New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-09
THE FOG RETURNED.
vs AND THE RIVERS AGAIN sHRoUDED
WITH MIST.
,.,r1oN DANGEROUS AND SERIOUSLY IN
-rps.PTED-MANY VESSELS AT ANCHOR. IN
ABLE TO ENTER OR LEAVE PoRr-A
COLLISION ON THE NORTH RIVER
IN WHICH A MAN WAS

IN a
DROWNED
I'll. fog which has lately shrouded the city and
.a-hor making life a burden 10 the local mar
- settled down on Thursday night denser and
.,orer than ever. If that were possible For
49,. bref hours on Thursday the fog lifted and
=. the feet OF vessels which were fog-bound
- sneak an opportunity to disentangle them
,..s from their predicament. Then It spread
,.ao,, again over land and water. making the
rs almost unnavigable AMI the two rivers the
scenes Of ever present danger.
~. exner!erces Of Wednesday were repeated
nd New-York again presented the picture Of
go, centre Of commerce into which no shipping
c,uld enter and which none dareG leave. The fog
for the time being stopped the wheels and sails
=, commerce. Among the steamships which We're
due Yesterday. and which probably anchored
near Sandy Hook waiting for friendly wind TO
sweep away the enshroudng vapor, are the
hamburg American Liner Columbia, with the
Grau opera company aboard; the Schiedam. the
r-ins Wil.em. the Patria and the Menemsha. Be
sijes these there is whole flock Of lesser craft,
10Th steam and sail Toe fey steamers which
started down the Bay yesterday dropped anchor
n the neighborhood Of the Statue of Liberty. and
riI probably continue their outward voyage to-
Cay
From the Battery the fog appeared as II
banked up like a wall. and vessels ventured
into II save those which were compelled to. these
,e,ng chiefly ferryboa;s and a few venturesome
rgs One tug the America and an enormous
tO. consisting Of forty canal-boats. bound from
Albany. braved the dangers OF the North River
and Upper Bay The America drew her tow with
sable nearly 100 fathons long. and the trip being
,.cessar.ly slow the navigation was dangerously
!npeded.
As on Wednesday, the boats that ply on the
Pas. and North rivers did not make their trips
a, ALI or If they made the attempt they arrived
=. ,hair destination far behind schedule time
Veil Gate was coaked in mist. and the Sound
s.eanlers moved cautiously through It's mario"
sphnes or anchored inshore for safety
The most serious accident that has occurred
IN the three days OF fog is reported from Jersey
city Early on Thursday evening the weather
ras comparatively clear. and the tug j. L"
ygsber left old pier No &c. North River. with
.cr - 20 down stream. When opposite the "a
vona ferry. Captain Franklin says, ne saw an an
other ing with a tow coming up the river. ne
s,gnalled and as he steamed down ne sa" ing
srean light Of the tug Edmund Levy whch
was crossing the river. clear the BOWS ol t he
rad bound tug Before either boat could De
s.onned. the Levy hit the Fisher on the starooaro
side one Of the crew of the Levy whose nam nam
could not be-. ascertained was thrown over ooaIu
and drowned IN the crdsh' Out 44ei'"N-
badly injured , ,o,,.,,. g.,
Mos u the ferryboats crawled along Slowly u.
-he fog and made attempt 10 Keep up u
schedule some OF the lines even st0ppI.ns d :
.,sfsc during the early morning hours. The staten
island ferryboats. although they have Iong anu
especially dangerous route SUCCEEDED III Uni Eau
- - NV afelv among the vessels anchored
tn the Bay and made something IKE resuia'
schedule o-...,-. enc Oh
Al the Hook and also at Quarantine me oo-
servers report the thickest weather in years
No,binp whatever could be seen from either
Mace although the sound Of steam Whistles anu
he claneor OF bells told Of the presence Oh d
large number Of vessels. go, - IT,
According 10 Local Forecast Oficial Dunn me
a. vii continue today and probably clear away
80 a,-ening shower or two may be expected
and then colder weather. -. .,,oh,
During brief lifting Of the fog last n I1eli
shou, o'clock the observer at SANDY HOOK
osb-aa the Hamburg American steamship Co
,a.sta l,-,nr at anchor just outside the HOOK
She Will probably come up 10 her pier at ho-
Soken early this morning