The New York herald., 1871-12-03
CLOSING tF TEE HUDSON RIVER.
STEAMBOATS, SUNK BY TIE ICE.
CANAL NAVIGATION SUSPENDED.
[Trom the Troy Times, Dec. IL

(tTOm Tue ITOy Times, DeC IL
The almost I'm xampled Iriyidity Of the Gtmos.
phere ,or the last 1our days has closed all the
screams IN ihls Ueilnboraood, anu Ior all practical
purposes wound up pavs- ainn lOr the sea sou. lhc
river closes THIS ear from NO 10 Our week, Garner
than 1t has rug the past twenty years. lne
warm spell wnlcn Is cOnGdellly expected to sue
ceeu the present cold weather may rcoaen IL for q
snort ne. Dut 1t rs questionable IN that event IT.
wall remain o en- or NOR tnan two or three days.
The sadden clOslna OF nxviga Ion found mauy VI the
rlvcrmen unprepared. and the re ut Is that a nun
Der Oi vesse's are ,rozen In retween TINS city and
Tlv0l The Vanderbilt wn.ca le.t New YORK Oa
Wednesday evening succce led a.ter Q hard IA tie
with Ice IN making 4 landing at he Al hens 0ock
has been taken on and placed Oh the dock, where
itwl probably remain for lew uays IRE Van
derbit wlii, u ne wealner moderates within
reasonable perlnd, max, an atteln.it e. cut q chan
mel through 10 Troy. sie succeeds she VII bring
tue ire.nt up vi her; II the at emit Is fai ure
Il WIN re nrouuht 40 by railroad. Tue .onnec icut
lett Albany aLonC eignt O'Clock On "Wednesday
evening". and made very si,w pro4ress On
s' WE'VE cow" ocoss the sme &c" na. ne
1urtner rel Orl has been heard from her. but
as she is the sieat ice.oreakc. Of TINS secon ls
believed That she reached New YORK yesIrrla, at
aUou. noon. NeiLfer oI tie Albany lnc Of steanl-
boAis was caught IN rne Ice. The klch ond dil not
brew was sent down from ALBANY ut thee clio *
that afternoOA she II now NJ lie, pier New Yuik
The ~ = Anule aud Belle OF Schuyler Albany nne,
sta ted IRON Albany On Wednesday with seven
boats IN TOW for New YORK. Iney rcacnea Ca Teton,
here tiey no. are Ia,t IN the oe. Iae!r captains
have te!egrapned US tnat tney can go 10 Iur.ner.
lne Oolv ertOn-a Dasg; De,Un yn TO the Phllauel-
pima aad lr.y iinr-na. lao cp at Catskni, anl VIII
there await an OnL orunlty to come TO TrOy aud ua-
load. Eoln 'erres here ceased running wednesday
nle ht, bul yes.ei. .ay afternoon the Aarks cut u
enamel tnrou IL and succeeded IN m Kin. several
irps across he river. The boat dld not attempt 10
Cross this mOrllng.
be ERAL STEAMERS SUNK
Laer reports are very llarrning, and strengthen
The belet that tue sudden terminal o.! Navigation
mas causad ID large amount VI damage. Ine anne,
at taissi ye .teruay anu returae, ap Inc river ior
assistance. Wnen between Albany anu stuyves@nt
the ice broke large hue IN ner SIDE beiow the
water limo, and she suna shortly aiterwald. Inc
Annie was Large silevhee. steamer, aud was
Ownen BY Van saai voor,i Co., OF A Dany, by whom
she was purchased iast spring Tor $6v.Jo. Inc
James X. stevens, ownedLy Belts 4 Robinson, Of
West Troy, and the klagaia, owned b. Thomas
Cornell of Kings Oh. also SUNK in lne vlcinlt, OF
the Annie. THey wele both large side.wneelers.
The Allaa the largest towp0at the river, had
her smoAcs,acS flown OH and was otherwise Sc
riOusy damaged. Ii seems that the Drew was
uuavle TO reacn New YORK. ana, according to our
latest reports, she IS now AZ .Aindernooh with
"Wednesday night vita low of sixty canal DoAts,
lost one OF her wheels al StuyveSan,. The John X.
Robinson and Hattie A. Betts tugs, and toe Baltic.
slde-mheel iow.oat. are iro ea tight IN the Ice IN
the same vclnlry. The Mount Washington ami
large s'camer belonging to Blanchard Il Farnam,
0l tniS city, are last at al bany.
[FrOm the hudson Register Dec. IL
Virtually steaKing the river AMI navigation may
be considered coseu for the year 1914. Tne snud
cIaaae IN me weather, together with the al
OF snow. very UNEXPECTEDLY Drouen. this aoout, and
has caught Navigation ''narpinS," at least three
In tbs viciniIy witn execution of the ferryboat
Geo. II. Power which made tiip at naii-past eieven
to-day, Navigation IS up lor me season.
The Nuhpa has been land Lp, aud her fre1ghts
were brought to the dock by The New Champion
Tne City Or Hudson was this morning at the
dock at athens. Win the steamer storm nankinS
her.
The Vanderbilt, Of the Troy line discharged her
cargo at the White Elephant, and returned " New
YORK.
the S. o. Pierce was ice-bound short distance
from Stuyvesant
The Neverslnx lett Athens for New York after DIS
charging ner cargo.
OF Loais irozen In, and We can learn OF no Doais
leaving Albany or Troy last nIgnt and getting
through.
Al l.ondout the creek is filled with noaung Ice and
the Delaware aud hudson Canal Is frozen up above
EllenvIe. No boats are passing above tnlt point.
They are still locking through at Eddyvllle, but
unless tine weather mOderaIes, the canal must be ell
tlrely closed to nignt.
The steamer ONO, with tow. lies at Poughkeep.
ste. bound south, awaiting telegraph orders.
The steamer Eagle, UUund nOrth, put In at Rom
dout and now lies mere.
The steamboat Water Lily sprang a!eak at the
DuLcness and Columbia Junction, FIshKIil, yester-
dav, ana sunk. LOSS Is not yet ascertaned. 1he
crew are safe.
THE CANAL.
II Is said that there are 30 loaded boats on the
canal between West Troy and Schenectady. II the
canal Is not opened again before winter sets In for
gOOd and OF ms the prospects are no. cheering thc
loss will tie enormous. the foriy or n ~ boats
winch are In tue vicinity OF the upper side cut
beng locked back mao the basin today by tugs.
Fifty collars Is charged for the service ald. al.
though II is pretty steep, the pJatmea suomt TO 1t.