The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-09
on BROADWAY.

lS04-FeDruary 49, degrees above zero
on BROADWAY.
Owing to the intense coldunequaled In its severity In
this city for thirty Ave ycarshc compare
lively deserted aud few ycn,ured abroad except those
whose business called them out Of DOORS skaters Who
mucd up in fugs and great coats veuturcd far Ms the
Park 90 enjoy amusement the ice. In Broad
way quits O. icy wind prevailed and II would have been
matt r Of considerable difficulty for ladies TO enjoy
accastoraed in tina, fashionable and busy
thoroughfarc They, therefore, remained at home re-
destan oli have carried any amount OF clothing, and
wherever they walking they were TO be seen going
a. fast possible 10 keep up some degree OF warmth
The policemen proceeded along their beats in an sppa
| rently melancholy manner while 1t not common
thing 10 see small icccs hanging from their boards and
musachcs The style 81 head dress which had, 10 many
instance TO b. adopted TO keep oat tho cold was some
tn heads turoau fashion some had their heads aud
faces almost entirely envciopcd In furs, having only
apertures for the eyes and mouth This was what might
be termed the 'ferocious" syc, witch, however. did
Pa s M fas S e ssY and S and
description OF comforates.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
The extreme cold OF yesterday vas probably fet with
greater severity and was much Intense, and on.
tailed amount Of suffering, the bay and along
tho front than the case In the hcr of the
| cty Those whose occupations compelled thd.a 20
main out OF doors for long weary hours stretch,
without Gre and without shclters;ch ~ sievedorcs,
sailors ,pd draymcnhad good cause to regret tho sud
|
cevabe style Of wrapper and coat thcsc men, Injured TO
hardshps they felt the bitterness Of the wcshcr
In all its strength they haffcd and hafclo'hed,
worked upon tho tho harbor aud toled
upon the sharrcs and piers, where the Keen npplrg
| havoc with everything that stood In its way Old
Boreas pped sril loud through the rigging OF the
ing everything before him The laborers at work upon
the docks ofton obliged 10 jump about IN very
lively manner and were observed to resort 70 the good
old custom OF mapping ,heir hands and nj times they
bent almost double es they rotted up ind down
the piers endcayorng 70 Keep their blood In crcua.
| ton
| rnE Shifting.
Early in The morning large fields Of 80 foaied down
the North river and caused considerable damage and
| anncyan 20 the shipping IN the bay competing most
OF tho vessels that we're riding At anchor 20 Clip their
cables and move 70 some safer spot The large packet
sup Escort cirisn Flitner which arrived at this port
last Saturday from Liverpool and which anchored
OF the Battery 10 order TO land her Mt Castle
Garden, not 80 fortunate the other vessel In
ng In time 20 avoid the Ice. and sustained serious
damage Tho fec down with the tide and cut the
badly The pumps could not keep her FREE and Captain
Fitncr wa Obliged TO hoist signal OF distress which
brought aBnnbe 81 tag-o his assistance 80 keep
the ship from suking in the ehannr where sie would
have ohsiruc,cd TIE rs~.ge q other vese the tuFs
iocs and Kills Stands where she les. safe from
further mlshsps ~ ID kind. AZ ~ they tighten
ss & n ne q BEG s VIII 10 s e e.
10 undergo repairs snd discharge the nHcr OF her
4 freight.
Seyerai Of "a. PIERS extending out into The North
river had some VI Their spies carried away aud aus
| tsncd other but not serious damage.
CROSSING rur sorru paooxLYy FERRY.
To the inhabitants Of South Brooklyn who take the
| Hamilton ferry for sbcrness we would briefly give
Douglas Jerrrld sdvce:f Don't lat lesst dnrns tbs
prevalence Of the present severe weather There at
least quarter o. mile of Ice 10 traverse either
side, hrcugh wbch the tosi churns iu way wins
Eound Ike tLai OF monster coffee mill, and II ~
ten 20 one that The msn who enters the Hamilton
enue ferry At eleven a. N does not reach tho New
York SIDE before O'Clock A. " On bis transit he
will barge and scooners hcipcssy embodied In the
ice with towboats vainiy tugving m their cudeavo Z,
ertrca'e them, and h. viii indeed be fortunate II the
which he passenger does not get stuck length
ways the slip there 10 remain until by aid ola
akerchuns soe. the boa, aga landing stage and
lucky Indeed are those who can stand the jerk without
sRs % 81 ~. s ,ssr
mone'er stands At seven degrees below zero
raE STATES istssp rrnRYBoArs.
The fcrrybosis plying 20 staten Island were GO implied
10 keep NJ steam al sunday night lest the intense frvt
should have the eject o. interfering with the working of
nc uschnsy rhis !. very siasuisr such an instance
previously experienced or those fsrrybosts
awoxAs rRoxwv To DEATH IN EAxrrR sTrErr.
Nor he cold unattended by Ioss Of hfe Coroner
Collin yesterday held inquest Al No. 90 Baxter street
on the Body q Ann oakley. q woman who was found
dead The Testimony slowed thai the deceased lived
with and took OF Margaret Geary, who " blind
they lay down in , bed on the floor on sunday night,
bat the deceased lad covering over hor during the
night she arose ard dd not return to her bed aga.n
Yesterday morning Ann fgu<s lying dad on the
noor the outer door, her body being frozen slit
verdict Of death by freeing was returned by the Jury
Deceased forty years q eye and native u Ire.
land
A DRIVER rEAnLY rs0zKs.
John Cara driver of coach 3s. found IN Thirty
hrt street near Eighth svcuuc about half paft three
O'Clock day morning, b. cfeer m H. q the 1wcn-
ti~h precinct nss-iy overcome w the extreme cold
Cara and bis coach horses taken 10 the station
house he subsequently recovered and vas removed 70
Che stable o. his employer together With The team
rmso~sRs PARTIALLY FROZEN.
Several prfsoncrs, charged with Bt0ricalon and disco
DERBY Conduct being brought before Justice Dodge
Yesterday morn M found 20 he partially fnoxen
The arms of badly rosbltten, smother had
the nngcs Of both hands froetbten and others had their
hands sud eet more or Less frozen. fhc sstrsic n
the sufferers 70 the tomn iszoneu Of Public Chart~ aud
Correction, by whom tbey conveyed 70 bellevue
H0sy.ta COR trestment
rHs YpNRYBoArs syIow zero
~ rHn ufrok rBg nfHsfr
Oar word Hth you IL rcx>rd 20 lrrns,yrs pysctissd
by rionDpoics eiT Id orossng the south or Atlantic
street fcrry 70 Brooklyn thn morning ten
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