New-York tribune., 1901-02-07
WIND AND COLD CONTINUE
JCE II EAST RIVER DELAYS TRAFFIC
STATIONARY TEMPERATURES PRE-
DICTED FOR TO-DAY.

With the wind blowing at the rate Of thirty
Elk miles hour and the mercury way below
the freezing point. yesterday well made up FOR
the many mild days that have preceded II this
winter. The strong steady wind blew the clouds
from the sky and the shone brilliantly, but
was able make but little impression on the
obstinate cold.
In the afternoon the mercury rose few de-
puees and the velocity Of the wind seemed 10 in
crease in a corresponding ratio. Nhistling
around the corners in the narrow streets I'm the
lower part Of the city, the wind made walking
Q difficult task.
To-day and tomorrow are promised 10 be fair.
with stationary temperature and diminishing
northwest winds. followed by rain on
Friday night
The high winds Of Tuesday caused the break
sng w % the ice on the Hudson River and the
Sound. and sent the cakes floating down toward
the Bay. impeding river traffic yesterday, par
ticuarly al the ferries. On the North River at
foodtide Tuesday evening traffic WAS practi-
rally suspended for about three hours. the boats
hnding il almost impossible 70 make their slips.
This was the case al the Hoboken and West
Shore ferries. the boats requiring three-auarters
of hour and upward to make trips.
on the o'clock trip from this city the ferrybOat
montclair stuck in the ice just off the Jersey
shore and was FAST for nearly three hours be
fore she freed herself on the West Shore ferry
no attempt was made 20 run the boats any
thing like schedule time.
Conditions were worse on the East River. and
thousands Of persons were compelled 20 the
Bridge. The boats OF the Long Island Railroad
ferry running from James slip were taken of
altogether st an early hour. and were not
ngain until yesterday morning. when they began
making hourly trips instead Of half hourly,
rallied for by the schedule. The Fulton-st ferry
was delayed from fifteen minutes half an
hour on each trip. was the case the Cath
srine-st and Roosevelt-st lines The East
Twenty -third-st. ferry was compelled to sus-
pend for some time on Tuesday night owing 10
large foes Of ice, which became fast In the slips
To the dwellers in Brooklyn and New Jersey
who have their places Of business in New-YOrk
it seemed yesterday that the wind and the cur
rents and the low temperature had formed a
conspiracy against their peace and comfort.
when they reached the ferryhouses they found
them filed with would-be passengers who had
arrived ahead of them and when they finally
rucceeded in getting aboard the boats the trip
20 New York took from half an hour 10 more
fhan two hours instead of The usual FIVE or ten
minutes. The Brooklynites were able to use the
electric cars across the Bridge but the great in
crease of traffic and the slippery condition of
the rails caused much delay by that route also.
The East River, from the centre 10 the Brook
lvn shore was a field OF slowly moving ice.
Great cakes a foot more in thickness. and
many Of them from twenty TO forty feet long
slowly pushed their way down the river and
when they came 10 the ferry slips forced their
way ln aided by the wind Grinding and
erunching against one another they struggled
INTO ragged mounds. whose dogged bulk con-
tended roughly with the ferryboats for poses
sion or the slips. In the Erie Basin clumsy
hghters and ocean going ships helpessly
watched the tugs fighting with the solid ice and
breaking channels
Inc Tug {. p Raymond, belonging to the
Ddi1ell rowing Company, was caught in the ice
tate IN the afternoon. The tug Valiant owned
bN The same company, broke her wheel in the
t'e noe ana collided with the steamer Mercator
WIN such force that the Kaliant's pilot house
was carried away. She was taken back 10 the
forty-second-st. drydOck for reDairs which will
amount TO about $1,000. Nobody was injured IN
At 10 O'clock yesterday morning the situa
non became somewhat improved. but a repeti-
tide last night.
AZ the Offices of the ferry companies 81 was
saia mat nearly all the ferryb0ats would have
10 have now buckets in their paddle wheels as a
result OF their battles with ice
The Homer Ramsdell TRANSFORMATION Comnan,-
yesterday had received no word as &c the prog
iess OF ITS Two boats which are stuck fast
~ me Ice below Newburg. The Homer Ramsdell
teI NeW-lork on Monday, and got as far as
Aold spring, when she got fast in Tho ioe
t"rse The NeWburg left NeWburg on Tuesday
hha made only four miles when she also he
came a prisoner in the ice