New-York tribune., 1885-03-04

WILL frozen in at Hars Island for two weeks have
been released, but between w WhitesIone Io,n' a nJ
Eort Schnyler although well broken up anu
snongv the ice continues to choke the passage 50
that sailing vessels are still unable TO eet tnLougn
without the aid of a tug. IheIe arc 'ie'en sonoon'
ers there now waiting to SAIL
NO BRIDGE CARS FOR FIFTEEN Minutes
yExATIoUs DELAY ATA Busy ioUkiNTHE MoRNlN"'
The travel on the Bridge is the greatest from ,ne
Brooklyn side between ana y IL III. vi 9onu'S 'a,,.i
Lustled and pushed one another III their Efforts 10
GET through the gates. Yesterday, as the majority
had furnished themselves with tcke a at hteo a,oe
takers were able to accommodate All that canc,
while the day before four were more tntn man
busv. An accident Oh the, Brooklyn side
a little after o'clock a. m caused u Jaln colPiieu .
a. ,yhIch The one of the day before was no more
than n side-show to a four-tent circus: new
switch has been put in the Brooklyn station; when
saves a half minute i'll switching trains. IL was
used Monday aiternooni and Yesterday
morning, though 1T was not IN perfect ordet;
Owing to its 1nniSnodd tran and the cars had TO
&C., rnnnIno from the Brooklyn side Tor fifteen
minutes. The gates leading TO the platform were
closed At the end of the nieen nlha.es, mi M wno' III
the railway were on the Brooklyn side. and
when travel was resumed half ,h OF the @otors cars
We're pushed dooc aTIoIs Gakcd over who Would other
wise have ridden and all soughts of pyrotcchnic
talk was inGulged III bv those VINO were coinpelieu
in order to save time to take the uh"oh'ed cAei-
On Monday 12S.3jO tickets were sold; i2,3o0
passengers were carried, 1870 OF whom pad
and fares were So. 75i O3 The earnings of the
railroad were 81 ,155 7S Had the same number oi
messengers been carried at the old rate the receipts
ywouId have been So l29 80. The total recelpsoi
the BrId % were S4O21 43. A6out 1000
people crossed the prOncnaGc, an increase Oh near
100 per cent over the daily average oI idsl "eon'
Tho increase in passengers on the railway ac-
cording 10 the same average was ABOUT thirty pei
cent . -. :, 4 ,,,,,..,- m
Superintendent Martin said TO 1H'BuNE re-
porter: An objections 10 our proposed cxteils9n
of the New-York terminus are praSically
removed | suppose we will be compelled To wait
for the proper legislation, however. lIat eNteh-
sion will make 1t practicable to run three cars 10
each train, which Will Increase our carrying ca
pacity fifty per cent; Or III oIher "oius VIZ VII, @ uo
ahlc TO carry go. 900 people then win the same
ease as we can now carry 10000. ! believe that
Will supply all our requirements, ~ ieast LOT some
time" Ill, ,.
scan TO alice, the ferries greatly. The business out
look in Futon-st however, according 10 the s'a.c
Inents men made Dy hn, hrigh, The recent reduction
OF fares on the Bridge was everywhere the then"
OF discussion. " 1t Is Just whA, hai been eXyec'.d,
said a prominent haherdasher, and I'm very
%"eh 9o be mistaken Sanc w iS,''I I've not aH@a n
IN money enough since sunday nsy 70 hpdiy pay n2
We are so situated tdat The bulk OF our lrtue Is
transient most of il coming from Bro0kIyn 20
long AS the high rates were Keoi uP on tic piluE.,
matters ran along very well, bat there's an ehd 10
bmsiness now. No trade is not going To mend, for
as soon as the warm Gather SETS IN trai'ic on tIie
Bridge will he even greater thah al present.
THE wESTERNLAND'S NARROW ESCAPE.
The Red Star steamship Westernland arrived
Yesterday with - cabin and fiO stecrdge passch-
gers who will probably remember tner voyage
and the thorough and efficient scamanshlp oi Cap
tain Randle for many years lhat she ana nor
founder in the British Channel was dilc 10 the
strength Of the vessel and the prompt acton of the
CAPTAIN and officers aud his crew. One OF the pas
sengers told TINS story YESTERDAY:
I'VE sailed from Antwerp on February H. ana
and az 1870 D. III. on the following day III dense
fog our vessel ran into the Brush steam collier
ilomhurst We struck her on the port SIDE, cut
ting her completely III two and rhe sank Immediate
Iy. Four OF her crow were drowned ana we res
cued the hers ten IN all. We were then about
elgnt miles OH EddyshOre Light and the captain
called every body OH deck ut once 10 be ready 10
abandon the vessel If II wcro necessary. Captain
handle thea made "A personal Investigation OF his
own vessel found two large holes IN the bow plates
at the wdtcT-lIne through winch the water no"cd
into the forward compartment. lie also made an
examination of the buikhcads and found that no
water entered the other compartments. lie
at once allaycd our fears by a'sur-
of our own weasel foundering. We arrived at riy.
mouth on the following day ana remained thcrc
Tour days making repairs" -
tcrda, She had good weather until February 81,
whcn a strong gale sprIng up from the southwest
and increased III force ili ia" Z3d. whch u caul'
A hurricane he seas were tcrrinc ana br"ke over
the forward railing and damaged the boats. On
Thursday .ast the LuTddm passed an lninru,o zee
berg 300 feet high III latitude T.! 10 north, longl-
tude 1l~ 10 west.
CHARGES AGAINST 4 BARKEErER.
Charles Kendall, OF NO 30 West One hundred
and-t ~ ent eighth St, says he lost po'hrtb""N
containing sneafly 300 IN the birroom oi the
Morton House on Saturday night aud tittt hc Was
outragcouS.Y treated III the hotel on Monday. ne
received u letter un Sunday from man Who stated
that he saw a barkcrpcT pick uP the pocket book,
am, offered 10 point out the barkccprr. lhrv went
~ the hotel on Monday, ami one oi the hhIA'eyTra
was pointed ont. Kendall says that he and hl-
friend were attacked beaten and put ont by the
barkccp"rs, assisted by sheridan shook. One oi
kcndaiis eyes was dlscOiorcd yesterday.
At the Morton liOu & II was sald that the accused
hal keeper lore good reputation, and that hc posi-
tiyey deu,cd having seen the poe o'krtbopk Ken
daPs friend. II was asserted. was under the
influence OF liquor, and used offensive language to
the barkceprr The baIkccper resented the abu-c
and tight took place. Mr.. shook interfcrcd and
was assaulted by Kendall friend. Then Mr.. shook
struck one or two blows, and the two men who had
started the disturbance were put ont
Mr.. Shook SAID was IN he hotel Office when
kendas friend called one Of the Oarherprrr a thief.
The barkecpcr stuck lis accu~er. aud went to
stop the fight They pitched INTO me, aud struck
ont u save myself. The man who called the bar
keeper thief was drunk"
TO TURN REFORM AGAINST MAYOR GRACE.
Ex-Coroncr Henry Woltman was removed from
his place as Res,ter OF rgrnitS Yesterday, and the
namin Wood. Mr.. Nultman u mcinbcr OF
Tdmmany Hall. and supported Hugh Grant for
MAYOR. Benjamin Wood supported Mayor Grace.
and az a reward this 200 place was gwen to lIs
brother. Mayor Grace ~ in Washington but he
made ont the decanlation papers before his depar.
turc. When Mr.. Wood went to take possession ol
the Office Mr.. Wolunan declined TO give IL Up. He
ba ed his refusal the advice Of - LAWYER on the
ground that Section ~ of the Consolidation Act
had not been complied with by the Mayor That
section provides that " no regular clerk or head of
bureau shall be removed until he has been informed
of the of the proposed removal. and has hccu
allowed an opportunity OF making an explanations"
Leonard g. GIergrlch the lawyer VINO gave Mr.
tested in the courts. Mr.. Woltman he said, would
uphold the cause Of civil service reform, which
Mayor Grace seemed determined to overthrow
1aInnany men profess To believe that tn. Mayor
and the other County Democracy leaders have