, 1875-02-16

from he Ne,o FORK 71isune, f1b 10,
Tho marked features Of the present winter
1lavo bccn its extremely cold days and tue s,d-
dcn and v,olont variations in temperature, At 6
u. M. on Thursday tho Thermometer Indicated d.
degrees apoyo zero; tbirty-hjx hours boforo it Lad
been a. zero, and twcnty-iour houEs aftorward
it Iad fallen to near zero again. Tho ruin Of
Thursday broke up the ice Which had collected
In sold fields in tho Hudson River above tho city,
and the ebb-tido swept tt down into the bay. 4
stroug westerly wind combined with the next
1lood-tido to force it, in imMonHo quantities,
iato tho Enat River, where by tic alldden fall
ice-bridge which, for extent and dura-
ton, las not been e1unlcd since the
memorable winter of 1885. Tho bridge yeHtcr-
day extended from boyond Governors Inland to
tue Fulton street pier, Oh tho Brooklyn side, md
to Catherine Ferry Oh the Now York slo. and
prevented all trayol On tho Fulton, Wall Street,
Hamilton, aud South Fofrios. It is eatimatod to
hayo bce1i 8 miles In length, and In Width from
one-fourth OF 4 mile to ~ mica. Tll0uhalds Of
people crossed tho river by tho bridge 1t diIer7
ent pointH during tho time from 11.JQ =. IN. to
4:3D p. NJ.
The interruption 10 traye! began at d very early
the Grand street, Kooroyet s,zeet, and Thirty
fourth street ferries after daylight tho beats
could only mike trips at long jntntyAls. Tho
Idaho lett Brooklyn 1t ii a. 1n. and, aftor pas
above her proper place. Tie Pncillc Of
tho South Ferry Llne, loft Brooklyn at
1880 q. m., and reached tho Fulton Ferry
pier In THE oity st 11:3D being unable to land
hor passengers elsewhere, a Fulton fetry-boat
which left 1rookyn at .. nj. reached Nav York
At q. m. Travel was entirely suspended on all
aflor ll,8D =. N. All Tho attonpta of tho nunor.
GUS sloam- tugs and ferry -boata to bronx tho
blockade proved Intellectual until about
=. III. At that hour tho Eteam-tug l.rill-
liant cpsMed channel close to tho New York
ploss. Soon aftorwprd cnannol was opened
cione to tue Droohlyn Bhore aud at 4:I5 p. IN.
the large cake, upon which wuro congregatcd
about 200 people, began slowly to move toTarlH
the bay. The brilliant suceoedel in reacuiug
arco Of the roat. In tiftnen minutes everybody
had bron taken from tho ice-hoo except one small
boy, who stood crying upon . small rako Of Ice,
lio Was finally hopad ashore ullllol anl almost
unable to uluyo.
Tho Fulton fcrry-boats, which, during the
catherine Ferry slip OH this sidc, aoou aftor bo-
gan to use their own pier, after au interruption
Of sevaM hours, IAo Galntea, Of tho Nentune
Inns, which loft Providence on Tuesday hight,
caulo down tho Sound during tho a{teruoou, and
assisted In clearing nut Tho distractions, She
was dolayed fprty.eight hourn by the leo. Tho
steamer Narragaasstt from stouugton, soou
followed.
Tlla Hudson Niyer ferry-boats experienced
great difficulties iii making their passages, tho
tien close to tic Nsw York shore. In some cases
two or lhreo hours waro consumed in mskiur
trips. Tho Hobuhon aud t,e rayouia ferry,
specs, and Tie payonie, Busquelsannu. and
soacaucus were ffoxcn IN ttle ice, unable
80 ptoeeoa n hny a11cosloa lor aeYets!
Aolrs. n'mlar trouble waB experienced
hy tho Staten Island boats, and travel on tho
Sound IL almost entirely H1bpended. 70 freight
Is now saKeh tor Any places along tho Long