Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-16
Feryboat Makes
First Trip in
So Minutes.
INT ENSE COLD
TEMPERATURE TODAY.

Only the very Old residents recail
such ice conditions as now prevail
In Staten Island sound, New York
bay, Raritan river and Raritan bay,
The sound Is chohed with Ice and
passage by boat is extremely difficult
and hazardous. The sudden drop in
the mercury over night has played
additional havoc with the boating
business until now nearly everything
has reached standstill The zero
mark was reached again early this
morning and has tindered naviga-
ton and made life almost unbeara-
BILE along the river front.
Ferryboat Behind Schedule
There Is no greater sufferer, fnan-
clally. from the extreme cold wealth
er than the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Company. The ferryboat
Perth Amboy finds passage between
Tottenville and this city extremely
difficult and Is now consuming be-
tween twenty and forty minutes for
each run. instead OF five minutes as
per schedule. The trains on the
Rapid, are running late, due, prin-
cipally. to the ferry conditions in
this city and at st. George, where
further blockade is noted. The
Perth Amboy broke the Ice in the
sonnd again this morning on the
first trip across at 6:10 o'clock and
consumed ffty-five minutes in per-
forming the feat. All thought Of
schedule has been lost and the boat
Is now plying as fast as the Ice will
permit
No Boats Due Today.
The sound is still open, although
In extreme danger of freezing be-
yond breaking point at most any
time Captain Lewis, Of the local
pilots. will effdeavor to take out d
Gouth Amhoy boat this afternoon.
although expressing but little hope
OF accomplishing the feat. The
steamer Cerence is at the docks of
the A. 8. & r.. Company to be taken
out late today or tomorrow No
boats are due here either today or
tomorrow, the pilots assert.
New York Boat Has Trouble.
Trouble has been experienced by
the N Y 3 Steamboat Cen
pany. plying between Pier No. q,
New York, and this city. The Fan
ME, Captain Conway in charge, left
here at 1880 o'clock this morning for
New York. but at 1890 O'Clock had
only reached Rossville, s. l., four
miles away. The boat was still
moving at the latest report. The
8agamora, Captain Stoney In charge,
will leave this afternoon on a like
trip. The officials state that the
trips to Keyport and South River
have been abandoned. but they are
still running one boat each way
every day between New York and
this city. The schedule calls for
three boats each way during the
same length OF time.
Tugs Frozen Fast.
Tugs and tows rise above the
horizon on the sound like little
black spots on the ice, frozen In.
RELIEF mas been sent to a number hy
foot, for the ice will easily hold q
man. In one instance today q tug
ploughed through the ice until
within 800 yards OF the ice-bound
craft, and then sent its men across
the Ice on foot. Tho tug Fireproof-
er. OF the National Fire Proofing
Company. Is now breaking the nine
Inch Ice In the Raritan river. 1t is
a steel ting and the captain expects
to accomplish his purpose. The ice
breaker was at the county bridge at
noon making slow progress.
School Rooms are Cold.
Every public school building in
the city save the grammar school.
has reported one or more .'cold
rooms to Superintendent 8. E.
shull today. The classes are assem-
bling In the better heated rooms. It
Is not expected that short sessions
viii be required. Although the
thermometer registered few points
above zero, the pedestrian complains
OF the cold because OF the high wind
from the northwest and the chilling
air from the snow-covered ground.
The sun Is remarkably warm. Sleigh
ing is better now than at au1 time
this year, caused by the additional
fall OF snow yesterday morning. The
foregoing table of temperature was
obtained at seananss pharmacv.
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