The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16


spell OF extreme cold
may be effective, but during long continued frost
tnis old-ashoned plan OF trying 10 keep the valves
ope9 tb. OSs 10 Inc sna s
salt, which mas natural af1nity Tor water, Alb.
sor9s the moisture which percolates thrcusa the
freeze The reason for the OF salt is doubtless
its caeapness, but where millions o. dollars and
actual cost should De comparatively Of secondary
consideration.
II has been shown that by the injection Of
small amount OF alcohol or sulpnurlc acid water
t that has become .rozen IN pipes may De brought
70 m BE- pSea M
effect to the dre by grants, when upon these peing
constantly IN an eficent condition SO much de-
NO WATER AT A FIRE.
.,z a rre occurred s yesterday morning IN south
moned. The machine could not be put to work,
however. Tor the reason that no water coulo be
At the corner oi spring and Marion streets an
engine was summoned on what is known as
and on trying the S nydran tAsA was found to be
frozen Another alarm was sounded at the
trying TO obtain water the same result was shown.
tue nydrans with the apparatus with which their
barrel ana butt wood are .' In Iron 'front.' a Of
the engine house OF Company "a. IN Barrow
also that In front OF the old No. SO hose house IN
sullivan street. The same state OF things was
io Tn 70 exist more or less all over the city.
amlue the MIGRANTS. say, Our instructions are
not TO NEEDLE with them except in case OF hre,
tnem." Now, VIII this department do something
toward guaranteeing the safety the cttizensS The
iectly aole TO COMBAT any Mrs. but ii no water is
attainaole they are powerless. and the flames Will
have undivided and uncontested authority.
THE ICY BARRIERS.
since she great glaclal era, when the whole
world was encased 70 an arulor OF ice. the vicinity
Ages ago the .sagaclou, walrus disportsd
NeverslnK were favorlte resorts OF the Arcic seal.
The white bear also, king OF the ICY regions. OF
Manhattan Island. Such was formerly the stats
OF AFFAIRS, according TO our learned philosophers.
tuay return Inc ice aurng yesterday COM
ICE IN THE UPPER HUDSON.
At Dobbs' Ferry. Six miles north or Yonkers. on
the Hudson. natural bridge was formed on Fri
day night, and has remained intact ever since.
thousands OF people nave awaited themselves OF
the opportunity OF crossing to and tro, and the
scene as presented yesterday was extremely
sented one clear. unbroken field OF ice. Skaters.
closely mufiea up to pIotec; their ears from eng
ss Went e meay
G ISs and st0ssnst + ne n..r picture
Gear OF all the Russias. At eleven O'clock yester.
day people were crossing Ia row boats from Ciosrer
below the latter point was perfectly Tree from
large ice. except some few cakes which had not
OF 1916. winch WAS an unusually severe one. q
natural blockade occurred about the same point,
ana IN order to facilitate travel the Erie Railway
boats from Fort Washing, on Point to Plermont, on
the opposite side OF the river From that point
month and a half and when In the spring
II dually broke up, just such difficulty as
East aud North rivers Tor days. ut each cnange
OF the tide, were completely chOked up, and the
wc nave days
thirty years ago, enacted. Up to the last lew days
the river has been open and navigation possible
as Tar as Havefstraw; but the present Ice bridge
has enectually closed It, and the PROBABILITIES are
that 1t will remain impossible to SAILING craft for
some time to come On The mats In Tappan ana
Haversraw bays the ice Is from six to eight inches
IN thickness, and the TACT remains undIspuicd that
all If the thick which mas caused so much dam.
aye to property in the harbor and East River was
noated down from the Mnd.locked bays OF the
Ferry trafhc was greatly impeded on the North
River yesterday. The hOboken lerryboats ceased
recOmmence until halt.past five A. NJ During the
course OF the day the north WIND brought down
very dcus 81 great was tue Ice embargo gSas
the river appeared almost deserted. The various
lerrynoats are all more or less crippled. aud u
large force OF men are kept constantly Employed In
putting IN new buckets IN the paddle wheels, which
are often broken into mere splinters alter
battling upon the ice, which Is very often two or
three leet thick. the piles OF broken Ice were In
many instances seven TO pine ieet thick. For.
ture, and the pilots nope that ir the temperature
m0oerates traf1c eau stu be carried on. The pas.
sengers in the terryboats are made to feel the
effect OF the great colo by the little steam that the
engineers allow for the warming OF the cabins.
every available pound Of steam pressure being
required for the prope1ng oil the boats.
IN THE EAST RIVER.
large quantity OF ice from the North River, the
sandy Hook found It's way on the top OF the mood
tide into the East River and gave the pilots great
trouble IN 6ghting tnelr way across, and pro-
tracted trlps were the order Of the day. At the
Fulton terry boats ran on no regular time during
great portion or the latter part Of the day, and
''They started just when they felt good and
ready" Later Oil the ice became much broken,
owing to the churning 1t received from the pass.
truckmen in getting transport for their venIcles.
ANOTHER STRANDED PILorBoAr.
The pilOtbOat Crow. No. IL owing to o mistake
Vent ashore on The CLIFTON Rock, near the ousr an.
taken by the Pilot Commissioners TO AFFORD the
necessary assistance. she Is considered to be,
ten dsys suce se
Blunt was wrecked near Fire Island and became
MAN OUT OF HIS LATITUDE.
In these frlgid times 1t Is pleasure 10 meet
man VINO despises ch,olaIns, influenza, hacking
tears, and, In a word laughs at the cold. Sucn
man lives In our midst, and is miserable when
the weather is warm, and looks as out Of place as
q Polar bear IN sentry box. This individual is
known by the name OF "Esquimaux JOe," al
though he Is reported to be a sort OF prince in
his native land. Joe was met yesterday In
the neighoorhood of Fulton Market, bound
1or the "whalemen's headquarters" in the
immediate neighbOrhOod. Although the ICY wind
was travelling ut a thirty mile gait around the
corners Joe looked warm and comfortable, and
was apparently perfectly apalnetlc as 70 the blasts
OF Boreas. His mead was erect, and between his
lips he balanced a cigar with the lOnctdldnce OF
dandy on a fine sunny day. Joe was asked by the
reporter II he DID not think the weather iearluily
cold
'Noa Noap' answered the descendant OF the
Polar kings, SHAKING Dls head ''me not care iorty
degrees below zero: ehen Inc 1876 days on leo me
NOT uanappy for cold" The reporter lett Joe, with
u shudder at the thought OF tne thickness Of ktDg
Joseph's cpderms, ana thought that the best place
tor him was North Pole expedition. Joe5
brother, some time back. llved with mis- sistcr-ln-
law Hanna, at GrotOn, but found our winters TOO
warm and oppressive, and accordingly sped him
TO the land OF everlasting snow and
Ice, where be could 1--we happy IN eating walruses,