The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-25

SS r.. and S SSs. rSH ss I q s;ss s
%S q II. So ESnn made sSI
a. with vessel Of her size and weight the mo-
\ sSsn rate sho x was onnd
terday in his handsome residsncs IN Port Rich
mond, Is an Experienced plot He IL In charge
besides being Interested IL ot6eT vesssls. and
he had valuable experience In the dimcuties
'H9f'S am ~ nos ,os nSs nea ferry pilot said he
and more varied than II ] were Just running
life II is. all nonsense 10 talk OF running on
time In thick fog. when almost everything de-
The %ens aSs q ns SSsd s inssss
aeRs RR'S,'ss4 %4ss a'as saseu,sG !s'1 S aSs
boat from tho wharf down hcre to make
certSin point on the North river. ana
srdqy Hw into hssy iog or rus. yon as sndw ss.
In which you can't see ten feet in front OF you
Of course you, or any other inoxpcrienced man.
can tell whnt ls going to loom up ahead in tho
only guess work. And you, also. IL you under
stand the lay OF tho water and your course 70
be- pursued. can study the compass IA well ~
but i. in addition To this. can know iust exactly
tho rate ofspecd We are going and how tar such
allowances for lccway. for tho force of tho tide
me, az well as the fore Of the wind.
make u more valuable estimate oi iry ltsitiOn
at any time. The only way To do In s"ch busy
waters az .hcec, when the i'g 10 absolutely I'M
pcnctrabIc 70 the sight is tn proceed slowly and
cautiously, blowing on constantly M warn..-
to others, aud trusting that Other gropors in tho
mist Will be 60 careful and conscientious in adj
yertlsinR thor whereabouts us you are. Tho
heaviest and most frequent fogs are In Scptcm-
bcr and a little later. and are caused by tho
straming Of the water as the atmosphere grows
colder than the surface; but for harbor and
river navigation do not think them as dan
day-which occur NJ this time OF the year
and in the early spring; Then the fog,
of the water, is apt TO stick more closely to the
shorcs, and thus increase the risk OF vessels
skirting thom. At this time Of the year, too.
the fog Is more bunchy and bankliRe. AMI less
widespread and regular. which tends TO increase
the difficulty. The lighthouse aud bell out Won:
der on Robbins reef are cxcellenty managed
| the mouth OF Newark bnyl, aud cannot be too
highly praised When think OF the intricate
lines of traffic In these waters and the number
OF vessels of all kinds constantly engaged in
them, the only wonder 10 me is that accidents
happen so rarely as they do. Then the neglect.
especially on many of the smaller craft of nut
ting cut lanterns. tolling bells blowing VIII ist,s.
or in some way giving notin alton OF their posi-
! The accident to th,-Cnsteion however. was one
that do not think could have been avoided IN
any way whatever at least by the fcrryboat.
| with poorer head and weaker hand than those
! Of Capt Bum at the wheel. nearly every one ON
,hs ,lrrrytoat would hnve et,n l"Si. ,...
the lcrryhont james Flsk. Jr.. and the schooner
! JOSH CrowievY'
" have Ouly lust read OF il. and do not ace
| how the ferry pilot IAN b. blamed IN that 'ase
| either. The schooner WAS an instnn - of that
| negligence havr referred to. She waS lyin,
right IN the bosom Of a fox hank. with no Inn
tern out. and b.t one man aboard and hr
! Hs'c"p-lust ~ II She wrr" waiting to br run
down. or courting collision; and wnat else
| could you expect p
81" L. there Us much danger from ice as from
fog
| Navigation. and when there are both fog and Ice
| together. the danger and difficulty ARE doubled
! And. ui course You can no more travel on time
IN Ice than IN a fog. Sometimes especially IN
| tho rivers. you have To huck out and let "A large
| field of 1t drilt out OF your path. Fortunately
| however, W" have had little trouble with the IT,,
this year In fog feeling. though. pilot has I,
| exercise more solid horS.,- -sensr than Hnywhrr,
cls'' and II Is tn, that his qualifications pu
| To "A real test"