New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-09
THE SNOW STO X NJ
WARMER WEATHER.
THR Fats OF A L II A w.
SPLENDID sLEIGHING SEASON.
EARTHQUAKES IN THE EAST.
TROUBLES or TRAVEL ON SEA AID ON SHORE.
The Late Snow Deluge in the West.
The Late Snow Deluge in the West.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DIET.

Decidedly the mort prominent physical feature of
the season il the snow. storm which came upon the
heels of the recent terrible cod snap, and up to al
carly hour this morning. bad stuck TO us like an old
friend.
With grscua warming up Of the air. there has
been an unintermt;ed coming down of snow for
thirty .six bours-not exactly storm oil the while,
but a constant drzzle of fine fakes.
The conse quence was from foot to eighteen irches
Of snow badly dIifted by the WIND but on the whole,
furnishing both distractions and facilities for travel
not before equsled this winter. How far travel was
irterruped and DELAYED will be seen by the copioss
notices printed in this article. We append, also,
scme detsis Of the great snowbocksde on the Hi
nos Railroads where much suffering occ ssioned
bv lack of food-even dogs being eaten when the
eaters knew it was dog.
One of the incidental happening, of yesterday was
a smart shock Of earthquake throughout Maine
and New. Brunswick. The houses Of the proviocisls
were considerably shaken up, but nothing serious &C.
CURED.
Last night, and in fact all day yesterday the
sleigbipg in this City tip top, and but for the
cesseless falling of more snow would have been
widely and deeply enjoyed. As it was, amoderateiy
sized army of the bone and sneS had their fun, and
with storm and wind, drifts, collisions, runswsys,
and all that sort of incident, they enjoyed lively
tine.
EFFECTS OF TIE STORM IN AND NEAR NETWORK.
THE LOWER BAY.
Getting IN and out Of the harbor has been both
difficult and dangerous. Sailing vessels mostly
at anchor The steamer North Star got up with great
difficulty. The Atlantic arrived off the Hook in the
afternoon but at O'Clock had not been able to cross
the bar. nor had she been boarded. The Pacific,
which sailed for Liverpool on Wednesday, was in the
Lower Bay yesterday afternoon at anchor.
STATEN ISLAND FERRIES.
The steamboat Columbus from Quarantine, did not
reach this City, yesterday until about O'Clock in the
afternoon when she force her way through
the ice and reached this City. The Columbus m ade
only three trips from Quarantine, yesterday. The
steamer Iunchback, while lying at her dock, at STA
pleton had two holes cut 10 her by the ice, and was
put head on the beach to repair. The Port Richmond
boats ran regularly, and made good time.
CAMDEN AND AMBoY RAILROAD BOATS.
We have received no reports Of the condition Of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad trains. The steamer
John Potter attempted to reach Amboy, yesterday
morning but found the ice so densely packed 10 the
Kills that che had to return Another attempt in the
The SOUND STEAMERS.
The Stoningtop, Fan River and Norwich boats,
due here on Wednesday morning, had not arrived
last evening. Consequently no boats Of either of
these lines left this port on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings. 1t is supposed that the entrance 10 tho
Sound is fozen over from Throgs Neck to Sands
Point, and this suppositiou is pretty strongly con-
firmed by the fact that no vessel reached Newio
yesterday from that direction.
THE RIVERS AND HARBoR.
But very little drift ice appeared IN the Norm OF
East Rivers yesterday The main body OF Ice appears
TO have drfted to eeward, and become packed on 10
the shores Of Staten Island and New-Jersey. Al
Quarantine the pack is so dense that the Boarding
Officer unable to get of to the vessels that are an
chored Off the station.
The revenue cutter spoken of yesterday, as having
dragged her anchors, is very near the beach, and
frozen in near Townsends dock. fishing schooner
is also frozen in near Van Duzens dock.
The packet ships reported as being at anchor IN ths
Bay, have not yet come up to the City. Iney were
obliged TO anchor near Quarantine, as the Health
officer unable to visit them.
We have no. beard of any disasters. in port or on
the beach, and it is probable that the indications OF
the coming siorG sufficient TO mariners near The
coast TO haul of in time.
The severity Of TIE cold proved fatal on the north
size O. Staten Island woman resident. at Factory
VILE was found frozen death in her room on We'd
nesday morning. We learn that there is not oushe
OF coal at any of the coal yards on Staten Island We
hear also that two or three persons were severely
frost bitten.
On Wednesday afternoon. boatman attempted 10
c,rce his way across the river to Brooklyn, bur got
csuebt in dense pack of ice that had drited IN the
bay. formed by the long pier projecting from the
BROOKLYN shore, just south Of the Waust. Ferry
Uopse. and the Atlantic st. Fery-House. TIE man
struggled bravey TO eItricate himself from MS penn
Gus position, but up to o'clock at night had maze
no progress toward the shore. Several boats put on
to attempt his rescue but heice was too much psckea
to allow of their approach At last MIR. Bender one
OF tie pilots on the South Ferry ran his boar INTO Inc
ice, and, after several aitenpts, reached the poor
bostman and took him ard his boat on board. Tue
man was exhausted and nearly frozen to des'h from
his long exposure to the intense cold.
THE FKRkIHs.
All Of the Ferries to Brooklyn, notwithstanding the
Storm running their usual number Of boats, and
making their accustomed trips, d1..ag W sdaesday