The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13
St0rehouses on the Hudson and
Their Capacity.
One and Half Million Tons Of Ice Cut and
stored-The Purest Material Gathered for
Years-cost Of Cutting and Harvesting
How Ice is Conveyed to Market-ln-
teresting Statistics Of the Trade lal
A CERTAIN FALL IN SUMMER PRICES.

OF ice companies having houses along the Hudson
have been hard ut work scraping the snow from
the frozen surface OF the river and planning the
hard black new ice for the great ice harvest. The
greatest activity is in progress at all points from
Rockland Lake south to Albany north. Not In
fifteen years before has there been such splendid
ice cutting as now. The ice 10 OF magnificent
quality, not particle OF 1t honeycombed; but on
the contrary clear as glass and bard as rock. We
have taken great pains gather all the facts con-
nected with the present harvest and the details
are both important and full ofintercst. The stats-
tcal part OF the report shows that the Ice business
on the Hudson this year Is much more extensive
than last year, and in ten years it has doubled.
HARVESTING THE LAKES. . n
The first ice house or houses up the Hudson from
New York can be seen on R0ckland Lake, opposite
Sing Sing. There two large houses are located,
owned by the Knckerb0cker Company. Their
capacity is 10000 TONS and they employ 500 men,
twenty-five horses and nave large steam engine
at work.
The next one north Is the Highland Lake House,
south OF Fort Montgomery, On the west shore.
1t holds 40 900 TONS and Mr.. Fitch is superntend-
ent. The ice Is taken from lake west OF ii, and
200 men. ten horses and steam engine are now at
work gathering the crop.
Then no more Ice houses are visible till Hampton
| Point. opposite New Hamburg, Is reached. There
Mr.. Peck has sevcnty-fve men, six horses and o
steamer at work. The capacity Of the house Is
1000 tons 1t is already about one third full
At Marlborough there are five houses owned by
the Knickerbocker Company, with q total capacity
OF $500 tons. Two hundred men and boys
twenty horses and q steam engine are at work
there.
short distance above the city on the west shore,
the Knickerbocker Company have six houses OF
go 600 tons capacity. Work will be commenced
there tomorrow with 125 men, eight horses and
steam engine Further north, on the west shore,
at what Is known Clear Waters Quarry, the
Knickerbocker Company have another house Of
&c. 600 tons capacity. One hundred men will 60 to
work there tomorrow, with eight horses and a
steam engine.
At West Park, opposite Hyde Park, the Mutual
Benefit Company have magnificent house holding
5o,00ftons. The work there has commenced, with
200 meg, fifteen horses and two steam engines.
A little north OF there near Pell's Dock, is the
Cummings Ice House. Its capacity is 10000 tons
and 100 men and boys eight horses and one steam
engine are engaged in filing il.
From there the curiosity hunter foots 1t across
the river to Slaatsburg, where the Mutual Benefit
Company have another house, which holds $4,000
TONS and seventy five men. five horses ana steam
engine are at work there gathering in the glitter
ing cakes.
house here holding 10000 tons and 100 men, ten
horses and steamer at work in It, A little
further north, on the west shore, IN the vicinity
OF Esopus, they have nine houses, with
capacity OF 10000 tons. The work Of gathering the
ice there is in full blast and $50 men, twenty horses
and steam engine are employed.
At Port Ewcn called by some "Goidsmith's
Deserted village,n the Washington Company have
splendid house, which holds 1000 tons, ana 200
hos atA
there.
up RonGout Creek tho Knickerbocker Company
have $4,000 ton house and the Washington Com
pany also. Both together have 100 men, sixteen
horses AMI two steamers. All are at work, and the
Across the river, at Rhinebeck, the Knickerbocker
Company have $4,000 eon house. One hundred
men, eight horses anda steamer have been at work
there several days and the house IL half fall.
Across the river again, on the west snorc, at
Whiskey Point, the Washington Company have
men ana ten horses are at work there, and the ice
ls hoisted by steam elevators.
Further north, on the same shore, at the Cement
Works, the Newark Company have q 10000 ton
house, which 100 men, eight horses ana q steam
Al Flatbush just above, the Knickerbockor Com
pany are filing $4,000 ton house. and 200 men,
eighteen horses and steam engine arc engaged In
At Barrytown the scenes are Of very enlivcning
character The KnickcrbOcker Company, having
leased the Livingston Ice house at that point are
filing it with tcn-nch ice. 1t holds 10000 TONS
and $50 men, twelve horses and steam engine are
The Mutual Benefit Company also have house
ut BarrytOwn which holds 40 600 tons, and 200 men,
twelve horses aDd steam engine are working
brskIy Illing that. 1t ID already nearly one-third
full. 'lN
crbocker Company have $4,000 ton house. Fifty
men are cutting and polling the ice, and twenty
horses are eleyatng II 10 the floors.
Close by the New Jersey Company have 20. 900
ton house, at which 100 men, eight horses and
steamer are at work.
Near the last house the Newark Company have O
10000 Ton house. Two hundred men, twelve horses
aud steamer will commence work there t0-mor.
At Turkey Point the Knickerpocker Company
have q 0O00 ton house and I75 men, ten horses
and a steamer working 1t. Tncy are getting in
The Ice mousse known as the Van Elten House,
situated near Glascoe, is now owned by the Knck-
erbocker Company and holds 200 tons. Seventy
nve men, eignt horses and a steamer ale at work
the Knckerbocker COMPANIES house nj caves.
port is over one-third full, and $50 men, tea horses
and steam engine ard hnrrying the job through
to completion. IL holds 700 tons.
Leaving Eavesport an almost direct line Ia made
to the Ice Eathercrs on the west shore opposite Ger
on the hudson RIVER Il SeonSs To- Ws, S Is knows"
a. "The Consumers Company" composed prin-
cipa'ly OF New York hotel keepers. ii holds the
enormous quantity OF 10000 tons, and $50 men, |
eighteen horses and steam engine are at work
from daylight TO dark filing II.
Az r. SMITHS DOCK south OF this house, the New |
Jersey Company has a house which holds 5000 |
tons. 1t is composed OF five buildings and ten |
rooms and 200 men, fifteen horses and steam en- |
CINE are at work iling 1t.
At Catskili the principal housc is that OF the |
Knickerbocker Company, on the Point Its Gu |
pacity Is $4,000 tons. The same company have q |
house at the upper end OF Long Dock In the creek,
which holds ABOUT five thousand tons. II. Van |
StenDurgh's house IN the creek holds 2, 500 tons,
and his upper house 10000 tons. The Knicker. |
booker Company employ on their house 200 men,
thirty horses and steam engine, and Mr. Van
Stienburg employs eighty men, ten horses and
steam engine,
the Antioch Company have 10000 ton house in
Catsklll creek, where seyenty-dye men, eight |
horses and steam engine are VI work. All OF the
above houses are nearly full
AT Rogcr " Island, north OF Catskill, the WASH
ingt0n company are at work filing o 10000 ton
engine are doing the labor.
AZ Hamburg between Rogers Island and Athens,