New-York tribune., 1871-01-11

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WEATHER oN DoU,,r wAsHlNGToS.
Observations at =. m, JAN lo-Barc't'i'r, 25.ll'
being change since lst report OF riar & 80; icg
- Wind west Velocity Of wind, ~ iAlies Per hOuT'
weather remarkably 1ne
AcoLD SNAP IN YEw-HAMPsHIRE AND CENTRAL EEW-YqRK
NLtIeton y. H., yesterday, morning the thernoine-
Se Indicated 30 below yeso and in Lancaster y H. 81
below; in Norwich, CAeHango County, y. VI was ~
below zoIO.
ICE IN TIE NORTH AND EAST RIVERS AND IN
THE BAT--sERIOCS INpEDIMENIs 10 AANI-
CATION.
The severe weather is having a porcepible
effect on navigation in Tie barb0r The Hudson has been
frozen over from Troy RhuobecE Tor two weeks past
but not until the present cold period has ice formed any
lower down the The extreme severity Of the past
few DAYS has caused the formation OF heavy crust Of
ice which threatens, il the cod continues totayto ittr r
r the passage Of errybOat5 between this city and the
EeJersey shore. This Crus. being broken by tie action
81 the tide and the conCs OF steam craft gathers INTO
f,l1 and ebb surge aud crash against each other and
Against every obstacle which floats on tho surface Of the
into the night reuGcred the passage Of the fcrrybOat
difficult ana hazardous. Tho blocks were in many in
Of tIe waters surface and tho wind Blowing strongly
fg0m the north created. tJ%ard cLcnn4, a eccumu-
early Wight yesterday, Hobokcn 1erryloa m
ape 10 rcc her way through te immense sea OF ace on
toe Jersey side. Ii not until G1er an hours time
spent IN getting up p4 weIUl AcId 81 stein t&t i.e
cassary to force tie boat through solid cake #
Sc f1r several lengths but the passengers were
eaicy landed az the loot Of BIcayst ana the Doas o.
the lluy continued 70 run during the day.
Tie experience O al thc North River uCS IL tho same
Tire IQ, Delaware OF the Pav0ua Ferry, during hey pd
s1cc FOut o'clock Last evening rom the foot Of Cia u
berst Jersey City, was Stopped by the ice-baIroT
Ulr engines were reversed and, aitcT considerable IN
teryai, opening in the floating permitted the
FL u back out and proceed her cOUse The dull
gidtibg sound Win Wilch Ire hun OF tif DJat tore
through tie icy mass, and IN" iuocssu crashing Of the
br pieces IN tI5 padlc-bOX tended tO make ali feel
uncomfortable.
EAST RIVER
The difficulties encountered by the asst River boats
were not 80 great The Williamsburg boats were run
Ming all day though with delays. The ice Is
mainly the Brooklyn SIDE The boats OF the Brdge-s
a1d FaltOn ferries made their regular trips The boats
Oi the Hamilton and South ferries experienced very lit
te delay, being able to take sOutherly close to
Governors Island, WLeie the water was somewhat
clearer
Iae slOOpof-war Nauaeansctt. Lieut.. Commander
Gejr Drury, was torn away from her mOorDSs In the
E1s River yesterday by the ice, and cated about FOR
some time IN the harbOr III the NayyYard tugs reached
LC, aad after some trouble got her safely into DOCK
where she ties up for the Winter.
the boats running the Staten Island Ferry line were
delayed half hour yesterday morning by The masses
floating ice IN the lower harDOr and although there IS
Little danger Of the bays freezing over, the passage OF
boats is quite pcrOus. the weather continues very
severe on Staten Island, and in some places the
IL inches deep, rendering OF the roads
impossible. The train from IOtcnve was delayed
four hours on Monday 1hc cars yesterday began ran.
Nng regularly. The cold the bills Is intense, and
scarcity OF water is felt everywhere as nearly all the
springs are frozen up or run dry.
Opposite POugbkeCpse tie ice became fastened on
Monday evening, although the feIrybOat has managed
TO cut open passage way ine which she viii probably
Iuu All Winter. AtNcWburgn the boat with great
dcuity. She occupied eight hours IN making one trip
yeaiday 80 cLOked is the river at that point with ice.
~ nst font foot passen2trs were crossing to and from
1%fi4sOA's On the Ice.