Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-20
ICE FIELD.
Bay Frozen Over Walk to the
Lighthouse and South AmhOy
Store Alter Soft
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the docks alo g or. locke as if they
| were built on stills like the hom 8 T
the ancient lake DIV Hers. Boatmen
of the harbor declared that there had
not been so low tide within fifty
years OF more. The westerly wind was
at work trough the night and morn.
ing, as has heen for the last ten or
twelve days. and caesed tie phenom-
II 0ut rush of water.
y Che first extremely low tide was
81 surday afternoon, when, at /
O'Clock, it went out so far that tug
boats at the Schantz & Eckert dock
and at the Lehigh Valley whs' is we're
resting on the mud. The ferryboat
Warren bad great difficulty in getting
into her slip n. this side and in TCtren-
vile and it was only by full speed
ahead that she was able to dock.
From / o'clock until after O'Clock
ths tide was so low that the ferryboar
did not dare to take any wagons or
carriages npoard for fenr that the boat
would ground if she went little out
of her course.
A number of coaches owned by
John Henry Tyrrell, had been to q
funeral on Staten Island in the morn.
ing and they were stalled at the foot
; of Main street, Tottenville, until 3
O'Clock, because OF the low water.
From Tottenville to Huguenot the
citizons took advantage of the low
tide Saturday afternoon to dig soft
clans. Every man with shovel and
pail walked out to the channel and as
the CLANS were plentiful they en-.
joyed great feast yesterday.
Ladders we're used by tu9boatmen,
who came ashore at anv Of the piers
in this city or Tottenville. In some
instance the decks of the tugs were
ten feet below the docks. All sailing
craft not moored in the channel were
resting on the muddy bottom of the
sou d.
I Ie swiftly receding tide left great
fields of ice stranded alonz the shor }
on both sides Of The sound and the
sight was worth looking at. The ice
extended to thu lighthouse without a
break. and persons could waltz iirectly
across the bay to South Amboy's long
d ok.
In New York harhor the condition
was just as bad rs here.
Captain John Bradley, of the reve
nue cutter Calumet, which, with her
sister ship the Hudson, and the an
chorage cutter Manhattan, was more
! than an hour resting On the muddy
bottom OF the Barg4 Office slip, said
that he cold not recall time when
the tide had bden lower. Ladders
were used By t1gboatmen WIN came
ashore at piers downtown. All sailing
craft monred in the East river were
cradled in mud at the bottom Of their
docks, and vehicles coming Off the
ferries had hard time getting up the
steep inclinps of bridges.
The Royal Blue line ferry, at the
foot of Whittha street, whose boats
are of deep draught, gave up business
in Me afternoon from to 4 O'Clock.
Passengers who wanted to get trains
at Commuuip'w by way of this ferry
sent to Liberty street and trains were
held for them a. Communipaw twenty
minutes beyond schedule.
: The swiftly outgoing tide left great
lea foes stranded on the beach off the
Battery seawall. The beach rocks were
hidIen under masses of crushed ice
and snow, on which a man might walk
out seventy five feet before reaching
the water.
The Staten Island ferryhoat Robert
Garrett grounded shortly after
O'Clock BY putting on full speed she
was forced into her slip. She got oui
again by starting empty and getting
ta friendly pull from passing tug.