New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-10
WINTER AT ITS WORST.
WEATHER DIsCoMFoRTs AND DELAYS.

| RI WEATHER DISCOMFORTS AND DELAYS.
| TIE CITY, THE HARBoR, AND THE RIVERS ovES
| COME by THE coID-cHEcKs TO NAVIGATION
THE SEASONS ICY INFLUENCE.
Travel on the rivers was seriously 0bstructed
by the ice yesterday. and passage between Fewfork
and Brooklyn at one time suspended The cakes OF
which had been forced the East River from the
bay by the Hood tide when brought into close eeotac
speedily became Q solid mass, through which
the steamboats, could with difficulty make
passage. About 10 q. m. these masse, became
dense and the progress OF the ferryboas was retarded
few persons who had undertaken the passage of tina
river on the ice had succeeded by dnt Of laborious
effort IN reaching the opposite shore. Their success en-
boidened others, and a party Of 81 persons started
at 1880 a. m. from Martins Stores, In
Brooklyn. 10 tho ice 10 this CITY
Whom they within 800 feet Of shore. however,
the the NewYork side swept up Che river.
and their progress was stopped by wide channel OF
water. Finding themselves cut of they became
excited and confused. and ran hither and
thither, vainlJ endeavoring to find
place Of seCvrity. The tugooat Thomas
Dockran put cut to their assistance and
after tine, succeeded in rescuing the whole number
and landing them saelv shore. yae Sound steamer
barragansctt soon Afterwards down the
river under full Roadway, and striking the
Ice bridge At full speed succeeded N breaking the
blockade In <reat measure and assisted greatly IN
etabIishi1g ferry travel The great mass OF leo which
had wedged She part ~ the then
began moving slowly the river andhe tugooats and
steamers which had sought safely the arrent docks
and passed up and down the river with less
difficulty.
The harbor yesterday was flied with lee from Gov
ernors Island 10 Sandy Hook. Viewed from the Signal
Office Observatory. the Equitable building the mar
Dor presented the appearance OF immense ice-feld
with apparent rift, channel or passage way as Tar
"a the OF vision extended seaward The
only crafts to be seen the wide ex-
panse occasionally Staten Island ferry
boat, lhboring through the distractions to its
pier IN tins city the Island The ice which came
down with the eb0-tide from the Hudson kiVer INTO
the harbOr, and swept into the East River by the
follow ing fO0Gde much broken aud shattered at
first, hut the extreme cold united II IN an nnylelu
Ing mass Several vessels reported Yesterday
as having been signaled Of Sandy Hook, but on ac-
count OF the ice, had been prevented from comn9 up
INTO the harhor AT Ihe meeting or the Pilot Commits
sioners, two plO;-OOats reported 10 nave Deen
severely injured by The ice. and it stated that one
of them had sank The fear was expressed mas murn
suffering would occur to the persons or the Vessels
which were laying outside. ,,, ...
T1e buoys IN the haroor have been neary ai s"epii
away many OF them for the second lime tnlS year, anu
vessels subjected 10 the additional danger OF IOslng
their reckoning besides being forced OUT OIL bhe COURSE
by the ce-neds.
The effect Of the cold noticeable on shore as on
the rivers Persons no forced TO be out or doors
went mfled in their thickest ana Wdrmst gbrnsnls'
warm those benumbed members, or holding IheT ears
noses with socitude rarely seen Inc ther
ndcaed that yesterday coolest day of tho Win
At 10. IL marked 13' above zero at a. III, o.
At p. M, 20 above; at D. ~. % above ana at MID
night 20 aboyean average OF eE' There was an hour
ms low AS IL df Yesterday the temperature
yesterday below tnat Of day since Ian g. 1S60
when at midnight the Temperature was CO below zero
About p. n. tho North RIVER became filled with leo.
and the C0rtandtst, Lberty-st. and HoOoken ferry
were compelled 20 delay their passengers
for loug ,ime, thus interruptng the travel
and from New7Jersey anu the south
and wheu 100 yards from shore was eaugnt IN an icoe
and carried rapidly down the river in DC pless cond
ton being unable either backward or Forward
AZ Cortlandts Newark, OF that line, was slgnaed
and 10 the rescue OF the Gregory. hawser
WAS attached and tue vessel was eXtrcated IRON the
ee dad not reach Jersey CITY anu $50 D. W. me
intervals between tne rips vased from 80 minutes TO
two hours IL the opinion some OF the ferry cap
tains II tho eOid continues two DAYS longer WI"
he impossible to cross. , l., 49,,
city reside In Newark Jersey city, elizabeth ana
other pacesin New-Jersey and who started Tor their
bOmCs at comparatively early noun, were uhaOio "
reach home until late hour OF the night
On account of the accumulation OF zee the staten
Issnd Jerry boats will make trips from tins city at
present after ,. The Wall Street Ferry VIII cease
The last boat Of the Payonia Ferry from the foot Of
West Twenty City, will leave at Gas
leave at the sameIhour Yesterday afternoon OF the
boats tie Pav0nia Ferry from the foot OF Chambers
At was over AN hour and half reaching jersey CITY
on account Of the great fields OF ice NO delay Is oc
casioned to Che local trains on Ine Erle
deeming he understood by the travelling puDic tHaI
with the river present the rains must start ny the
Timetable from Jersey City, without regard 10 the
boats Persons wishing to reach a certain tram are
recommended as n rule to take earlier boat than
v,n up0n the tlme-t ihe The regular express Trains
however await he arrival OF tho connecting boats from
the York side.
Tue cold yesterday morning upon Staten Island was
more intense than other morning Ills WINTER tue
mercury marking several degrees below zero TIE Ice
bridge between Staten Island and NewJersey IL now
perfectly for horses ana Vecea AZ wen AS TOT
uedesrians and people constantly crossug To and
FRO Skates and Iceboats In use on the XIII Won
Kn; ana altogether. such condition OF things nas not
been seen before for many years