The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-07

COLLISIONS
IN The FOG.
FHry.Boats Pierpont and
Whitehall Crash Together
at Their Dock.
PASSENGERS IN 4 PANIC.
The Robert Garrett Ran Into
an Unknown Schooner
at Anchor.
TRAIN WRECK IN NEW JERSEY.
Passenger Cars Smashed, a Brake
man Crushed. Freight Cars
Burning.
TRAIN WRECK IN NEW JERSEY.

Tnoc Ills on were caused by the dense
fog that lay over the rivers and bay this
morning. The heavy mist crept in be-
fore daylight and river pilots say they
have seen nothing equal to 1t this SUM
mer
From daylight to o'clock the fog was
thckest, and all ferry lines ran their
boats on fog time" which means that
they averaged from 10 to 10 minutes
late On every trip.
About SO o'clock this morning a
collision occurred between two ferry
boz Is vi the Hamilton avenue ferry at
The slip in brooklyn. which caused con-
siietaole OF panic. but fortunately
uid not result In my serious amount of
damage. The collision was caused by
OF the sa me line
The officials Of the Company, as usual.
were very reticent about the AFFAIR,
whitehall the following account Of the
collision was obtained:
The Whitehall was in her slip on
the brooklyn side, just about to start
tor New York. Nearly all the passen-
gers had crowded forward on the main
could scarcely see boats length
suddenly we heard the shrek of
whistle dead ahead, and the next mo-
ment the outlines OF u ferry-boat were
discerned almost upon US. There was a
mad rush OF the passengers on our boat
Tor the stern.
The bells on the other boat. which
proved to be the Pierpont, could be heard
signalling 'astern at full speed but she
WAS upon US before she could get on
sternway.
There was grating. grinding crash
as the round bow OF the Pierpont struck
our port bow, and the listing of the
that we would surely go to the bottom.
Women screamed. and white-faced,
cxc:ted men dashed for life-preservers.
only necessary to jump the guard chain
hs INTO own h sp e %SeS s 9
had missed in the fog.
when 1t was realized that the danger
was past. the passengers became quiet.
and an examination was made to learn
the extent of the damage. II was found
that about two feet of the guard rail of
the Whitehall had been smashed in and
The guard rail had prevented the hull
from being stove. When this fact was
Ths whitehall was crowded with pas
sengers, but the Pierpont had only few
The Staten Island ferry-boat Robert
schooner midway between the Battery
and Governors Island. shortly after s
o'clock this morning. the Garrett lett
81. George at $50 o'clock, and came up
with the schooner near Governors
Island, She started on her return trip
at s clock. and when half way 10 Gov
ernJrs Island, in the middle of the chan
me-. her pilot heard a horn very close by.
The fog was very thick and the boat
was going under reduced speed. The
sounding of the horn indicated that the
schooner was under way, and the Gar
rett.s pilot acted accordingly Instead
Of this the schooner was anchored.
The Garrett struck her u glancing
blow. The stanchions supporting the
hurricane deck OF the Garrett on the
quarter were torn away and part Of
the guard rail was demolished.
| There were but few passengers on
board, For few moments the excite
ment among them WAS Intense. One
woman tainted. while men jumped for
the lfe-preservers. The crew quieted
them with assurances that there was no
Danger. ana the boat proceeded on her
trip.
supt. Cannon said to an Evening
World" reporter that the fault rested
ntrely with the schooner. She should
not have sounded a horn while at anchor,
int should have rung her bell. In ad-
elton TO this. she had no right to anchor
U the middle of the channel, He said
mat the damage to the Garrett was com
parat.vely small and would probably not
hecessitate her laying on for repairs.