The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-23
TIE PROPELLER pOrOwsKA

HER sTUATIoE IN THE ICE OFF SANDS PoIsr:I T.
How the PASSENGERS WERE LANDED AND
TRANSPORTED TO NEW YORK-THE PROSPECT OF
GkTTis @ THE VESSEL II To HARBoR-Tus APPEAR
ANcE or LONG ISLAND SOUND.
FROM OUR sPsCIAI kHPoRIER
SANDS Posi- LIGHTHOUSE Jan "a 1867
The propeller foiomtks sail remars a fixture In the
ice soo ou' lite hopa Is enierts5ed Of getting her
haTeof Tor tome week. TO ccne. Captain Chapman
having strcng hopes OF reach New York by WAY Of
he Gale, pusneu the sh-orsh the ,ca tor man
miles until be was compelled fnaly 10 come to stAui
stu and rem ain ocked In the icy barrier about three
quarters Of mile from this point The boat now lies
rs ahoms Of water, In the mid channel between Exscu
ton and Sands Point lighthouses No danger Is appre.
headed at present. the vessel rests quito easy but
should heavy gale OF wind spring up she might for nder
anidii the zee or 20 Ashore the beach II would be
oonshcred highly mpruden, TO archor the Potomsk
a. The dr Voc would be apt TO crush her Ia fact Capt
Ohapmsu 10 In quite preaicaneut lust Ut present There
but three half tons II coal board scarcely any
water and dearh Of everything In the way OF prevsi
save come salt nsh aud cry oracxs In consequeucs OF
sci wi have 70 remain "here abe lies until tas Zoe
breaks up sufficiently 10 enable steamtug from New
packed thick with ice might chance Of rush
Ing The propeller IN New Rochelle distant abou, four
cs imagine al ov.u .as r S Ss ,sl 70 ysn, !.
neai'us IN the ice Dor weeks bsfcre Any eor. can De
On ruesdsy a majority Of the passengers mani.
vbre rome eight or nine Of them determined to
the man shoe at a point near New Rochelle Those
who chose TIE ers, nentic aed route pu nberei soma
Aec, ana AFTER hoyrs bard wssDr over he frozen
nos OF ce reached the residence Of Mr. D,wning the
hosplaoe manrer by b family A comtos,ab,s dinner
~N preps-ed fer the oy s0sus snt everything done
thu could W any way @ln'.r TO Their comfort, Al ,As
team snd made arrangements WIN tho propr,etors OF
TBS fsme to cenvey them bag and baggage Nos Yorx
Ma IN. aAnA tll,Sf x~N
the George Law aud anxious 10 reach New York In
time 10 rake their departure BY iha, boat The roads
WITH snov and rendered almost mpassabls. In msnS
places the sleehs had 10 into the fields the par
pose OF AVOIDING toe drift, which looked Ike
Alpine n,s and sqasy p1ssb 70 man aad besst
Alter ten6ry upseis ana no tic suffering from the cold
rs There they remained al 0isnt, ana 10 the morniog
p'eeeedfd en- the remainder oner journey which lhey
acconP SHE'D In comparative comfort and safety.
Nov Gill &C :upy the after ton Of your readers With
brief hi'iory q The expedition 70 New Rochelle 40 uu
defuttn BY the party already luded TO. siaruDs with
tuo o, ihe crew Of she Poouska Guides there sivea
tures set out upon perilous ip The zoe over which
the csosssd vas nss Of broken pieces frozen together
By tao Elerte cold Of suDssy, and was liable q, Toe
sisblesi ihsv 10 break up en- float Win lhs ae Tbs
wstrs for the Dut tso miles found 10 be pretty
docb 0l, and Tears wire entertained thai tAs zee vas
brtasrE Up. However TO- tune The
party and they arrived ct Ee~ Rochelle IN safety ms
l,Diosy vas rerformsi IN about two hours rssse
F os '''' '' No" Haven Railroad carr Tor S''
TIE cr, wso panied the party came very near
propeller zee The oaanne com nencsd 10 ,ve ana
before taey could reach the boat broke up The sea
rsis bs solid zee m Wien the Psom,ts vss smssss.s
ILey we're very much st,sued With their journey. and
sss me %c' ., 70. s.c.pe Win their nyss Had ,hty
oefn nsn an ncuf aser 10 their return they woud have
bern carried go ward. ana would probably bavs basn
lost d no boss could have possibly gone 70 their sssi
rco.
The Ice has returned 70 the channel 10 day and the
sound oas again be crossed on foot The appearance OF
the be, cutie Arctic Toe and snov BE- dscsrusi
as ar - the reach Nothing vAntirs M ea,,