New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
ICEBOUND IN THE HARBOR
TRAFFIC IN THE BAY MUCH DELAYED.
THE ERAsTUs wIMAN BREAKS wHEEL-ACCI
DENTS or VARIOUS KINDS

FROM the upper regions OF tile HUDSON Il pro-
cesson of ice foes swept into the bay yester-
day, carried down by the ebb tide For time
they were stationary. and then with the food
tide they rushed up the rivers and stood like
brick wall against the onset of the ice masses
which noated down the streams. The ice gorsei
ard chokcd the narrow channels, and spread
over the bay. The snow which the employees
Of Commissioner Brennan have dumped from the
ends OF the piers served 10 cement the cakes AMI
foes into fields Of ice and slush through which
vessels with the sharpcst prows could hardly
make their way The snow which has fallen in
the last few days has still further bound together
tne icc masses. and low. freezing temperature
is all that is needed to cover the bosom Of the
harbor with coat Of mail.
The southwest wind sent the ice over to the
Brooklyn shores and hurried the foes and frag-
mcnts into the ferry slips. Several ferryboats
broke down and transferred their passengers Car
floats. coal bargcs and lighters imprisoned be-
tween frozen barriers: schooners and steamers
dragged their anchors and accidents and collisions
took place at all hours of the day and night a
man standing upon the sca-wall at the Battery
could, with the aid Of good spy-glasS, see three
accidents going at the sane time The Annex
boat No. received blow yesterday which
sprung her timbcrs forward and sent a shiver
through her frame. She was following in the
wake of the big Maryland. Both boats were
loaded with railway coaches filled with passengers.
The Annex boat tripping along glcefully in the
open space cleared by the Maryland when the larger
boat was stopped by the pressure of the ice
The Annex ran into the rear of the Maryland
with n bump that rcsounded over the harbor
Tie engines were reversed and both boats escaped
with little injury. The passengers in the coaches
were considerably shaken up. The stelm-hcating
attachment on one Of the the Annex boat
was broken and clouds Of steam came forth
pirtly passenger lay on the deck Of one of the
boats and cautiously pccred over the side TO SEQ
if the vessel were leaking. The boats were soon
separated The Annex boat turned her bruised
nose in another direction and made her own way
She WAS not quite 50 handsome as she was before
the accident bat she knew more.
William Quiglcy, the Battery boatman, went
out in a rowboat yesterday TO carry meat 10 the
steamer White Cross. ON the way back from the
vessel his noat was caueht in the ice and was held
in a vise-likc grip by the foes which surrounded
it. The Government tug Catapa, which WIS
passiny came TO his assistance, and the crew tried
to tal,r aboard not only tho vcnturesomc QuiSley
but his boat. ON account of the ovcrhang of the
tug the boat could not be lifted on board. The
icc foes hit the frail craft the bottom and
threatened to tear il TO pieces
"rll stay where | am cried William Qulgley,
before I'll have this boat smashed-leggo!
The crew released their hold and down went
beat, Ouiglcy and all. The Catalpa steamed
away and left the boatman hcnmed in by Ice
foes 4 dozen tugs passed him without Offering
assistance before the T.. = Crosby rescued him.
By this time the boat was opposite Pier A. ana
crowd OF spectators lined the shore watching the
adventures OF the boatman.
Tho pride Of the ferrymastcr. the Erastus
| Wiman. put out from her slip at ST George !es-
,crdav morning at o'clock In few minutes
she was imbcddcd in field OF Ice ana was IL
| hclnle,s "a an infant Extending 70 Bcdlows
Island was an cXpansc Of ice which was aimoS,
impcuctrabsr The Erastus Wiman strained ana
,upgcd 10 wedge her way through the icc until
ope of her paddlc-whecs broke. Under the walls
~ Castle William she laltcd and sgnalled ior
assistance The fcrryhoat NOrthileld passed hail
an hour later on her way from New-iorK 10
St George The captain Of the Erastus wilma"
said that the boat was in no Immediate u'IlS'i
and the Northicd went TO her staten ie"'i"
slim and then returned 10 the help OF h'r ti''r
hon, Sbc made fast to the Erastus Wlman with
q hawscr ran ont "A gang plank ana HanH,e''v'
the MESSENGERS The Erastus Wman was lnaiiS
released and towcd by two tugs TO ot''eh iS'a"'
for repairs. n..;h
= Ioo, nj the icc-bound harbor yesterday morning
| Then he got his ship under way ana put 10 -"
half n day before he was ready. lie preferred y
sto,m upon the open sea TO being pounded py
,r.,cbcrous ice noes In the harbor. The Nor
ycran bark lIasscl, in tow of the bark Garfield
,vos cauuht in the ice She sgnaHcd for assistance
BIZ the united efforts OF four tugs she was ui'",i
into clear water near the New-Jers'y nrn Snpl hold
tugboat and her tow, a long ear toat, were hcla
in tbn ic,. for hours before they got away.
fussy little tug stcaming along yester 'ay aics
noon towing n ear float. Bchlhd hfr was a!o''ii
,ng with n similar tow. The first tug stopped
and her tow almost ran over her lnc s.o, .,
tug was in close quarters win the mrs. ,na 49,
tn,v IN front and was almost crushed ny thc noau
hcLinI her The Margaret j. Sanford took long
breathing spells in her work of towing a Dig plrge
loaCcd with eight cars For an hour she haruS
The steamers Chicago City and White Cross were
anchored of Liberty Island. They Dirted WIN
each other across the ice focs which SrParat,'u
them AMI planned to clope. HE chicago tiS
dragged her anchors, drift"d across 10 the W me
Cross and the two vessels started uoWh 'he p'S
dragging their anchors together iT1 "usH Ic,mrr,
in tie guisc of tuaboats g the TWO S.'.'lir,H
liar and took them 10 widely separated ahchor-
ages The Tillc Starbnck haG2-eYcrc 1us'G WAN hor
10 And In where was the Shackamaxon all this time
While Other boats were 1eing tnr Gtu' IN mii "'.
trcam or being cut square in two shonld nave S',-
isdcd her With her usual pcrver'Ity shc niaic ln
every run on schedule tlln' an Sdl'iI ''i "'
I,,Iian Immigrants from Ellis I,land to the Barge
0Gicc ai, pier. One Of the Wechawkcn icrrybont
Was held in the ice for oy"r three hours Yesterday
morning The 1hiH ninth Street Ferry aban,
doncd its serycc entirely, and the Hamilton ana
itontic Avenue ferries ran under dticultic,.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad boat N"w-l'rnnNwick
- in' how md lcr and was laid up for repairs.
Two boa,, wcrr run by the Pennsylvania Company
ON thc Cortandt-st. line and three on the Dos
brosscs-st route.
,.vy Or THE SLOWER STEAMERS OVERDUE