New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
DAY MADE NIGHT BY FOG.
SEVERAL FERRYBoATS IN COLLISION.
NO GREAT DAMAGE DoNE-NAvIeATIoN MUCH
IMPEDED.

IMPEDED.
For many years TO come the third week Of December
1889, will live in memory having seen three OF
the densest fogs known in this city. Tuesdays
and Wednesdays fogs over. and Thursday tolerably
clear with a promise OF colder weather for Friday
New-York people fondly imagined that they would
not be troubled with fog soon again. But the vel
fall in temperature only brought with 1t again
the fog which settled down on the city at O'CLOCK
yesterday morning in greater force than ever
"The worst fog | have seen in this city for many
years" succcssvely. said Captain Smith, of the police
boat Patrol. Captain Gregory, ferry master Of the
Jersey Central Railroad. and sergeant Dunn. From
4 until a. m. it impossible to see clearly moro
than half a dozen yards ahead. and a result travel
in the North and East Rivers and Bay was attended
by the greatest difficulty. Boats arrived In New
York ten, fifteen and twenty minutes behind time, and
of course every one living Long Island or in New
Jersey was late for business. These delays caused
the ferryboats to be crowded to sufocation.
Soon after O'Clock, when the bulk of the morning
traffic was over the wind shifted slightly and the fog
began to lift The relief only temporary, how
ever, and before noon the fog down again
heavier than before and night closed it enveloped
everything in impenerable gloom Early In the
afternoon the Jersey Central, New-YOrk and Lake
Erie and Pennsylvania roads laid off ten more Of
their boats, and on halfhour and forty minute
time, an example that was followed by the other
ferry companies along the two rivers.
As the result of the fog several accidents occurred
About l 80 p m yesterday the ferTyboat Moonachie.
OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
and the Princeton, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, came
In collision The Moonachc left her pier in Hoboken
with about $50 passengers on board. She ran slowly
In midstream a huge craft lOomed up suddenly on the
port bow. 1t was the Princeton, which had started
from this city just the time the Moonache left Ho
b0ken, Both pilots succeeded in swinging their
boats half way round. that the Princeton bumped
her nose against the iron prov Of the other boat
breaking Of the tall iron gate-posts on the
Moonachies bow.
The coming together Of the big ferryboats pitched
the passengers around in unpleasant manner, and
for short time a panic seemed imminent The
officers however, restored order, and was hurt
When the Princeton pulled OFF it found that she
had lost considerable paint but not injured other
wise. About fifteen minutes after the collision oc-
CURED both boats resumed their passage The Moon-
ache was laid up for the day for repairs.
The ferryboat Erastus wiman narrowly escaped
coming in collision with the Brooklyn ferryboat
WnOna as she was making her slip here about 5 80
a. m. The Wman just grazed the bow Of the Winona
and gave her passengers a scare. Other ferryboats
and vessels had narrow shaves7 like the Wiman.
The Fulton ferryboat Mineola, on her trip from
New-York 10 brooklyn. at about m yesterday, came
in collision with unknown tug. The pllot-houSe
of the tug was crushed The Mneola sustained no
damage nor we're any OF the passengers hurt although
they were considerably frightened and shaken up
At a. m the fcryboat Atlantic, coming over from
BROOKLYN ran within six feet of the big Government
dredging scow that is lying near Diamond Reef in
the East River. lay Ridge ferryboat started out IN
the afternoon 10 grope her way down 10 Bay Ridge.
Near Bcdlow's Island she bumped into barge and
frightened her passengers. The ferrybOat hardly
recovered her senses before she rubbed alongside OF
schooner The captain Of the feryboat turned around
and consumed an hour and a half In getting back to
pier No. g. East River.
The pilots Of all the Brooklyn ferries all ran their
boats on long hcadway and moved slowly. The
Roosevelt-st ferry stopped running at p. M, and
there were no boats Liberty and Governors Islands
after the fog shut down again in the afternoon. A
party OF people left 10 spend the night on Bed
low, Island and numerous soldiers were forced TO
remain in this city last night.
The first accident Of the fog, strictly speaking,
occurred on Thursday at about p. m. At that hour
the steamer MorrisaIfh. OF the Astoria and Harlem
Line came i'm collision off Grand st. with freight
transfer barge OF the New-York Central Railroad The
steamer got decidedly the worst OF the collision, as
c lost her port wheel and had an ugly hole stove in
her side above the main deck There several
frightened and some OF them jumped on to the deck of
the barge The rest were landed at the pier at the
foot Of FoarthSB B Broofly9 i a as.o d. arrived hv wav
of sandy Hook Yesterday. They worked up to
Quarantine during temporary breaks Of the fog Not
a vessel Of any kind ventured to 90 to sea.
which a1' slouId f' haye left SewYork in the after
noon were stil al their piers unable to move on
account Of the fog. All the Sound steamers bound
for New York from Fall River Providence New-London
and New-Iaven delayed of Whtestone L. L. yes,
terday morning by the fog. which was so dense thas
they did not venture to down the East River untll
10 O'Clock when the fog lifted for time
A. about 10 D. m the fog began to lift. and the ferry
boats resumed their trips.
the elevated roads in Brooklyn and there
were several narrow escapes from serious
accidents. While upward bound tram on inc
Myrtle.avo line Of the Union Elevated Railroad was
stopped at the Vandcrbiltave. station, early IN the
evening the engineer Of the train tiat followed
failed 10 see the danger lights on the rear OF II
and slight collision occurred. The passengers were
alarmed but no one was hurt, and the only damage
done was se breaking of a coupling. When TINS was
repaired the running Of trains was resumed They
were run more slowly than usual and on greater
headway.
HEROIC BRAKEMAN KILLED.