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

sandy HOOK. The New Haven boats nave entlrey
discontinued running, and the latest advlces IN.
dlcate thorough blockade as FAR as the Connec.
tlcut capital. unera procession crossed the
Ice ABOUT nve O'Clock yesterday AFTERNOON from
Hart TO CITY Island.
The HERALD eporter left New Rochelle at four
ana NAKED safely TO Ty ICE soa and
several double teams were waiting upon IL TO re.
ceve their freight. There are no Indications OF
break up In the sound. The Ice as at alnen sucu
thickness that the tides do not affect 1t. gen.
eral taaw is the only remeny, and from
Many years have passed since Long Island sound
was so completely barricaded. In the hard winter
ade OF the present year. but the ice was not
nearly so thick or so hard TO dislojge. the pilots
the weather is preached, and seem to think that
the world must be turGed upside down. No serl-
GUS casualties nave been reported during the last
few days.
A lew overdarlng individuals from the vicinity
Of westchester have haa involuntary ducklngs,
ing in various bruises but tnere mas been no loss
Late last evening from Tbrogp's Neck to Riker's
Island there extended SOLID sheet OF unbroken
ice, so thick that even steam navigation was im-
THE STEAMER CONTINENTAL,
which left New York Sunday, at noon, reached
her dock In New Haven yesterday morning, having
hours Of when were occupied in IorcIng ner way
from the lighthouse in the harbor TO Belle dock.
Haven. OF the same line, which left New York three
hours previous 10 the Continental, occupied
LWenty-lOur hours IN ner Journey
Yesterday morning the PEOPLE OF Milford de.
cared that the sound was skinned over with ice
at sunrise. ana that SO lar as the eve could reach
nothing but ice could be seen. Ice ia stratiord
harbor is fifteen inches thick, and hrst class
gunooat could not penetrate the barrier
NOT A VESSEL
has entered the haroor since the cold term set
At Bridgeport the maroon. open constantly during
ordinary winters. is nov very tlghs, and the PEG.
pie are walking and driving over It's frozen sur.
face whenever they please. steame's nave ceased
running aud the white wings OF sailing vessel
ia N
THE HARB0R AT BLACK ROCK,
one OF the lreest naroors on the sound, is closed
sea prospect there Is frosty enough southport
has eiven up all hope OF cnange In temperature.
faces. while her market boats and reighters he
helpless az the wharves.
wESTPoRr is SEALED
till the great DAY OF breaking up arrives, which
Will be somewhere in the olIn ana distant future
the So, sal Q, vessel has not been seen mere since
sisters, as monstrons pies OF freight awaiting
transportation testihes.
cohironts the view among her islands, and her
fishermen can go and come at pleasure without
barber mas Ice three leet in thickness and
on the buoy on saith Island reel the
s sus up RIVER coscoS twenty ss
a scene seloom before observable in Ice FORMATION;
no vessels 10 slgnt and no prospect OF Them at
present. Further down the shore, at Rye. the
sound was yesterday frozen over, ana PEOPLE
crossed to ana from Long Island. the passage Ia
closed again.
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER
at Lyme closed on Tuesday last, and to-day the ice
on It's surface and lar out into the SQUAD Is thlck
and 1mpenetraole. Few, II any, vessels have
passed througn the railroad draw since February
l. For the 1rSt time since 1857 the Thames
River at New London Is tightly closed Many
san vessels and several Steamers including the
and New YORK. are lceoOund. The only visible
navigation Is among the Shore Line Railway Jerry.
boats. which. by making frequent trips have been
keep DaSSuVe
sleghing EVERYWHERE in the State is good.
IN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN
the cold has done vast amount oil damage to the
water pipes, which In most OF the streets have
burst, Inc process OF thawing them out by KIND
not been an uncommon sight to-day.
Many houses are wholly deprived OF water
twenty years ago. On his account there nas been
q vast amount OF Inconvenience, there being lew
wells ,s but no actual suffering AS the Gay closes
change for the better IS dark indeed.
THE BLOCKADE ON THE RAILROADS.
Advlces from the western part OF the State show
that the storm OF the middle aud latter portion OF
last week was the severest that has been known
in the locality Tor years, and mat railroad travel
was tor time seriously nterlered with thereby.
Ga Frld0 ana Saturday heavy drifts on the New
considerable detention OF the trains. Acattle train
was frozen In near the former place, and quite
number OF the live stock perished from exLo.
sure. the freight tracks between Little Falls and
St. louisville were completely block AIDED. and the
snow, when drltted IN the cuts, was packed AS
been nineteen hours In the blockade, the engineer
and fireman being obliged to remain by 1t to keep
1t from freezing up Gangs or men were
kept to work shOvelling out the track. me
Rome and Watertown road was biOckuded from
Wednesday until Saturday. and was not then
clear On the Black River rold great efforts were
made to keep the line open, but without success,
and at last accounts efforts were being made with
the snOwp,ough and gangs or men to clear away
tue snow, but with iudlfferent success. The prln-
cpal trouble Is In the form OF continuous drifts in
the cuts between Utica and Lowville. BlocK-
were known before. In Oswego county
the recent snow storm was OF unusual
severity, and all the railroads running to Oswego
were temporarily abandoned Trains upon the
main line OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern road were seriously lmpeded ny the snow, and
gangs OF men we're kept buslly at work. without
making much impression on the drifts. Owing to
the blockade large amount OF mail matter had
accumulated IN the cities along the Central road,
and 1t Is PROBABLE several days viii have inter-
vened before the mails are running regularly
again.