The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-04
RAIN, wIND,fOG AND SNOW.
HEAVY Foo Hangs Over New York
Stopping All Shipping.
CHICAGO THREATENED BY WATER.
u,,,,ard Raging In Kansas, Mis-
souri, and the Indian Territory
thermometer Is Failing.

Now York, January 3.--At O'CLOCK TO-
,,eht the dense fog which hung over the
,,,y. the harbor and North and East rivers,
,,ned and traffic, which had been inpcded
an the water and land. was resumed. With
few exceptions the ferries shut down alb
.olutely for the greater part of the day aud
travellers leaving for the west and other
,oints BY way of the Jersey railroad termi
rs,s suffered a great deal OF Inconvenience
md annoyance. On the East river only one
ferry was in operation during the morning
and early afternoon.
staten island was virtually cut off from
tho metropolis until evening, when the
hoats ran internationally. Few ships left
nort and none arrived Not only on the
water. but on the land as we'll was travel
,mpeded by the fog. and elevated railways
and cable cars were obliged to pick their
way along carefully. At O'Clock tonight
the Cunard liner Aurania, from Liverpool
dropped anchor off the Sandy Hook light
ship. The Aurania is the first ship sighted
since 7.l0 last night when the Oriuoco.
from Bermuda, arrived at The bar.
Several steamers are due to arrive in
port today and no doubt they are waiting
outside Sandy Hook and Scotland light
ship for the fog to lift rather than attempt
TO find the way into port in such weather
At quarantine the weather has been dark
and gloomy and the fog so dense that OBJ
iects could not be seen fifty feet away from
the shore
Navigation has been almost suspended.
being confined TO a few tugs that with
much difficulty picked their way down tho
bsy and managed TO reach quarantine safe
,
the wharf and not take the risk of pro-
ceeding further down the bay, as had been
their original intention. The steamers Grin
oco and Srus, which arrived and anchored
of quarantine last evening still remain
fog bound Oft that place their commanders
deeming it more prudent to wait till the fog
clears.
The Wilson line steamer Iindoo, 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. |. Captain Douglass landed at quar-
antine at noon. He reports that the Hin
doc is leaking in the forepeak. Some of
her how plates are cracked, and as the
danger is under water its exact nature tan
not be ascertained until she reaches her
dock. A portion Of the cargo in. the fore
hold will have to be discharged before the
neces sary repairs can be made. The
steamers pumps have t. be kept constant
ly going to have the forepeak free OF
water. Several stanchions and beams are
also cracked and will have to be repaired
before the steamer resumes her voyage.
Nothing further has been helrd from the
Creole since the collision occurred last
evening. She is probably at anchor in the
lower bay.
Among the g-bound steamers now due
at this port are the French liner Normandie
from Havre December &c. the Anchor liner
Olympia from Naples December II. the
Cunarder Aurana from Liverpool Deccm-
Der &c, the White Star freighter Georgia
from Liverpool December "a, Buffalo from
Hull. Mohican from Swansea, Stella from
Hamburg, st. Irene from Liverpool De-
cember 10, Morgantic from London Decem-
her II. Habana aud Ymuri from Havana
December 30.
Not a steamer or sailing vessel had ar
rived at City Island up to o'clock tonight
At that hour the fog remained impenetra'
BILE, The American ship Rouce, lS2S tons
is supposed to have anchored in the lower
bay on account of the fog. The marine 90
server at Sandy Hook says he learned to-
night that she was spoken yesterday morn
Ing off Barnega. TIE Rouce. Captain
Williams. sailed from San Francisco Au-
gust o5 bound FOR New York and Yoke
hama