New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-31
THE ICE IN THE SOUND.
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The unusually severe weather experienced by the
navigators Of the Sound during the past fortnight and
the Icy distractions which the steamboats, plying that
body Of water were obliged to contend with Tuesday
morning, have CAUSED the withdrawal Of the boats OF the
various lines. go tfOrmdab Is the blockade between
Th5FCs Neck and the Island that the managers of the
lines deem IL unsafe for the boats 70 attenpt 70
D it. "a many 5S''ib Tx being Created Y' BY
the heaping or Pling togethef e sTgs AS during
her conflict with the frozen mass on Tuesday attempted
TO split some OF these "cebergswith what success,
however can easily be imagined Old residents Of White
stone l. T. and of lroggs Neck and vicinity state that
never saw mpeh ice PASSED in that section OF th
sOnd lie weather and ice are ts g n toPIFs Fort
Schuyler yesterday said to the writer, It's the o!'
fasOndest Winter I've seen tins many year anu ~ f
Steamboat run ZIP on the Neck" The testimony OF TINS
old nhabitant IS cooboraed by that OF others WHOSE
memory runs back to the beginning OF the century. -
Yesterday the fee was permitted 70 ENJOY repose
There were two or three smaller boats WIN tfk Hous
ting their way through the Ice, but every effort was Oh
10 avail and the vanquished boats were oDngedto give
The withdrawal Of the steamers until the weather
modcraes OF least until the Ice IS broken UP ana car
red away by the tide will undoubtedly be source OF
much disappointment to thousands OF Eastern cQnsgnee'
and city shippers OF freight Inc Newven hsrOa a
of the freight which is at present IN this CITY waiting 70
On tuesday the ferry boat Brunswick of the One humid
redand hfysecondst ASTORIA teIly19s her 'InqaeI
with the tide and was driven against some OF the Hell
cate rocks boat Was sent TO her assistance and she
was rescued from her perilOus position.
To the Editor OF thc " Y. Tribune
SIR: Permit passenger on board Of tho steamer Dec
during the battling with the ice described IN IIiE
TRIBUNE oil to-day TO add my statement to that OF your
reporter We arrived at or near Fort Schuyler ABOUT
O'Clock A. m We passed the Continental fast In the Ice
and worked way through the ice past the Fort re-
lieYing the Gaucus Of the Neptune line also fast III the
lee We worked our way 20 the Gaatca OF the Same line,
for Providence which also fast half mile or so from
the buoy off Fort Schuyler We relieved her from her ice
bound situation, much to the qualification Of her Officers
aud passengers who cheorcd us they passed e Oce
anus having backed into the solid Ice TO allow her TO
pass. Our boat backed and filled great many times,
sometimes gaining only half her length in the Ice The
wake until we were MP with Flushing Bay The Old Col
ony had then worked her way past the other
the Occanus the latter having singlehanded broken
way through the lee The Old Colony up and passed
us the port side while We were backing, ana We then
passed her crashing into the fee Then the two boats
worked side by side alternating their blows against the
Ice until nearly mp 20 ckers Island The Ice here was
weaker stopped 10 clear tho injection pipe which
had become chOkod with small pieces OF lee The Oh
Colony then passed ahead We arrived at the city abo
O'Clock D. m The Empire State and Continental also
passed Ms and came ahead. Ihaye no wish 10 detract
from tho praise due 70 the officers II the other boats Dut
20 do Justice to the yigOr and persistence With which the
officers Of the Oeeanus fought ber way through.
have navgated the Sound for q years and have never
such weather. or met with as great ODstic
tiOus 10 travel. II.
THE EAST RIVER FERRWs
were all running usual az midnight, but were some
what retarded In their movements by the drift ice which
filled the river IL was feared In the afternoon that ut
low tide the stream might be frozen nom shore 70 shore
during the evening the weather moderated ana there
being field ice In the stream, no difficulty was expert
enced IN getting the boats across