New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-16
FOG HUNG OVER THE CITY
THE BAY AND HARBOR ALSO EN-
SHROUDED.

! TELEPHONE SERVICE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DELAYED-sEvERAL COLLISIONS.
fog enveoped the city and harbor yesterday.
From sunrise until the evening gun was fired
at Governors Island there was fog all about FROM
the harbor many narrow escapes were reported.
Telegraph operators had difficulty in sending mes
sages and the telephone service nterfered with.
Elevated trains had to be run under slow Roadway
at times
The ice on the lakes in Van Cortlandt Park and
in the Annexed District had begun TO 90 by night
fail, while ice the lakes in Central Park almost
entirely disappeared The in temperature Will
probably prevent skating for several days.
The fog was doubt due to the sudden change
in temperature The temperature yesterday was UNI
stable. the mercury going up and down Ike bot
te-imp and sending broadcast now a freezing chill
and now n blast. The minimum tempera-
tirc yesterday was 81 degrees-at a. m.-and the
maximum IS degrees was reached at p. m; from
p until midnight the thermometer was nearly
stationary at IS degrees.
The heavy fog covered the harbor and extended
it's arms up both rivers. greatly delaying incoming
and outgoing craft. and interfering with the ferry
service. The danger to craft OF all sorts was
great for the huge banks of mist made 1t impos-
sible to distinguish vessels at distance. Many
CLOSE shaves' were reported. The ringing OF oeiis
and the blowing of whistles made trip on the
river noisy experience The fog settled uo""
shortly after daylight. but at times it would par
TALLY lift and then close In with redoubled density
All the ferryboas. particularly those OF the staten
Island line. crept along cautiously. as II expecting
every moment crash into some mist enshfouue"
vessel At S a. m. the Staten Island terryboat
Southfed bumped into the little ferryboat \lsIoh
of the Bay Ridge route. The pilots OF cAch BOAT
saw the other boat in time to back water so mat
the collision did little damage. About nan an
hour before the ferryboat South Brooklyn. OF 'he
Thirty-ninth-st. ferry line. had "A slight coIlsloh
with an unknown tug while coming up the harpo'
TO her slip at the South Ferry. The shock lsh'
ened a few of the passengers. The Hediows lsiahd
boat and the Shackamaxon. from Ellis Island ran
slowly and frequently avoided collisions by mar
breadth-so the crews said 80 -.
An Old Dominion Line lighter. while bound doWh
the North River. upon the mud NAYS near rms
Island where she renamed until the nood uue' ~
II A. m. enabled her to get of c,,.
The tug Harsimus, her way from Jersey Wy
ia the last River with n PENNSYLVANIA Rallfoad
float at = a. m. got lost of the ifat'ery. IN
bumped up against the Bellows Island landing
where she tied up until the iog parity h'''"' "'
10 a. . - -. on, at,
The fog extended down the lower bay ana on,
past Sandy Hook 1t completely stopped navigation
in that neighborhood. Captains would not YAK" an!
chances in running in such dangerous weather.
A. Quarantine several steamers were at anchor
waiting for the fog to lift, 50 that they cou'd come
The weather to-day will probably be repetition
Of that of Yesterday. There Will be continued coudy
weather with rain. but colder. clearing weather Is
expected at nghtfal.