The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16
Breaking up OF the Ice Mt Albany.
EXCITINd SCENE ON BOARD The RAILROAD FERRY

from the Albany Argus jan H.
Yesterday morning. about half past eleven o'clock, the
ir body OF ice In front OF this city commenced
moving The rain storm Of Thursday evening" In
this quarter probably extended north and west flooding
the Hudson At this point the river which had been
rpg curing the night went to arl the edge Of the
pier and the ice moved of qusty and almost uobroken
The ferry boats had been running during the morning.
and both in the stream when TIE ice closed in upon
them The T ocot had ded her passengers for the
Harlem road and about returning to this city sving
released her fAstenings. The New York-the Hudson
River Railroad ferry boat-had ,ece ed her full compile
nent Of passengers baggage mails &c from tn. express
train and had aleo into the stream Both boats
psrtialy disabled while working in the ics The
Ocott Was carried down the stream few rods by the
current and COLL ion occurred between the two boats
by which of the larboArd cabius OF ths Ocott
carried away The damage however, was all ht The ,e
closed in around the beats INN edAtey below them 1t
ole not give and the current brought Gown the
vast mass OF broken Fragments portion pilsi up
'gan-t Vie bosr and they appeared secure and without
the reach OF the floating portion
Hswlers were extended from both bo,ts to the shore
from boat the other the passen Sers
press wssors carts and horses we're taken from the
beats and sssly Apced the udson River Railroad
cock While this discharge of csrgoss Was progressing
from the boats to the East side OF the river the entire
ohspnel OF them filled with ice moving down the
stream the rate two miles hour At time the
the the boats moved few nches and those
who had not effected landing were In the Imminent
peril
This exciting wtt essed by thousands OF our
citizens, who bad epAired the pier and dock
silent and thougbuI spectators Of the busy scene being
enacted on the East eide of the river Tho after mposs
hity OF the boats makirg any head sgAnt through
the field Of ice thus disabled and the probability OF
being more materially damsged not destroy ed, ap
parent
About o'cl 'ck u the ice below the ferry boats
and between the ferry b,ats and thu dock, tbs east
side OF the river gAvo way Be boats pad their crews
board and during their BLOCKADE had some
extent the injuries to the working portion of their achn
cry. Steam kept up. Both boats were moved with
the t. their bawsers psrted and the Ocott made
cefsful tip this side Of the river and at " was
in her slip. The New York and beautiful boat put
By tn, HUDSON River Railroad Company during the
past reason was ss fortunate Her patd.es much
brtkep and one rudder carried away. Her machinery
Was set In molten and the boat ed Gown the east
side Of the river towards the Greenbu landing Here
Effort was made to her in above the PIERS but su
hcsnt beldwsy could not be attained Che passed the
docks, mace an attempt 10 effect landing the west
side OF the iiyer equally unsuccessful and 1t p NJ had
passed the cir aud was geipg Dc the stream with
the feed, having On board Ave or six men, forming
the crew.
In the meantime the Ice appeared to have been blo.ksd
u ut point below ard the back upon the
cry partially covering the pier and docks. At later
pe however the water appeared to rscede and tie
body ~ ice moved will more soeed II In inferred
That passage through had been effected BY the freshet
and that the fsr at may yet stoppsge
at some point below she two miles II ON the
city At piebtfsn
The merchants In the vicinity OF the river had emptied
their cellars OF their contents ana prepared for
inupo alton
Last evening, about O'Clock two steamturs were
despatched to the rtscue OF the ferry boat-the
being SOME what cleared Of floating ice. The probabilities
were that she would b. over taken and towed baox