New-York tribune., 1875-11-30
THE CLOSING RUSH ON ERIE CANAL.

OPERATIONS OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WORK Al FRANKFORT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT
ALBAEY, n w. Nov. 29.-The following dis
patches nave been received by Canal commissioner
scnFNrcrADY nov 20-The weather is very buster
ing and getting cold very fair boats are running yet
FrIToSvIELE Nov 29-I passed II boats over my sec
tion Yesterday. Everything Is all right.
WEST TROY, Nov. 20.-Our section l. all clear of boats
The superintendent ma, gone up tho canal The ice
breaker has gone To Lock No. 10.
LILLE TALIs Nov. 29.-The boats all moving here
this morning There j. big snow storm ana II Is grow,
ing colder Things look blue The following boats passed
Little Falls during the II hours prior to 10 p m on
tha 27th INST ID. Pashal. +. T. Cumming. CITY Of New
ark Earl Baxter James Robinson, t. IL. Collins, Sarah
Allen seneca. o. c. Potter, II. r. Broun, j. Crtenden.
j. Jameson. j. H. Chachad, Col Donelly Robert wilson,
China, jeff Collins, W. smith, Geo. H. Price, Frank Has
brr w. II. Nicc, David BOuner, Frank SlssOn. John
Eoifs ~ T.. Dcano. Susan Monroe, Susan H. Marsh, \.
y Uanford. Wc.ten Chief, Caprice, W. G Warren Ida
Brgn Thomas wilson, G. c. WOrthing gtOn. W. IL. irwin,
j. d. MOning. Geo. Perkins, Manhattan, sam Davis,
Chls Gibson Cha- sIain AlOnzo swan Frank Peniieid
Cndy. J. II. sclsirk, A. G.. Wagman, A. s. Eeuwood T. W.
Te 6olts al te same date lying between Little Falls
and Frankfort are the S OF s{racSe oy Of Troy
James quick steamer city Troy, ii. Gibson. Netty
Wad. /: Il. owen, James Naxon, alma fierce, ALVIN
tiuic - boats lay an crowd az frankfort.
TIL, mOwins the 29th at l23J, several OF the boats
had passed Little Falls and AL the boats east ot tict
were in crowd at Little Fails, locking through and
working nicely. Tie general information aud expression
Hoais now wing between here and one mile
west of Little Falls, would have been IN the
for the inc.ccucy Of Col Johnson who resides at
Hon. whose supervision extends 10 Frankfort West,
when on tuesday last there 20 boats in crowd,
with one lock broken which exp ITS aay could have been
repaired In two hours. There was plenty OF water ana
not boat locked TIL Friday at o'clock p. m, and the
lock not repaired set on friday atrn0Jh Giles Haw-
ley Of Rome WAS appointed by Assistant Commissioner
H. " Hopkins To- take charge o the locks at Frankfort,
ia place Col johnson. not considered cOmpe-
tent for tAe OCCASION wCn y bOts were locked through
ou Friday ght and ~ on saturday Since last Friday
night Hneu Assistant Commissioner l.. v. Hopkins AS
c.iIued tLe coalition uf thing, dt Frankfort every
thing hts b.. dome 10 facilitate the movement OF boats
tat could br done With money, experience, ana good
iempnt. under tn supervision OK Mr. Hopkins and his
counsel. ext Couu, ,siDnyr skinner OF Little Fails.
The .us Alexander Barclay from BuiuO, aud tug
Do,e. ami tlc different Ice breakers which dd their ci-
ognt WORK, absolutely necessary IA tue mo. cmeut Of
boats were sent there B COum 3iOucr Ihaycr and con-
stercd of vital Importance in the pushing of boats 20
tdeWuttr; and We the Subscribers, having been with
Nr TfJuz, the Assistant Commissioner 60 hereby icn-
der our thanks for s eXyrtiOns IN doing all that
was possible in pushing forward the movements of boats
under his supergisiOn. \. 9. BI>sELL, LoehpOrt.
O.. ". rEahIN>, Port Byron II. :. ELNoaE Albany.
u. RAMSAY, Brooklyn. J.. 4. DANIElS L0ckp0rt
4. SHAS, Buffalo, aud others