New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-31
COLLISIONS IN THE FOG.
TRAVEL BY LAND AND WATER DELAYED.

| PASSENGERS ESCAPE INJURY, BUT SUFFER- INcoN-
vENIENCE-T1IE CITY IN STROUD.
A dense mist shrouded the city, the rivers
and the bay yesterday from early morning until noon
Navigation seriously impeded, business which de-
pended on the ferries delayed and travel on the
elevated roads was made dangerous Three collisions
occurred the elevated roads, Bridge and
one off the Battery. No injured, however, in
any Of them
Shortly before extra train from Rectorst on the
Sixth Avenue Elevated Road which standing on the
uptown track at the Parkpace station, into by
following train because the engineer Of the second train
could not the at the station The engine OF tho
second badly damaged and lost its smoke stack
The platforms OF nearly all the or tho rs train were
crushed and the window glass in both trains was broken
The passengers shaken and frightened but no one
was hurt. Those in the second train climbed out
and went to the station on the track 1t took
hour to clear the track Upon the Ninth Avenue
Road between the Seventysecond and F1ftyninth sts
stations, collision occurred between hafpast and
o'clock. Between these two stations trains ordinarily
at high rate OF speed; but account of the
fog the speed reduced to nearly 0nehaf train OF
four cars drawn by Engine No. 6i2 left seventy
81. at quarter to Q, and at sixtythrl-st into
train which had been slgnalled 10 stop smart shock
felt by the occupants both trains the glass IN the
doors shattered, and Engine No 642 consider
ably damaged No injuries received by passengers
to the repair-sbops aud the train laid up.
stoppage OF traffic for nearly h1lf hour occurred
train standing the Fifty-sevenhst station OF the
Third Avenue Elevated Road into by following
train while the fog thckes The force OF the collision
was slight, no damage was done, and no delay was
caused.
General Manager Hahn said that the damage from the
three collisions would not amount to more than
5000. slgnalmen had been placed at the
stations, he said, and all along the line to
guard against accidents Inconvenience was felt
by travellers throughout the day by OF the temper
allure Of the This said TO be due to the TACT
hat foggy weather cannot be sent through the
heatngppes, by its escape at the rear end OF the
train cloud formed which masks the train and hides 1t
from the lookout cab Of the following locomotive
The boats Of the long ferries the East River did not
run until noon. There were delays at the Grand-st,
Fulton and Wall-st. ferries. In consequence the
Bridge was crowded with people and teams as soon as
from Brooklyn until 10 M and until the afternoon two
the railroad at each trip and ut Intervals
OF a minute and O half, 70 accommodate the Increased
travel More were used than on any previous day
since the railroad has been in operation Hen were sta
toned along the tracks, 100 feet apart with Wllte
and red flags to prevent collisions. In spite OF TINS
precauon train ran into one that vas standnE JUST
outside the NcwYOrk station waiting for another IN the
station 70 be emptled. little damage was done anu
peOpe crossed on the promenade between and .. w.
The Hamilton and south Ferry boats were Da'uy Ge-
A collision happened between the staten Island ferry
boat Northneld the Hamilton ferrybOat NewIork,
which caused slight panic among the passengers OF noth
boats but lid not damage the boats themselves The
two boats were entering their slips just after o'clock,
when the sarbOard side OF the stern OF the NOrhned
struck the port how OF the NewI0lk causing b0th boats
to heel over The passengers to the opposite ENDS OF
the boats screaming and others endeayOrlnS 70
quiet their fears.
Both ferries to Staten Island seriously delayed
aud several trips missed account or the fog All
the North River ferries delayed from fifteen min
utes 10 an hour The Fan RIVER steamer did lot arrive
uutil $50 D. M and the Hartford boat was two hours
late The log I'm the Sound not dense az II was
around the city, but al sound steamers delayed
The Ninety -. ferry boat Gorkvie ran aground
on Folks Rocks Eighty second-st, about a. H. ana
did not ger Oh till the tide at a. N. The passengers
were sent ashore in boats. The Astoria OF te same
line ran against schooner she entering the ferry
slip about a. IN. The schO0neTs anchor knocked out
one OF the cabin windows the ferryboat and right
ened the passengers. The fog and the two accidents
delayed travel the ferry considerably For several
hours IN the early morning no vessels except shaI
tugs ycnured 10 90 through the Narrows The Terry
boat Maid Of Perth badly damaged by n COLLISION
with coal barge IN staten Island sound The steamers
Minnie Cornell and XIII Won Kull, OF the keyp0rt aid
EzabethpoTt line, did
At 2 o'clock an Erie Railway locomotive struck O
obOken street the GrOvest crossing and tore me
side out of Three passengers who we're In l es
caped without injury. The same locomotive struck
lumber wagon belonging to A. VI. Dodge q Co. az tbe
time, and Edward Beger, the driver had ms Ioot
crushed The locomotive moving slowly, or the re-
suits VI tie collision would have boon more serious.