New-York tribune., 1875-02-11
THE WEATHER.
WINTERS ICY POWER.

WINTERS ICY POWER
GENERAL INTERRUPTION OF WATER TRAvEL-souSr
STEAMERS yRozEN m THE HUDSON RIvEf
BRIDGEp WITH ICE-THE EFFECTS OF THE COLE
IN NEIGHBORIyG CITIES.
New-York may fairly be said to be an ice
bound city Steamboats, which left this city on Tues
day night for ports In Rhode Island, Connecticut ana
Massachusetts, had not arrived at their points OF desu
nation yesterdays European vessels lay outside OH the
harbor unable passage their docks Travel
between the cities bordering Long Island Sound ana
this city was interrupted, and ferry transit between
New. York and the neighborng cities was greatly de-
layed Heretofore this year, difficulties In the running
OF ferryb been confined to those plying be-
tween New-York and Brooklyn. but tho
Hudson River, until Tuesday night. YVES
comparatively free from lee. The cold
weather Of Tuesday night and yesterday mado travel
difficult to and from the NewJersey shore and the ac-
cumulaons Of Ice become great that finally the trips
we're entirely suspended.
The ferry boat Morrstown five and one half hours
forcing passage Tuesday night, and the ferryb
at Chrisopherst Twentythirdst., and FoIty-second
ST. suspended their trips at p. M, on Tuesday The
ice dually became solid the Hudson River, and at
daylight yesterday complete bridge had been estab-
lished between NewYOrk ana the J rsey shore. About
A. M several persons desired to the river, and
finding brldged with tho ice attempted tho passage
on foot Four men succeeded in making the passage
safely from the foot OF West Eleventhst. in
tais city TO the foot OF Twefthst., Hoboken
About q. M, ferryboat started from the foot Of
Barclay aud finally after hours labor succeeded
In reaching the HobokcD slip. This broke up the ice
BRIDGE and herea ter the ferryboas succeeded in max
ing their passages at intervals throughout the day. No
passage the Hudson River the ice from this city
has been made before since the year 1865.
The Sound steamers are reported to have met with
houa ina vii
in many years. Several OF them frozen In between
this port and their destination The Fall River steamers
supposed to be frozen D tdngs OF them have
reached the offices in this city. The Old Colony left
her dock for Fail River Friday night, and the New
port left the latter place city at the same time.
Teecrams received last night from Newport conveyed
no Intelligence to their present position, ana 1t is sup.
posed they both icebOund in the Sound Tho pro-
peler Galatea OF the Providence and NewYork Steam
ship Company, which should hago arrived here
at 7 a. H. yesterday, not at her dock
late last night and at what place she was, simply
which arrived outside OF Sandy Hook OH Tuesday night
with difficulty forced her way to her dock yesterday,
and the German steamship Hansa was telegraphed OH
Sandy Hook early yesterday mornlDS but bau not
reached her pier last night.
Tue Ice in the harbOr was exceedingly heavy yester-
day and caused considerable damage TO vessels tnat
attempted TO force their way through H. The staten
Island boat MddletOwn left the SewfOiK pier AT
p m:. ana while attempting 10 force way thlough
large field Of ice had her hull stove In. Great cousteIa
ton prevailed In 'quence among tie passengers
AZ soon as It was discovered that the received
serious Injuries she headed for the nearest shore
and succeeded In landing all the passengers at clifton
| where she upon the beach This left only one
available steamboat on tue line. the NORTH
Ged-wLich made passages between tins city ana the
Island frequently as the ice vonld permit. The west
field. which was Injured oy the lee about two weeks
| dletoWn Yesterday VIII seriously interrupt traYe
.Se steamer city Of New-YorE OF tho Norwich Inc
| about leaving the dock yesterday, her rudder was
| broken Tie steamer etonlnglon was reported 10 DC
| in at %
Tie ferryboats 70 Brooklyn were retarded somewhat
nv The ice Yesterday, but such obstacles were met
with AS on Tuesday The boats Of the ferries
rn on tine but they enabled TO make their trips
| without being forced back TO their starting places
The cold Weather OF Tuesday caused great huEerlns
among The boa tlnen and trueh-dryers OF EuzaDetD
T6omos Higgins, cooted driver, hau his arms ana eg
badly frozen and yesterday the doctors were OF epnoL
an oyserman both hands and one OF bis feet frozen
and poor homeless tramp had bota feet so badly rozel
he was speechess The condition OF the fire MIGRANTS II
Elizabeth has begun to great uneasincss amonI
y the Water Company to remedy M the rotMa, evi
Were nS65Etilad 10 STAND id, by whiIe Two dNt.n'
% % By S % he Mo
| OF the residence OF Cashier WUOOrun, IN BrOod-sf
smothered the flames coIda graton would undoubted
ly have occurred The fro department responded, Ou
s gyaEiSI % Ir:. Stss Nv 55a5 @ss 81 s Sas S HFs
what could be done to save the business portion
| the city under present circumstances.
The cold was so intense in Newark on tuesday nlgh
| that John Little of Mt Prospective. furnished hot
coffee and cakes TO the hali-frozen conductors and
they reached Their stables. Patrick ORour6e, labor
Ing man, found lying on the Ice In the salt mead
ows near track OF the Pennsy lvanis Railroad yes
erday in an sensble condition. He removed tc
| house near by, where he expired.
Through tho effects OF tine cold, IL locomotives
were disabled between Jersey City aud Port Jorvls on
| Tuesday.