New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-21
THE GREAT STORM.

The trains on the different railroads diycTgln9 from
this city resumed yesterday their running time ana the
ferries on the North and East Rivers were making Their
| trips with occasional regularity. The siclghns
was good and gay NeUYork enjoyed II to tie idh Bu'
scarcely mad the first been piOwcd from the cracks
OF the railroad, tranpled down sufficiently to give
smooth road to the ho0i and runners which dashed g3y
out OF the city, when another succeeded to the FIRST
Early IN the evening again commenced showing ana
hour That will be as severe storm
as the one preceding the hardly to be expected
put up To o'clock this morning moro snow had fallen IN
less tne than the previous occasion About IL O'CLOCK
the snow was already deep for the street cars and the
different lines, excepting the Thrdaye ceased running
In addition TO what has already fallen six inches OF snow
must prove very great Inconvenience, and should II dl
even very slightly will occasion serious delay to
travel and transportation by rail- Yesterdays gaaday
Will have to compensate for the disadvantages Of to-day
| and travail take the place of travel.
THE ICE BLOCKADE IN THE RIVERS AND HARBoR.
The weather which for three or four days has been
blowing from the n. W., filling the rivers and bay with
immense fields Of floating ice suddenly yeered to the n
E at about 10 o'clock yesterday morning thereby sweep
ing the obstruction to ferry navigation through the Mar
rows INTO the open All day Saturday and up to yes
terday morning the COIImunipaw, Jersey CITY, Payonla
ana loDoken ferry boats making gigzag trips,
sometimes going and at other times dOwn stream, seek
ing creyice in the huge cakes OF rusDg ice that encOm
Island to Weehawken thereby provoking facetlous pas
senger 70 inquire whether they going il search Of
the lamcntcd Sir John Franklin
The staten Island boats, by taking circuitous route
and making the best Of the cbhtide, cOnrlyed to
I'll o'clock p IN. It's III wind that blows nobody
good" But The ~ f. wind that set In yesterday morning
not OF this kind Tie North Rlver fronting the
city was swopr clear though by magic and the boats
Of the Hcbolen Jersey City, Pavonia, and Central Rail
road ferries commenced making their trips with their ac
cusomed regularity. The sanch hulls OF the Central
and Erie Railroad boats showed little evidences OF their
combat with the tceoes further than the bruised and
battered buckets Of the paddle wheels which had been
literally "Chagedup the ferrymen expressedt The
H0bokcn boats rosembed craft which had just returned
from the Arctic regions, their paddleboxes being es
TONED with gsenng CiCles and their cutwaters COW
cred with Ice. These boats fra and nearly un3ea
worthy having been constructed with an eye TO speed
alone, and they are Therefore not so well fitted for con-
tcnton with the lce. Altogether, they presented dllnp
datod appearances but little patching and painting will
their mperfcctons and restore them to their for
MGR condition
Tho strong cbb tide Of the East River carrying with IL
tho icy distractions that had ntcfcrcd with the rookyn
ferries s impedcd the progress OF the staten Island
boats. The channel through the Narrows was ciogged
with fee from both rivers and there was no getting
around IT, consequently tho trips Of the island boats
few and FAR between At O'Clock last evening the boats
were withdrawn as Il Is difficult and dangerous 20 Of
tempt 90 the Bay at night, the ice not being
pulyerizcd and crushed 1t f. in the rivers.
on the Last River al tho ferries with the exception OF
tho wallis line were In operation yesterday performing
tholr trips with comparative regularity and promptude
though generally at considerably longer intervals than
usual The Tee which stil nearly filled the river, had
become 50 far broken by repeated contact with the
wheel. and prows OF tho boats that longer presented
any very scriou, impcIlment to their passage, and
durnghc greater pant Of the day passengers experienced
no great inconvenience IN crossing The Fulton Ferry
boat. ran at intervals OF about ten minutes
during the day. while the other ferries made their trips
AZ periods war; Ing from % minutes TO thrccquarors OF
an hour but all with considerable regularity. No serious
accident occurred amy OF the ferries during the day
The boats OF the Wast line suspended their trips at
o'clock on saturday and did not resume them TIL Monday
morning The strong fioOd.tide which set up the bay
about o'clock In the afternoon brought with 1t many
large pieces OF field ice which had gone out Of the river
with tho ebb so as again 20 considerable difficulty
to the boats and The tcfallng snow which commenced
soo ffcrvrd combined 10 render navigation 80 danger
ou that several OF the ferries compelled entirely to
suspend their trips during tho night Should the storm
continue % day 1t Is fcaycd much difficulty viii DO eN
peIicnced.
uNS rICKFD TT At HE'LL GATE
man named David Gibson was picked at Hell Gate
bv Can't Hartt Of the HAIbor Police about o'clock yes
tcrl,y evening He had yontured ont In small boat,
and Incoming wcdsed I'm the ice exposed 10 the cold
r four hour. hDiO being rescued tug passed near
hut although b. says hr called 20 the ur es,-iance,
they took notice of hm. lie was brought TO the city
and cared Tor.