The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-25
From our New York Correspondent.

NEW YORK. Jan. 90, 1852.
The Weauter-Ice IN the RiUep-Erposure of Life
Arrival Of Sea Sieamrs.-Neirs BY The Areie.-4fii-
beitpees England, France. and the United Sales
Disaster at Sed.-ne Rescue Trials
For the last few days have had little else 10 talk
about think about than the extreme severity OF the
weather, and its accompanying incidents and results. For
a long series OF years have known nothing like il in
New York Taking the thermometer as the sole index,
we seldom have cold weather in this city at most
places OF equally high latitude, but there is always de-
gree OF moisture accompanying our low temperature
which makes IL exceedingly penetrating and uncomorta-
BILE, and the consequence is that really hard winter
with is almost insupportabe or This fact yesterday
afforded us abundant evidence. The sleighng as
fine possibe but, much people delight in that
recreation the cold was too intense TO allow them TO
JOY it, the Streets il is true hronged with vehicles
but the appearance OF their occupants their frequent stops,
and the rapid thinning of OF their numbers quite early
in the day. beokened the total discontinue OF the Low.
ers OF pleasure by the forces OF the winter king. Our
two rivers full OF ice that in the Hudson float.
ing and peuetrabe-ihough with considerable difficulty
by the ferry boats but in the East river the for
some hours adhered together, and. from daybreak until
ten or eleven o'clock in the morning, presented firm
though rugged and surface, which passed
men, women and children, in instances teams.
Not less than twenty thousand people estimated TO
have crossed between New York and Brooklyn in the
OF the four five hours during which the ice
NAMED stationary Between eleven and twelve, how.
ever while probably thousand souls making their
way this reacherous causeway, ii suddenly broke
up owing 10 the falling OF the tide, and then ensued
scene OF and alright which will long dwell upon
the minds not only OF the actors in IT, but of the spec
taors OF IT, No sooner did the loud cracking report and
the remulous motion OF the ice under fos, that
was parting and floating down the bay, than smulta-
neous rush made by all hands for the shores
-, al.
reckless haste went down but fortunately it is be-
eved, every one either by their exerons or the
assistance OF those in the vicinity, recovered their feet,
and reached what they supposed the landing place Here
an appalling sight their eyes a channel OF some
thirty forty feet bad been formed along the docks and
was sweeping the drift ice with tremendous velocity
downwards, while that upon which they standing
gave evident tokens OF giving way beneath them. With
out help they were lost but hundreds Of ready hands
from the shore launched boats and panks and by great
exerton al the imminent risk and exposure of all
cerned, it is believed that all were rescued Some few
upon detached cakes OF ice carried down as far
as Governors island from whence the soldiers vanly
endeavored reach them but the boat manned by those
gallant fellows was swamped and they reached the land
with great difficulty themselves. II was not until hope
was almost abandoned that two Whitehall boa,men,
whose names-Richiord and Hooper--deserve TO be
eiernally commemoated. at the desperate peril OF their
lives, succeeded in picking them up and bringing the
half drowned, Frozen and exhausted sufferers 10 the
shore. Once on land, by the help OF warm blankets
vigorous rubbing. and the application OF little good
brandy externally and internally they resuscitaed
happily without the loss OF any OF their members by the
frost The coasng steamers all more less delayed
but those huge levathans OF the Deep the Georgia and
the Arctic with irresistible power ploushed their way
through the ice-6elds which filled the lower we'll the
upper bay. until they reached the vicinity OF their usual
landing Places and there the ihickrbbed ice became
-
descend, and make their way the frozen surface
he shore So much for winter and its concomitants II