The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-17

were Witnessed; the column of water was
not thrown very high, owing to tho thickness
the ice sor distance OF thirty feet by ave feet to
be completely broken up and scattered tn every
direction. The novel spectacle was Witnessed by
o large number OF spectators who were deeply
interested In the experiments. TIE operators
ignitiug the torpedoes. ana thus were in no dam
ger OF falling through alter the ceIhad received
the shock. Additional and more effective exper.
ments are expected to be made tomorrow.
THE ICE IN BOSTON BAY AND HARBOR.
SNOW AND ICE AS SEEN FROM EAST BOSTON, LOOK
INC sEAwARD-vIEw FROM THE HIGHLANDS OF
CAPE COD-CoNDITIoN OF THE FISHERMEN AND
THE ICE-BoUND vEssELs-THE WEATHER AT
THE CAPE-CoNDITIoN OF THE FISHERMEN ON
THE BANKS.
BesroN, Feb. 10, 1875.
There Is now just the least bit of relief from the
Ice fields in the bay; although at NO time has the
harbor been closed, navigation has nevertheless
been attended with difficulty and peril. The WI ole
space between East Boston, winthrop and the
adjoining coast, is one unbroken held OF snow,
while Ice can be seen as far as the
eye can reach seward from any place
In East Boston. The clear blue weather OF
the harbor is in markes cont rast with the white
ness which surrounds 1t. Broad sound and the
NarIows were much numbered with broken ice
yesterday, but this morning. both were clear. The
westerly wind, which was quite fresh last night.
kept much OF the broken ice from returning With
the hood toe. Along both sides OF the bay the ice
extends miles seawara for the water since the last
gale has been remarkably smooth, which Iavors
freezing. In some sheltered place 8, between the
rocks, the Ice has drilted cake upon cake to such
an extent that 1t rests upon the bottom at all
times OF the tide. The view from the highlands OF
Cape Cod is bleak and dreary. The whole ocean
seems ice-bound. Vineyard Sound, Nantucket
Shoals and Nantucket itself are all encased in
solid ice.
FLOATING ICEBERGs.
Vessels bound along the coast are compelled to
give the land wide BERTH" to avoid the lce
Independent OF the solid frozen barrier there are
vast fields OF detached tee floating in all directions
even to the margin of the Gu! Stream, some OF
which are large enough to srave hole in any
ordinary vessel which might have the bad luck to
run into 1t.
THE ICEBOUND VESSELS.
The perils threatened by the vast Ice fields in
the neighborhoOd OF Cape Cod are now ha 9pily re-
moved. A day or two ago there were nlndred
more fishing and other vessels frozen in, some
OF them being twenty and thirty miles
distant from communication by either sea
land, and 1t Was reared tnat
either ireezlng or starvation would pc me fate Of
Bay been so thoroughly ice bound as during the
cod term from which we are just now emerging.
the tce but the cheering news comes from Prov
incetOvn that the crews ase provided with a
until relief reaches item. The stories to ne
effect that there mas been great suffering among
town steamer which arrived here TINS afternoon.
On the contrary, the men are perfectly sa e II
they remain by their vessels. and snort OF
water anu provisions THESE can now readily
be OBTAINED the shore, winch IL reached
without danger over the Ice, and this means
OF communication with the land Is Freely used IN
passing between the vessels and shore. large
NUMBER Of the fishermen came up to the city to-
day in the cars having left their vessels in charge
OF q sufncien: number Vi hands to Lsok alter the
PROPERTY, and IN case the tee breaks up to work
them into the harbor. 1t was found advisable to
take this course, as the stock oil lOOd vas snort
and the men could be fed elsewhere with less
trouble and expense, II the present cold weather
stay on board can GET supplies from the snore, as
their light dsries are wen suited Tor transporta-
ton the ice. Captain smith, Of the Province
town steamer states uat the nsnermen since their
capture w the ice have rot suffered much from the
cold. and thinks that there has been mo no case
twenty vessels frozen in. They remain stationary
and are not likely to sustain any damage.
FROM wOODEND ~ SANDWICH.
The whole bay extending rom WoOdend to
Sandwich, a distance eLghseeA miles, Is covered
with solid field OF ice, and nothing can be done to
extricate the vessels until an esstery wind comes
to nreak 1t I'D, when 1t viii quickly Ial to pieces
by me actIo, Of the wind and sea and, spreading
Of their crafts.
morning and gave simple statement OF the facts
In the case, which afforded relief to unnecessary
THE WEATHER AT THE CAPE
The condition or affairs at the Cape has been
very much exaggerated In some OF the pubished
statements. This morning the wind at the Cape
was light from the north west with the thermom-
eter fifteen degrees above zero. Tho weather last
night became cold enough 10 make ice quite fast,
and under the influence Of the low temperature
the Ice fields are growing In extent and thickness.
A despatch received at the Mercnants' Excnange
morning HlVulanu 10.
ports thar the United states revenue cutter Gala
tin, Captain Selden, and twenty sail OF nsnerinen
were at anchor off Long Point early thus morn
ing, and all got under weigh and went TO seattle
fishermen to fish and the cut ter 10 LOOK alter the
which has been on the coast several days. The
cutter had rendered the fishermen ali the aid she
could until the weather changes.
The brig Carrie burlington, from Leghorn for
Boston, before reported among the ice near Prov
incet0wn, remains embargoed. Captain Smith
thinks she Is sale and Will be cleared the FIRST lavnr
able thaw. Like the fishermen, shc drifts with the
tide-that is, she has not any anchors down. At
low water she appears to touch bottom, but is IN
a favorable position to get clear when the WIND
becomes easterly. The brig, as well as the Usher
men, are white with ice, outside and inside. Later
Galiatin attempted to reach the frozen nshernen,
fifteen in number, by an opening at woodend
but was unable, as she ice was too firmly packed
together to be penetrated she, therefore, backed
out, but is at hand to send men over the Ice TO
afford personal relief should 1t be required.
AFFAIRS AT CAPE ANN.
Accounts from Gloucester this evening state
that the intense cold OF Inc last three daYS HAS
completely placed an Ice embargo In the harDor.
which was never known before by the Oldest IN
habitant. 1t seriously intereres with the fishing
interest, and IL Is impossible Tor fishermen arrlv-
Ing to get near any wharf TO discharge their FISH,
About fifty Georges men and Bankers are solid IN
the Ice, and have been ready TO sail for some
time. The leet, as general thing, are fortnight
behind time. The prospect looks pad for an i'm
mediate departure. several coasters are frozen In
ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE CHANNEL
At q meeting held in the Gloucester Mutual
Fishing Insurance Company's 0fice 1t was de-
cded TO send the Boston TugLoat Company's
boais to break out the several Georges men and
Bankers anxious TO get away. The Camilla ar
rived on Saturday and found nard work to break
the channel Tor the freight steamer Chanec to get
TO her dock. TIE tug Vim came this morning, out
the Ice was thick and solid. Little has been done
except TO keep the channel broke for the steamer
Tue continuation or the west winds and cold
weather last as the Ice is broken DRIFTS IL
further into the harbor ana freezes 1t more COM
pact than ever.
FISHERMEN SUSTAIN HEAVY LOSSES.
1t Is heavy damage to Gloucester and also to
the vessels arriving. TIE losses OF cables and
anchors make 1t quite dlscouragug. The schooner
George w. Stetson arrived IRON the Georges this