New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

city and harbor yesterday Every mode Of
transit delayed-trains ferry yboats. trolley
cars, bridge cars, elevated cars and vehicles
drawn by horses A person standing at the Bat
terry wall would have thought a naval celebra-
ton in progress, judging from the continu
Gus footing of whistles. So far as the vision
concerned, however. he would never have been
able to say what it looked like for it was hidden
from sight in the cloud.
AT 10 o'clock, when the fog was most dense,
the whistle blowing and bell ringing on passing
craft deafening 1t impossible to
more than fifty feet from the Battery wall,
and the walks We're filled with people trying to
pierce the fog to what going the
water The tUgboat Defiance with piledriver
in tow, and another tug with tow of timber
barges were the only craft that could be made
out though the noise indicated that there were
many vessels cropping about in the impenetrable
mist.
The ferryboat Mauch Chunk, of the Central
Railroad Of New-Jersey line which sank the
Mortified some time ago. ran into tow Of
brick scows near the Aquarium. Her steering
gear dslocated, and some Of the woodwork
on the port side knocked off. There was
some excitement among the passengers until 1t
was discovered that the injuries were slight.
After drifting about for twenty-five minutes the
steering gear got into working order again.
ana the BOAT prOCeeOeQ TO nST pier
There were many Jersey and Long Island
commuters who wished with all their hearts
that the Pennsylvania Railroad terminals We're
completed and in working order. The Pennsyl-
vania and Erie ferries to Jersey City, the Ho-
boken weehawken, Brooklyn and Staten Island
boats all had difficulty in finding their slips,
and no regular service attempted. The
Erie had unusual difficulties to contend with.
Two of the boats were laid up for repairs. and
on the Chambers-st line only three boats were
running. This caused an overcrowding OF the
boats.
HORSES. CARS AND MEN DELAYED.
After 8 o'clock the boats refused to carry
teams and took passengers only. Sometimes
the three boats were side Of the river
at the same time, and all pretence at running
on schedule time was abandoned. Several in
coming steamships had difficulty in reaching
their Siers When the fog lifted little at noon
the vessels which had made Quarantine man
aged to make their way up the Bay. Among
them were the Nord America, from Naples; the
Strabo, from Santos; the Harry Luckenbach.
from Colon; the FL Sud, from New Orleans;
the jamestown from Newport News; the Segu-
ranca, from Mexican ports and Cuba, and the
Cassel, from Bremen
On shore mankind had its troubles. too The
express trains the elevated lines were delayed
and trolley cars, horses and pedestrians slipped
on slippery rails and Shiny streets. The Broad
way cars were delayed by the falling of several
horses.
on the Brooklyn Bridge at the morning rush
hours when every Brooklynite was taking what
he believed to be the only sure route to Man
haitian.
All the cars running over the bridge-trolley.
elevated and bridge-stopped for several min
utes at 7:50 o'clock The trolley cars were
blocked from the bridge entrance to the Brook
lyn City Hall. Many people, fearing that the
delay would be a long one, left the trolley cars
TO take the bridge cars, only to find that the
latter were also stopped. Most of them walked
to Manhattan crowding the promenade.
Soon after the stopped the ticket agents
of the bridge system both ends of the struct-
ure stopped selling tickets It was said that the
delay probably caused by the failure OF
power from the power house Of the Fifth-ave
elevated line, in South Brooklyn, which operates
some Of the trolley well as the Fifth
ave elevated cars the Bridge.
The fog cleared away about sundown ana
later the stars could be seen Southeast storm
warnings were ordered displayed from Baltimore
TO this city. Storms were reported approaching
from Southern Texas and from Lake Superior
which would cause light southeast winds The
wind is likely to become northwesterly tonight.
and it is predicted that snow Will follow 1t to-
morrow. The temperature ranged between IL
degrees at a. m. and 53 at p. m. yesterday