New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-13


PEDED-THE EAST RIVER BEiDGED WITH
ICE.
New-Yorll, in one respect, is fast returning
10 the habits of its youth aud is reduced to the necessity
OF making "tre weather leading topic OF CONVEX
saton od-fashioned Wintry weather becomes
beyond all other kinds, matter OF ABSORB
ing interest in d city OF crowded. narrow
streets because and ice, when they come IN great
abundance at clog all the outdoor wheels o. our
complicated city machinery. The impetuous Summer
shower does not necessarily stop single car nor cart
and does not absolutely hinder the movement
of single traveller by foot or vehicle. 1t Is. at
that season rather matter Of taste whether we sha
give heed to the state OF the weather or not But such
ice and snow as that with which New-Yark has been
afflicted during the past week stand hard
fact in tho way OF every vehicle that
has occasion to move through The streets. NO
considerations of health nor eXpedlency lhnuehced
the thousands OF drivers and occupants OF cars car
riagos WAGONS carts, and trucks WHO ioSt thOuSns OF
hours last week waiting in the streets for the moving OF
the sluggish tide OF vehicles that barred her way or
for their sturdy horses to recover WIND ana sicN TOT
another desperate attempt to pun their loads Through
NoW-York drivers have remarkable control of their
tcmpers; but when they hitch up" this morning
the thOrougiares sacred to their use maledictons OF
soft and yielding feathers now, but likely TO be
very hard fact soon. If it would only pack
down and lie quiz tly ike said country now II might lie
endured with some patience. But unless this new out
pouring speedily swept away by ardent sunshine or
Ing Week win be appalling to contemplate.
HS Se y W sc viii iO be- Battered or bPohen
good dispositions will temporarily bighted or soured,
promises delivery VIII be broken. and in short in
numerahe veAa.ious disasters will accrue from
| the advent Of this last free gift Of snow:
on T snady as & enabled them to spend the day in
clearing their tracks thoroughly on othcr days they
machines in Understanding on , account ,,o Of
E1d by as Of space a which to pile the as
tine debateahlc ground" between the tracks and the
! their walks. were continually adding to the towering
! mounds. Each party kept Infringing, aud there
were s9ine TnaGSe BrooklyS "so
travel by hosscars. foot, was seriously Eindcrcd
by the snOws.orm The run at very irregular
intervals and many persons were Obliged 20 walk nom
the Eastern District to Eulnn Ferry lOf ts DUTIES ..
Getting TO NewYOrk. The Churches were all very thny
attended, aud every one who was able 10 do So re-
NAMED within doors
THE EAST RIVER BRIDGED WITH ICE-TUOUsANDS
CROSSING on FOOT-A SCENE OF DANGER.
Soon after slack-water Saturday noon the
fields Of floating Zee in the East River became damned
and in "A few minutes the entire space between Pecksp
and Beek1nan-st on the NewYorl side, firm
composed of huge cakes OF ice, some Of them 100
yards square. Before o'clock navigation was sus-
pended and vcnturesome boys began To run out from
the New York and Brooklyn shores testing the ice fur
ther and further. They advanced until ut last parties
from each side meeting IL was definitely settled tat
crossing could be made. AS If by magic, hundreds
Jumped tho ice, and roadway WAS made between the
two cities. Men, women and children avaled themselves
OF the opportunity OF saying that they had crossed the
Union Ferry Company materially lessened
A few minutes before O'Clock. TRIBUNE reporter
took his station in the piOthOuse of the terlybOat
Wlnona of the FutOn-st. route, and noted the following
10 land her throng passengers ut the perhead south
of the lerry-slip the brooklyn side The Wlnona lay
I'm one the slips and the Union in the other both or
their hurricane decks black with spectators In the river
opposite De Forests Stores lay propeller with brig IN
two ts lay q 5Der o d at sun in t6 5' two On u LAY
each having two lighters IN tow, the u s. Naval dis
patcboa Catapa and side-wheel tug fast in the ice
az anchor. AZ this time there were at least 1000
people the ice. Foohardy men and boys approached
herself by her powerful engines The Ice bridge was
becoming more and more crowded and the scene was
one of intense interest the thoughtful and id OF
the observers being fearful that the lee would suddenly
move, and hundreds of lives be lost. II the
| treacheruus gorge had moved without warning
it is doubtful whether the boats could have rescued
the people. Al 2:1o O'Clock the crowd ON the ice was
largely increased, hundreds left the ferryb boats went
around TO MarstOn Powerss dock, jumped on the Ice
and crossed over AZ 22 the Wlnona started ahead ana
finding the ice too hard, She put back few minutes
way to NewYork, being just 6 minutes IN doing
little before o'clock the ice began to move, and
there was vigorous scamping toward the shores.
sort of panic took hold of the people All the tugs In
the vicinity put out and taken of the lee.
Some small boats also did good service In eseung those
| who detached cakes of Ice. One woman was
for a while in great danger, being left small cake,
but was finally rescued by little tug. At $40 o'clock,
| navigation WAS resumed.
In is5 this river gorged FOR two hours and large
| numbers crossed over, among the number the Rev.
Henry Ward Beccher and his Wife, was also brdced
by zee In 1882 for half day. and in 1887 for half hour
Ice bridges formed in 1850, 1896, and 1921.
The casualties OF the day consisted in the sinking OF
the stea-tug Ontario and three canabOats OF Pier No
IL River and the cOabo W. j. Thompson. at Pier
No % East River. The police rescued the captain and
| his wife. Some of the East River piers were
| in great danger Of being carried away
by the pressure Of the lee, but fortunately
they withstOOd Had they given away the loss OF me
and property would have been terrible as "a score Or
more OF ship, aud would have been ST adrl
and crashing down TO the lower piers DONG great
| damage ,,..o..o
On the North River the ice was very trouoiesoi.e
during tho entire day. several OF the PaNona feI?
suffering injuries their ruddcrs and steering h,
lower ferries did suffer much lneOhNeene vs
delays the order OF the day MOI QUO "N'" III ''
| YeSterday HE strong wind tended to keep the Ice
down the Bay aud out Of the way n "a -, a.it ~,
boats. During the afternoon tne Nol.n ~ 10
! lodged considerably ON tie Jttssy Sn" G, aiScu,y
| Jersey bont, went through without much dlmcuny'
AT midnight the East RIVER was lar ron, iii "f
onstrclios The Hudson, however, was p.etH III tte
mali te. ~ lee The IlObOken boats couio Win UNI
| culty make trips once an hour aI''r uarh'
,rt,r, Drr1Y OF STEAMERS.