EApt. Mckue
rcportc.l TINT tho 1cc h,ll ugain grounded aruund
tho crit. -
Inrr1vGs,
The Chicago Dry-D Dooks Company nre supply
Ing tho RehUoncF Minnie sihue0M With sever
stunehons on tho port side, tiulr the fore-ru-
ENG. which wcen lrUkcH ny the stantn.llureo X.
q. pntcrs I'm Monday willie coming out OF ono
Of the Sullth IJrnnBh atfpa.
Tho tuE Flnssle Tnfeteko was In tho Ben Ey6tcr
ftoxcs yesfcridy for r.puirs. -.
On hor present trip tho steau-bargc N0rninn
Will tnw tue schooner k.c. Crawford to Luuln8-
ton, tn lDn,l With lusnbcr.e''
Tho propeller Skylarls.wont tnto liry-dock nt
Miller Droth9rs shtpyurtl yesterday 10 rccuve a
now wheel. ifer old nnet was br,ken Ia tho Leu
ut Benton ifnrbor lust fnlt.
III cleansing tito bOttonl Of the tnnin river aud
Euuth lsrNhvh with n iittk.-
Two sncAk-th!Gf enii0r8 ktolo cont fr0m tho
l,0ltl Ut the schooner D. II. Wattc Yesterday. II
belonged To tho Captaiuof tho vessel.
The current yesterday 19terau.,N t9uthtnch tho
stoM.1l- b1rxea Tempest and GrHn!io Ssnte tu'f al
hour eMct, III tho tlrtw Ut :stnto street bridRc.