Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-15
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~ go,rs ot the North RrUer Side Sea OF Ice ON the
ITo O Cutting out Berth for the Charleston Steamer
I Man floating about on CAKE , Of ice I0r AHSt n
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for San Francisco and oregon" 4,
Yesterday afternoon there more ice IN the
North River than has been seen at any one time dur
;r The mast fifteen years Ships firmly frozen
~ Their berhs, and men and boys were TO be seen
running on the ice in the docks all along the North
AT pier No. 4, foot of Morris street, the southern
steamers were held as tight by the ice around them
as if they were secured by vice Inc Steamer
Souherner was lying the upper END OF the pier
and some haf.dozen of her were hard al WORK
with axes cutting the ice from the stern, IN ofder 10
back ur and give room for the James Aoger' me
latter had arrived from Charleston during the day'
but in consequence of the ice was obliged to 60 10
the Cunard dock at jersey City and land her pasSeh
gers. ..:o ~, .ho Nor+b
One of the best places of observation on the North
River is on pier No 4, which is one OF the longest on
the Hudson. Here the spectator can see the enure
lower bav 10 Staten Island at a glance, and looking
in The onnoste direction the Hudson far the
Hollands is presented to the eye. This vast space,
with the exception of short distance the Jersey
side of the river one mass of floating ice Now
and then a cake of mirrorlike ice, extending for a
quarter of mile in length, would come down with
the tide, surrounded by small pieces of ice piled up
on the top of each other.
AT zines the tide would rush along at a rapid rate,
and the broken ice would rise up end and fall
on the other, almost with much regularity as if
done by the hand of One of the Jersey City
ferry boats, during the passages of of the large
cakes managed to get out of her dock to go across
the river. After getting towards the middle of the
river, she hemmed in the machinery was then
stopped and she foated with the current for few
minutes. The pilot discovered opening, however
and setting the engine again in motion she gradual
ly got out of her perllous position and proceeded TO
Jersey City
While this steamer struggling through, anOh-
er was waiting an opportunity to pass through the
same opening to New York with passengers. Ho
boken steamboat, full of people, was fastened IN the
ice in the middle of the river, short distance above
but finally succeeded in making a safe passage to
this city. Between the ferry and pier No. A. a mum
Der of men were walking on the ice IN the river, du
ring the afternoon
The United States mail steamer Illinois was de
tanned in her berth the foot of Warren street about
two hours beyond her time of departure. She was
frozen in the dock and the steam-tug Schultz had tc
be employed in breaking up the ice for her. A
twenty minutes past four O'Clock the bell was rung
and the Illinois began gradually to make her way IN
to the river, and in about hour got into the lowe
bay. She took out about seven hundred passengers
Four hundred of these were soldiers from Cover
nors Island destined for San Francisco and Oregon
The East River this morning seriously OBJ
structed by ice. About seven o'clock immense fields
covering the entire width of the river passed VI
with the tide, and carried with it number of steam
RrFy ana OCQeT DOdlS winch udppeu6u unlOiGuudCe
ly to be in the stream. All the docks the Eas
river frozen, and the ships and smaller craft Sc
up as if they were dry land. VIM Nelson
Sons new clipper ship Glad Tdings," which cleare
on Monday for New Orleans, has as yet been unabl
to get out of her berth, the foot OF Pine street.
She is tightly frozen in, and if the present coll
weather continues, she will have to remain there o
be cut out. She is full of freight, and has numbe
of passengers to make the first voyage in her to New
Orleans. In of the docks in East River the &c
piled up to the height of SIX feet, by the change
tides
At four o'clock this morning of the Fulto
ferry-boas left Brooklyn for New Yo.k with abou
one hundred passengers. After getting nearly owe
here she was caught in field of ice and had to STOP
She was carried with the floating up the rive
opposite to the Navy yard, before she could get GU
of her unpleasant position. She came down tn
Brooklyn shore and after struggle for three
quarters Of an hour, finally succeeded in landing he
passengers in New York.
The most noticeable incident about the ice at pre-
SENT is the freezing up OF Buttermllk Channel, be
tween Brooklyn and Governors Island. At an earl
hour this morning, large numbers OF people wer
walking upon the ice between the two places Th
opportunity of visiting the Island foot is eagerl
seized upon by the youngsters of the vicinity. LII
Hamilton avenue ferry boat has, of course, suspende
her trips to this part of South Brook yn, and the pee
pie come 10 New York by The other ferries.
Among the persons who ventured upon the ice
Butermilk Channel this morning. several w
They walked to Governors Island without II
least fear of going in" and enjoyed the sport viii
as much spirit as the and boys