New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14

down west-st. had the rumor repeated to him IN a
dozen different shapes by policemen. 1ongshorelnen.
officers of steamship companies and others
At the Hoboken ferries the ferry
master said there was no truth in it. The persist
ency of Its repetition. however caused the reporter
70 take a Christopher-st. boat to Ho5oken' ne
passage occupied nearly hour, the greater part VI
the time being consumed in fleeing over
thousand feet of water for the slip when suuueh9
appeared not fifty feet from the bow. super'h,eno-
ent Charles w. Woolsey was found on ono Va .no
bridges giving instructions TO plio,. 10 Ts.v
Their, has been no accident 70 any or our poats ney
arc MI accounted for Ihave been deluged WIN tee
grams this afternoon ngnrns about Ss and n there
were there is Mt least at Hoeoken nave te
az Of r. ,hs s have received reply them
Ssa auy boat missing any that has been IN ovslon
The boats we have S, Sst o 90 e guards They might
So in the hull but from boat anowhere near the size OF
ours we Would Sn be SSw two weeks the
and mos continued have known for eight years and To-
s,,1e 70 time aud given us chance 20 the New-York
shore. bat to-day II has hung On continually
HARBoR NAVIGATION ALMOST sIoPPED.
The fog was especially annoying to the pilots ON
the Staten Island ferryboais After leaving White
hall-st they are guided by the bell on the end OF
Governors Island and after passing that point they
run mile or more before they can hear the bell on
Robbins Reef. This gives them bearing to lay
their course for the slip at Tompkmsville OF west
Brighton, where bells are sounded About hoon
there was a rumor that disastrous COLLISION Nd"
occurred of Governors Island between twoo 'hc
ferryboats. The fact was that She Pomona anu
Castleton had simply driftcd together ana the port
side of tho former was slightly damaged.
The fog prevented incoming vessels from attenp'-
enc In mass Sandy Hook. and outgoing vessels IT0ih
fasving their piers Tho steamships llabSburg, ku-
cia and Neckar which arrived on Tuesday night
went 10 their piers in uoboken IN the morning but
fbe attempt to transfer the emigtant passengers 10
Castle Garden was abandoned. The steamer BREAK
water m coming up the bay. barely escaped run
ming into the rounda at Castle Garden, and then IN
sheering OF nearly ran on Pier No. l North river
The steamers New brunswick, from Amooy,
through Staten Island Sound. and the Kill yon huli
from Elizabcthport, through the Mis-, dd not ar
rive at New-York. The steamer 81. johns. from
Sandy Hook due at New-York IN the morning, dld
not arrive until pm. c., -.
With a single exception none of the Sound boats
reached their piers. The Massachusetts, OF the
StouingtoD Line passed through Hell Gate Just De-
fore the fog settled and then anchored above BLACK
wells Island until about noon she reached her pier
about 80 pm Sc did not start on her return trip.
The fog along the coast OF Long Island was
the heaviest in a number of years. ON Bridgehaml-
TON the fog whistles of large ocean steamer were
plainly heard throu ghout the entire day. and up TO
late hour at night At first il was thought she was
apround: but she was too Far out to sea 10 DC In
any danger. The life-saying crews along the coast
had everything in readiness for an emergency. Inc
trains on the Long Island Railroad ssckened their
speed and moved cautiously.