Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-04
ENVELoPED IN DENSE FOG.
New York City Folks Have n De-
cIdcdIN ImpIcnsnni EXpe rience.


cidcdIy Unpleasant Experience.
NEW YORK, Jan. Sat o'clock tonight
dense fog, which hung over this city, the
harbor and North and East rivers lifted
and traffic, which had been impeded on
water and land, was resumed.
With few exceptions the ferries shut down
absolutely for the greater part of the day,
and travellers leaving for the west and other
points by way of the Jersey railroad ter
minaIs, suffered great deal of inconveni-
ence and annoyance. On the East river only
one ferry was in operation during the morn
ing and early afternoon. That was the
Grand street line, running to Broadway, in
Williamsburg, and passengers for points
west on the Jersey Central railroad were
obliged to ride walk to the lower east
side. The boats of the Union Ferry COM
pany, which includes the Hamilton, South
Wall street, Fulton street and Catherine
street lines, were tied up almost all day.
AS a result travel over the bridge in both
directions was greatly increased.
State island was virtually cut off from
the metropolis until evening. when the boats
ran intermittently. Few ships left port to-
day, and none entered, because of the
dense vapors in the lower bay and sound,
where the Fall River boat Pilgrim was
caught, and had to discharge her passengers
because her commander dared not tread the
dangerous eddies of He'll Gate.
Not only or the water, but on the land as
well, was travel impeded by the fog, and the
elevated railroads and cable cars were obliged
to pick their way along carefully.
At $40 tonight the Cunard line steamship
Aurania from Liverpool dropped anchor off
the Sandy Hook lighthouse. The Aurania is
the first vessel sighted since 7:10 last night,
when the Orinoco, from Bermuda, arrived at
the bar.
Several steamers we're due to arrive in port
today and no doubt they are waiting outside
Sandy Hook and Scotland lightship for the
fog to lift, rather than attempt so hazardous
thing as finding the way into port in such
weather. At quarantine the weather has
been dark and gloomy and the fog so dense
that objects could not be seen fifty feet away
from the shore.
Navigation has been almost entirely sus-
pended, being confined to a few tugs that
with much difficulty picked their way down
the bay and managed to reach quarantine
safely, where they were satisfied to tie up at
the wharf and not take the risk OF proceed
ing further down the bay, as had been the
original intention. The steamers Ornoco and
Sirius, which arrived and anchored off quar-
antine last evening, still remain fogbound
at that place, their commanders deeming 1t
more prudent TO wait till the fog clears.
The Wilson line steamer Hindoo which
was in collision with the Cromwell liner
Creole in the lower bay last evening" re-
turned in the fog and anchored off Clifton
S. l. Captain Douglas landed at Quarantine
at noon. He reports the Hindoo leaking in
the forepeak. Some of her bow plates are
cracked and as the damage is under water
its exact nature cannot be ascertained until
she reaches her dock. A portion OF the cargo
in the forehold will have to be discharged
before the necessary repairs can be made.
The steamers pumps have to be kept con-
stantly going to have the forepeak free OF
water Nothing further has been heard from
the Creole since the collision occurred last
evening. She is probably at anchor in the
lower bay.
Among the fog bound steamships now due
at this port are the French liner La Nor
from Hayre, December 26; the An
chor liner Olympia, from Naples, December
II; the Cunarder Aurania, from Liverpool, |
26; the White Star freghtor
Georgia, from Liverpool, December "a; Buf- !
falo, from Hull; Mohican, from Swansea;
Sicily, from Hamburg; st. Irene, from Liver |
pool, December 10; Megantio, from London, |
II; Habana and Yumuri, from Ha- |
yana, December 30.
Not a steamer or sailing vessel has ar |
rived at City Island up TO o'clock tonight |
The American ship Reuce Is supposed to |
have anchored In the lower bay on account |
1f the fog. The marine observer at Sandy |
Hook says he learned tonight she was spoken |
morning off Barnegat. The Reuce |
Captain Adams, sailed from San Francisco |
IN August 20, bound for New York and Yo-
fohama.