A DANGEROUS ICE-FLOE.; THE EAST AND NORTH RIVERS PACKED. THREE BUOYS DISPLACED IN THE BAY EASTERN DISTRICT PASSENGERS FRIGHTENED THE RAM AND CIRCULAR SAW EXPERIMENTS ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPES RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS.

Jan. 16, 1875

Credit...The New York Times Archives

See the article in its original context from
January 16, 1875, Page 5Buy Reprints

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers.

Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine.

The ice-floe in the North and East Rivers yesterday, as also in the harbor, exceeded that of any Winter season during the past three years. Fortunately there was no damage which involved loss of life, or even very serious injury to persons. The most serious effect, that which involved the greatest danger, was the carrying away of three buoys in the bay, which, however, will soon be returned to their proper places by the authorities. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

SKIP ADVERTISEMENT