The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-20
THE FOG.

Rean uearance OF the London Pest-Ear-
Splitting Horrors the River-The
Ple assures Of Water Travel Around New
Yor k-BelIs Ringing, Whistles Blow
ing and Boats COllidfng.
ST. I'atrlck must have been nightly displeased.
The FIRST thing heard yesterday morning AFTER
walk by people within earshot oil the rivers was
the 4 scordant changing OF the numerous anu
many toned log bells at the ferry landings, Win
the re rrible accompaniment OF STEAMBOATS, scream
ing ILL bewidered agony. From long before Day
break those ear-torturng SOUNDS were kept
up nth about half-past three O'Clock in the
after DON, when the sun won a prlel VICTORY
over llls Iogship and rendered the eyes OF pilots
and ferry masters of some to them. The clear
ing a sted about an hour and the fog resumed its
SUPP Gmacy as If with ferocious determination 10
reta nl it. The shr whistles blew again Tor bare
lie rnd "the bells went a-ringlng lot Sarah vi
wha tever the expected boats name was ltwoud
be salpernuous to speak OF the wretchedness OF
peolI who do business in the city and who have
beeii driven by long course OF municipal msgov-
ernn ent to reside beyond the surrounding
waite They SIMPLY endured what they
alwHs have to suffer when their EFFORTS
to I've ach their workshops, stores and offices are
imp 'ed by the elements Affecting travel Dy water.
For ne ten thousandth time the now almost oe,
spai ng cry went up rom hundred thousand
lips 'Give US the bridge; or, give us rapid transit
and bet US live IN New York, wnere we belong and
VINE neither Ice nor log can provoke us into pro-
m,'g THE FERRYBoATs CONDUCTED THEMSELVES.
Ftr ferry travel was, indeed, very provocative OF
stropK language yesterday, though ali the Terry
com anles dd the best they could under the damp
enL u. circumstances and took considerable risks
due regard lor human Le-to make good or rea-
son aole time. The Long Island Railroad boats
UOlu James slip to Hunters POINT sent all their
pas myers across by the Thirty-ourth street line
untu the last TWO trips were que III tne
a!te noon. and these they made in safety. me
oth,tr 0hg-vCyaging boats rom Roosevelt street To
WI amsburg ceased running at two O'Clock A. IA,
AT live III the morning THIS line ran again, out was
con 'eled to maui on" alter one trip and cease
run ing TIL nine. when II resumed and continued
run o ing during the day on iar time. It's DELAYED
pas engers crossed as usual the line nom south
SIEVE nth street, Williamsburg, to Grand street, at
tins side, belonging to the same company. The
o'c OK in afternoon ana ceased running at six.
AT 'ie Fulton Jerry Jour boats always run during
the >!ay but one of them knocked or yesterday
and lett the other three to work the route.
The Wall street boats made their trips
eyeSy Twenty ~ minutes, instead Of ten,
fern boats which usually run every ten minutes,
aver aged three trips an hour yesterday. The
Sti!Gen Island south shore boats made all their
tri p' regularly and on time but their pilots were
COZ PEELED to exercise great caution. The north
an the boat That was to start from pier No. 10,
Nc II River, at half-past SIX last evening nad not
re. &C ned there until long after tnat hour On the
NO Il n River similar delays occurred III tne running
OF 'le ferries. The Dey street boats extended their
MI en.mlnute trips to voyages OF hall an hour, the
Co.'s landt street boats from ten to twenty minutes,
ana similar delays and dlsappolntments were eX-
peih enced by all the lines crossing the North River
THE ACCIDENTS.
CT course there were some accidents, but IL Is
MAJ velous to think how slight and lew and lar be-
twts.n they We're. The ferry Pomona, winch
lett New Brighton, s. l., at nali-past SIX IN the
mo rnlng, came Into collision with brig, whose
an, 81 or and chain she carried away, broke her own
hing aud dld herself some other repalriole dam
ages. Near the landing oil the Cortlandt street
ray, on the Jersey SIDE, tugboat ran down
rowrJoat, the sole occupant OF which succeeded IN
swI lmipg ashore. Tie Fulton Jerry ierryboat Wi.
nor u. ran into the canalboat James Campbell, at
two O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and stove In the
side, Of the latter. wmcn was toWd 10 Martins
dock where she sunk. The ierryb0at was not IN
Jurt6. Another 1erryooat struck and sunk the
SEQ ~ lying beside the New YORK pier OF the East
Riv O. Bridge. About ten O'Clock III the morning
the r,rry boats Hudson City ana u. s. Gregory col.
lide q on the North Riter The end ol the ladies'
cab b. OF the Hudson City was carried away, the
Gre DRY sustaining but slight injury.