New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
AN ICE FAMINE INDICATED,
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR CONSUMERS.
MAINE NUT BE DEPENDED on FOR MOST OF
THE SUPPLY AND SPECTATORS THERE
AEEF FORCING UP PRICES-ICE MAY COST

THE SUPPLY AND SPECTATORS IHtHE
ALE FORCING UP PRICES-ICE MAY COST
4 CENT AND A HALE POUND.
The question just now agitatiug many minds in New
York is What shall do for our ice next summer
ordinarily this question Is not one oil moment Dut
tro weather Of the last two months has made the
question Of the ice supply one of the greatest con'e-
auence TO people who live in cities during the sum-
MGR ice is n necessity. The days Of December Jan
nary and February have rolled on bringing nothing
but high temperatures and moist atmospheric condi-
tiOns.
Tusually in this period of the year. the Hudson
River from which New York obtains nearly all It's
supply Of ice IS frozen solid at some little distance
from this city, and the sOre-mcn on the banks OF tho
river from Ponghkeep5ie upward working night
and day al the work Of harvesting a crop.
IT the present time there Is no ice on any part Oh
the river or in Rocknud Lake. and from the latest in
dcatiors Is all but certain that this condition OF
things will continue right into the spring. As
consequence all those thousands Of people who de-
pend on the annual ice crop for their livelihood see
starvation staring them in the face while for the con
sumner living In cities terror IS added to pcsti-
lence and disease.
TWO SOURCES OF SUPPLY.
Not only New. York, but nearly the whole eastern
part Of the country Is affected by the prospective
famine only two sources Of supply are left to New
xcw-YorlI The facilities for transportation from
Lakes Champlaln George and Saratoga are mcagre
and AT present it seems If the honest Maine farmer
will reap all the benefit Of the high prices which
viii result from the vast famine
A tour Of investigation, made yesterday
among the presidents ana mahascH OF
various large ice companies In this city
went to show that tie fears on the subject havo
hcen fully justified The Of course, speak
with the best authority the subject, and may be
left 20 tell their own tales in their own way
VIEWS IF MR.. MACLAY.
President Maclay, o. the Knickerbocker Ice COM
nonv. which generally handles 100000 tons Of ice
a year has not given up all hope Of an Ice crop lie
said
at Is yot possible for the Hudson River to freeze
over sufficiently to give us fair quality OF ice but
have no time to talk now Come back In ten days
and ! will tell Won more about it, Another lcaGine
official OF the company said:
II the Hudson River and KocNand Lake fan Us We 'hal
have 10 depend cntc} on Maine and Lake thampah loF
oir surpy I cannot tell you what stock We have now
ON hand Uh La,e ALREADY made number VI contracts
FOR getting ice from Maine shall not say what thoSo
contracts are with whom they are made Ihi- now
oyer can tell vou-that present indications the sup
r Of fee VIII De- even smaller than II was III
i4-o which f. generally regarded famine year IL
is impossible of me- enter into details and hfHr' as NAV
would disclose private business DEALINGS.
Maine has enough 20 supply tie whole country II
.arv hut 4, - probable that the high prces VIII m
=, ,.ono,l,o and thu. lower tae demand,
-. =, -, ~, ,c. 70 tanllo. and small ,hopkoel"rs
VIVA. III. pr. W -. ., .,v hocau.. we cannot
VIII be ms year AN u''""' -" '''' -, | 49,, -.
tell how SPECTATORS In Maine lee VIII tas' tl' pills
Undoubtedly the rates VIII be c't1'iN'S h'bN'
MAINE TIE oHii'' mr. 49,.
Henry Clauscn the "ellKho"h ore"o. WIN r''
a eading part Ia " dfe'u'h Vi u'c
Company. foot Of 9iAN -'l''N ''' VAP''''-' '''
ia he customary tcrse style
W shall have ~ GET near" '' oar NV ''Y"
aud TIE good mpn up thor" are '\'''"''' '''
Nci,ly eSrrvVher, 600 %" N'"t' mushroom ,' ''"i
. and "'orp'5'h"'' '', 'f-. go, -, t ,,..,.
farmer is AuF-n. ,t,-,i,, A. M. rat. OF -l I'D
v,r. f-.i,ht b. also higher being ~ 30
~ 80, 10, for hudson River lce We ciarFr,