The evening world., 1894-04-20
CRASH IN THE FOG.
Ferry-Boats Colorado and Montana
in Collision.
Excitement Among the Passengers,
but None Injured.
Several Persons Said to Have Tried
to Jump Overheard.

dense fog hung over the harbor
and rivers this morning. 1t delayed the
ferry-boats and made the navigation of
all craft exceedingly difficult and dam
gerous. Thousands of suburban resi-
| dents were detained, the passengers
from Jersey suffering the most incon.
venience. Fog bells were kept tolling al
all of the ferry-houses.
A serious collision occurred between
the Colorado and Montana, Of the
Roosevelt street ferry line.
The Colorado left Williamsburg at 73(
o'clock this morning with heavy load
of passengers. The flood tide was rum
ming at Its full strength. and the middle
OF the river contained more lows than
Is usual in so dense fog.
Pilot Robert Goodfiy, of the Colorado
instructed the deck hands to hold their
positions carefully during the trip. for
the fog was so thick that objects could
not be discovered hundred feet away.
A slow trip was made down the middle
OF the river until point opposite pier
a - was reached aSs when the Goiorad9s
shore closely, The footing of tug whis-
ties and signals from other boats were
SO numerous that the speed was
Suddenly the ferry-boat Montana, Of
the same line, doomed up Immediately In
the Colorados path. The Montana was
changing cha her position TO the centre OF
Both boats blew signals simultane-
ously. and the engines were reversed.
The strength Of the tide was too great,
hoss ea On nHher he as
struck the Montana on the port side.
Just forward Of the wheel.
The. crashing Of timbers and breaking
among the passengers OF. the Colorado.
The deckhands had kept them inside the
cabins, and they were In Ignorance of
ed, hut none was injured. IL
The Colorado sustained the greatest
damage; The stanchions 20. Of her fer,
right head and rail were carried away.
and the forward part Of the cabin 80
wrecked that 1t will have to be built
over.
The Montanas injuries comprised the
less Of few arms OF the wheel
The ferry-boat Alaska, Of the same
line. follow ed the Colorado closely and
held position near her, ready to render
When the Montana reached Its slip
in Williamsburg at o'clock the .passen-
gers had a thrilling story of the col
Henry willis, Of Ross street and Bed
had Just started from the Roosevelt
street slip at 7aO,- and was poking her
way through the fog, when Just outside
feeling its way in, The fog was SO
thick that the pilots did not perceive
the danger until 1t was too late to pre-
vent a collision.
There were few passengers on the
Montana, but the Colorado was crowded
with working men and women, and q
small-sized panic ensued. Men and
women rushed wildly about. and Willis
says he saw several who attempted to
jump overheard, but were held back by
the passengers who had retained their
nerve.
1t was found on examination that the
Montana had not sustained any damage
Of consequence. so she continued on her
managed to get into her slip finally,
and. after dischargtng her passengers,
was laid up for repairs.
A peculiar feature Of the accident Ia
that the Montana, which was not dam
aged, is one Of the old boats that has
been In service for many years, while
the Colorado Is a much newer and finer
boat.