The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-09
Sufferings OF LabOrers on Fer
ries, Piers and Wharves.
A THIRTY-FIVE YEARS RECORD.
INTERESTING REc0LLECTIoNs.
ZOE AMONG TEE SHIPPING.
REPORTS FROM OTHER LOCALITIES.
&C. &c. &c.

New York was yesterday visited by intensely
cold weather than has been known by the oldest inhab
ant since the earlier years Of the eighteenth century
Something it accompanied the great FIRE which oc-
CURED on the 10Th OF December 1885, when the Their
mometer indicated five degrees below The tenn
perature Of the atmosphere usually the case va
ried in different localities upon the island but may be
put down, in unexposeds positions at A. NJ as about
degrees below zero Where the wind had fair
sweep aud in more open and exposed districts il ran
as low, at tho same hour fifteen degrees
below zero This the ease in the upper portion
of New York and in the vicinity Of Harlem IL
also fifteen degrees below zero on Fifty
eighth street, near Fifth eft carly hour
yesterday morning Such cold this only be com
pared with that Of 1905 when North river
cred by Of Ice that supported and wagons
between New York and Jersey City and the days Of the
war Of the Revolution when the patriot army taken
across the river and tcns were erected and bivouac
made upon its CONCEALED ourfacc The effect OF this ex
cold 10 freeze Wollabout Bay, near the
Navy Yard, Brooklyn aud the Hackensack and Passac
rivers Rev Jersey. There also considerable ice in
both The North East rivers but the high wind, caus
ing motion OF the water numbered further soi
Gceton end unless the temperature should be kept up
Tor SORES OF days particular permanent imped
m.nt 70 shipping need be sDprehendcd
COLD SNAPS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
Tho cold extremely during the nj ht Of
Monday the 10Th Of January 1862 that the ferry boats
bcswesn New York and Brooklyn could not make Their
trips except with great ciiculty and at long intervals
FINALLY there only boat running on tho South
ferry the others being disabled by injuries from the Ice
The slips the Brooklyn side bound In solid
OF ce, and tbs passengers had 10 climb the end
OF the docks In tho best way they could Al length the
sniy boat on the s,u ferry disabled between
wrong with her machinery and the passengers were
brouyh, hack TO the New York SIDE So intense the
frost during the night that The boats all frozen in
The b,y presented Shire; OF ice In tho
morning and apppoared like plain covered
with snow Thousands OF people who lived
in Brooklyn and did business In New York waited
For hours for boats but Ia vain Some courageous per
determined to attempt TO reach New York by walk
sng the loo from Fulton ferry His pr5lress
watched with great interest ny many hundred per-
sons both shores and whom he reach the
opposite shore folloaed BY nine O'Clock there
beaten track from New York TO Brooklyn, and
severn thousand persons male and female had effected
. crossinr.
South and Hamilton ferries were crossed In tho same
cay by persons residing in those localities. Even
sloieb passed. This went on until about
tru o'clock, when the leo gave skins Of
breaking Al this time theirs were PROBABLY hse hun
dred persons OF all ages and tho ice AZ they
approached the New York Hiio the people ON the
vharys aud piers warned them b. shouts aud gestures
not 10 s,,empt landing, tne ice ai broken mp This
believed those the ice naturally suppssins
chat psrti-s spying create unnecessary
alarm, others had doue the Brooklyn side Ga the
people rsbcd regardless Of the warnings Of those on tho
docks. But they soon found that there wsro good
grounds for the warning. FOR fifteen twenty the
be- bsbrokcn up aud the rapidly with which the dis
membcunsnt continued enough 10 alarm those who
found themselves Suddenly sailing down the bay
There was perfect panic and, arr considerable dc.
lay much fr sh and the duckiug Of number Of persons
MI rescued either by boas by persons on shore
Several who had fallen into the water were saved by
OF ropes, ladders and planks The situation OF
those the ice the moving was terrible In
che extreme, and many carried down The river,
sbrec Of whom rescued by Q Custom House boat.
man aud by one OF the HnNDs news boa,men, who
vcnured 20 thor asy.S;aace mali craft The most
thrilling experiences wss that az hre. youths abou,
sveen years Of age who undertook cross from Ham
Alton svesue to whitehall In company with gentleman
The three boys went ahead and suddenly they heard a
Scribe sound beneath their feet aud Immediately aor
the ice gave way w,1e tremendous crash They we're
throw into the wer, but get get on ds,a ned
piece OF Ice about tho Sizs or tabs Upon this they
carried by the tide close Governors Island end
thc soldiers 0i tnc sard used every cxerti0n 20
them 90 but IN vain; their b'ai beag Jasnmed % the
ice carried them away, aud They wcre glad " escape
themselves The piece Of leo which they were stand
ing was srauAy breaking up srd 10 tide was carrying
them down the bag. 20 benurbsd were their fee,
that one Of them had 10 SIC down on The ice
Thousands Of spectators, who watched them with
intense anSciy from Battery thought that oae
OF them had been lost The po'f fellows gave them.
selves up lost bu, at length rescued with great
dimcasy BY Whitehall boat Tho Buys had been two
sud half hours on the Ice Tho lsd' aied tina, The
time tie ice gave way they ssainiy missed several,
who we're near them immeiiatals before tba iLers
ras = trpbsbity OF some person b.ins lost
Aner the communication ~ by nc p1rting ~
fbe ice was several heurs befcrc ferry bos could
make q pass-ge Tho North ryss vas not % badly
frozen. nor the ferry cominanicltion ca, on The
westerly wldd drove The aoaunz q q leo towards
The East river and there they boame united BY The
iptonse cold Of the night
On SATURDAY, the fTtn Of January IN 1851 there was
asmilr accumulation OF Ice In The East river The Tee
mad accumulated In such msss@ Y, bridge the East
river and adm the passage Of pcdesrians from Brook
JyB 70 Nex YORK Some ave h1adrsd persons were
caught on the cs BY The breaking b1t were akcn ~ 10
satisfy Tho shipping greatly endangered aud ferry
eomm1Bcssoa interrupted The aeeamllascn q tbs