Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-01-14
THE ICE BLOCKADE.
Assistance Being Rendered by State
Boats = Bay Steamers Towed Into
the Harbor

Captain HowardSwent to the assistance
OF the State police schooner Anna ID.
smith. but found the ice too thick 10
reach her. The schooner is frozen M
well under Sparro VS. Point near Balti-
more and is resting easy The iceboais
Lairobe and Annapolis were breaking q
track for tugs with tows when the State
boat passed. Captain Howard had been
to Baltimore for coal
The freight steamers Nansemond. Can.
tain Kirby, from Norfolk. ana the Allen
born, Captain Lewis, from New York,
arrived yesterday afternoon Both steam
ers put Ia on account of the ice and star
ted for Baltimore this morning. The
Nansemond left Norfolk Wednesday ey-
enlng. Solid ice was found from Smiths
Point sixty miles up the bay.
Captain Kirby reports a three-master
ashore of James Point, mouth of Little
Choptank, and wrecking steamer. sup
posed TO be the Argus, in the ice of
Sharps Island.
The steamship Shawmut. with two
barges, light, bound up, was reported
ice gorged off Thomas Point Captain
Lewis. of the Alsenborn, who left New
York Tuesday, found the ice too heavy
in the Delaware river TO take the Chesa-
a
around Cape Henry for safety. Captain
Lewis reports two three masted schoon-
ers In the ice off Cedar Point, mouth of
Potomac, waiting for a. tug A four mas
ter and three three masted scho0ners
were ashore at Cape Charles
Captain Lewis says there is more ice
on the coast than he has ever seen be.
fore. the drift-ice extending al least ten
Il pafiac n nH
Beach Haven TO Egg Harbor, twenty
| five miles
There is intense suffering among the
oysteTmen and better times are not ex-
pected while the freeze continues 1t has
been three weeks since tongers have had
work, and If the weather should moder-
| ate IL would be some days before the ice
wauld permit them to work. Some of
the oystermen went out yesterday and
| endeavored TO work by breaking holes in
| the Ice. but did not meet with success
The two State steamers. Gov. Thomas
aud Coy McLane. are at the wharf.
| Captain Howard, of the Thomas, arriv-
ed from Baltimore and reports considera
BILE ice in the bay. Not much difficulty
was experienced coming down to Seven
Foot Knoll, when heavy ice was encoun-
tered. The State steamer followed in
the wake of the steamship Rialto, of
Hull, until below Sandy Point. when the
English steamer slowed down to fight the
ice. She soon started on her way down
the bay.
The revenue steamer Crawford, bound
to Norfolk, was about the only boat star
ted out the harbor that did not return
The tugs Jupiter and Dolphin lowed
eight vessels from down the bay loaded
with oysters. bound to Baltimore, and
yesterday evening four master came in
for harbor.
Ocean steiner Santuit, with two sea
going barges, the Atlas and Joel Cook,
from New York TO Baltimore. was block
ed In the ice at Thomas Point this Morn
ing. After about three hours work she
succeeded in towing them into Annapo-
lis roads. In the meantime another ocean
steamer Neranto, came up the bay and
opened the channel for her The San.
TUT laid by the barges until this morn
ing, and then proceeded to Baltimore
with barge Atlas in tow A tug towed
the Joel Cook into Annapolis for harbor
where she still remains.