Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 1 | Ice Traps Ferry Boat on River

ICE TRAPS FERRY I ON RIVER Twenty Twenty five five Marooned in ins s St. St Lawrence Ship Ship May Crack OGDENSBURG N. N Y De Dec 31 AP T AP-T AP Twenty five persons aboard the ferryboat Levis plying between Pr s 's scott ott Ontario and nd this cit city were marooned tonight when an ice jam in the St St. St Lawrence river caught the boat off this city Fear was was' expressed here hee that the force of o the ice i e might crush the Levis whIch w-hichi Is isa a a. wooden boat The boat was caught In the Ice jam about 7 p p. p m. m and was still held fast at JO O The Jam re resul resulted re- re sul suIted ed when Ice in the Oswegatchie j I river which Joins the St. St t. t Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence at this point swept out Into the larger river The lIThe ferryboat owned by the Ogdensburg and Jre prescott Transportation company which also owns the was trying to reach the Imprisoned Ice-Imprisoned craft from the Ontario shore