The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27
THE FOG.
HOW THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC WERE INCoN-
vENIENCED BY IT-FEBRYBoAIs AND OCEAN


HOW THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC WERE INcoN-
STEAMERS DELAYED.
II would almost that the weather OF the pres
ent winter had been managed with a view OF testing
the powers OF sold Pernaps bties" TO the utsrmost
The remarkable increase OF temperature on FRIDAY
evening" followed as II was by heavy rains, resulted
yesterday morning In one of the densest fogs ever
known in this section. While this was disagrccable
for everybody caused the greatest Inconvenience 10
those doing business Ia the city and living Now Jar
sey and Long and Staten islands. SO
thick was the fog upon the rivers early IN
tho morpins that 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that the erryboas were enabled 10 cross ut
long intervals Residents Of Brooklyn prayed tor the
competition OF the Bridge ana Delaed Jerseyies DRIFT
ing up and down the Hudson hoped that the tunnel
would DO completed. on the East River somc
oil the boats suspended running Tor u time. AT the
Houston street Terry only boat ut "A time per-
mittcd 10 venture upon the liver AT FuhOn and
Wai street ferries only halt the usual number o boats
we're used, and the Terry houses ana slips were
crowded vita persons wane cross and tho adjacent
streets were blocked win vencles awaiting CHANGE To
embark The Roosevelt street Terry closed taer gates
after sx O'CLOCK ANA aid up The bvals unl the sun rose
heh enough 10 uisspute thc nlss Persons coming IN
from Lons Island found mat the DOits The
Hunier's Point erry were not running, ana they
CON elucn'iy Compelled 10 cross al Ihlrty-iourth
street aud riio aown town IN the horse cars. Per-
maps most ulnlcuty wIs experienced by parties
ing 10 the cry from staten Island. Onc o Tho boats
on that lice ran aground Just below tue Fort at Gov
errors Island, and IL was some time before got
oil. some uptcrprisns boutnen from the Battery
oil to her and Carried nu uuer Of passengers ashore
Tor my cents each. lnosc VINO were tnus trung
ported were Obliged 10 work their passage ny shout
ng al the top oil their vo az they went through
The binding log Tor lear OF BEN. run Gown by
M Terry boat The Harlem boats did not ran Tor
long tiac.
COLLISION.
A collision occurred In the North River between
In trent
line, ana tho ierryboat NV York Tho forward
guards aud braces vi the Darcy we're torn away but
fortunately no one MAS inJurei, although much ex.
citemeut prevailed at Inc Time.
The ute STAR steamship BlItic which arrived ut
early hour ~ Quarantine was detained there TOR u
long ,iuo waiting Tor tue log to lit and permit her
come up to the Guy.
Inc Aisata, OF the Anchor line, detained at the
same place.
lho Wine Star line steamship Britannia Tor Liver
board some ninety Passengers, among whom were the
Hon. Manuel Peraltu, Minister .cuipoteutary from
Costa kcu 10 the Unned States; he Earl ID unraven,
and me Hon. \. T. VIVIAN msmuor OF
prudeutiy remained al nor wharf. Tue Hevetla OF
the National line, tor Liverpool; The Canuus oi tho
same hue, Tor LONDON; the Anchor line steam IA y
California Tor Glasgow; the Capea, vi ihe same
line. for Bristol. England aud me Rhedia, OF hc
Cardiff aud New York inc, Tor Cardn, were also do
layed W TIC log.
ON Long Island Sound The fog was very dense IN
decd. Tho Fall River, New Haven ana other coast
Wise steamers were oDnged u anchor during the
early hours vi morhn at points between Wnitest0nu,
Alhaipbra Captain McEiunney, from Halifax for tbs
city, was oDiigei TO moor oil WhteeiOne. ana sumo
OF ner passengers were taken OF In small boats ana
proc"oued on tneir Journey Nv rail-