New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
OBSTACLES JIou 1HE STORM.

s:GEET IEivEL DIF!ICiLT-AN IcE BLOCKADE ~
THn uAs. nIv..-HAMWAY CoMMU@iCArIoS OK
L"vG 1-I.,>D AiV"-r sgoPrED.
Communication between the different parts Of
c oif Vas ~ udeI yi.i almost rs Iuch aia1tig yes
to-day ~ TIA. day before, To strcs car5 and Stages
y,.ra all drawn by oDIbic teams, and wee crowded TO
their l,ucs- capaelte, anI while ire were enab!ed
10 rIa' ordinary TIM. th. rtroal r1s!o being E,pt
1gr,i is free from SNOW by the ~ sn""'O"s, the
STAGE. vt, Gr.ycu Wy Ltic faster ,han WAX. IiH
Ilt-v, facc, were uub.c to pa', ;hiu-l F"urfcn
IL! 10 z o. ayc o2.DS 10 to iar:e banks ~ s'o"'
which czcudej nearly 20 tEc ridic 0 i' alrrr' ana
trv ic,t ID Baaw.y 20 -. py-.rc,t. and followed
i. .i-arc flun that roiut. o. tie ue o. 'ic sixth
Av.nu, E.;rosd through Clu,chs.. and t:s Seventh
hv.ur Railroad through B,Ic.ays iu,nr'4 os more
crr, ~ 81, c1 a. removing ilc SHOW il'H tle streets.
several o ID, inaIcHuts trou-hout te lower r"r of
the cg aia1 had carts engaged removing Snow from III
font , tiar preus,s ti;uy tua- G,.rluc Ic day Ioag
In1e ~ T;ce, c.s, aDt other vehicles WcEe ohJTcled
IL tL:r passa.e on BOA SaGin ana Fes-sts. Anos.
ever r7icl. and cart dr.Tn by dpnbc tctDiS and
tac stTic2l.rZ au.Uc.s Frequently became bdEy wren
r,, vcr. unable to draw tncir heavy gds, aui were
,. rerui nts 3D. q rcIi drd o. aho' rom tAcr ilYer.
Even rGpty vehicles 100 heavy TO draw through
the snow which was nearly foot deep cn broadway.
Navigation 90 lie river va. worse taan through
tho city, The d0lGtd- OF morning broUgft one Of
the wors ice tocled 10 fery travel in tiic Ea@t River
hat nas been known ior several year. Tine travel across
the North River only slightly interrupted afout
o'clock bat hcwcoa aHd al O'Clock ong delays were
caIl-cd on ihe River Tue ice blockade extended
from Governor. Isl nd 10 Icll Gate. GA TOP Of the sod
mas cf ice wa heavy body Of which art.cu-
llll- annOyia-, 1t ciO"od the paddle whcos TIC
las! vor Ferry Company, running !rOm Janc3e!iD 10
Hunters Point, cyVerynccd much difficulty IN rnnng
us through the ck tiaj OF Ice. Tao large ron
boats Southampton and Garden City occupied two
hours making their tiuS During the morning these
bo,t mad. only two trips. After OF the the
trips cIe regular. The G-rcen Cty on the 230
H. H. tlp Was dsibl 10y the ico ANA ha.'od m tO Pier
80. b River. In We morning las boat vas un-
able 10 land It5 pass nccrs at JaWesslp,
and puj tArm ashore at HoustJr-si. The Thirty
fourta-st. boats With comparative regularity. At
O'clock nst evening ips O the b0ats OF ,he Hunters
Po.nt Ferry from James-,lp were Discontinued TIE
boats Of the Roosevelt street Ferry generally fOm
an hour 10 two IN crOssiug; and ia instance
one of the boats oun il hpOss bic 90 run to her slip and
landed hcr pas. caSels at GrGui@t. Til, steamer ShadJ
side OF tie alnDi line landed her passengers some dis
taucr ,bla per- and liHI4hS hetil IN o. hStI
OF pcDg hruc ~ ana ca Of Ihe zee ran cK 20 Ni'sh-
iiutd tLtlt ultH 1ic tniH u tAo tiu' 1he
trip, OF the Futon Fer! boats were also very irregular,
Communication IN SOME cases p'ihF ~ more F'pult
than an Aour, ana Gihh one uoolnoh ono ~ th'
uoa8 hours 10 cross Al one liiIc n'I uo@elI
nDas were sWcpt up the river b. te stiOh Tide ad ay
i ndsircn opposite the NaN!-laIu' ulla"'c u,
ctts thcBIs 1Or nearly Two BOUTS ana licy Tn
landed q cir passengers at dnercn. pon's; & Nas'
yuiuue oi Ice when mIeded the rct0On o he paddIe-
wDrr,s was ewCcpus up toward Harlem and iAe boats
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sry.al on al ius5oat 20 iIer assistance Dy cut
J lin q plss4ge way through the great mass oI zee
iure WINS no atIcup aT ans during the hIochhde
to rosch ne regular iaudng-lace Tae rois aud pi6
rnrrrs Wcre enough Ia be andcdauy where as ohl
n ia was on NewlJrk ssore. lhc Hamilton efrct
pt1.y line Ngs least interrupted OF any yel Us Ddta
also came ior tncr sEafc OF lif'Ctat lIls Hc ,o'.u
ana Nal. srs5t Ferries obliged 10 dIscOniihus tAe!r
trs or q short tIac. The lnircquc,y OF ie pssuS 20
caused n long line Of vehicles to gather, which EXTENDED
eyet blocks .crrCs, gud te masses 0I hlth
heiuys which Ces tho boats made II Almost unsae 10
attempt 10 tie ferry THO crowds were SO dehsc
That tncre tcaleey moro tAau slaniuB room, hid
Ia. pIsssn $40 amused ttouIgeiyCB ny snow Dal ana
pe. ugmiug MI tiiy cYOutlUIIs IN order 10 Keep nCr
blood III circulation. No sailing vessels passed through
Hel oriay, aud Long isand Sound was almost
Az ~ Ice Ieg as the eye coud each
IAc snow blockade stll continues ON. Long Island,
cai,iEg much delay travel. On the Long Island Rail
sa!ass and ave completely showed In. Tie snOw-plows
Lave ,ecn runig over road ana its branches since
Iuesda but have made slight progress, tde
lgh snow drifting the cus as fast rs removed ON
tuesday morning Port Jefferson DIanch VIVA cleared,
sHd 4:30 the Port JehcrsOn express trld ieit
IunteI's Point Between HicksSilIc and s.osset deep
banks again encountered aud tue train t,d
Port Jefferson uHs!l O'CLOCK on Wednesday
morning. 10 trains been run over the eaS uurDOr
branch tle On this branch the sand blows
win the snow, and packs firmly IGe GreenpOrt ex-
press train which left that place Tuesday morning
had arrived at Hunter Point al late hour last
night Trains the Southern and North Shore roads
| Ire now raaLins nearly On tihe.
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