The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-11

present winter would be enough TO oil books OF
| travel, and uncer such circumstances It may be
imagined that the condition OF the atmosphere
and the state OF the water were matters OF as
much import 90 them as their breakfasts and Gin
ners, and are regarded with an interest which the
ctlzen OF Manhattan Island, conscious OF his safety
on terra trina, can but dlmly comprehend.
There was nothing yesterday morning to cause
any unusual perturbation to the miserable Brook.
| Ignite. What we are pleased TO call the East
River was, to be sure, full OF ice-nothng but
| snow and ice as far as the eye could reach, with
here and there only gimmer OF water-but the
! ice was OF the small stun which the ferryboa's
bravey tackle without tear Of stoppage. IL was
only here ana there. mainly in the channel, that
one could see anything Ike large cakes and fields,
and OF these very few existed. This was all, no
doubt the same ice which has been washing to and
fro and down the East River for the
! past few days, and which rom big cakes which II
originally was. has gradually been pulverized until
| IL became no more danger to navigation. At
each slip yesterday morning the lerryboats. as II
Growing at their victory over nature would even
| go out OF their way to tackle these big CAKES and
/ destroy them still further. AS the tide went up
| tue river there seemed no end TO the quantity OF
this small ice, which came up from the bay and 1t
continued TO move up at q rapid speed, wheeling
around the turn al the Navy Yard on
its way up to He'll Gate All this
mass OF white remained stationary about
noon, and shortly after began moving down again
on the way to the bay The ebb tide accompanied
by this mass OF Ice, began to make matters IN
pleasant again, and perceptlby checked the speed
in crossing over At all times the eoo tide is so
strong that 1t is matter OF great ease to cross
the river without making great detour; but
when to the usual velocity Of the tide Is added the
weight OF sucn mass OF Ice the passage becomes
very difficult one some OF the lerryboats took
from fifteen to twenty minutes to accomplish this,
even the Fulton ferry, where as usual, there IS
trouble with the slips jus: when they are most
needed. In clear weather, when all is lovely,
the ierryboat have every facility; but just as
certain as there is little difficulty some.
thing gives way. Now that extra ferryboats
are more than ever needed line wnere
many thousands crossed daily, one OF the our has
been Withdrawn because the lett slip on the
Brooklyn side s suddenly round to be TOO shallow.
tug occupied the place all yesterday. making
feeble attempts to dredge the mud up. THIS con-
lines the running to three boats, one OF which IS
pleases the pilot OF the ooat IN the slip to move
out. Inis last night caused an immense deal OF
It's greatest On the other ferries the regulations
were better, and at The Catharlne the passage
over was made on pretty good time all day.
AN EIGHr-HoUR TRIP.
TO the credit OF the South ferry 1t may record
the longest voyage ever made across the East
RIVER The lerryboat Monticello, oil the South
Terry, lett New York al mdnlgot. Tne boat was
I
theatre parties VINO mad been delayed by one thing
and another. here was great amount OF Ice on
the RIVER at the time. and though an extra pres.
OF steam was put on great dlHculty was
experienced IN getting through the Ice. and inc
boat went slower and slower until she altogether
stopped and became tightly frozen about midway
between the NO shores. Here sne remained until
dayDreaK this morning, all efforts to get on being
Intellectual. the passengers, lG need moi be said,
passed most miserable night. aud mad great
difficulty in keeping warm in consequence OF the
small amount OF steam remaining IN the boilers,
watch necessarily taken ron the cabins to
supply motive power when needed. Some OF the
passengers lett the BOAT at dawn ana succeeded IN
crossing the ice TO Governors Island, and thence
across ButternilS Channel to the BROOKLYN shore
The Monticeno renamed, however. tlgnty frozen
until elgat O'Clock, when another OF Inc boats OF
the line, assisted Dy several tugboats, succeeded
in breaking a passage TO her and rescuing
Brooklyn shore shortly past eight O'CLOCK, having
taken eight hours to accomplish the trip that IS
back. Tlls EXTRAORDINARY voyage Will re-
main, no dou Ut, one OF the proudest memories or
tue mon Ferry Company. But this was not ali.
II one really credited all the marvelious stories
whicn are tod o; these arctic experences, tne
/ completely III the shade. Many took TWO and
three NOUS before rhey reached their homes, ana
crowds stood shlverinG IN the elegant rooms or
/ the ferry houses for hours AZ a time.
ON THE NORTH RIVER.
I Not in fifteen years has the North River been so
biocKaded with ice as IL was during Tuesday night
and yesterday morning. The inconvenience ieli
ken AMI New York, out upon the thousands OF
passengers arriving rom all Parts OF the west
Z
the Pennsvlvania Railroad depot ana the res.
taurants were niled IN every part during
( to New YORK, and Desbrosses street rerryDoat
starred from Jersey CITY at midnight, and, after
out the ngnr Waterman refused to open the gates,
so the BOAT mad 10 put back. The passengers were
o oeae yesterday eiss 1t vas seriously
contemplated during the forenoon that The
Desbrosses street ierryDoats should be with
4 drawn altogether. One Oh them. the W. S. Greg
DRY, was IN continuous peril and at length 1t
stuck IN an Ice noe. TO make the case worse, the
crank stopped at the "deaa point" aud the help.
less boat loated down with the tide. When 1t ar
rived opposite the Battery tue New Jer,
1t ashore on the Jersey side the
three O'CLOCK IN the MOI mag, and, as the boat
from New YORK at twelve eel jck had not then ar
sew d a no sens away R
O'Clock tram. The Pavonia ierryDoats mad trou-
blesone time. The Twenty-thrd street line
closed altogether, as superintendent Brown iet
satisfied The boats could not escape serious injury
If continued on mat line while TIE ice remains as
at present. The Communl0aw erryboats made
long and slow Trips, and the trains on the Central
Rallroad were accordingly DELAYED. But Il was
nos the lerr, boats alone that suffered from the
blockade. PINOT appeared at the Jersey CITY
tolce Headquarters IN the afternoon t.,;. and
bound from London to New York, IN tow
that morning ana had five hours battle with
I the ice, only 10 md the ship stuck IN the ice of
the Cunard dock. The plot says he requested
permission from tae authorities at the cock to
TIE I'D tnere IL Few HOuTa uutli Tue iCs WIS Cicdreu
away sufficiently to allow of the snip crossing the
river, out was refused, although he says there
! were three docks vacant at the Cunard wharves.
He wanted to Know II the police had not authority
to force the Cpnard people to allow the ship TO
be tied up, ana was answered 10 tue negative.
IN THE BAY.
The two Long Branch boats at the sandy HOOK
dock frozen in and could not move yester.
day. south AmDvy Is entirely Dlockaded. 1ne
CITY oil New YORK, Of the Norwich line, anchored
Ia the NurCh RIVER VITA her rudder disabled, IN
the route OF Jerry travel. The sound steamer
Stoungton did not arrive at her wharf until GIter
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon having been de-
tanned at The head OF the SOunu Dy large ac.
cumulation OF ice, and number OF other boats
we very late.
the KlI Won Kull was brdged over ON Tuesday
/ between staten Island ana Bergen Point, and
| hundreds staten Island people came 10 THIS
/ city IN tbs roundabout way, crossing The XIII on
the ice ana taxing the Bergen Point cars.
teams also crossed this point. flls the first
time 1t has happened since 1889 and tue sport or
knl To lllf al da