St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-21
SUGGESTIVE OF PNEUMONIA.
Gotham knveIoped in a VerItabie
nSCOtCh Mist,

NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-New York was
enyeloped in one Of tho most disagree
able fogs to-day the city has seen in
mist, cold, clammy and suggestive of
pneumonia. 1t followed the cloudy and
rainy weather of the last few days, fall
Ing Oh the city at midnight last night
and continuing without break for
twenty-four hours. During the day the
city has been in a twilight haziness, and
tonight the entire absence of electric
lights, combined with the denseness
of the fog makes the maiu thor
oughfares diSagreeable spectacle
while the side streets are almost as
dark as pitch. The impediments thus
offered to travel are greater than have
been observed before; the elevated
trains are running far behind time,
while. the entrance to the Brooklyn
bridge. not good at the best of times,
has been in a state of blockade all day.
1t is on the North and East rivers, how
ever, that the most difficulty is expert
enced, and people going from this city
to Jersey. Brooklyn, ETC., are kept back
hours behind their usual time. At the
Cortland, Barclay and desbrosses
street ferries, where traffic is the heayi-
COT, o"aCS usually leave CFeiy
ten minutes, but to-day and to-
on forty minutes time. The Grand
street ferry to Brooklyn is even worse,
and all the ferry entrances are block
AIDED by passengers and vehicles. The
Brooklyn bridge trains were at times
badly mixed up, and the passengers got
one or two frightS to-day in consequence.
From 5 to D. m. the traffic here was
much delayed and many people gave up
all chances of riding across, preferrlng
to walk, and some crossing on trucks.
Fortunately no accidents Of any serious
nature are reported, aad beyond the
ferryboat collisions in the afternoon. no
more damage was done than the detri-
meht to travel. At 10 O'clock tonight
there was an indication that the fog
was abating somewhat, as the uptown
streets were growing clearer. but New
Workers will have something by which
to remember what will probably be the
last great fog of the year in the shape
of doctors bills and affected chests and
lungs. Owing to he almost impenetra-
bic fog which mas rested upon the bay
all day, there have been but five YES
sells arriving by way Of Sandy Hook
which worked up to Quarantine during
temporary breaks in the density of the
fog. but not vessel OF any kind vent
ured 10 proceed to sea. At l: 80 this aft
ernOOn while the fog was dense, the
ferry boats Princeton, of the Pennsyl.
vania line, and Monochie, of the Ho
bOken line, collided in the North river,
when both were carrying a load of pas
sengers. The Monochie was damaged
so badly that she had to be laid up on
reaching her slip. The Princeton was
only scratched. The passengers were
greatly excited. but no one was injured.
On the East river later in the afternoon
the Fulton ferry boat Mineoia, crowded
with passengers, collided with an UNI
known tug. crushing in the iatter'S pilot
house, but escaping injury herself.
The passengers were much frightened.
While the travel was at its height on
the Brooklyn bridge tonight broken
coupling caused a collision near the
Brooklyn terminus, delaying travel
half an hour. Fortunately no one was
killed. The trains of four cars each
were running under Roadway of
minute and half and were simply
packed with passengers. The con-
ductor of the forward car of the cOllid-
ing train was thrown violently to the
track, receiving severe injuries. The
pasSengesS became panic stricken, and
several ladies tainted. The injured
conductor was taken away in an ambu-
lance,