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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Ice breakup in the Ohio River near Louisville, KY, caused a sudden 10-foot rise around late December, wrecking flatboats and rafts with produce for New Orleans, resulting in major property losses for Kentucky and Ohio. The Kentucky River rose 15 feet, sweeping away boats. Idled boats at Shippingport, including the Fayette and Gen. Clark, were floated and preparing to descend.
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"The immense quantity of ice which has broken up above has carried every thing before it. Many loaded flat boats, rafts, &c. &c, have passed the falls, deserted of their crews, and in a wrecked condition. The loss of property from this unexpected rise will be great, and severely felt by the people of the states of Kentucky and Ohio, as much produce was on the river destined for the New Orleans market."
The present rise has had the effect to float all the boats which have been lying up on the island at Shippingport the past summer repairing, viz—the Fayette,
Gen. Clark, Jas. Ross Expedition Columbus. &c. which are now making rapid preparations for descending the river
We have information that the Kentucky river has had an immediate rise of about 15 feet, which has swept it clear of boats and craft,
How to account for so rapid a rise at this season, considering the uncommon severity of the weather here, leaves us at a loss to determine from what tributary streams these waters flow.
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Primary Location
Louisville, Ky.
Event Date
27th Dec. (Preceding Monday To Following Thursday)
Outcome
many loaded flat boats and rafts wrecked and deserted; great loss of property and produce destined for new orleans market; kentucky river swept clear of boats and craft after 15-foot rise.
Event Details
Ice commenced running in the Ohio River on the preceding Monday, causing a gentle rise that continued until Thursday, reaching about ten feet; immense ice quantity carried everything before it, including wrecked flat boats and rafts passing the falls; rise floated boats repairing at Shippingport island (Fayette, Gen. Clark, Jas. Ross, Expedition, Columbus) now preparing to descend; Kentucky River had immediate 15-foot rise; rapid rise unexplained given severe weather.