The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-07
HEAVY LOSS BY ICE.
A Broken Gorge Sweeps the
River Clear at Cincinnati.
DISASTER TO THE COAL FLEET.
Severe Snowstorm 1T New York-The
Ocean Revising tho shore Line 1T
New jersey Sum mer Resorts.

CINCINNATI. Jan. e.-This evening an ice
gorge in the Ohio broke, with nobody knows
precisely what loss in boats and coal floats
Heavy floating ice has been forming in the river
Tor the past two or three days. An ice gorge
this morning formed between the Louisville &
Nashville bridge and the Cincinnati Southern
railway bridge, covering a distance of two
miles. Floating ice came down and joined the
gorge. The river below was clear. The i'm
mense frozen raft locked eli the local floats,
nine packets and several tow boats. eThe
harbor boats Comet, Ben Wood and
Alice Burr tried all day to break the
gorge, but without result. At 4:3O O'Clock
the immense body of ice began to move
in solid mass. The packets and towboass to
all appearance escaped with little or no injury.
On the other hand, every coal float suffered
The principal destruction il as follows: Pitts
burg Coal Company, four barges and two floats.
value $4,000: Collier, Budd 4 Co., four barges
and several floats, value $1,000; at Ludlow. KY,
Mr.. Buck lost sixteen barges. valued at $4,000;
seven Eiles.further down the river two barges
and three floats were taken away, value $4,000
Other inevitable incidental losses are estimated
at $4,000, making the totsl 100000.
But the danger 10 not over, and the situation
is still threatening. At Q o'clock tonight the
gorge stopped at North Bend. thirteen miles be-
low. Another gorge at the same time formed
just above Lawrenceburg. Ind, twenty three
ulics u2Wu tue Ilver. DetWeeu tue TWO kOESeS
the water is clear, and in the ice are locked coal
boats and barges such as have not gone down.
1t seems scarcely possible to save any property
in the prison of ice. The river here is open, but
floating heavy ice. If another gorge forms here
tonight greater damage will be done.
BLACKSTONE, Mass, Jan. 6.-Eighteen inches
of snow fell on level in the towns of North
bridge, Midwife and Blackstone, being the
heaviest fall since the blizzard OF 1883. Railway
travail M bo aAnsoiidataN and Maui EnOlopH
railroads is delayed.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, Jan. 6.-The gale
that developed here yesterday increased to the
worst northeast storm thus far this season
During the night the sea Numbered against the
cliffs the entire length of the coast. Two barks
and the sch ooner Alma Cummings were driven
to the southeast seaward. The steamer Chatham,
which passed out for Baltimore at noon. was
laboring heavily. One steamer, one square,
rugged vessel and FIVE schooners are stormbound
near Provincetown. There is no sign of q
change OF weather. The train due from Boston
at l D. N. had not arrived at O'Clock, the
tracks being flied with snow
FAR RocKAwAY, l. l., Jan. 6-The high tide
which accompanied the storm during the past
thirty-six hours almost overwhelmed Home
Island. Franks pavilion aud Gpson's bathing
house were washed out to sea, and Catfrey's pa
viIion and other buildings were damaged. 1. is
feared that if the storm continues all the build
ings on the beach will be washed away.
Lone BRANCH, n. j., Jan. GA fierce snow
and wind storm along the Jersey coast has
brought terrible damage to property. heavy
is running. The Shrewsbury hotel, at Sea-
bright. is being undermined and the street be-
ing washed away by the raging sea has caused
the stoppage of trains to Highlands. The bulk
head at the bluff at that place is also going to
pieces. Here the famous iron pier is a total
wreck. The entire bluff at Chelsea avenue is
gone. The bulkheads and other portions OF tho
bluff are greatly damaged.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6-Not since the terrible
snowstorm OF five years ago has New York ex-
perieuced anything so nearly like a blizzard in
the banana belt Of Dakota as that which has
been blowing here since last night Traffic on
Broadway is almost suspended. while on some
of the less prominent streets the blockade is
complete The snowdrifts in places are four to
five feet deem. snow fell fitfully all the after