New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14

piled up in the Bay. About midnight the wind
changed TO the northwest and drove the blockad-
ing fleet of ice foes ont Of the Bay. All ycster-
day morning the white feet sailing out by
Sandy Hook defeated in its attempt to hcsiege
the city longer, and soon to be hammered TO
pieces and dissolved by the Atlantic pillows.
Early in the morning business on the waters
about the city was resumed The Staten lsIand
ferryboats began TO run on their regular schedule,
at first with little delay and then with none
n all. The South Brooklyn ferry, which had
heen practically useless for the last two days
because of the ice, resumed operations AS for the
ferries in the East and North rivers, they were
running all day on time with no dlhiculty. Inc
last news from the icc-bound waters OF the BAY
On Thursday night was that several vessels were
In a perilous position, some being caught III TIE
IL. and in danger Of being crushed, and others
being forced seward by the drifting Hoes Yes
,eraav morning brought the sequel to the story
~ the day before The unfortunate snip "Iocs-
.sn which has been since last Monday trying 10
ret into the harhor and 10 stay there, was anchoe"
Al Coney Island Point at sunset. All night she
..d been gradually forced down from her anchor
,oe In the Upper Bay toward the Narrows The
mo Talisman. which had gone TO tow her up TO
her pier. was disabled and could not help her.
The shin passed through the NarrOws early IN the
morning. carr Ell down by the outgoing ice. na'ly
al Conev Island Point her anchors held ana the
ice passed by her and went out to sea- leaving her
.afe The tug Dazell sent down to her and
will tow her up TO the city.
Tho bic twin-screw steamship Massachusetts,. OF
The Atlantic Transport Line, which was forced
nv, the ice from her anchorage at quarantine
we'll down through the Narrows, came up 10
%hn c;tv Yesterday She had a hard night oil
n and was badly iced up There were great
frstoons of ice glitcring her sides where waves
had broken and frozen. and her stem, against
which the ice foes had been pounding all night,
shone like glass
The other steamers which were reported in
perilous position at the Narrows on Thursday
night came up to an anchorage of Bedlows
Island in safety yesterday morning. One OF the
last overt acts Of the ice feet as 1t left the
harbor in the carly hours in the morning was
to drag the schooner Maggie Dalling from her
anchorage of Tompkinsville and carry her down
through the Narrows She was finally showed
ashore on the beach below Fort Wadsworth. She
was lying easy at last accounts and two tugs
went down to her and stood ready 10 pull her
of at high water. Tho Maggie Dalling arrived
here on January IL from Cienf,egos. She is
three-masted schooner, registering 1913 tons. and
halls from Portland. Me. She is owned by her
captain. Tobias Dalling. She was pulled of the
beach without serious damage. An oil-tonk steamer
came near going ashore at the same place as
the Maggie Dalling, but tug got line TO
her and insisted her TO a place OF safety. The
in the wind which brought all this about. The
day before a strong wind blew from the south
east and kept the ice brought down by tho rivers
barge Isaac Jackson was lying at the north
side O: pier No. 10, North River, yesterday
morning Some stray ice coming down the llud-
son packed itself in around the barge and Its
sharp edges cut into her hull and sank her
A big, loaded coal barge. which was lying at
anchor of TompkinsviIle. dragged her anchors
IN the night ard drifted against the wharf "s