New-York tribune., 1891-02-22
FOG HOLDS A CARNIVAL
THE BAY ALL DAY IN IT'S COLD EMBKACE
TWO FERRYBoATs COME INTO OoLhisioH-
OTHERS HAVE NARROW EsoAPEs-No


OTHERS HAVE NARROW ESOAfhs-No
VESSELS ARRIVE OR DEPART
se,dom bae New.York been envelOped in denser
fog than Yesterday. River trahc was alHio7' at
standstill and save for steamer there was NOT d"
entry or departure during the day oh fiu'y .,i
noon the fog came creeping up from the sea- anu phe
irhourd CITY or Berlin anchored OH stpIeton' D. L.
+bintng discretion the better part OF vaior' hef
malta were brought up later In the day Dut 'he HAL
boat had 70 gropc her way up to the Barge ohoo'
4, tho shin News Office. around which muster the
oldest men who know this hagbor such luz !" 'iie,'
.Ynsrtence had never been known III was lhPoSsloie
"a soc half a ships length ahead ana the s'cates'
rrocantion WAS taken to prevent accident All the
PD1-1 ,ror,,od ON the block system, that is, a
hoot from the NewYOrk side hau I'd reach
40. , ocros tbe river before the return steamer was
,ortod ard vice versa. For staten Island Bay hugo
and other long distant ferries the boats aa i'o ioS
five minutes 10 an hour headway Ou' u "0 e'"' I,
moist fog there came throughout I'o way " ~
non,nr of steam whistles and foghoris, ana now ana
again from the drapcry OF mist ana i''o ram '0 '''
boats loomed up and made thelr picra' 80
E,rlv IN the morning tTere was an accident luckily
-.yrariod with anv loss Of life. The Thirty
,,h g. tarrvboat Sonth Brooklyn, from Brooklyn 10
nth Ferrv afraid Of trying the ButteImlk Passage,
nossod outside of Governors Island on lts ocloch
trin and had almost stopped when thc Lo''i HoH ba'
Ridge also for South Ferry ran into her Inc Lo'@i
s,r,c the South Brooklyn on the starboatu sue loe
yard of the womcn's cabin. The Lotta had her stem
hroken and her forward rails carried away IheIe
nos considerable excitement for some time on both
ho,ts which were crowded with passengers, but both
coached their piers and so little damagcd tha'
they ran during the remainder Of the day.
The PeQuot, one Of the New-Lohdoh hHo oi "o's"'
steamers had a narrow escape Win iir'S l'' 'i So
ferryboat Both steamers heard cach other Niis''9
and were going at the slOwes rate "heh they loohou
nm I'm presence Of one another. There was only
z,re ~ tbc sdcs a small panic board the ferry
boat and then each vessel lost In the iOs' NO
sound steamers came IN yesterday
On the East River soon after noon a vessel ran
AGAINST the bukhead Of the pier al Oorieass'' anu
broke her stem. The vessel, however oohuhueu "o'
wav and disappeared in the fog. The ponce were
unable to ascertain her naIno'
yith regard 20 the larger shipping Of the port tho
tog caused a perfect standstilL The ou'waTd bound
mail steamers left their wharves simply because they
had TO- owing to the law but 1t is supposed tat tey
all anchored in the upper harbOF. IAcie "eic '"o
dangers first the fog, and secondly ''e 'ui'AeN o n
Nascoa that lay in the centre oi tIe passage vi al
outgoing and incoming steamers. NO steamer was 10
porcd 10 have passed sandy Hook mp 10 a'c Hor ''
rlcbt with regard 10 incoming steamers the only one
rcported was the sirius, from RIO DC Jahelio' i"e
CITY of Berlin that had anchored OIL saple0n' staten
Island ON Friday night had her saloon passengers
taken off by the mail boat William Fletcher and landed
AZ the Inman wharf shortly after noon. III was not
long aftcrward, however, thal tho N''' Vi D0
also rcac he'd her wharf -. .., a..
4, night came the fog became more dense M ana aha II
w. ain that 70 vessels would move IT uc hdFDOI
rLo ia.r Merritt OF the Merritt Wreckne Company .
U.s. anchored near the wreck Of the MhscottI, Aho
through the day warned with her "Msue) 'c''e'' Va
the DANGER in md-channcl . - ,,.
in thc city Itself nothing could we'll be more d~ary
,bar Yesterday From the roofs ol the houses the
,ha,r1r nov drppcI all day long aided by the early
drzzc and the actual rain Of the afternoon: maNlns
thc sidewalks succession Of puddle, Inc iog c'P.
M Wv .ho ,rnets ..rIv I'm the day and by o'clock II
Wa impossible 10 distinguish ANYTHING II bIocK aWhN
Every little hollow In the roadway Gnu s'ue NJ l' b d
a small pond and many of the COndutS were cuoncu
and formed small lakes between the streets, lHc
elevated railroad nearly on uHc Dut 'Ils va ~
,vng Ia most careful lookout by the ehXlhecr5 anu
thnsn in charge Of the signal stations. The actlaI
rainfall during the day was .3e lch ana le VuIOph
for tnday is cloudy and showcry. with cod wave
behind.