New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-05

| The long-defcrred storm burst upon the citv
on Saturday strong eascrly wind prevailed during
the day and the air freighed with sheets OF snow
which lodged in the cutters and sidewalks and formed
small drifts in sheltred corners As the day advanced
and the tcmperatar moderated u suppemo ntary storm
of hail and rain set ill., and followed In the evening
by another fan Of snow About a. yesterday the
storm ceased, and the Il clear sky, while the
| wind shifted 20 the southwest.
The street railroad companies throughout the city he
gan TO double their teams Saturday morning, with
| few exceptions, and did not begin with single
teams or according TO their regular timetables, until
| or p. III. yesterday.
| Up to o'o.ock sunday morning the Fulton Ferry
had made plratively regular trips At that time the
boat quitting the brisky and
made Roadway until nearly at the Brooklyn side. when
the ice in such that the paddles power
less. a tremendous crash against the bot
| tom of the boat threw the sleepy pas
| sengers into an agony Of apprehension, which
was not diminished by violent pitching and tossing
that ensucd The crowd huddled together in
on expecting momentarily terrible result, bat
the bont righted and drifted Tar down below the
abutment of the bridge. Meantime the boat which
| should have left the Brooklyn slip found
itself firmly bockaded by a great accumulation
of ice and an old barge hcplcssly wedgcd
into the The air filed with driving sleet and
an intensely chilling rain that it fell The pilot
tried least five times catch the boat ut the
dock but the current and the ice prevented and finally
after hour and half Of useless struggling the i'm
patient company landed the stern VI boat laid
up at CatharineifeIry
The brilliant sunshine gave promise Sunday morning
Of trouble but the strong winds and the tide
made even more serious mischief than the terrific gale OF
Saturday night
The ice in the harbor was quite thick and heavy and
the North and East Rivers filled with fields OF float
ing which had been ,oscued from mOorngs. Tho
southerly and eastcrly winds had driven the ice from
the MT
greatly obstrueei aud during portion Of the day
pended Before y. foe Of more than ordinary size
driven against the NewIOrk side near the Roose
velt-st slips and the part swung round and caught
against the Brooklyn shore from Fulton TO Catherine
Ferries, completely blocking mp the river, aud pre-
senting a smooth and almost unbrOkcu surface from
shore shore. the firmly
wedged in dozen boys the Brooklyn side vcntured
upon 1t, and scamperng over to New York.
This emboldened others, and in short time,
whitened path led from the foot OF the tower Of thc
River bridge in curved line to Of the piers
little to the north Of Catharnes Along this for
hour two streams Of people passed, the majority men
and boys. \ few also bravely ri-ked the pas
sage, and little girl was OF tire number.
One luckless boat put out venturcsomcy from the
Safest. slip Brooklyn, but after drifting about help
essy among huge blocks OF ice it forced TO head
for accessible dock but then did not sue
coed touching tho land and the mpatent passengers
were compelled tu get ashore as best they might
The either side Ot the river sWfncu Win peO-
pie. The blockaded boats were loaded down with
ious crowds Fully people Mt hand waiting
TO got and home. At the Fulton Ferry, on the
Brooklyn side only boat with steam up made three
or four brave but futile attempts TO force her out
On the New-YOrk side boat frighifully loaded down,
struck out boldly and puuged half way but
stopped midway by the cc and after helpless struggle
war forced to return 10 the dock.
Then operations ceased and the pilots looked
anxously for clear" in the Tee. About % o'clock
prod eious mass ice sailed omnOusv in from the Bay,
and as its edges crashed firmly against the bukhcadS
and piers both shores it could DC that nayiga
ton for a time he wholly suspended.
The lee the SETTLING current carried
It onward, split into gigantic cakes but in
time settled ermly into fact bridge fully mile long,
and securely spanning from shore 10 shore
Crossing by boat was for the time being hopeless and
one of the asseugers on the crowded erryboa solved
the problem by crossing directly to the Ncw-fork side
Thereupon scene of excitement and animation fol-
lowed. long line of figures followed the
leader, and thousands of people crossed on tine
inproyiscd bridge. Shortly before p. m. the Arizona
made two Intellectual attempts pass through \ few
minutes later while Of people the lee, the
cry was raised that the moving, and every
body rushed for the land. The mass hOated slowly on,
and was succeeded short interval by another cake
nearly as large This caught also the NewYoIk side
and struck but did not quite reach across ana the Full
ton ferry boat Mneola which had been cebond in the
slip since D. M steamed ont aud after one or two
efforts forced her way through the broken ice the
Brooklyn sde skrted the solid field. and reached the
NeW-Y0rk slip mt $40 p III. Spectators Oh inc pier
greeted the passengers with such remarks as When did
you BROOKLYN Did You get the worth OF your
two centsf"
Impa1ient throngs gathered in the ferry-houses,
anxiousy awaiting the arrival OF the boats, and the
wharves we're lined with spectators, who watched
eagerly the movements of those who had ventured 10
eros. on the ice Crossings were made near Catharne
audi fahO
1000 people made the passage III saIcty On Tue blUo
Ign side passengers were detained AT tne u rmo0n
ilnaliy entered her dock the immense throng which
had collected rushed board it'll cheers and shouts
The New-IIaVen steamer Elm city came down The
river about ~, ANA succeeded ia forcing her way
through the lee destroy ing the ice bridge but not break
their regular trips until late hour the Wa-'t noa h
effected the passage with less dheuity, ana even tne
Catharne Grand, and Wlliamsbufgh INES madc mort
regular trips Than The FtSh ,e dc a e nee and
returned early this morning, broken up INTO snaef
Daniel Kelly. keeper OF the lighthouse on North
Brother Island, with two other me carry gu SATURDAY
das Island and landed him on the Long Island shore
on their way back, the floating Ice stove III 'he nSao
Of lee Kelly reached shore with the aid Of hi, oars
the others. after floating icT more man I'M r MN
The canaiboat james Plnctn. owned by Patrick Nolan,
and loaded with 20 tns coal had its stern crushed
sunk at Pier No. 81, l. H., ny tle snip ga.
China being brought into violent contact WIN >, ~ 'e
floating ice The tug boat Kinney, lying at Per NO. o.
E. r. had her smoke-stack carried away, ana inc pro-
prer CITY OF Norwalk, lying at Pier NO B L. H., Was
DANA ed by the ice. The ferryboat Arizona Ies'ueu
two boys who had attempted to cross on the ce anu WHO
unable 10 reach the shore. u,--.,... mail
The storm also detained the mails Inc morning nni
not reach the city until ~ viii lie the sunday morning.
behind time The through mail from Chicago. Cleve-
Land ind Cincinnati was aso detained on account oi
storm which prevailed west OF buhdo'
THE STORM ELSEWHERE
Concord, n. H., Feb. "A heavy northeast
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