The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18

dreds OF Ice bound vessels liberated. All day long
the weather has soitened ana this evening 1t be-
tokens rain or snow. The effects OF the cold snap
still linger. and It will take several days OF mild
weather to remove It. The rare spectacle Of
skaters on the Charles River, between the two
bridges connecting the city with the Bunker Hill
district, has been witnessed this afternoon aud
evening.
Dorchester Bay is one sheet Of ice, and skates,
sleiRhs and lea boats are freely brought into re-
QUESTION for pleasure excursions. From the Point
to Castle Island the ice has formed solid cause
way over which men, women aud boys were yes
tcrday passing to ana IRON Port Independence.
narrow channel between Castle ana Spectacle
islands has been kept open BY tug boat which
went TO the assistance OF wreckers. engaged In
raising sunken schooner.
ARRIVAL OF FISHING scnooNERs.
Seventeen fishing scnooners arrived in Boston
from the bay last night aud this morning. and
several Of them brought good iares some OF them
had no ash. Some OF them lay OF Highland
Light, and others had been frozen In at or near
Provincetown. Tho tug Glide towed up several
OF them this morning. Eight out OF ten OF the
crew Of the schooner Arrow came up to Boston,
leaving two on board, with SUFFICIENT iuel and
provisions for the present. Their object In com.
ing up was to provide sledges to convey sup
plies over the ice from relieving vessels to the
imprisoned craft.
Captain Herbert, OF the schooner Golden City,
had his face badly frozen while steering his craft
for sale shelter. The schooner Starry Flag landed
cargo OF cod and haddock mostly the latter,
which Is valued at 5000 Sklppers aud men de.
scrioed the cold In the bay during the past week
as intense. and the situation o, the icelocked Dish.
ermen Is very trying, but they say the men can 20
ashore on the ice; that they can reach supplies by
SLED and oory, and that there has been no severe
suffering from lack OF fuel or food.
UTILIZING THE FROST.
Advantage is being taken oi the present frozen
condition OF Dorchester Bay to lay out courses for
the various sailing regattas next summer The
distances have been accurately m ensured on the
driven or Duoys placed. THIS will insure more re-
liable data upon which yacntsm en- Gun compute
regular buoys IN the bay have been seriously
damaged BY the ice.
from AZ sArs o3 N.
ton of the fishing Meet renamed unchanged TINS
evening but tnar the cold continued aud ice was
pect OF an Immediate thaw. The wind, however,
had veered round to tho sou west, which Is looked
steam tug Mayor, Captain Robinson, mas arrived
down from Boston. with supply OF provisions
Tor the fishermen. and at last accounts was try.
will be unable to reaCn any OF them, In which case
the supplies Will be landed on the Ice and nauled
TO the different craft on sleds carried down Tor
that purpose.
AT woOD.END.
The cutter Galla,in Is trying 10 pull or the YES
sells ashore at Wood.end. The wind Is southwest,
and Will force the ice more 1rmly into Province
town Harbor than before.
GisH NC SCHCONEhs LOST.
"A despatch rom dioucester tuis afternoon states
that all hope tor the safety Of the shing schooners
Joseph Chandler and David Burnnam I'd, OF nat
port, which have been absent upon fresh haliout
trips to the Grand Banks since the LIST OF Decem-
her, have been abandoned, they being gwen up as
lost with the crews. The Chandler was owned
oy Leonard Walen' v vaued at $1,000, in
At by the Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance
Company, and had q crew oil twclve men, as
ioliows:-Frank McRae, master; Joel McCaleo,
Charles Gunnison, Duncan McIntire, Hugh Ken.
ncdy, james Mcdonald, II. A. Beatton, Henry
Master. Daniel Mcdonald. Alexander Campbell
ham I'd was owned By Brainard Law b Co..
and was valued at $500, aDd insured Tor s. 900
on vessel, and $500 on the outfit BY the same COM
pany. she bad crew Of twelve men, as follows -
Alfred DoeRett. master; W. l. Reeves, Charles
Wilson. L. ID. Harrison, Patrick Powers. Peter H.
Wilbur, James A. Bus6ey; Frederick Lindsey,
and Archie Mcdonald.