New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
A ROUGH TINE ON THE SOUND.
Tru-psDAy NIGHT WAS A HARD ONE FOR THE
CREWS OF sTEAMERs-THE PILGRIM. ABOUT
WHICH SOME ANXIETY WAS FELT

WHICH SOME ANXIETY WAS FELT.
PUTS INTO NEWPORT.
Tho Sound steamers had an exceedingly rough
time OF IL during the storm OF Thursday night and
the bitter cold OF yesterday. and the officers ana
crews OF those OF the boats that reached this port
were apparently all of the opinion that IL wa
about the worst weather they had ever ex-
perienced. The binding snow which fell during
the storm on Thursday night. combined with the
high seas and the bitter cold. made the navigation
OF the Sound extremely dangerous. and many
anxious hours passed by those on board the
steamers Aside from their fears OF shipwreck ana
the delay in reaching port. the passengers suffered
little hardship but IL different with the ofiicers
and crews The men on the lookout watch passed
a hard night Thursday They suffered intensely
from both the cold and the snow. which blinded
them and cut like steel. The wind blew great guns
all the time. Incoming steamers. as they neared
this mort had the ice to combat. The ice in the
mouth of the Sound and in the East and North
rivers was massed in almost solid fields and the
strongest and stanchest OF the Sound steamers had
all they could do force their way through 1t and
reach their docks
Several OF the steamers were compelled 10 put III
70 different ports and abandon their trips for
tho time being Both last night and Thursdas
night the Sound steamers had extra men at wa'ch
ord a man at the scarchlsht all the time. Few OF
rho Sound steamers went from this port last night
AT the pier OF the Fall River Line North River
foot OF Mu.ray-st. everything vas closed las,
night The Waterman on duty said no steamer
would 20 out until one came In lie sa'd ne
didn't know whether one was uue' vi '""' any
were on the way here.
rbera was considerable anxiety yesterday over
the Pilgrim. which left this city on Thursday
night for Fall River The agents OF the company /
this city received dispatch yesterday afternoon.
SAYING that the Pilgrim arrived at Newport a'
p. =, 81,
Prov OF the Fall River
line left Newport early Thursday night Tor
this city but before she passed Coasters Harpor
Island was forced 70 put back The treisht steam
boat city OF Taunton took her place. ana those
~ tho Messengers who desired were transferred 10
her They were few in number. The city Oh
Taunton made the trip in safety although when
cha reached her dock in this city al , a. m yes
,erdav she was four hours late. number OF the
crew said Il was the toughest night they had ever
had The cold and the snowstorm were pad
enough but the seas were so high mat they
washed over the boat and drenched the men to the
skin.
4 dispatch from New-London. Conn. said that
~. Ctv Of Lowell of the Norwich Line. arrived
there at Gas "A. m. yesterday from ms CITY, after
, rourh VOYAGE during which two blades or one
of her twin screws were broken Inc '''y Vi
Worcester of the same line, from Norwlcn 10
this city arrived at the companys pier .Nol.n
River foot Desbrosses-st at D. M yeSre' sh
numbers that she look more like an iceberg
,ban steamer in the river was so
hacked around the companys docks 1t TOOK three
hours OF hard work to get the steamer In.
last night the city Of Worcester took on freight.
and il was expected she would sail again early TINS
morning The Lawrence, a freight boat OF the same
line was due here. but up To a late hour she had
not arrived. ,.-.,.a...,
The Maine, OF the Providence and Stonington
Line arrived at II 80 a. m yesterday from ston-
ington Captain Appiehy said the passage was only
an ordinary winter one, until point lew miles
east OF Norwich was reached about $3.50 In the morn
ing The Maine was then struck by the SuIl force
of the Storm and cast anchor for two hours sew
eral other craft. including the old Metropontan,
were also anchored nearby. The Maine finally
reached here and sailed again at $50 last evening
There open water in the vicinity Oh ' .t
Island Yesterday as far as could be seen from the
station with a glass The Sound appeared TO DE d
solid mass of ice, and all steamers found the III, NJ
most difficulty in forcing their way through IT, Inc
steamers II. " Whitney. New-York to Boston; ana
the CITY of New Bedford, bound for FAN RIVER
anchored off there all Thursday night. and started
for their destinations yesterday afternoon .
The Russian steamer Reguius. when arrived a.
the Island on Thursday night, was fast IN the ice
vas,eriaw and unable to free herself. Captain Fors
sell wired his consgner I'm this city TO send tugpoats
70 helm break the ice around the steamer but owing
to the Ice blockade In the East River they had not
arrived at CITY Island at late hour last night The
Regulus Is from Central American ana CUBAN ports