▁sa iled ▁in ▁the ▁ice ▁carrying ▁trade , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁up ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁dec ades ▁by ▁the ▁" I ce ▁King ", ▁Freder ic ▁T ud or . ▁T ud or ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁various ▁materials ▁for ▁pack ing ▁and ▁ins ulating ▁bulk ▁ice , ▁such ▁as ▁" rice ▁and ▁whe at ▁ch aff , ▁hay , ▁tan ▁b ark , ▁and ▁even ▁coal ▁dust ." ▁He ▁eventually ▁settled ▁on ▁saw d ust . ▁When ▁T ud or ▁extended ▁the ▁business ▁from ▁Char l eston , ▁Sav ann ah , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁and ▁Hav ana ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁Paul ▁Jones ▁brought ▁the ▁first ▁cargo ▁of ▁ice ▁to ▁China . ▁ ▁R . B . ▁For bes ▁sent ▁a ▁small ▁quantity ▁of ▁ice ▁to ▁India ▁ab o ard ▁Paul ▁Jones ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁cargo ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ship ▁Bomb ay ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁Captain ▁For bes , ▁in ▁his ▁rem in isc ences , ▁has ▁slightly ▁different ▁dates : ▁" The ▁Paul ▁Jones , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁took ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁ice ▁to ▁China , ▁and , ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁Bomb ay , ▁land ed ▁ap ie ce ▁at ▁Singapore ; ▁where up on ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Free ▁Press ▁con gr at ulated ▁the ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁getting ▁ice ▁from ▁China ! ▁In ▁January , ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁I ▁was ▁concerned ▁in