The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-28

ths ps.sspgsrs considered thsmssivss lucky If they
reached New Yoyk any time befoss ono or two 2. 4.
w a0n AND
whCh oen took whole day 20 cross. the passengers
worknx sns', way by paliisg . onG sweep, or pushing
ancient days. gsumbed but IN this last ~ the sa-
ten islAnd boat take than hour in Cfossng, II
n.sosS sno pu, ntsnasd 70 The world ~ an sxra
ihe Intense cold OF this winter Of 80 and 61 sxoeeae1
moaihs duration The water became - cold net ice
OF coming be Of IKE severity with tho prsssss
etre system o. river navigation nust be changed 10
boats sa.pssd to the wnhsr Of bysoss nmss are ussiA
N sucn crcoc seaAons. More powUrful engtaes viii D.
ics and is boats hsmselves must s. Of sresssr 90 i
:sm.as X. 1s.s s s'y =: .s ou: - na BE-
solid pack Of loo, driven by the wss wind on the
he south m 0s 70 sas o0:s :suaa
up and rendrne useless the Atlantic decks, and sur
rounding Governors Island, which sceessible only
on the ice. many yards nom the shore For sA mile
out nom the north end or Governors IcAnd yght away
ps na% srs wss sS @ u sd q Gs , VA T.
thickness. BScsB of ice were driven shore by the
wnd and frozen ssgsthersuccesave tides rolled over
his OF Slaten Island the scenery 81 tho bound bay
was inceed picturesque the Kuls closed with solid oe,
driven in BY the ss wind OF SUNDAY Monday week.
and pedestrians and teams passing over 10 Now Jersey
by hundreds The Mario seemed completely closed,
the immense icy sxranse only relic ed BY iaw and Tar
u diflcuh 10 imagine stranger prospect than the
panorama OF our bav and harbor during past week-
oa ice sa up many :sss in height By the oroe Of sns
tides tugs with Ali of craft In and outward bound
nshang heir way through unheard OF obsrucuons and
crowds OF spectators lining the shores 10 behold the
This has not happened for even day. in period Of
over thirty years. and clearly demonstrates the aocess
b,y Of city nom the ocean q al times and seasons
whilst Boston, Baltimore ana Phia ieph enlarged
BY ne Ice King and shut In from tho sea-
future winters are TO be of the cabre Of the present
one our merchants viii have 10 prepare immensely pow
efu soa for the purpose OF cutng up fields OF Ice
paas in and out Of the bay New quarters for storing
gram and flour must be soug ffee from ioe In all years.
and accessible ct al times.
The western side Of The bay, near the ooea., would
seem to be naturally adapted locality for largo docks
and warehouses. From them ships might be loaded In
any season. and could s. directly to sea. Thn ideA
must eventually force itself upon the attention Of
merchants.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
sroCKBRiDarY Mass, Jan. 2o, 1857.
Below give the state OF the weather during the last
Of the week previous 10 this:--
Jan. %, Taursday.-At eh P. H., 81 degrees below
Jan %. Friday-Ai 7 A. H., % below; IAN, 70 bs.
Jan a. Saturday A. n, "a degrees below. being
the coldest tno for the winter.
20 degrees above, making change Of 40 do srees from
N. I'LL noon. A, o. q,
THE NAILS, NAVIGATION, &C.
BosroS, Jan. 27, 1857.
The work Of opening channel OF clear water through
the pe has progressed rapidly hero 70 day. and wn be
conplssed sasly 10 morrow b seventy i've feet wds
There win be no detention Of the America 10 sail tor IL
virpoot 70 morrow, at noon.
The Thermometer this morning wSs forty-swo degrees
above zero. raining slightly and thsrs iadics-
tons Of January thaw.
TARrAuuy Cow, Jan. q, 1851.
The ssamsrs wssssrnport. ". D. Beach, and Totem,
from New YORK. which len here yesterday 60 around
Nantucket shoas, have been obliged to return.
sroNmGfoz, Jan ~, 1857.
The weather V day In mudsr. Tho ssoningson and
Providsncs Ralsosd opened yesterday. The Tslgrass
Shoa light ship sppsd her Gable last night and now
the harbor. Navigation hsre not obssructsd By loo
BALTIMORE, jan. 2T, 1857.
Comnunioansn with Richmond 10 again open bu,
south Of that the mails are ssill behind.
me Rishmend 2spsn say that the LATEST New Orleans
dates roeevso here are 70 the 1<sh instant
Tho storm did not prevail with any violence fur
thor south than Cosnba but storm Of heavy slees
tended 70 Montsomsry Alabama. The cold has bsca In
tense and the railroads stopped account Of the I'm
impooibiity Of getting wsss, has been raining here
10 day, with warm southwest wind.
PrrBuR0, Jan. II, 1867.
There has bean s-rsmarkabis change In the weather
here Yesterday morning shs Thermometer Indicated ten
degrees below ssre and in the evening msrksd several
degrees above fseesng point Rain fell oopiousy last
night and this morning, and thsrs has bssa general
ihsw sll day, with indiOsnoos Of . break UP in
the rivers, although d freezing sshsiy 10 night. A
Cincinnati Louisville and 81. Louis the change In the
weather has been quite remarkable, presenting every
appearance Of the opening Of nAvigstion.