The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-20
YESTERDAYS FOG.

THIRD Visit TO New York This VIM
ter of the London Atmospheric
Piague-Tribulations Of the Dwellers
Over the North and East Rivers.
The people who enjoyed the beautiful sunshiny
weather Of Sunday and went TO bed on Sunday
night corgratuating themselves on the supposed
fact that the recent attempt at storm was but
false ALARM and that the sun was about to reassert
his supremacy and hold II for the remainder OF the
winter, woke up yesterday morning to experience
a very gloomy disappointment. On passing out OF
doors our metropolitan and suburban population
found themselves meeting the third visitation
to which we have been subjected this winter
by the log. Soon after midnight on Sunday this
Cockney traveller dropped suddenly down upon
the city and envelOped everything in thick dark
ness and dsagreeable odor. Then came the usual
trouble TO every moving thing abroad The early
market wagons jostled against and ran into one
another In the most lively manner, and Kept the
recording angel extremely busy until daylight
writing away under the head Of "Wagon Drivers
and Profanity" Dwellers along the margins OF the
North and East rivers were awakened and enter
famed by the hoarse blowing OF the steamboat
Whistles and the steady dingdong OF the log bells
while belated travellers who found 1T necessary 10
make ferryboat voyages TO their MONIES passed
several hours OF proftless meditation In and
around the waiting rooms OF the ferry houses Inc
boats on all the rivers made trips as seldom as
tney ueccuty couiu, anu iouBuI ~ uuo vi .uas ~
all through the morning and until the fog lifted In
the afternoon, when, OF course, they resumed
regular habits and well conducted punctualty.
On the North River the COrtlandt street boats
ran about every half hour win alr regularity:
The Pavonia boats took their time and compelled
their habltual patrons to reach their destination
by various roundabout ways II at all. The HOBO
ken boats made no attempts worth mentioning 10
keep their engagements.
The Staten Island boats took more than double
their usual time to make the trips between the
city and the Staten Island shore, in consequence OF
having TO pick their way with the greatest caution
among the various craft anchored IN the bay and
passing to and from the NarrOws.
On the East River the Fulton ferry kept three
boats running, making the usual fve-mlnute trip
in q quarter OF an hour. Two boats ran on the
Wall street line, only one crossing ut q time to
avoid the chances or collision. The boats OF the
South, Hamilton and Catharine ferries ran as often
as circumstances would permit and put their pas
sengers to as little Inconvenience as possible. The
Roosevelt and South Seventh street boats did what
they invariably do when there Is any trouble on
the rlver-StOpped running altogether, and per-
sons wishing to avaI themselves OF that line or
the same company which run between Broadway
(E. d. and Grand street. The Harlem boats pru-
IDENTITY relralned from riskIng the many dangers
incidental to their long trips and suspended opera
tons during the fog, as did also the steamers OF
the James slip and Long Island lines.
The accidents under the circumstances were sur
prlsingly lew and harmless. The Jersey City boat
Hudson City came into COLLISION, as she was near
ing the shore, with freight barge t0wed by the
steam tug Blanche Paige. The pilots OF both boats
stopped the engines and, as their progress at
the time was very SLOW tue boats merely touched
slightly at the bows, causing no damage beyond
the breaking down Oh the railing OF the barge The
ferrybOats MOrristOwn and Chancellor, OF the
the middle OF the North River and both were
slightly injured.