The sun., 1873-01-13
IHE GREAT ICE HARVEST.
TBoUsAgDs OF TONS BEIN0 STORED
xLONg THE HUDSON RIVER.
Lively scenes Amoss the Dssisrs-Ths Best
Crep In yssrs-Ne Danger OF an Ice
Famine Next summer.

Lively Scenes AmouH ths bsh'sFs - 80"
Crep In years-Ne DANGER o. sh ee
Fanise Next summer.
po,raBNrEPsrE, Jan. 12-Sinoe the great
.nor storm employees Of ice companies having
hou... along the Hudson have been hard at |
,,rk scraping: the snow from the river and |
claiming tho hard black Ice for thu great harvest.
The greatest activity prevails from Hockland
Lake 20 Albany. Not In fifteen years has there
,.en such splendid Ice cutting a. now. The Ice
/. of magnificent quality, not particle OF 10
b,ipe honey-combed but clear as glass and hard
as rock Tho facts connected with the present
harvest and the details are important and full OF
interest The statistical part Of the report
,bow, that the Ice business on the Hudson Is
much more extensive than last year, and that In
Ten years II has doubled.
HARVESTING THE cAErs.
Tho nr.t Ice houses up the Hudson from New
Work can be seen at Rocklsnd Lake, opposite
sing sing, where are two large houses OF the
Knickerbockcr Company. Their capacity 10
5000 tons and they employ 500 men. 70 horses,
and have large steam engine at work.
, The next one north Is the Highland Lake
house south Of Fort Montgomery, on the west
shore II holds 4O,00) tons. Mr.. Fitch 10 super
,ntendent The Ice is taken from . lake west Of
n and 20 men. 10 horses, and steam engine
are now at work gathering the crop:
no more ice houses are Visible to Hampton
Point oppo,ne Ne~ hnrsss snd .ts.m.I AZ
r&esk & M m. banse with capacity Of i5,oJO tons,
N"rs' rug u.vyIisSS' I'll
Is about one-thId ~. ~. ho,.s. NJ Oh. Knck.r-
AZ MarloO,"us" n haye Nv, totsl cnpscIty of esEJo
tons Two hundred men and boys ~ horses
and steam en1lne . are ~ TO,s .h, c,,, m IN. west
shore, the knickerbooker Compaiy haNe sh
eommsnced there tomorrow with ES men,
horses, and = steam enyino. -. c,
fuitnen npr nursn' ,Ss KnicIerbo.L,r Company
ssvs have house % Of 5000 tons capacity. one hum
nt.u ni'su, men hor.s. W.. IA "a = .,.sn snSin.
AZ mssL fS,nr' Sn,, oppGh hav. n1ynisrrnt house
tuh Dehent sn ~, ",nr' ,n rb. sa,t has hssn com
us n"iuans Si,S I'D man. IL horses. and two steam
- -mehcea WIN wv i'e"' ~ "0''''' >'~
shglinisi, gliit,,o north near peIrs dock. 4. tn. Cum
n IIttIv ~ ,un nu..u' a.na,i,s "a nn tnns Ioo nsn
nlhtr ~ uuus ih. Ia. "a a.. .,a.,n sns,,ns
anu poys e'sh' "o'se'' anu WV ''e"" e"s"'
"uplh,ns, ,,h.,. ,h. o,,,o.Itx hun,sr cro..e. IN.
From seeie tne Sus,S nSsrs ,bs MntusI penea,
COMPANY have smother house hoa.ng % iS,.ns, ;n. :,
alu 20 iheh n'o noiseo' ""N ''e" S"A' "
WI u,,to, .,hooLar co,rn,nv b.v. ,lso n laro,
house here holding S'so tons, :, , and loo men, ~
nttis noiih on ths wesa ~ 1 Sno,e, , ne~ pr
ere n,ne , houses G no,u.ns ~ 49, Sor Ions; ne wo,n
sng,he ne'ng en'ridyiea' r.ii v .om. .no,d.u,,h,s
Az fort EVEN, caheu py some ooiasHltn
rave sp,es1,a sr.n u no nouse s pn t.m, anu
emP9ylns ~ men, 10 h .o.'es, s,iu E
~ noHuou. ANteeA nv hnNNSipV. Ae' a, vtn-
Pany nave 10y" tpn h9use, pt - hh tne W aSm n
ns,oh :, Noinpany ~, 49, ,er '"e' h"'e "'
men 10 hotses ana se ~ eIs. c..,,,..,.
Al Rhinebeck the hnickerooeker Company
nave EvVU I9I nouse, ~ meh noIses anu
s,eaeI har % III Pin "' "V'h Se'ersi uaSs' anu 'ne
mouse y uall lu,I' a.. u-.,t... ,,......
- To,', AZ ~, tnrs any,
nave isrs. % use 81 tlUo torT caPscity en-
cd 6y steam eleyaiSrs, -. x.., c...
AZ Lhs Se,nen' @ n o,Ns tne L H@Swark @ S1hlpsry
NJ vum I .Ui, ~ Niii NiSu ''' "'s "oisss'
ana steam engine ue hIllhE'
Az riatoushi Hns' aunEs ,he me hhivhetnosSked s d
men. niieen horses and steam engine are
A. R,Trrvtown the scenes are OF , very enl,v.n.
M character. The hInckeTe9cker Company,
LaM.s Ie.nen aHis tne Lnihss.uh lSe mouse !. th9.
BOO IONS, aud l5o men, twelve horses, and 8
sca'n engine are ~ work
ne H1tus, psif b as nave nG S
men. twelve horse, and a steam engine ere
work .nz bnshy hiiins iha'' 1t is already nearly
Opposite, on the west shore, the Knicker-
booker COMPANY nave l0JIlt1n house. Fifty
men are ruttIhg ana pOln. the Ice, ana twenty
horses are elvNatihg'
.oCluse hy tho New Jersey Company have .
and steamer are at work.
nn NesI NE last house ths Newark Company have
W,VuV-tOn mouse. Two hN.tureu men. Twelve
horses. and steamer viii begin work to-
morrow.
Az turkey Poiht the hnle leksrbocker CompSn,
nave tuuO- ION mouse ahu lIo men, Ten hotees
AMI steamer working II.
lhe Y an E Etien house, % near Glascoe Is Owned
DV 10" hnickeTDo' ker COMPANY, and hoids loo
tons 10 men horses and steamer are al
TS1th, v,,.t..,o,,,o. c,.,. 49,. -.
ne hhlckerpocker Sompenys house al
have-port ls one-thrd iull, and lS men y
hSrees, and steam engine are hurrying the tol
u completien. IL holds 900 tons.
ppp"sL,e ueruah,3Wn ia wv, ls me mntsest zee houst
~ @n ~. ne,: o ooiongs 20 NJ, me @ Hi
ts e"A boIou y ppitIuo'suiy iI oi New OF OF
y, s, Io ~ ~ n'us tue snoIInous quanuNi
"a .guv .oii, anu "a i' muses. anu asteau
enk,"S 49, aI, ~ "pII SfL ",inH y. r. c.,
- hN,' - kS, sH ~ JeIsey nomPaIll
800 "a, a. hid 49, w ,ps' ~ - IN IA
-. ~ 49,. .nd - -, ~ roouIs' @ a, ."n " ~
a. CO. III y ,'r,rci,i .l, ,La, G y, ~ ~ =
Fnirkcrho~ker comnaUv on IT, pnpnt ' 1 IL
sspnr,ty ia S oO0 IONS The saHua comDany bav
n mons. AZ the INNER end of Linz IpnrL In III
eresL which holds about 5,0jo Tons, NJ Val
sieanbur.hs y house In the oreeL holds Q H0 ton
and he upper house 1000 tons The Knicker
b,cLer (,omnanv emuIoys 30 men M horaes an,
a team epripe. and Mr.. Van steenbmrTh EN-
ploys 20 men. 10 horses, and a ate aTD engine
The Antioch Com panv have a 30,01O ton house
IN Catskill Greet, where 15 men, horses, aud
steam engine are AZ work. All Of the aboyl
houses are nearly full.
At Rogers Island, mort IA Of Catsklll the Wash
in-ton Company sre AZ work nliing a 1000 tor
house 2Jl men, 10 horses, and.a steam M no ar,