1892 Season
Dec 14 Although navigation is still open and there is no appearance of ice, there are no vessels here loading or to load. The Schooner “J B Fay” was the last and she sailed for Pictou yesterday. (Pat 14 Dec p3#1)
Dec 18 Navigation is still open, but yesterday’s hard frost created considerable lolly in the docks. (Pat 18 Dec p3#1)
Dec 19 The harbour is full of floating ice and the docks are closing up fast; a little snow and calm cold weather would stop navigation. (Pat 19 Dec p3#1)
Jan 1 We went to Southport on the steamer Elfin and noted that not a speck of ice could be seen in Charlottetown Harbour. (Pat 2 Jan p3#1)
Jan 5 Schooner arrived in port of Halifax. (Pat 7 Jan p2#3)
Jan 14 Ship News – Cleared Halifax for Little Glace Bay. (Pat 16 Jan p3#2)
Jan 23 Rocky Point ferry ran until January 23rd. (Pat 29 Jan 1937 p 1#2)
Feb 4 The old ferry “Southport” ran up to February 4th and resumed her spring work on March 17th. (Pat 16 Jan 1928 p 8#4)
Feb 4 On February 4, 1892, last trip of Elfin from Charlottetown to Southport. (Pat 29 Jan 1937 p 1#2)
Feb 4 SS “Hillsboro” has continued to run to Southport until February 4th. (Pat 20 Jan 1932 p 8#3)
Feb 13 Lat 43°45’N, lon 64°34’W [probably wrong], steamer Dago (Br.), at Baltimore from Sunderland sighted two icebergs, one of which was very high. A number of large pieces of ice were in the vicinity. (NYMR, 2 Mar p. 9, col. 5)
Mar 11 The “Stanley” will re-commence running on Monday and will leave Georgetown at 7 o’clock that morning. There is an immense quantity of ice reported in the Straits. (Pat 11 Mar p3#1)
Mar 12 North Sydney, CB: The harbour up to this point is free and open from ice. There is little ice in the Gulf. Anticipate an early spring in navigation. (LL)
Mar 15 North Sydney Harbour has been free to navigation all winter. This has never been known to occur any previous year in `the history of Cape Breton. (Pat 15 Mar p3#1)
Mar 17 The old ferry “Southport” resumed her spring work on March 17th. (Pat 16 Jan 1928 p 8#4)
Mar 19 The Allan steamer “Manitoban” arrived yesterday from Glasgow. She went south and saw no ice. (HH 19/05/1892 p8 #1)
Mar 22 Heavy pack ice between Pictou, NS and Souris, PEI. (MWR).
Mar 22 SS “Stanley” reports heavy pack ice between Pictou and Souris. The vessel could not get in to Georgetown because of it. (HB #135 Mar 30)
Mar 23 Heavy ice reported in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (MWR)
Mar 28 Quebec: At Esquimaux Point a heavy snow storm is in progress. The schooner “Amelia” had arrived, laden with seals. She met four steamers off Great Mectina. There are flocks of seals off St. Paul’s. The ice is closed packed everywhere. (HH 28/03/1892 p3 #2)
Mar 28 Low Point, CB, cold strong wind from north; ice distant east, and moving southeast. (HH 29/03/1892 p7 #2)
Mar 29 There is only a small amount of drift ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at present. Open water could be seen from Gaspe Basin all the past winter. (HB #136 Apr 6)
Apr 4 North Sydney, the steamer “Havana” sailed this morning for Newfoundland but finding the ice too heavy outside put back. (HH 05/04/1892 p1#4)
Apr 7 The “Northumberland” left for Summerside, but owing to the ice did not succeed in getting into that port, and went to Point du Chene instead. (Pat 7 Apr p3#1)
Apr 8 Low Point, CB, heavy ice distant, open in shore. (HH 09/04/1892 p7 #1)
Apr 9 A dispatch from Port Hood to D F McLean, says the harbor and coast are clear of ice, and that vessels were sailing north yesterday. (HH 10/04/1892 p8 #1)
Apr 12 SS “Italia” arrived at Souris, PEI and found very little ice in crossing the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (HB #138 Apr 20)
Apr 14 Low Point, CB, light open ice distant north east. (HH 15/04/1892 p7 #1)
Apr 21 A large field of ice ~80m E of Cape Canso, NS. (MWR).
Apr 21 SS “Inchniva” ? from London to Halifax crossed the Banks north of 45°30’N and met 2 bergs of medium size. When 60m E of S of Cape Canso met heavy field of ice. Went around the edge of it and was obliged to go south 60m. Sighted Cape Canso and the ice was in shore and extended as far north as could be seen. (NYMR, 27 Apr p. 10, col. 2)
Apr 24 A schooner en route from St.Pierre to Sydney, CBI was sunk by heavy ice. (MWR)
Apr 26 Schooner “Nancy” (cf MWR) reported struck a berg off Scaterie and sunk. (NYMR)
May 5 SS “Portia” saw no ice on the voyage from New York, Apr 23, for St. John’s, via Halifax, and return. Sealing steamers report the Strait of Belle Isle full of ice. (HB #141 May 11)
May 31 A small ice floe was encountered in 44°33’N 60°22’W, and another in 44°29’N 60°37’W. (MWR May 121.2-122.1)