Show THE ICE BLOCKADE I New York and the East Experiencing an Unusually Severe Winter NEW YOBK Jan 17According t the oldest inhabitants of Manhattan Island this winter has not had an equal in point of severity for the last twentyfive years and the worst of it is the weather official here says there is no thaw in sight The cold spell today extended from Maine to Florida In Maryland North and South Carolina the present generation has not before experienced such cold weather or so much snow and Alabama tonight reports re-ports a heavy fall and still snowing At Newport R 1 the inner harbor i closed and the ice is fast encroaching upon the waters of the outer harbor Communication Com-munication with the torpedo station is practically shut off Vineyard sound is full of heavy ice and navigation not safe to sailing vessel through stone house shoals The ice for five miles north of Nazi tuckefc is heavily packed and the fleet of sound steamers from Providence Fall River and New Haven bound for New York was blocked in the offing off Whitestone and unable to proceed this morning The providence of the Fall River line a sidewheeler came along and broke a new track through the ice and led the other steamers in procession to New York Heavy ice is piled into Delaware breakwater break-water today and caused much trouble to shipping The German bark Pacific from Demerara loaded with sugar was driven by the ice on Cape Henlopin where she lies in a leaking condition Several other vessels were forced ashore by the lc which is very thick and tugs find it dif cult work to rescue shipping Much damage is apprehended if the gorge continues con-tinues |