New-York tribune., 1885-02-19
VESSELS FROZEN FAST IN THE SOUND.
A GREAT ICE PACK NEAR WHIIFrIoNE-HARD WOEk
FOK STEAMERS TO GIT THEouGH.
From nhnYc CITY Isllnd down below MIC

From above CITY Island down below White
stone the sound covered with co The wind has driven
the lee IN there and the cake, nave td a." on eoh "'er
until IN places they several feet thick Ihe coId
weather has frozen the whole mass s0ld III inc eh"h'
mel the is thinner for there the great sound steam
cr- with their tremendous power OF engines ana their
iron sheathcd Low have forced their through lhe
hunnocly and the surrounding shores are covered
with snow, and hides the gray walls ana ehrhch
slopes ~ Fort Schuy and the dcfences OF
The cacss and the cakes Of lee piled hls along
the shore form an Arctic scene, the cnccJ oi WHICH h
heightened By the numerous sailing vessels frozen 't III
the ice. la u httle bay opposite Whtestono
nine schooners are frozen solidly In the pack
They have been there for week or more
aud the sailors 20 To and the vessels on the lce Up
ut city Island another fleet OF sailing vessels are frozen
here Is little pressure on the nuns OF tue Ncs'cS
ami none o them is in danger. The sailors make theh
selves comfortable on board having nothing u "o anu
every morning tho blue smoke rises through the frosty
air and every night the lights. cleaning from the CABINS
and make it look AS there were village
built the ce. Huge tugs with barges or ScoWs III
up occasionally crushing their way INTO lhe very
thckes Of the ice, and frequently sticking ia'I 'eie m
III change Of the tide or the passage oi 'o"""
steamer opens channel. , -. ,,,..
ON tuesday the leo that covered the channel from CITY
steamers were unable to get through powuriv t.s
forced its way into the Ice to POM ~ & rnnon
tne steamer Bristol came In sight. with the fill
power OF her engines she forced her way .o tnJ ~"
pack. Her forcfoot protected 10y solid iron plate
and slowly ana surely she opened passage. hc sud
had got through the tux got INTO her ek @ ni" se
MP to City Island. At o'clock yesterday thc steamer
Providence arrived at CITY Island, ana iouu 'e .o %
ingtOn and Waterbury waiting there uh'olo ~ 10
their way further. There solid mass OF ice ICE un
tending from shore To shore but the IroVlucnoc
break way through. The other Two se',e me-, ~ ,be
lowed her, aud after two hours hard WORK gov J io h q
open the south the ice-plck. ms oleheu
path through which the sound steamers uc @ hm"
Most or the vessels frozen in at " htestoi. az
for the eastward with cargoes ot coal A. Az, , r
Island fleet OF vessels from 81. Johns foi tns POI M
frozen In. They the schooners GladyS' r'io' u'
and ID. W. B. Al. . g.,
The captains Of OF Sound steamers report tht o. III
the sound large Holds OF lee noatlng apout' ~ @
ber of freight boats struggling with the leo
and Fan River The Providence went OUT ast ns
and the Bristol will follow her to-night All 'no ,. 49,
passenger steamers for the eastward went out % %,
last night Large quantities OF freight have coeetsu ~
the piers OF the different lines running up he oouh
II the passage rhrOggs Neck does not close u hsa ~
will al be forwarded tonight. This Is SAID oy .o .sl
tans of the sound tn be tho worst "'or o'
Ice that has been known for many years