The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-24
PERIL IN AN OPAQUE FOG.
SEVEN FERRYBOA1s IN COLLISION IN
THE TWO RIVERS.

Ine "hhehah NUNS Down the 8overn"ent
boat Atinnt'e-The susSaehauna Tears
Hole In the Friaceton-A Car Float
Hit. the Elizabeth. ..a the orans. Strike.
tn. ch,e.ro-L,s. rr...r,er. in Demand.
dangerous game q, hIindman,s hun vsstor.
day in fog of remarkable density and per-
cold snowiaden surface , was the causo Of i It ALL
just Al the warm hreath W = NM crsatss nnfY
FROSTY air. SO the zephyr blew sns
hours after noon the terryboats on both rivers
were run almost entirely by compass and
guess work. and there were more mishaps
than nave occurred IN FOG hereapouts IN
many years. The iertyboats on long routes
,h1as.. no attempt to run while the tos was
ausnt intervals.
me Government tug Atlantic; which plies
between pier 3. East River. and Governors
Nenowcr Sergonnts pot.rson and Sconlon.
Cou.s..si n s'r nn.s ie'eiseh Anu s."
nna onr sshoo ohSrsn tho a
ua h ,, ot t niaeksm'tn Miehae Leaw'e"
got here from Fort Sheridan. WHITTIER they had
landed last week. The mist was almost inn
.penetrnble. according to Pilot Phil Lor-
ing. The Atlantic's whistle shrickcd
fss th Ss mufa warnings the ys1
cntion TbSS Lerhg Her wv m n tha
wth @ ae
Tho mort ho, ~ IN, itIantin III, lat n;iotu
lizards e Of h aSGH Struck the
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her Billet house n sbnpeiess' private John.
s sSn Vas Is iSrTsrd liz Atrstie a md
ON se dseS sn 81 the his @ nand
yn nrd @ were on in, 9 i1 h
cabins; and grabbed lie preseryers: The swo
were heard do e minute 'f or e so ' "fterWard,
ana an impression got around "that
was not aamaped beow sf ths water linz a s9
sot to her DOCK at G"ySrnors Island alter
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s%a +! f%
at sS sis sans s hsr way MSo from Tie
lot OF pass"nSnrs It to the civ psiurnins viii
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bnn isl had to- feel Their T wav eautiousy, with
penn syvania boats made tW.ntvl ,nnnte trirs
opiv tl9re" hnn f Heina IN service" TO runr
agans, nSnt left THE her Zip WITH he
io,ning. After o'clock every boat ,t wo croWd
ed with uSt as many IS as it would
of here
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hnsssSn r re-
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boat Sysouehnnnn suddeniy ioomed ont Of tie
fG Ills to BACK in Rurr n
tGe PADDLE wheels q Isth 6opts were rsyerssi
rirht ON m Without any apparent dimnut e'n Of
the thet ierrySon heayy bow
mems cabin all WAS tbs sW
women in The cabin rushed on deck panic.
nipmShni along tbo side Of the Pripceton as
fnr Tia naadle wheeI tcarina away tS S
Joiner work t and laying open gaping hols ths
Woodwork ca came down IN q shower on Tie dssE
OF thG SusTehhnhHh, MiSn snc ea on W.T..
III djmams s ~ o tHa S,snnehanna was % "sii1ht
ing ha antuund ber trns a nsma 'o ehsh'
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md savern,y hrmis"d inv vera Mss ANNA
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anS sant Un ~ tho HohoIan h1v IocI tor rs
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m ho =, tS niInt ~ thn SnSsonnbanpn Thev
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say t thot E th M soId hnvs haan avnTad
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t0 f y, Me ,xst tty "'c,"cE iast niuSt Sha
a tnn} s thrnunh tho nhscnritv fnr th
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