This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Ice disaster scare hits Cincinnati river boats on Ohio
W. C. Beatty and his son Capt. John fear a harsh ice season on the Ohio River after the first full freeze in 14 years. The Mike Fink paddlewheeler restaurant sits under 10 inches of ice as preparations include a derrick barge and a tug, with concerns over upriver Licking and Miami rivers and memories of the 1918 ice flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
W.C. Beatty
John
Beatty
Ohio River
Mike Fink
Covington
Riverfront Stadium
Licking
Miami
Ohio
Mill Creek
Union Terminal
John Beatty