New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-14
THE RIVER ON THE ZOE.
A BIG FLoE FORMS A SOLID BRIDGE.

| SEVERAL NARROW KscAPKs-Two MEN YLoA1
AWAY on CAKE.
| Tho strong food tide that set into tho East River
carly yesterday morning carried along with It great
o Ice that for axhil put stop entirely 10 the
running of ferybo between this city and Brooklyn
The leo at first broken up into great cakes DO
tween which II was possible for tugs and noats ana
| ferry boats to push their way. But al 40 M
the Farragut Of tho Fulton Ferry, started on her
trip from this city with nine persons ON board Tho
ice was so thick that did get her length from
the slip before her bow was forced around against
the FuItonst pier. and she remained there for two
hours Five of her passengers got oil and reached
Brooklyn by way Of the Bridge.
At O'Clock the Faragut found an opening In
the Ice, crossed the river and returned to her slip
on this side Then al ? O'Clock when She was ready
to cross again the pilots eye saw nothing but one
unbroken field of ice stretching from New-York to
Brooklyn. No crack opening could be seen any
where. Over tho Brooklyn side, tho tug Young
America was vainy trying TO break a way through
the Ice which was on average twelve inches thick
No effort made under these circumstances 10 run
boats on the Fulton Ferry Hundreds OF people
looked wonder at the great ice foe and wondered
whore It came from and how II squeezed into the East
River at the narrow opening betwoen the Battery
and Governors Island.
THE FIRST MAN To TRY ITS STRENGTH.
The leo stretched out in an unbrokcn sheet from
the walst. ferry to Just above the Bridge II was
apparently wedgcd in between the Now-York ana
Brooklyn shores and unable 20 continue up stream
as It had started A shout ran along both shores
whom man was seen to Chamber down from the
Futon-st. pier on to the leo.
go IL, Rusty I" shouted a score or voccS .
Rusty who Is fish cleaner Of Fulton Market,
found that the ice bore hi> weight and boldly struck
for the Brooklyn shore. lie reached u al Mar
TINS stores In safety, encoanterIng nothing Morse ,
than a small crack In the centre Of the ice heid Then
he returned To this city. HIS example was guckiy
followed by others W. ". Page aud D,ck" Mars
them a stream of people Men, boys and dogs
got out on the Ice. Passengers on the Bridge cars
overhead looked down In wonder at great stream OF
people walking over the river Two enterpisIng
Fulton Mario, men got ladders and charged two cents
all who used them One was placed at Fulton
ST. pier on this side aud at JewelPs wharf at tho
brooklyn side.
HE PrN GROWS DANGEROUS.
They reapcd q harvest for two hours. Then things
began to happen" Ono feel into an air hole
up to his aru-plts AMI pulled out wet and cold
and takon Into Soutbst gin mill to get his BREATH
Next dog disappeared In rotten place IN the ce
but was pulled out by the tail, not much tho worse
for his bath. Then all at once cry Of alarm went
up a piece OF ice about acre In extent was seen
To break m from tho main foo and hogin to drift
with tho turing lid toward Wallst. Thcrr were two
mon on H. Thcr brought tho tug Young Amer
lea 10 their rescue. Tho castaways wcro taken of
when opposite wall-st ferry.
This put an end TO the walking Policemen on
both Sides Of the river prevented rcople from going
the Ice field hack down the harbor and ferryboats
wcre again running.
II raro. indeed. that tho ice f. solid enough
the Fast Piver 70 permit OF people crossing on H.
those who crossed it then tho Rev. Henry
Ward BeecbeR