New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-03
FOG WAS EVERYWHERE.
FATAL COLLISION ON THE ELEVATED ROAD.
yrREMAx K1LLEp-orHER AccIDDNTs-BoATs

and was the cause of several accidents. one PROV
ing fatal.
Flagmen were kept duty along inc TRACKS
of each elevated railroad on account ol riio vs.
and the locomotive engineers had insuncuohs ~
rpn the trains with caution, but in spite OF the
precautions against collisions seVeral trains c''n'
tocetbcr nyhcr, the fog was thicl,est. Only
ono collision was reportcd by the police and that
probablv would have passed unnoticed had not
fireman received fatal injuries, The crash oc-
cprred on the elevated railroad in Eighth-avc'
near One-hundred-a and fifty -frst-st., about a. m
troin of the SiXtl-ave. line, drawn by locomotive
No ISL was moving SLOWLY along on the up
track when il was run into by another SlNtll-aNc'
train drawn by locomotive No. 265. The fog al
that point so thick that Engineer Gcor@e =
Germaine of the second train, could see only
few feet beyond the end OF the locomotive. lie
said later that he running the train al SLOW
speed and looking ahead every moment NheH
he saw the end of the train ahead lie applied the
brakes, but the collision was unavoidable then
The shock of the collision great eno<h 10
break the platform of the rear car of the nrS'
train and crush in the tender and cao ol "eT-
maines locomotive. Dewitt Kemmercr. young
fireman. was in the cab with the engineer. lie
was crushed against the end OF the boiler ana
both of his legs and arm were broken and
manpled Germaines escape from serious injury
was remarkable He had stuck 10 his post, and
was irving 10 reverse the locomotive when the
collision occurred His locomotive of the old
"boy" PATTERN the tende: ard cab not being sep
arate hut supported together by the driving
wheels and the cab. being the weakest part of
the train was crushed like an eScshcll. CCrmainc
was thrown nearly ont OF the cab window and
cne sEoc was torn from his foot. but he was hurt
so slightly that he resumed work soon as the
wreck was cleared away.
Young Kcmrncrcr was in faintirc condition
when he was cAtricatcc from the wrecked cab.
He was placed on the Grst train and was carried
10 the station at Onc-hundrc Land ffty-fnh-SI.
From that place he wos carried in an ambulance
10 the Mani otlan Hospital whc,c il was ncc'S,ar.
to amputatc his legs ard arn. Later the surgeons
said hc probably could rot live more than few
hours as his inurics we're fatal. Nourc Ken.
mprer lived with his old moihcr At Mott-aTc. 1ni
Ore hun drad-and-ff'v ci-hth-st.. and his s1larV
said - no ler o'lv mrorS If seaport. Tie dlc
in the afternoon. The two trains in e. llis 'n car
rel only few passengers who were not hurt,
and the GERS were Eoi dCma-cd Sc:OHSy. loco
motive No. 26j was wrecked So badly thai if
hal to he sent u Tie repair yard. Travel un tl"
road wos DELAYED for m hour 10y that -" clils'on.
The blocl;adr 81 trains also lcd 10 q collision ~
OAp.h 1ndle hand thirty 1curi,iSt.. whrr' Ninth
any. damage was lone. as both traiNs were rctrl.
az standstl when they c'ric together. hui En-
ancer Edward Hyar. Of the Nirth-1yr. train. Va,
hurled against the cab window ana Hl* mana was
rut severely by broken glass.
All day dense mass Of vapor hung over the
waters of the BAY and the rivers. II was dcnser
even than the fog Of the d9V before, and pracu-
cally stopped coni'norc" on the water. Down by
Sandy Hook il was not 50 thick ana further down
the jersey coast tho bright san shonc on spark
ling waters and ships were reported from Long
Branch which wien they reached Robbins Rcr!,
had II anchor in vapor as dcn>" as that in the
steam room Of 4 Russian bath. II in tho Up
per Bay and in the embracing rivers Of Manhattan
Island that tho (pe waS thickcst. Commerce -
the value OF millions Of dollars was brought 10 n
standsi!l, and those vessels which dared the iog
and put on; from their piers wished they had not.
Ferryboats. running al irregular intervals went
humping along tho piers Of the riycr-iront. hunt
ing ior thcir slip, Wien they found them there
was peculiar effect produced by the dcnS" fog.
II seemed 10 the PASSENGER, Oh the ferry
boats when looking through the covered
way leading 70 the street - if they wcrc gazing
through a tunrcl hllcI with a Substance which
made things in the tunnel itself invisible, but BE-
yond which in weird light, moyin-, objects could
be seen.
Up 70 sunset no steamer onward bound had
sailed. Several collisions none OF thcm Of q
serious MATURE, were reported. Tie crryboat
Orange on her 3:I5 trip from B1rclay-s, for
HoboKrn, i1to tug which VA,
towing schooner down the river and
was slightly damaged. The staten Island ferry
poats SmithGc!d and Nddlciown. the former froul
New-York and the latter from staten island, met
jad rubbed roccs" EsIuimau fashion, about in
,Io Nnf.l q thoti
received serious damage. The tugboat Diamond
.ame in collision with The Bcdlow's Island boat
Bay Ridge and Knocked her stem off The Eli:
Island launch started out from the Barge Office
md after making two unsuccessful attempts .
each the island and bringing up each time at Cas-
Jc vii i9m,iinlly gave up the attempt The launcn
las left al Governor, Island AMI hcr passengers
came back to the city Dv The Army lnAt which
AN al intervals through the fog. The Ncw-Yorl;
md Ncw-En2land transfer boat Maryland with
;wo containing twcnty-cight passengers from
Washington, left Jersey City Al .4j foI Port
Norris She wandered around, lost in the fog for
tbout four hours. and finally sighted tie Bargc
Office She then made fast to the Rcdlow's
Island hndin. al the Battery anu remained there
. mtn $40 p. NJ. when The f,g lifted Tn!
,oats which had put en-, bound for some definite
Mint and been obliged 10 give it Lp were clad
n siplt the Barge Office. and were n0Dicd f1uI
Ieen along the scawail there. At 80 the f,p
sfted and the delayed vessels were able 10 20 oi
heir ways No incoming steamers were boardcc
yesterday and no immigrants landed at the Barge
oficc.
A slight collision occurred in he morning be
c,ren a Pennsylvania Annex bo'' ply'n" be
ryccn Brnoklyn and jersey CTS ana an lucknow
,es,cl in he fog. The damage to the Annex boa
vas triding aaC willie il was no' Khowh no"
much tbc other vessel was harmed, as she 'ecTc'
,uay IN the mist. i, WAS not thought that an
Rrous injury to her was caused
The fog followed the Hudson as lar n"r'n Il
Poughboepsie and trains ON both sdcS o' u, ,Ic rive
we're behind time all day ana part % ir"'S'a
aght Superintendent MeCoy' oi ',e ii".S'
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