New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-17
LOWEST TIDE CITY HAS
SEEN FOR MANY YEARS
Gale Emptied the Harbor for
Benefit Of Atlantic. Which Had
Enouuh Water Before.
BAD FOR FERRY SERVICE
Hard Work to Haul Wagons up
Mountainous Runways-Nyack
Boats Unable to Make
Trips Across Hudson.

The old salts who spend their time
sbou. the waterfront said the tide yester-
day wasothe lowest they had ever seen.
They couldn't recall time when low
water had been SO low. and bsrnacles
and shellfsh on piers and bulkheads that
had never been disturbed before spent
their time yesterday threatening to
move and complaining Of the thrush of
fresh air II was ali the fault of the
vicious. tearing. snow laden nor'wester
that turned Wednesday afternoons
springlko eentleness 10 "Wednesday
nights show Of winter.
u was q good day for clam hunting.
a portions Of the harbor edge that have
been submerged for centuries were laid
bare to the tail end Of the Northwestern.
The gale blew much water out Of the
bay and rivers into the Atlantic. and
caused much Inconvenience In various
parts of the harhor.
The ferryboat Ellis Island. which
made regular trips between the immi-
grafton Bureau and the Battery through
out the forenoon. found herself high and
dry on the mud in her slip as she started
to leave II for the city. she went
into the slip easily hut at is y. M,
when her pilot prepared "a Start for the
tourney citvward the Ellis Island re
fused to bulge She had on board about
eight hundred aliens. who patiently
munched food and chatted until ! p. m.
whom the incoming food afforded enough
water to float her. The employees on the
island were brought over on the immi-
grafton cutter Immigrant
The south border Of Battery Park,
which is an abrupt stone wall. was a
rocky beach yesterday and al the
Whitehals moored IN the hoatmeus
basin rested on the bottom. coal
barge elid upon the bottom about zoo
wards off rho Barge Once and three tugs
Juggling for two hours we're unable IN
bulge her until the food tide began TO
run in.
The ferrvhoats IN Manhattan and
BROOKLYN we're hadv handicapped in thetr
The DELAYS were caused h. the difficulty
in discha rginG teams and trucks at me
various terminals. Tmprovised runWaYs
had 10 BE- pressed into service 10 enable
the horses 10 pull their loads from the
low living ferryboats up over the landing
uontoons. In some cases horses were
provided by the ferry companies 10 help.
The low water caused great inoon-
venicnce all along the waterfront. where
steamships and sailing vessels were
loading and dischsrgine. and loneshore-
mon on many piers had to quit work
until the food tide came 70 the rescue.
Down az Bush Docks IN South Brook
1vn. where II had been suggested the
a.. 600 tor liner olympic might dock. the
tide caused much trouble. The steam
lighter Jupiter turned over on her side
when off the docks and her cargo Of oil
IN barrels went over In the brskish
7,a ter. Tughoat masters were offered
n cents 2 barrel for each ono Sawed
The exit Of water seward was not
confined entirely 10 the lower harbor
LIS stunt Of diminishing vas felt as far
as Tarrytovn. where ferry service -
Nvack was suspended for the day. the
CAPTAINS fearing that tn" ferries would
touch bottom before reaching thor slips
samuel Van Lue. sixty wears old. Of
No. 5si Avenue g. Was driving alone
New York Bay shore. near 4lst street
Ravonno. yesterday afternoon. when tho
Wind swept his horse and wagon over
an erharkmort Van Inc vas pinned
beneath tho wagon and wes crushed t.
death The horse WAS only slightly hurt