New-York tribune., 1901-03-27
FOG HOLDS SHIPS DOWN BAY
THICK WEATHER KEEPS A LONG LINE
FROM COMING To THEIR PIERS.

For two days New-Yo Harbor has been
veoped in fog. and as a consequence the naviga-
tion OF large vessels has been attended with
more or less danger. The smaller craft by hug
ging the shore, able to get about, but the
big steamships afraid to for fear of
collisions. a number of steamships arrived yes
terday. but few Of them dared to attempt TO
reach their piers. All of these were reported
either from Sandy Hook or Quarantine. as the
fog was too dense at Fire Island TO them.
Not vessel was reported from that outpost all
day.
Throughout the day steamers arrived at Sandy
Hook and anchored waiting for the fog TO lift.
The French steamer La Gascogne was the only
one that able to get into the bay in the
forenoon. She passed up under reduced speed
but without incident great delay. The Red
Star liner Friesland from Antwerp reached the
Bar at o a. m. and anchored; the Alene. from
Central America. which arrived the Bar at
II a. M: the Finance. from Colon. which arrived
at 10 a. m. anchored outside the Bar and were
not reported until late in the afternoon, when
they We're seen entering the harbor in a string.
with the MORO Castle from Havana and the
big Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. which had just
joined the procession. They all reached Quar-
antine about : o'clock, when the fog began TO
settle down denser than ever. The big German
liner cleared Quarantine at $50. but anchored
on StapletOn with her one thousand passengers
10 await daylight. a tug sent down to her
by the North German Lloyd Line to learn where
she was. and found that Captain Englebart had
decided TO wait at Stapleton over night.
The captain OF the Moro Castle decided TO
risk the trip. and. guided by tug, proceeded
slowly to the steamers pier. at Wall-st. where
the steamer arrived safely at about $50 O'Clock.
The Alene came up to Pier No l and landed her
passengers. and Captain Albrecht of the Vader-
land. decided TO dock his vessel. and left Quar-
antine at 500 o'clock. reaching the American
Line pier at Vesey-st. about 10 o'clock.
The American Line steamer Vaderland put in
at Pier No IA. North River. at 1915 last night.
after very unpleasant voyage. She arrived at
the Bar at 1910 a. m, passed Sandy Hook at
iOS p. M, arrived at Quarantine at 400,
where she anchored, and was compelled by the
dense fog TO lie until $40 p. m. From March
21 TO ~ she experienced heavy gales and un-
usually high seas. but. with the exception OF the
blowing away of a small rail on the upper deck,
no damage done The last two days out
made exceedingly disagreeable by the
heavy fogs.
Among the passengers on board was Jules
Keen. of Buffalo Bilrs Wild West Show. accom-
panied by his wife and daughter. He brought
with him thirty-five people including Lieutenant
+. A Vauderloo and eleven Beers of De Vets
scouts. twelve of Colonel Baden-POwerTs scouts
and nine CossaCks. Colonel Leonard Hewett,
Lord Francis Hope, ]. f. McGregOr ID. West
Peters and William III. LOngsdOrf were among
the other passengers.
Only two of the passengers left the
ship they not allowed to take anything
but their hand baggage, so several who had ex-
pected to take trains out of New-York last night
were unable to do 40, and the majority of the
passengers concluded 10 remain all night on
board.
The Friesland spent the night at anchor in the
Upper Bay.
The fog and the mid-Atlantc storm upset the
calculations of the agents of the steamship
lines considerably. The Vaderland was sched-
uled to sail to-day for Southampton. but will
be unable to do
Several steamers managed 20 sail yesterday
Among them We're the Cymric. for Liverpool
and the Lain. for Bremen.