The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-02
City Intelligence.
THE wEATHER-THE FOG-THE COLLISIONS ON TIL
RIVERS.


THE wEATHER-THE FOG-THE COLLISIONS ON THE
RIVERS.
Yesterday marked by of the heaviest foys
known by our oldest inhabitants. 1t dull and
misty in the morning that many were puzzled to tell
when it was daylight. The wind light from the
northeast and continued during the day The collisions
not upon the rivers alone but along the streets
Handcarts butted up against omnbuses carriages and
carts inerlocked&hees, and all animated matter
mingled together in confusonand all account Of the
fog. 1t exceptionable fog Dickens in
such fog, although he makes great splurge about
in the opening of his 'sBleak House, Men walked along
they about blind feeling their way through the
misty cloud that hung upon the metropolis.
Navigation upon the rivers performed under Diff
culties. 1t than Egyptian darkness In the
night time lights may be hung out and thus guide given
to all water craft but such day yesterday light
useless, and pilots entrusted all to Providence and
chance. There several accidents which we have
collected as follows
Early in the morning the South ferry boat Bedford,
slam into the head of pier No. East river,
throwing several of her passengers and creating great
deal of CONSERVATION among them. No one on board
was injured The string piece was completely de-
molished.
Shortly after the above the ferry boat Transit follow
landed at this place. of them hurt but much
frightened. The ferry boat was not injured
At about IL O'Clock, as the boat Wyandank cross
ing the Fast river from the Atlantic Dock ferry abreast
Whitehall, she in contact with the steamer Storm
and slowed in her wheelhouse guards, &c The confu
sion by this collision was of the widest imaginable
Both boats loaded with passengers OF whom
knew whore they lay or what was the extent of the
disaster. Women tainted and screamed men ran here
and there, and brave tried to keep cool in
the midst of the darkest peril After a short
time, it was ascertained that the Wyandank was
the passengers board. The boat then continued her
course she knew not WHITTIER but with the good nten.
ton of going into her dock at Whitehall. In short time
another shock experienced and the confusion of the
former collision renewed. After examination however,
it found that the boat had into the end of the
wharf Of the Staten Island ferry The passengers glad
10 put an end TO their adventures by water, jumped
ashore the wharf not less delighted than Co,m
bus and his followers when they stepped upon Saliva
dor. The Wyaniank. this time, was slightly damaged
After some further difficulty she taken into her
own slip after an absence of an hour and half her
trip to Brooklyn.
The ferryboat Transit leaving the slip the of
Atlantic street about half past six O'Clock A. NJ
rowly escaped running into bark anchored near the
Brooklyn shore On approaching the New York side.
owing TO the strong current setting the East river
she with great force into fore and-aft schooner
lying at the end of pier No. s, carrying away the
schooners buwarks fore rigging cat heads, &c, the
whom were many women, we're greatly terrified After
delay she succeeded in working into the ferry slip
a. the loot OF wan street rec o where M Ref landed
four Ave hundred yards below The fog dense
at the time of this that it impossible to
distinguish objects three yards distant from the boat
The Staten Island ferry boats compelled to omit
many of their usual morning trips and of the boats
Of this ferry hours in the trip from the Quarantine
The Fulton ferry boat GoNanus about twelve clock
in making the trip to Brooklyn against the end of
the lower pier breaking the string piece of the dock
stove her rudder and burst portion of her deck The
force OF The conclusion great that number Of
the horses board the boat thrown down. She
had about six hundred passengers the most of whom
were landed at the dock and the vessel afterwards
warped into the slip.
Only one boat was run on the Catharne street and
Gouvernerr street ferries and only two slight
cidents occurred.
The Roosevelt slip ferry boats made only two trips dur
ing the forenoon and even those at great hazard.
The Peck slip and Williamsburg ferry not in opera
ton during the hckest of the fog the boats all going to
the Grand street ferry.
No vessels ventured up the bay from the Hook during
the forenoon steam whistles and fog bells of great
service and called into requisition long the
fog lasted.
On the North river have not heard of any accidents
Owing to room they avoided The ferry boats,
however, much delayed in making their trips
About O'Clock in the afternoon the mist gradually
grew lighter, and finally entirely disappeared. During
the latter part Of the day the skies threatened rain and
early in the evening few drops made umbrellas necessa
RES This stopped and till late hour at night
ure appeared to be in doubt whether it best to rain
or not. During the entire day the weather quite
warm and soon a. the present is over may
look For long spell Of fine weather. say those who
are judges upon this subject.
The steamboats, Worcester and State of Maine with the
Eastern mail did not arrive until half past O'Clock P.
NJ they having been detained by the fog.
CUSTOM HorsE CHAScEs.-The following list OF changes
took place in the Custom House on Friday
Albert Edgeron. vice Richard H. Little removed.
NEAsURERs.
German ThomI son vice Aron r. Thompson,
Asahel Reed, to fill a vacancy.
Abraham s. vosburgh vice Albert Edgerton appointed
wegher
INSPECTORS.
Andrew J. Mathews vice Major Lines, removed.
Manus Kelley ............ . Thomas r. Riley, 9
George p, English. " Joseph c. Holmes. -
Taniol Mahon ............ - John W. Hinton, -
VIM W. Judson. ......... " John j. Bailey, q"
stephen Van Nostrand. . Charles Goldng. "
George Scbureman. " Uzziah Wcnman. "
Albert II. Wagner. " Asahel Reed, promoted
James Pett............. - James L. Dunn, removed
Dennis y. Root .......... - Walter Joyes, I"
INSPECTORS.
James Starr. ........ vice John H. Houghkirk. "
John Ketcham. ......... :. Richard IL Bishop, @
CLERKS
Leonard Blocker ........ vice Samuel Cox, removed
Archibald Noble ........ :. John +. Raymond, 90
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