The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-08
Thc Great Change OF Wsather.


FREEZING OVER OF THE HUDsON--sNOw sQUALL--
STEAMER AGROUND-THE WEATHER BELOW ZERO
STATE OF THE RIVER, ETC.
Since the sudden change OF weather on tuesday
noticed in Hudson river report the following DAY
has suddenly colder, with the exception OF breo
or four hours Wednesday afternoon, when tho fros
abaed but at six O'Clock P. NJ sudden squali Of snow
camc on, which brought the Thermometer 70 within q
few degrees Of zero The wind was sharp and cold,
blowing gale all night. At different points along the
river, from Albany 10 New York, the squall ragged
more or less fury Snow did not fall long At each place
departing as suddenly as it II reached Peeksk
about fifteen minutes 10 nine O'Clock and from Rhine
beck to that village exceeded any storm that pre-
ceded this winter, thick and fast did the fall
The ground scarcely than covered when II lett
for further SOUTH keeping pace with the express
Hudson Rhinebeck, Fishkil, Peekskin, Yonkers and
New York. In the latter city arrived at quarter past
ten and by half past ten the had ceased 10 fall
The cold continued to increase along the all night
and yesterday AT Hudson and Albany the thermometer
yesterday morning at six O'Clock varied from zero to five
The Oregon Of the Hudson boats left that
Of passengers on board shs was struck by ths saaaI
about half past six O'Clock and driven aground between
Tivoh ard hhnebeck Tho extent Of her injuries
porter cond not learn he only her the train
parsed, and learned tho other particulars at Huson.
The South America, the other Hudson boat es at the
Dock nj Hudson having weathered tho storm safety
though shc looks IL she had rough time her paddles
being thick with ice and the sides Of wheehouses on
each eide covered with ice, that the name South
America scarcely be SEEN
AoIg the dock at Albany lay the magnificent steamer
New World all right, with flags lying from every mast
and steam up together with two propeers also
ing From New York to Albany reporter did OBJ.
either steamer, schooner, sloop or boat
Tho river s very rough Ice in considerable quantities.
formed last night floating driven along the by
the wrd, frt PoughkecTsie to New York, and Ia
places between Newburg ard Poughkeopse the river
full from shoie 10 shore From the place 10 Hudson
II fun Of Ice much OF boing stationary and frozen en-
trey across. 10 locks all broken and Jagged but Ia
solid masstLe roughpess OF the river at the commence
meDt OF rs formation causing II 10 look thus The water
ard creeks along shore frozen over the bay at
Hudson, open en- Wednesday afternoon, and Tuesday
the express passed that city yesterday morning eleven
O'clock some eight or ten men and boys skating
upon II.
From Hudson TO Albany lat the same tme) the river
ooket as II large steamboat had cut It's way through
the ice quite recently in only two three pcce was
IL frozen over, while below this Ia the case for miles be-
tween Hudson and Pougbkeepse. The river, however.
between the former city and Albany Is fun Of ice some
of II being very thick, caused by the throwing
cake upon cake In front OF Albany the Ice s moving
down with srorg tie. Many of the cakes are very
Hudson and Boston Railroad ferry boats but after little
manGuverEg and loss OF time they managoi 10 cro@s
If the weather connu another day ~ IL 1.-TWO
O'Clock ?. NJ the Hudson and Mohawk rivers must be-
closed their entire distance, and Albany stand a good
chance to have another freshct.
When the train left Albany last evening at ivc O'Clock
the weather was about the at two +. from
three to fve degrees above The leo in the river
had materially increased during that time