The New York herald., 1875-02-13

/ OF people who wanted 10 90 TO he'd instea,
OF indugng III night excursions up ana down tn
/ East River Indeed. disagree able did thes
1 experiences become that many Brookly mites re
NAMED az hotels IN this city IN preference {
reaching their God iorSaken city bymeans OF Unio
Ferry Company boats. This has been done to n
small extent by theatre parties and persons VIII
fact, reaching Broo kyn nowadays mas become s.
proolematical that Brooklyn residents onllged u
Go come TO Ne" YORK are 6eginnIng to think 1t wou'
pe cheaper 10 take rooms here by the montn
Ana IL would II this style OF things Is TO las
much LONGER. The larger quantity OF the ice cam,
aud at that time crossing. while, being cificult
was nothing so nard as 1t became during the late
portion OF the day. Still II was not an easy mattel
even then. The ferryboats were in many case.
out OF their routes aud reckonings, and were car
rled In directions very different from the ones
they intended 10 20. The boats OF the south and
Hamilton ferries were more particularly III
!rsnsls and the boats Of sae latter were con
THE VOYAGE OF THE PACIFIC
YESTERDAY lay, was SO one Of the most remarxaoe This
O'Clock. ana made desperate attempt to
reacn Brooklyn. First she went one way
pulling oackwards, at one moment nuuaine
away from the onslaught OF the ice ana at The
poieni attempt TO stop the VIII OF nature. AS was
naturally to be expected the ice won the day and
the orloEn Paci!G was carried one way and and
another reaching the Brooklyn Navy Yard at one
time and again returning along snore untii. alter
several attempts 10 iand at Fulton ferry Wall
street ana Whitehall SIPS she made the latter at
ha-past eleven u'ciock-a pleasant little trip OF
Iour hours. She then attempted TO return and
went through almost the same variety OF accidents
anu adventures. at length reacnng. instead OF her
slip. Prentlce's stores on the Brooklyn side where
the passengers were only too glad 10 get on and
where she took on auotner load all feeling that
IL was Il mere matter OF luck whether Sne ever
succeeded. BY this time, however, the trouble
had Dec0ne greater than ever, and after several
Intellectual attempts sue returned to the Prentice
dock where she was very soon iced In without
lurtner nope OF eXtricatlon. The boats OF the
Hamilton ferry were less adventurous than the
Paciiic, bul no less unfortunate. They made re-
peafed endeavors 10 get across. but to no pur-
pose. case boat being taken soIidly
around by the ice IN rne middle OF the stream and
side at one O'Clock IA the morning, and nau vainly
struggled To get over. Failing IN this. she strug-
gled to get back. But This attempt was equally
Intellectual, and she only made matters worse and
was soon surrounded ty Ice. Sne was
MERE HELPLESS HULK.
and was carried, III spite or her own volition up
toward Waliauout Bay. Here she remained, again
tuning around, endeavorlng 10 find passage 1n
every direction, but absolutely TO no purpose In
the meantime the fuel and the ana the supply OF
water gave out, that the passengers nearly roZe
10 deatn. 1t was an unpleasant night OF plaques.
Actually within lew leer Of the shore and unaole
10 re2cn II. Tne boat finally reached her wharf
at nlue O'Clock IN the morning. About the same
stuck IN the middle Of the stream. aud there re-
NAMED or iour mortal hours. Alter this the Wall
street boats aid not run any more trips, but re-
malLed clalned TO the docks.
THE FULTON FERRY BOATS
at one time had almost as much trouble. During
the morning the trips or this Terry were
very long and irregular, and the constantly
accumulaling masses of Ice MADE It look as II each
trip would be the last one. but still another
would be attempted, and, alter great difficulty.
would be successful. When, however ABOUT
twelve, the great CAKE Office which stretched from
shore to me other OF the river moved up
the further progress OF these boats was stopped
altogether for q time. subsequently, when the ice
bridge had formed and Its outer edge was just be-
low the slips OF the Fulton Jerry on the Brooklyn
side, tn boats succeeded once more in making
regular trips, but not however, to the regular
Slips on TINS side, as they were completely iull
OF large and small pack Ice. These boats ran and
continued to run all day TO the Catnarine ferry,
making trips or nor more than five minutes IN
length, ana running just along the edge or tine
Ice, which tney made no attempt to touch. The
Williamsburg ferries, just ABOVE. had been in
great plight during the entire morning. The Su-
periOr was some 1Ity leet from her dock and there
remained for some nours, unable to land ner pas
Sengcr5, until tug came alongside and took
number of, charging them twenty-five cents for
conveyance 10 pier or dock near by. Some OF
one slip to another. breaking their way through
the Ice tor so long distance. The only way they
YorK shore and snen soush
reaching aud more frequently not.
BOAT ADRIFT.
The particular spot at which the greatest diff
Guilty seemed to occur was just opposite Grand
street, New York The Warren, OF the Williams
burg line 70 New York started on her trip about
ten O'Clock. and upon striking the field OF Ice i'm
mediatey In 'front.' OF the slip came to a dead stop,
and, as bad luck would have it, got her beam in
the 'centre." thus rendering ner engines prac-
tically useless for the tlmc In this manner she
ana the ice. 1t was evident II she got much Iur-
ther he pressure OF ice would be such upon her
that she would not be able 10 get out until even
Ing, with the ebb tide. This prospect stared the
passengers in the face LOT some ilme until the
pilot OF the Nevada, seeing how matters
were, went TO the rescue OF her sister
boat, ana, succeeding IN reaching her, towed ncr
the beam was unlocked, ana once more the War
rem began to move OF her own volltiOn. maSIng
the most strenuous efforts to reach the New York
shore. she succeeded at last IN reaching the
dock but the weight OF the Ice was such that she
went In sideways with iu.l momentum, crushing
up against the Nebraska. which was lying Idle in
one OF the side slips. The force Of the collision
was very great, though no serious injury was
done. and the passengers, who were almost ex.
which almost became panic. Several or the
gentlemen present, however, with great presence
ol mlnd. ayerted calamity by keeping order.
The landing was made by combination OF metn-
ods, the trip having taken over two hours to ac-
The Hunters Point ferry was delayed also to a
great extent; but. adoptlng the same tactics as
tGe Williamsburg Jerry. succeeded in making q
passage Tor some time.
MORE ICE COMING.
AT ABOUT eleven O'CLOCK an immense field OF solid
Ice smooth and wnle swung around the Battery
irJm Governors Island, and advanced up the
East River with the tide, swinging over toward
Brooklyn and pushing an immense amount
up INTO small hs. averaging several feet in
height. as, These were pressed up against the piers
ceiviug a stop. swung around toward the New
YORK side, ane soon touched the Manhattan shore.
field the ice bridge complete. This comp etely
settled all the ferries below Catharine the Ne W
YORK SIDE.
CROSSING THE ICE.
Soon after the bridge was formed several small
boys cautiously descended from the pier at Peek
snip, uled the ice and lound IL sohd. Then. ven-
turing out little iurtner they still found the ice
good and went further, gradually running over
very near the Brooklyn side. Immediately the
news got round that another ice uridge had
formed. Crowds Immediately gathered on all the
piers aud began 10 wa cn the sport. Many began
~ gather on the ice. Some put on skaies, others
had seds, and some had ladders. which they
made charge iOr getting down 70 the ice. Ia an
hour from the trsC announcement OF the news
fully i've hundred persons were the
slippery surface at one time Among these was
the writer, VINO wishing 10 DO the thing iuxuri.
ously rented sled and the services OF the two
owners thereof TO take ride TO Brooklyn. 1t was
certainly very smooth and very nice but entirely
without incident until the Brooklyn shore was
/ almost reached Here the ice was small and
treacnerous and gap now and then suggested
ltseli. long detour had to be made before q
landing could be effected IL was matter. indeed,
oil no small diilcultY to make one's way amonR 4
tne oouiaers without takiag an involuntary bath.