The New York herald., 1878-01-11
COLLISION IN THE FOG.

THE BREMEN BARK WISER AND THE WALL
EAST RIVER.
Twenty-our hours OF dismal weather dragged
themselves over Gotham yesterday. The day broke
dark and wet aud che ercss Tho thin drizzlng rain
which during the night had been blown about ntluI
gusts kept coming down. A fog settled the hours
wore on thicker and thicker, till city, bay and river
were completely envclopcd in II Along the docks
u dense bank OF mist shut out the water, and when
navigation begun ana steamers, sailing craft and
whcrres went laundering about in the gloom such a
Babel OF arose as could not tail TO penetrate the
rlIE ONLY MIsuAp.
No accident however, Of any account happened Till
after eight O'CLOCK, wnen collision occurred on tho
river which happily resulted Ia no loss o me- out VAS,
nevertheless, quite u serious Affair." The Wall street
fcrryboit Clinton lett tho slip on the brooklyn side
twenty minutes ~ ninc on that trip she IL usually
crowded. and iuy tnreo hundred passengers were
aboard OF her yesterday. The Clinton had reached
the middle Of the stream aud was making for
the New York side whom some OF the passcngc
leaning ainst the guards suddenly saw high black
hull Issuing from tho log arouna and bearing directly
coLLrsioy ~ MpsrREAN
To their dismay The pilot seemed ignorant OF tho
danger til the last moment, when the ierryboat
swung around little as II To slip past the stranger
Iut II wus too late. There hail from the com
Ing vessel, which was echoed by a warning cry from
uecK hand TO the plot, and then came loud crash
as tho vessel struck The Clinton, swept down the
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For moment the fcrryboat was scene OF
indescriDabie confusion Inc stanchoDs apd rooi Of
the cabin were crushed IN ANA came down Win jar
well Calculated 10 dIsmay the occupants; and up
above, the vessels projecting bowsprt had struck
! the pilot bouac aud urivcn IL from IT'S place vi
course there was an nGlscrininatc rush from the
ruined caDiu ana Ia tho struggle u get outside not "a
! iuH must have received bruisc or Two. But the
passengers Tor the most part were cool headed and
net the emergency moro quietly than might he en-
pectci. Fora time, however, panic seemed inevitable
The Oninous bowsprit projecting over the hurricane
deck, The black hu right IN upon them aud tho shat
tered woodwork around not at all rcassufDg TO
the pqsscDgcra In tnat moment fear tnat the YES
sci gong down seemed gam way aud mad It not
speedily been coutraaicted there is no telling how
dreadful the results might nave bcc0 As II was no
harm was done. Tho strange vessel winch was later
found To be the Bremen bark Wesor, slipped by and
continued on her way down the apparently un-
Injured, and the lciryboat kept he's trip 10 inc
Wall street slip
FERRyBOAT.
When tho passengers mad Uecn landed cxamna-
tiOD OF tho damaged vessel bcgun The " eser
had struck her on tho port sue, short distance for
ward from tho pilot mouse. Tno cabin there the
length OF q dOzen feet was smashed 10 pieces. The
uprghts had been snapped, the seating torn
away and the roof crushed in. fhc pilot
l. house also mad suffered badly Tho glss s
was all shivorcd the top torn on.
II had been carried from IT'S snppor s. too, and was
resting IN another than It's prslinc position. IN ox-
animation OF tue lover portion and Da4lles showed