New-York tribune., 1895-02-11
SOME RELIEF ~ BAY AND RIVERS.
TIE fcE STILL iNrERTEEES. IN MfN7' '''
WITH NAvlGArlo>-N FEINfi'NIS
LIVELY TIME


WITH NAvIGArIo>-N FEnNYi'NrS
LIVELY TIME.
Two Ice King sgghtly rciaNel his ylsclike gslp
yesterday and navigation ia rivcrs ana IN 'he Bay
,as som..hat less lmpoIcd than durrs tn TWO
,r,reIine day. OH Borcas too who had su'-
ceeded ~ blowing a large p"rcen;ag" "t tn' ""''i
from the harb1r out to sea. had h1o"h H'''''''
ont to such an extent that he "aS no io"s'' "
,ormlaahle ally of his frisd confroro. Tncre was
however s,ilI sufficient ice and wind seriously l"
interfere with ferry traffic. and cause some MINOR
accidents among the shipping al certain s'"SeS
of the tide the toe partly receding Win ''' 'o''
but returning with, the flood tides rc'hior'cH p'
great nocs which trnshed down the Hudson Inc
staten Island Ferry Company kept up us soo'
record by running boats with commentator" 'e
quency though by no means on schedule ufh''
but the trips Of the East River ferryboats TO
Rrooklyn and Williamsburg were few ana iar
between Last night travel on those routes was
practically suspended
The trim OF the ryboat Rockaway. OF the Thlr-
tv-fourihst line. Saturday night VII h"' So'''
be forgotten by the en- passengers VINO were o''
no, 4 large number Of women were among thoh
The Uockaway left this city at 9.lb p IN. IN chaI-c
OF Captain Barker She Mas caught III ''o '' -"
soon aftcrward and driftcd up the river Hh' "'''
out over an hour. when both her steam anu N"'
began TO give out. and she returned Ia 'h'a wy
Tho straining and groaniug OF the ferryboat uh-
hers and machinery badly frightened many OF the
nssseupers and they were anxious To get on dn"
"pon.t omen the gates"" shouted the captain To
tho dockhands when the Rocka~ay got p"'N III
her slip 1--WE are goins 10 try II AGAIN
..Not with us YOU WON'T" shouted bick the pas
scngors. and they made a charge on the gates
The Gales were then thrown open. The ierryhous'
WAS filled with people who. thinking the Rocka"ay
had Just made the trip from Long Isl'hd '"', III"
mcdiately nlIcd the places OF those who got OH
The Rockaways whistle footed. ana "sih s''
,ttph fe %
which had Increased in size 10y the acton o' 'ne
rood ,ido until IL reached almost across the river
When the fcrr. boat got In the middle o' " Sne
became apparently poweress ana beSah 10 "'''
m the river The thoroughly irish'ehc" P'S
scnpers gathered outside on the bow ana gaze
with awe on the prospect others III" o"'N""''
and forward. bewailing their lot ana praying m io'
succor The light on the point OF Black"ei
Island shone out and lighted up the ice-co'ereu
rocks Even the deckhands became "''''"''' "'
shouted TO the pilot to go back lhete was ''"''
excitement among the passengers. when was III
creased by "A man declaring he was ilke i'"p III
co,sou and believed in God or hereafter. lie
talked I'm this strain until some farmers Oh t"e
boat threatened to throw MN o'e'oo""' 'N'
Saf The ne ferrvboa, was making little progress and
the captain made "A speech TO the passengers ,cs'
them that II they wansed va r 70 10 he rear end Of the
boat They Were then hans sen 'To Fornnsteiy TWO
tugs coming down the river went to the assistance
Of the ferryboat and helped her 10 Dredk PdsSnSe
wav through the ice She finally reached her slip
The passengers gave three hearty cheers for the
captain. ,.,oo, 1, rrpning ,ho
ferryboats on this line yesterday as the epptIe
took The ice down the river. At p m. me tue
had changed and the Ice began 10 pack In the SIPS
on the east shore again. only few boats were run
Jnriny The night The Astoria ferry 10 Ninety sec
ond-sf made but three trips mp To p m yesterday
and last night. , .t,h ,.,s o,ch,ro, or
Bedlow's Island when the blizzard began was struck
by an unusually heavy and swiftly driven icefoe
ycs,eraav which caused her TO drag her anchors
and drift rapidly toward Robbins Reef; sne was
rescued nv n tugboat, which towed her TO SAFE an
choraye 81 consables Hook, but not until the ship
had hen 90 mpelled to slip her cables ana leave two
ancaors and l20 fathoms OF chain on the bed OF the
Icy river. ,..o, har ,rchors -, p,,
pidge and was nearly ashore when four tugboats.
hv fboir united efforts succeeded IN releasing her
from The lee and towing her 10 sate berth
The incoming steamship lrrawadiy. or the Trini-
dad line which was coated with Ice from fore 10
aU aioft and allow, was caught In the Ice on the
I'nion Stores South brooklyn. and several power
f,l imrboats were fully three hours In extrlcating
her. - . ,..A,,o,, ron int - aor.lict
can,lhoaf whose decks were awash, OFT Pier No.
iS E,st River late on Saturday night, and badly
stove in her bow. The disabled tngboat manaeed
, In n sinking condition. to get to iier NO IT, wnere