Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21
THE WIND AND COLD.
Manhattan Island Almost Ice-Bound -
Marine Disastera,

Ice-bOuno
Marine Disasters.
New York, Feb. 21-The waters surround
ing Manhattan Island are once moro ice-bound
The ferry service is irregular and several mis-
haps have already occurred.
The North and East rivers are filled with
ice, and the upper bay resembles an
arctic this morning In an nnbroken
field the crystal mass, capped with hard
ened snow, extends from shore to shore.
During the night the ice came down the
North river in giant foes and was swept down
the bay by strong ebb tide till it reached the
narrows. There it met check on its course to
the sound. Huge cakes formed field. The
pressure exerted by the mass behind packed it
still hrmer. till it reached from side to side
an almost imp assible barrier
This morning the situation at this point was
slightly relieved, but when an incoming steamer
succeeded in passing the icy portals to the ice
locked waters beyond, it was generally unable
to proceed further. Over toward the
Staten Island shore the ice has been carried
by the wind and tide till layer has been
forced upon layer and the surface re-
sight, with the s.rOng light dancing
from hummock to miniature valley. fash
ing out scintilating rays and transforming the
scenc to one OF arctic splondor. Only the Es-
quimau1. with their dogs and sleds, are needed
to make the likeness complete.
STORMS AT SEA.
Several vessels are reported as dragging their
anchors, and tugs have gone to their assistance.
Tho steamer Ssntuit. reported outside the bar
last night with barge. passed in at the hook
this morning with her bow well down in
the wator and having the appearance of being
fun of water. She was accompanied by three
tugs. Tho steamers arriving last night and
this morning report the most violent weather
ever experienced, the sens being mountain high
and the weather intensely cold.
The appearance OF the steamers completely
oncascd IN ice bore evidence of the truth OF the
statements The steamer Allancia. which ar
rived this morning from South American ports,
brings nine distressed seanen belonging 10 the
ship Yorktown, which went ashore December
"a, twelve miles north of Jurugua, Brazil, and
Nas abandoned III a sinking condition and be-
came total loss. Also two seamen OF the bark
A. G. Bcanich put into st. Thomas on Janu ny
Is In a leaking condition and three others from
the schooner Victor.
The Alleneia has on board an Indian war
canoe from Para, destined for the worlds
fair.
FERRY BOATS RUN WITH DIFFICULTY.
From the battery to Governors Island the
ice is very solid, and it is with extreme difficulty
that the South ferry boats can force their way
through it.
The Barclay street ferry to Hoboken is expe-
riencIng much trouble with its sidewheel boats
The Orange and Secaucus on early
trips this morning were both caught
in an ice foe which was moving
rapidly down the river with the tide The floats
of the paddle wheels were partially cIogged with
ice. Suddenly the foe parted. owing to some
freak Of the slide, and the boats ploughed up
the river again.
The ferry boat New Brunswick met with a
similar mishap on her $50 trip from Jersey
City. The boat was crowded with several train
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boat drifting down stream almost to Governors
Island. She was nearly an hour making the
trip. The screw ferry boats were able to make
better time, but had to fight their way almost
inch by inch.
Along the river front lighters and railroad
floats are frozen in. Tugs are vainly trying to
extricate them.
Although this city is enjoying breathing
spell from the storm today it is still blowing
great guns all along the coast
4 Schooner Blown Ont to Sea.
BosTss, Feb. 2l.-Tug Right Arm. Capt
Davis, arrived this morning from Vineyard
Haven. Capt. Davis reports that he sailed from
Vineyard Haven on the 18th with schooner
Lizzie Dewey, from New York, Capt. Reynard
coal laden, for Boston, in tow.
Yesterday morning when off Minot's, during
the heavy westerly gale, the hawser parted and
the schooner let go both anchors. The gale in
creased and the schooner commenced to drag
to sea. She was leaking badly and could not be
kept free with tine pumps. which had become
disabled, so the captain and crew were taken off
by the tug, which then went into Nantucket
roads and anchored
Early this morning she returned and searched
for the abandoned vessel. but could not find
her, and it is supposed she dragged to sea and
sunk.
The cree saved nothing but the clothes they
stood in. The Lizzie Dewey was three
masted schooner Of 355 tons, built at Lubec
Me-. and was twenty-one years old. She was
uninsured.
Deep Snow in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
YORK. Pa. Feb. 2l.-The temperature in this
city reached two degrees below zero this morn
ing Reports from the rural districts are to
the effect that the snow drifts are the deepest
in many years. The roads in many places are
impossible and the fences are buried out of
sight. Communication is completely shut off
with many neighboring towns.