New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-09
RIVERS AND LAKES FREEZE.
PREPARING FOR TIE ICE HARVEST On THE
HUDSON.
THE COLD WAVE SWEETS ACROSS TIE COUNTRY
"A WIDESPREAD sNowSTORM-oLD
ICE IN MAINE HOUSES.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE k.IBUSE.r

PonChkccp,c, Dec. S.-Thc cold wave drove tho
mercury down 10 only degrees above zero at day
light TIL, morning The effect Of this low tenn
pcratnrc was noticeable along the Hudson oday Not
much floating Ice visible opposite this CRY until
to night but from Crum Elbow north to Rhinebeck the
river is clogged with new icchcldS. All day two
south bound have been lighting their way through
IT. on Ehinebcck the Norwich was kept busy break
ing up the ice order that the fcrryboat can maintain
"A track. From Barryto To Tivoli the ice Is lasr
At Rogers Island. Just north Of CatSkll the lee Is
six inches thick and at work at the lee hpnseh
there and Cstskl Creek getting ready for the har
vest. which will probably begin there with teh-lhch
co the last of this week. 1t is expected also that
at the time the harvest will begin at Athens
Stockport Coxsackic stuyvesant Schodack and Cas-
Teton. MI along the upper Hudson fishermen are
cutting holes In the ice for The winters fishing inc
ice harvest means month or two OF work for lo,ooo
men and boys. 900 horses, and over 100 steamer
gincs
Catsiill y. Y. Dec. Spccial-Navga'ion on the
Hudson hns closed this year earlier than it has done
-ncc the year The date, for the closing of the
river at this point a. follows: 171o, January ? ;
15-s. December 10: 1887 December - l-sG Dcccm-
l-r 1--5. December I--i. December 10; lo-3.
December l. 1e-2, December :, Isl January =;
1--o. December l. In lass the river. though closed
on December 10. was subsequently opened, and tow
boat, ran until January 9O and the same conditions
wc-, possible last year
Ncwiurc Dec. s (>pccan.-It Is cold here tonight
and skaters fee yachmcn and ice dealers are not only
happv. bat all are making great preparations fpr the
vrtor', work Ice +, six or seven inch,, thick to
ni-ht on orange Lake and Muchattoca Lake. The
.oa-t.ng on the hill, va, never finer.
Baltimore Dec r ~p'can.-Ior thc first time In
two years sleigh bell, are jiurlnS tonight and the
cutters flying on tho uptown street, and the roads
leading from the city. northel-t'r!y sno"'tom has
boon raging since O'Clock this morning and tonight
the snow /, several inches deep and il , freeing hard
Tho storm j, severe down the hay ard o}st"'men are
having a rough time. From the western part Of the
state along the Blue Ridge. The Is reported over
foot deep and heavy drifts IN tho railroad cuts.
saratoga. Dec. l,pcc.aI.- There VIII be an abun
dance of ice in tl region. II IS already ten Inches
~ thickness. and the severe weather H. add ng % 1t
daly VI daybrcal the mercury registered 10 degrees
below zero ice dealers already ,craping ponds and
lakes preparatory t. cutting il Oh an extensive scale
The tobps,auiug sports will begin about Christmas.
,anaIoharc y. Y. Dec. -.-rhi, f. tho colia.t day
of the present winter IN the Mohawk VALLEY. The
mercury j. below zero herr. 10 below at clover
vile and l. below at sharon springs The -leishnc
was never better.
Bangor. We Dec. s.-Thr Pci"bscot River became
closed To- navigation on saturday after benz open
Iro,. y. y. Do IS. 10" -~ycrc.t veatner Of thc
,,s. ',- r,,.,nr. rom 30 - r. degrees below zero
,.,ry P,rt j b,c snow fl along the
Nov I,-.ey coast day and the weather va, thick.
i schooner I, reported iu di-t'-s OF Pi;i Pleasant
Beach \ steamer supposed O." Dee an "ocih u'u"l
ucary ran ahoro on 'an 'c 'ay ~ T ,Gc rIoIge TMIg
Of a fo- hora by some men on TIE Lore , ,,,. Geo
coApsa, i,l on NS no KeGncc9 ,cr began sca1ns nr
r,, T,c tcc f, fr,n 10 !, inche, th.cS. There {.
q I. fil.