The New York herald., 1879-11-22

ice on the canals Boats loaulng to-day
for Troy. His boats left Buffalo on "Wednesday Inc
captains instructed to telegraph IL stopped oy
ice; no kilograms have yet been received. some o.
falo.
At whitehall this morning there was some Ice; An
ice breaker went out three miles this morning clear
ing the ChaInplain Canal. Boats were not delayed
Mr. Collins boats are loading at Port Henry with
pig iron for Troy. Other canal men confirm the
ABOVE There is no ground for rumors OF delays on
account OF ice.
SYRACUSE. n. Y, Nov. 81. 1879.
To-day boats were somewhat delayed on the Jor-
Dan and Rome levels of the Erie Canal by ice. Ice
breakers were brought into requsition and the ice
broken up. Boats came through all right tonight
There are large number of boats on this level but
Doatmen expect to be able to get through. The
the canal not bc closed by cold weather until all
the boats reach tidewater.
THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON IN BAD con-
DITION.
PORT JERvIs. N. Y, Nov. 81. 1872
The sudden and severe cold snap is causing some
inconvenience to the bostmen the Delaware and
Hudson Canal at Port Clinton and other points
the line The ice formed thick last night that all
the breakers had to be used to keep open free pas
sage for the boats. Owing to the long dry season.
the mountain streams in this vicinity entirely
dry. The Delaware and Neversink rivers
so low. having received but very little benefit from
the late rains.
THREE MISSING BoATMEN COME ASHORE.
OswEGo. N. Y. Nov. 81. 1879.
Charles Woods Noah Garrow and Henry Mearchan.
who were on the tug Seymour's wrecked feet. and
were missing came ashore one of the scows three
miles above Fair Haven.
SINKING OF THE SCHOONER MINNEHAHA IN
EXPOSURE.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BALTIMORE Md, Nov. 81. 1879.
Captain Wicke. Of the steamer Havana which ar
rived here this evening, reports having taken the
captain and two men off the schooner Minnehaha
which sank off Stingrsy Point in the Bay during the
storm of yesterday. One man, william Eddie, had
died from exposure and was left lashed to the
head of the vessel The schooner sailed from Phila
dephla and was bound to Baltimore consigned to
James Price, with cargo OF shells. The Captain
reports that she went down at her anchors at twelve
mained at the mastheads until taken of this morn
ing at eight o'clock. Their sufferings terrible
THE WRECKS ON THE LAKEs-NARRow ESCAPES
FROM THE wAyEs-BIrrER COLD AND PIERc-
ING WINDS.
DETROIT Mich. Nov. 81. 1879.
Sand Beach GIich.) special despatch TO the Free
Press says Tho barge Prairie State. which went
reef Wednesday night last has gone to pieces. Two
men are missing. Their names unknown.
The barge Lewis Wells has gone to pieces. The
body of her captain William Little, of Saginaw City.
also the body Of sailor named J. Wood, of London.
have been found. William Ogden. sailor. aud two
other men, names unknown, missing.
The tow barge William Raynor is on reef and
will probably be q total wreck The crew were all
saved.
The tug Whiting and schooner Hutchinson, which
lie sunk in fourteen feet of water, probably not
much damaged. The crew of the schooner suffered
terribly with cold and hunger but were finally
cued by volunteer crew. who manned q new life
saving boat recently sent there by the government
| for which no regular crew has as yet been ap-
pointed.
The crew OF the schooner Mercury were all taken
| from the wreck Pent Water by lifeboat from
Ludingon, and safely landed about twelve o'clock
last night They are all doing well this morning.
special to the Free Press from Glen Haven via
| Leland. Mich. reports that the schooner w. B.
Philips, of Oswego. went ashore Glen Arbor on
the night of the 10th, and Is total wreck Five Of
1 the crew were drowned as follows s:-Captain Dan
Kelley and George Kelley. Of Oswego; Frank Golden
| cook. of Sandusky; Robert Downey, of Oswego, and
one man shipped at Milwaukee, name unknown. 1t
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