The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-01-17
TUG BOAT SUNK.
CUT THROUGH BY ICE IN ELK RIVER
ON TUESDAY.
Steamer Anthony Groves Caught In Ice
off Turkey Point Navigation Ham
pered.

All the rivers. creeks and ponds in
Cecil county, have been frozen up this
week. Dealers and others have gathered
n fine quality of ice, ranging in thick
ness from four to seven inches. Naviga-
ton has almost been suspended. At Tur
key Point, at the mouth of the Elk river,
the ice was jammcd five to six feet high.
The tug Irene of Baltimore. Capt.
Charles McckinS, owned by Captain
Lewis, of Baltimore. was sunk on Tues
day morning. in Elk river, south of
Chesapeake City. The tug left CheSa-
peakc City on Saturday. but after pro
ceeding as far as Bctterton was unable
to proceed on account of the heavy ice
in the river. and started to return to
Chesapeake City. When several miles
up Elk river. the ice cut through the tug,
and when it was found that she was dis
ablrd, the captain bcachcd her and saved
himself and his crew by jumping.
The Ericsson Line Steamer "Anthony
Groves" left Chesapeake City, on Mon
day morning. with passengers and gen
eral cargo from the Quaker City. The
wind blew Il gale from the northwest as
sh" ground her way through the ice. OFF
Turkey Point the steamer came to Il
StandStill in jam of ice. the cakes being
several inches thick and ovrrappcd and
gOrged together. The vessel could not be
worked forward or aft.
\ full moon ANA II clear night showed
nothing but ice as far as the eye could
see. The night was the coolest so far
this winter, the thermometer being at T.
degrees, with Il bitter gale of wind blow
ing. Luckily there was sufficient fuel
and food aboard and Ntatr-ronmS for all.
There Were 20 passengers aboard til"
steamer. The company officials had an
ticipatcd trouble with the ice and had
laid III an extra stock of provisions in
ease Of detention in the ice.
Daylight Tuesday morning, found til"
upper bay Il mass of ice from shore to
shore. The ice extended 20 miles from
PoolcH Island to above Turkey Point.
The ic" had run out the rivers into the
Bay and worked together until it was
gorged four five and six feet thick. the
worst Of it being off the mouth Of SaSSa-
fraS River One chunk of ice eight
inches thick and weighing 200 pounds.
was hauled aboard the steamer.
MI Tuesday on the iccbounh vessel
proved monotonouS day. the piano and
all games working ''oycrime." There
was nothing to do but wait for an lee
boat. None had appeared at sunset on
Tuesday. and the passengers resigned
themselves to another night aboard the
steamer. Wednesday morning. the ice
boat -. G. LNtrohc." Captain Groghr-
gan, sighted the "Grovcs," cut her out
and opened mp channel for her to Bal
timor", III" "Grov"' arriving at :}.:sO
O'Clock "Wednesday afternoon 1T that
port.
Th" Ericsson line steamer "EricSSon.'
whicl. was caught in the ice at Chcsa-
peakr City. on Monday. reached phila-
delphia "n Wednesday. The blue
fields" was placed on the Ericsson line
run via Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
on Wednesday.
The steamer "SuSQuchannH. of the
Colchester Line. abandoned her regular
trip to the Choptank River ON Tuesday
The thoptank. Colchester Beach and
Sassatru$ River routes have been ahand-
oncd, and the "SuSquchanna is only
able =" get to West River and Anna
polls