The daily gazette., 1882-10-09
SECOND EDITION
THE FOG ON THE RIVER
How Chief Hawkins "Fixed it
Up" for Two Peddlers.
DEMOCRATS AT REpoBoTH
FIVE noURs TO PHrLADELPnrA.


The HsSvy Fogs-The Felton's Long Trip
Yesterday : steamer Ashore--A Col
lixion.
For several days past the fog ON the rive,
has been almost thick enough to chew, and
some difficulty and delay has been expert.
enced by the captains both of sailing and
steam crafts. Yesterday the fog was
about as bad as at any time this fail; and
those whose misfortune It was to ship on the
steamer FELTON, for Philadelphia haye very
poor idea Of the necessity and advantage OF
fogs, and that particular fog in general. A
passenger thus relates his experience Sat
6.55 q. m. the FELTON,, which had only made
one trip on Saturday, steamed away from
French street, passing, before the mouth of
the creek was reached, the steamer VIII
mington, which left Shipley street at AS. The
steam down the Christiana was very slow and
tedious, but on the Delaware clear place
was found, the sun came out, and both
boats we're let out TO do their best, the
Felton, leading BY about q quarter OF o mile.
in fev minutes, however, the FELTON, ran
plump into cloud that had evidently been
cut loose from above and was floating on
the river. The engine was stopped and the
whistle blown as warning to other vessls
that the steamer was there somewhere. The
fog feemed to get thicker and the boat went
slowly along with the tide, the Wilmington
passing to the right in the darkness, blow
Felton's signal. After drifting for
perhaps three-quarters of an hour, the
Felhm came to the three mast schooner
Maria Pierson lying at anchor, and with
which she almost colllded. The steamer
made fast TO the Pierson, and for two hours
the passengers, everyone of whom was of
course In hurry, amused themselves in
waiting and looking into the fog TO see
nothing. Some slept, others tantalized
yellow dog on board the schooner, many
killed time by eating, but on the whole but
little grnmbling was heard. The sun ap-
peared tantalizingIy above the heavy mist,
but rs the vessel couldn't go that way she
stayed where she was. About 10 O'Clock
little break appeared in the fog, the engine
was started and off the boat glided slowly
In few minutes Marcus Hook could be seen
a short distance ahead, and in ten minutes
more there was not enough fog left on the
river to make baby shiver At 11.55 the
FELTON, landed at Chestnut street, passing
the Wilmington at League Island on her
way back"
The excuse given by the captain of the
FELTON, for laying to was safety, aud besides
his vessel being side-wheeler could not be
turned as readily as the stern-wheeler VIII
mington.
There were numerous narrow escapes on
the river, but SO far as heard no collisions
occurred, and being Sunday the delays to
freight and other boats amount to but little.
The steamer Vesper, of the Warner q
Co.'s Electric Line, ran aground near Eddy
stone, In the Delaware, during the morning,
and was not gotten of until the afternoon
tide. No damage was done.
The FELTON, did not leave this morning,
but the plucky little Wilmington was out as
usual, the log being so thick that It was
almost impossible to see the length of the
boat. ffG4Ef&t .E 7NfE III
The schooner Ermine of Milton, Del
bound to Wilmington, while off New Castle |
on Friday morning, was run into by the |
steamer F. w. Bruno, bound from Phiiadel-
phia TO Baltimore. She had her bulwarks
carried away, rigging damaged and Iudder
lost, rendering her unmanageable. She
was tOWed here for repairs.