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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1905
Page
10
Drift ice fills harbors from Passamaquoddy to Narragansett Bay closing many small ports while larger harbors such as Boston Portsmouth Portland and Providence face navigation hazards as shipping grinds to a halt.
Nantucket Shoals lightship 66 remained stuck in ice near Dumpling Rocks as three vessels faced weather and broken rudders. The gunboat Hist moved in to assist while the Azalea and tugboats attempted a rescue, with a plan to haul the lightship off at dawn.
The oyster steamer Henry C Rowe from Providence forced through a mass of broken ice from Point Judith to Cornfield Reef and up to Belle Rock in New Haven Harbor. Deckhand Charles Johnson is reported lost overboard in the Providence River as tugs Charles McWilliams and W. E. Gladwish break the blockade. 20 Sound tugs are imprisoned in the ice pack at the head of the Sound.
The Mesaba from London rescued eight shipwrecked seamen from the three masted schooner Amanda of St. John s N F after seeing distress signals Feb 1. Chief Officer McGrath led the life boat mission and Captain William Fitzgerald with seven crewmen were taken aboard as the Amanda was abandoned and set on fire.
Baltimore February 6 The ice embargo on Chesapeake Bay coastwise shipping is now complete only heavy draught ocean steamers can pass the dangerous channel to the Capes The Old Bay line and Chesapeake Steamboat Company will not send steamers to Norfolk until further orders More than 50 small vessels were frozen in at Canton wharves in 15 inches of ice Four ocean steamers battle the ice Lord Londonderry Yoruba Frey and Watson sail from Jamaica and New York and Teneriffe respectively
Nantucket reports a southeast storm bringing rain and snow. Ice embargos form and break with shifting winds as residents hope for a thaw, but another cold wave threatens to seal the ice again. The Nantucket steamer will wait for better weather while the I J Merritt plans to remove Georgetown gear at Great Point.
Temperature rise after the storm eased conditions in New York City and rail lines. Grand Central trains ran late in the morning but evening Northland West expresses were near schedule. Ice in the Narrows hindered lower bay navigation while Staten Island ferries faced obstacles. Whitestone Landing and Throgge's Neck iced vessels broke free as wind and rain eased. About 25 coal barges and several tugs remained trapped tonight.
Mrs. Jack Gardner allows Fenway Court to stay open for public visitors from February 6 to February 11 with a daily limit of 200 admissions due to high demand.
Heavy drift ice pushed by a south easterly storm drove two schooners Avalon and Clifford J White toward West Chop at Vineyard Haven. The Avalon grounded near West Chop lighthouse and the White followed moments later. tugs battled the ice to free grounded craft as ice remained in the harbor tonight.
Wood's Hole reports no improvement in ice conditions with hummocks 15 to 25 feet high. A solid ice bridge forms between the mainland and Narshon Island as the tide runs beneath. Steamer Uncatena arrived from Cottage City, unable to reach New Bedford due to thick ice in Buzzards Bay.
Snow drifted over the East Cambridge jail yard as Charles L. Tucker, jailed for Mabel Page’s murder, spent hours at his cell window watching inmates in the yard. Sheriff Fairbairn noted Tucker may study in his cell with his mother sending books, possibly toward law or medicine, though no visit occurred yesterday.
Fitton Council Knights of Columbus East Boston installed its officers at Meridian Hall last night in a ceremony attended by many visiting brothers. The event followed the amalgamation of Orient and Excelsior councils into Fitton Council. District Deputy Simon J. Nevins of Revere led the installation with assistance from his suite, followed by a banquet and speeches.
Ice encumbers Boston Harbor as thawed fields float in open channels. The upper harbor is clogged with four to six inch thick cakes, delaying steamers and forcing towboats to clear paths. Captain Dreyer of the Chattahoochee reports slow speeds and many stranded schooners. the mosquito towboat Joseph W. Ross sustains damage while racing to safety.
Dexterous use of a boat hook saved David Fitzgerald as he struggled in the water off Central wharf. Manuel Marshall and Thomas Hogan of the Gloucester steamboat line pulled him from the ice choked water after he slipped on the icy stringpiece while boarding the Gloucester steamer.
Archbishop Williams may depart Carney Hospital for the archiepiscopal residence within a day or so after cataract surgery on his right eye. Surgeon Dr Hasket Derby and his son Dr George Derby performed the operation, with plans for the left eye's cataract removal soon. The archbishop’s general health is reported as remarkably good.
The Chelsea Aldermen approved an order to spend 1500 dollars for a compressed air powered fire whistle to be installed on the central fire station.
Newton announces Lieutenant Fred M Mitchell as chief of police succeeding Fred A Tarbox after resignation. Board of Aldermen confirmed the appointment unanimously and he will begin duties tomorrow morning.
Edward J. Crandall, a railway mail clerk from Athol, was arrested Friday for stealing from the mails and released on $1000 bail by his cousin. His case goes to the grand jury this month.
The Cruft Hospital Aid Association of the Franklin Square House organized last evening and elected Dr. Silas H. Ayer president General George B. Cruft vice president Miss Frances A. Goell secretary and Lawrence H. Priest treasurer. The association aims to raise funds to maintain the Cruft Hospital.
Freshly activated steamer City of Worcester arrives in New London from Stonington to load freight after City of Fall River’s rock loss blocks New Bedford and Fall River harbors. If icy conditions ease it may sail to those seaports. otherwise it remains in local service.
A February fire in Hardwick destroyed the two story wooden High School building and the Hardwick Free Library. Losses run about $20,000 with $7,000 to $8,000 in books burned. a donor’s painting also perished. The town lacks a fire department and a bucket brigade tried in vain to save nearby structures including the Congregational Church.
John J. Dumphy won a $4000 verdict against the Boston Elevated Railway in a Superior Court case over injuries at the Dudley Street elevated station on June 10, 1901. Lillian Rush, suing for $10,000 for injuries from a fall at Pleasant Street station on June 19, 1901, had a verdict for the defendant.
Saybrook Point Connecticut February 6 a snow squall tore Cornfield Point lightship from its moorings. At 2 pm when the weather cleared the Westbrook light keeper sighted the lightship adrift.
Rockland Maine February 6 There was no improvement in ice conditions across Penobscot Bay. Revenue cutter Woodbury after propeller and steering repairs will attempt to open Rockport Matinicus and Stonington harbors tomorrow. The Pemaquid one of the bay’s strongest ships tried to push from Bucksport toward this port but had to retreat to its dock.
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