The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
LANDANDWATERFOG HAPS
,prr FEAR END DUMPS ON THE
rIEyATED RAILWAY.

. TInrN-Ine uth a's
.or,hcrn zephyr blew on tho chilled surface
IND and sea hercnbouts yesterday, and cre-
"a ono of the most opaque logs recordeo IN
AZ. hoors of tho Weather Bureau. Tho murki-
w.. set in before dawn, and was at Its worst be-
lem : and o o'clock in the morning. Thero
Is then no vista ashore that was moro than an
.,rh,h of a block long, and ahoat tho naViga-
,ors could not sec beyond The BOWS OF thelr craft
Thoro were three crashes on tho elevated roads,
~ ,,orc collisions, bumps and close shnvcs In
A. rlvers and bay thun have occurred In n
'In,,o day Of fog for many years. All the out
, "nns liners we're kept in port until after noon.
Uhon rho air was clear enough to permit navi-
".,Ion without danger. and a fleet OF incoming
80 xvcro ouarantined many hours by tho
mists.
Thcre were two collisions on the Third avenue
,ar.tod railrond and one on the Second avenue
H.. all ronr.cnd bumps. Hundreds of passen-
ga cot A shaking up, and had to get out and
ii, IN tho nearest station. Cars were de-
r.,led and engines smashed, but only ono man
-ss sufficiently injured to require treatment at
.hoonitnl and his hurts were not serious.
Tho three collisions took place quite early In
,,o morninR, about the time tho working people
Az. going TO work. At GAO A. NJ, whilo an en-.
cine with five cars was going slowly from the
Forty second street station to tho ThiTty'fourth
..root stntion. an engine drawing another
loaded train caught up to 1t from bchind ana
bpmped the rear car with such forco that the
,unac, sent the first car of the front train Into
The tender OF the engine and crumpled the ten
a.r nm considerably. Both trains were crowded.
.nd the shock threw all tho standing passengers
.itbcr upon the floor or upon those who had
,sats There was something like n panic. and
the men climbed out Of the windows until tho
guards opened the gates and let them out upon
tho footway Of the structure. This accident
blocked the road for several minutes, and was
thus the cause Of the second crash.
third train was standing on the downtown
track, near Forty.ffth street, when an express
came along at a good rate Of speed. So thick
was the fog that Engineer Hall OF the express
did not see tho stationary train until his loco
motive was close upon it. Shouting to his fire.
man, John Morrison, to jump, the engineer re-
yersed the lever and swung himself out of his
cab. Morrison fell and sprained his ankle. The
force OF the collision broke tho steam pipes
and the clouds of steam scaldcd the fireman
"a he lay beside tho engine, helpless and only
half conscious. He was taken to the Flower
Hospital, where it was said that his injuries
were not serious. Passengers in the front train
were very badly shaken, up and tossed about
and bruises were plenty. In one car there were
anumber OF shop girls, who set up a chorus OF
screams, and encouraged each other in this re-
upect until three of them became hystcrical and
n fourth tainted. They were revived ct tho
nearest station.
Policemen in the street below. seeing tho
clouds OF steam. turned in an alarm of fire.
which brought a hook and ladder truck to the
scene. Several ladders were run up, by which n
number Of the passengers gained the street.
The road was blocked for nearly three-Quarters
Of an hour. Hundreds Of persons went over to
Second avenue, and congested tho elevated traf.
&c there TO such an extent as to cause another
collision. A train drawing in at the Thirty.
fourth street station was held behind lis SEIZED.
ule by the crowds getting on Mt Forty-second
street, and was bumped from behind by an en-
CINE which was bringing a loaded train down
town. The collision was not q severe one, but II
90 startled a boy who was running up the station
stairs that he had u fit then and there, and rolled
back TO earth to be cartcd away to Bellevue
Hospital in an ambulance. There was little
delay TO traffic. All the collisions were pri-
marily due to the inability Of the engineers to
through the fog. The trains could not run
slowly because Of the pressure of traffic.
The pilots Of the ferryboats. which were about
the only craft that vcntured out In the gloom.
1teered entirely by the rule OF guess. They made
their slips occasionally without mishap, but
generally they ran up against other ferryboats.
Brooklyn. on a morning trip from Thirty.ninth
street, Brooklyn, to her slip in the East River, lost
her way completely. Her pilot, Capt. Ripley.
was startled by the screaming of a siren, which
he recognized as that OF the treboat New Yorker,
which lay at her pier near the Aquarium. Be
fore he could check the ferryboat's Roadway she
had rammed the freboat on the starboard bow,
etaving one plate. cracking two others. smash
ing her guards. and buckling her deck. There
were about lAl nnggNnUprS IN tho South RrnOk-
Ign, and many OF them were knocked down, but
not hurt, by the shock. The ferryboat was not
The ~ferryboat New Jersey of the Pcnnsylva.
MIA line, which left Jersey City at 7:30 a. NJ.
crowded with passengers. missed her slip, on
the Cincinnati, which was in the slip above.
ready to start for Jersey City. The New Jersey
backed away from the Cincinnati out into the
stream and aimed for the lower slip again. She
again hit the Cincinnati. Then she put out
!hto the stream once more to take another shot.
She moved blindly through the mist, and for the
third time banged into the other boat. There was
smashing OF glass and a breaking and crack.
Ing OF wood work. The gate and rail OF tho
women cabin on the Cincinnati were carried
away. Similar damage was done to the rail and
WOOD work OF the New Jersey on the mems side
OF me 9oat; The two bumps preceding the final
one mad put the nerves OF the women on the
Nsw Jersey on edge, and several of them tainted.
Inc t~Grryboat, Astoria of the Thirty.fourth
o'clock, missed her slip on this side of the river
Dy TWO blocks and raTmed tho pier head at the
iooto VI East lhlrty'second street. The forward
guard ran 1.-THE boat was broken and several
aorses ana many passengers were thrown from
The %ferryboat Sag Harbor struck tho end OF
tne rack or the Thirty-fourth street slip, while
attempting 70 get in, and gave her passengers q
s,est jar. Theodore johnson, SO years old. OF
o. Sallord avenue and Mrs. Edward NJ. Peck OF
% rursohs avenue. Flushing. were among the
RSssehgerS VINO were tumDled from their feet,
III. Johnson 5 right leg was dislocated. Mrs,
tevk Was cut on the knees and suffered much
ifTHl shock, They were taken TO their homes.
uihe ~terryooat America of the Grand street
ahe waited IN her New York slip for her sister
onip' we Maine, to come in. as her pilot did not
sulo 10 run The risk of meeting her in mid.
stleanl. The Maine, when she arrived, selected
~ snp lhe America was in. The weight of tho
SSasSehgers. horses. and vehicles on the forward
= : ~ me Maine carried the deck under the
6uaru ran or the America. The posts Of the
sH.os on lhe mems side of the Maino were
GSasppeq on, and the uGderbraces and the rud
Az =. .he america were damaged SO badly that
sIe was taken Otf tor repairs.
Inc Sound steamboat CITY of Norwalk
Sbpmnnueu OH the Battery near the Aquarium
wwni,ppe cropping for her pier. She backed OFF
was not damaged. ~
pinG ierfyhont Columbia. which plies between
proauWay. Williamsburg. and Grand street
mSue ,he longest voyage OF her career. She
SUnetsl me distance from Slip to slip in pleasant
Weathef IN a few minutes. Yesterday mornine
'ooh hcf one hour and five minutes 10 mnkt
az ohe carried about live hundred passenger
eHu many trucks and yunnng Nnn rlr III, ~ ~,