New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-17
STEAMBOATS, ICE-BOUND.

For come time past the navig alton Of Long Island
Sound has been much impeded by large quantities Of
field and dift ice aud the Eastern steamboats, have
with great difficulty, made their regular daily trips
in some instances indeed, they were compelled to re-
turn TO port unable TO force passage After de-
teution of this kind for several days last week, some
of the boats went out Sunday and Mondsy last and
succeeded in getting through the Sound. Among these
were the boats Of the Stonington line. the Plymouth
Rock leaving for Stonngton on Sunday morning, and
rturnpp 10 this port Tuesday with the loss OF con-
siderable of her copper shesthog On Monday after
noon the ste amer Commodore sailed for S,oning,on,
and in reaching her IN IN go ID sea-
son. She left Stoningon on Tuesday a; midnight on
her reform trip New York with passengers and mails
and should have arrived here before o'clock on
"Wednesday morning. Eight o'clock came but broaght
no boat; TO- noon night, aud still no tdiDgs OF the
missing boat 40 il was concluded that owing 10 the
compsctpess of TIE ice about Throes Neck, she had
been unable 70 buck" her way through and Capt.
Frazee had put Der about aud returned TO Stonng-
ton. To StOniugion the Company dispatched mes
ssges and speedily as telegraphs could tell it, the
news came that she was not at Stoningon, nor hai
ste been seen there, since leaving for New-lork a.
n idnie ht on Tuesday.
Apxious friends here and no less SOLICITORS friends
at the East became alarmed for the safety OF their
relatives on bosrd. The Company, through its
agents were unable 10 satisfy the numerous inquiries
addressed TO them, ard every point from which
view of the Sound could be got, was telegraphei Tor
news Of the missing steamers
In the me srtime the news came that the steimer
Connecticut. Capt. Wilcox had eft New-London for
New.York at O'Clock Tuesday night Here, in
New.York her whereabouts was also mystery and
the alsrm for the safety Of friends became more vide
spread and general. There came lull-"the Ell.
Trance to the sound was impossible on account OF
"the ice at lie such sreued from the fact thH
DO vessels had arrived in port from the east yard for
several dsys. This superstition was confirmed py ne
return of one of the eastern steamboats,, which hal
failed TO get past Sandies Point; and the people who
knew n Ost about such matters said the boats nal
gone into some port for shelter. The auxlsty grew
with the old rave lers by the Sound route. Sud
denly all Of these sErnises were upset by tele'
graphic messages from different points on
the Sound 10 the effect bst nothing bad been seen OF
the missing steamboats, One dispatch from Bridge.
mort. Conn rem: al have jus, bean on the top Of
''the church sfeepe, from which had far view
of tire Sound for forty miles ana could see notn.
inc Of ether the Commodore, or the Connectc AZ.
Another sent from Norsalk at the same time, said:
Il hesr that large steam boat has been seen OIL
Bridgeport, but could not learn her name. froO-
ably your boat" &c. &c.
Of cour,e such contradictions only incresse the
anxiety DOW pretty generally felt for the iae OF Tue
steamboats, more especially "a Tas rtr"iec'ed tui'
rre,,v severe storm prevailed during "Wednesday
Tbursdsy came, bnt brought no reI'ei 10 the piin-
full Suspense ard on THURSDAY at ernoon inc S,onins
TON COMPANY determined 70 send the steamer " an
derb;lt 10 Stonugton equpping her with extrs sup
plies for the relief Of the Commoiore anu nei P''-
sepgers should such be needed .,.,
Yesterday morning the c. Vanderbilt proceeded on
her trip at clock. .-rrsa
Ia tie course Of the morning a gentleman aT yea
he was one of the passengers by the Connecticut ana
that he bad left Der at Huntngdon on Thur.dsy, and
came on TO this Gig by railroad. II Wa, iurtser TO
ported that the Commodore was at hunnpguou, "a
company With the Connecticut. mere was e'A'V
ton the anxiety began 10 be relieved. A..
At length, at 81 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ane
steamer Connection, arrived in port, Of hours a''e'
starting.