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The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Ice in the Ohio River broke loose on Saturday evening and moved downstream. The following day, the river rose, and the ice shifted rapidly with a loud crash, prompting hundreds of people on the ice to run to safety. About 25 steamboats and flatboats at wharves were unharmed.
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On Saturday evening, between 8 and 9 o'clock, the ice in the river broke loose at the edges, and floated with the current, until past 10, when it became stationary. Yesterday, about half-past ten, A. M. the river began to rise, probably in consequence of a jamb of ice below; at eleven, the ice again started, with a tremendous crashing and crackling on both sides of the river, and moved downwards at the rate of 4 or 5 miles an hour; it was still passing away at 5 o'clock, P. M. There are about 25 Steam Boats, and a number of flat-boats lying at our wharves, none of which, we believe, were materially injured. Hundreds of persons were on the ice about the time it started; such scampering we don't see every day; it seemed very much like people running for their lives; and they run well, for they all got safe on shore.
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Ohio River
Event Date
Saturday Evening And The Following Day
Outcome
no material injuries to boats; all persons got safe on shore
Event Details
Ice broke loose at the edges between 8 and 9 o'clock Saturday evening and floated until past 10, then stationary. Yesterday at half-past ten A.M., river rose, likely due to ice jamb below; at eleven, ice started with crashing and crackling, moving downwards at 4 or 5 miles per hour until 5 P.M.