New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
A FOG OVER CITIES AND RIVERS.
GREAT CONVENIENCE OF THE BRIDGE.
MARKED INCREASE OF TRAVEL BY THE CARS
FERF YBOATS AVOIDED.

The city was troubled yesterday with one Of
those warm, clammy fOgs which roll in frsm the
eastward and come TO stay until west WIND rises
and blows them away. The people Of this city and
Brooklyn found out what comfort the Bridge was,
and fairly revelled in the quick, commodlOus tran
SIT afforded by the Bridge railway When the
world awOle and went to labor the fog was brood
ing over the river and wrapping New-Iork.s high
towers and lofty buildings IN n blanket OF gray.
The collectors at the Bridge gates quickly realized
that il was going to be a Bridge day, for the III
crease i'm all three branches of tTafiC-fOot passen-
gers railway passengers and teams-was great from
the Brooklyn side AreDOrteT of The TRIBUNE ascer-
tanned from Mr. Van KeuTen that bis estimate OF
the increase at the Brooklyn boxes during the busy
hours of the morning was OnethIrd more for pedes>
TRANS rather larger percentage Tor car passengers
and about q quarter more for vehicles. But as the
day went the number of pedestrians fell below
the average, the number OF trains increased con-
Slderabiy and the amount OF increase In the cars
was steadily maintained At the New-lork SIDE
the cOllcctOrssad that there was great dmiuutiOh
in the pedestrian traffic and large increase IN me
business of the cars, and that taking one hour with
another the increase IN the teams was aOout one
third The cash-takers at the Fulton ferLy box 5
admitted decrease, but declared their lnabIl'y 10
express IL IN figures
The Jog showed some signs of lifting between 1
and O'clock in the afternoon. Looking from the
middle of the Bridge at that hour II was obvious
that the fog much denseT on tue Newly Ork sue
than on the BToOklyn side, for from that spot Tue
Brooklyn tower doomed up through the clinglhg
tOg and the huge cables were visible mp 70 .uCH
faStenngs on the top of the tower, but the New
York tower could not be at all, and the cables
rose in slow curve and went into coudland
Below the Bridge there at that time less log
and there was q general impression ina IL was
about tOasCend and pass away, bat at h1lf-pa,t "
| came down like a verltable wet Dlanket. ABOUT
this time people were streaming toward tue Bridge
to 90 home 10 Brooklyn, and general dissatisfaction
teit by the car passengers at the lncohVehthJ
entrance There was only one collector, although
arrangements nave been made for two, and the tan
OF the waiting crowd extended to the depot of the
| elevated railway and was four deep. As only one
person ut 4 time cal pass the gate, TIN, created
! delay which IN such uncomfortable weather, was
keeuly felt The irJvel was estimated during tue
evening work hours a. showing large lhCfca'c Iof
| pedestrians an immense increase Tor cars ahl q
considerable increase duung part OF the time Tor
| vehicles followed by q marked falling of. A. the
stating of almost every car in the carly evening
| there were many more passengers than could posi-
| bly be taken, and once or twice there was some
| rude pushing OF women.
| The electric lights on the Bridge were almost OBJ
liberated al a distance hv the fog From TIE lIiB-
| UNE Building four only could be- seen ~ varying
| degrees of diminished Iumuousncss aud from the
| water tue splendid curve OF aTCHIng nights was
almost completely hidden. From the ferry boats
about four could be seen in gIOup. ABOUT y
! o'clock rain fell heavily, the fog hrcd ana the
| dOu ole row of lamps came plainly Iito view