The sun., 1907-03-14
NARROW sQUEAKs N FEE roc
Baltic Runs Down n Bsrge-F0ur Ferry.
boat Collisions.

There were four ferrybolt collisions
yesterday while ths dense fog overhung
the bay and rivers and many narrow
escapes for vessels coming up and going
down the hay. Several OF the big liners
were compelled to lie outside and steam
boats coming thrOush the Sound and due
here early in the morning did not get to
| their piers until nearly dark.
The big White Star steamship Baltic.
which left her pier at o'clock in the morn
ing, ran into a coal barge near the Statue
Of Liberty and the barge went down. The
Baltic proceeded TO sea. Among her pas
sengers was J. p Morgan. Although the
Baltic passed Quarantine at $50 A. M.
she did not pass out at the Hook until
4:20 P. VI.
The Ward Line steamship Havana while
on her way up the bay came near running
into the State Island ferryboat Bronx.
Soon afterward she narrowly missed the
Georgian Prince Of the Prince Line, which
was on her way out. When she had just
missed hitting Governors Island she called
couple OF tugs and got them to take her
to her dock
The liners vaderland and Neuw Amster-
dam both reported themselves by wireless
OUTSIDE oil SANDY HOOK.
The ferryboats Flushing and Hampstead
OF the Long Island Railroad came together
on on the Long Island City side Of the Fast
River and both boats which were in the
service between East Thirty-fourth street
and Long Island City, were so badly dam
aged that they were withdrawn.
The Flushing had not left her slip in
Long Island City and passengers and
teams were still coming on board when
the Hampstead, which was going to her
slip, ran into her. The Hempsteads over
hang was somewhat lower than the Flush
ing and went under it jamming into her
hull. while the deck of the Hampstead
was torn up by the overhang of the Flushing
About ten feet of the railing on the men 6
side OF the Hempsteat was torn away,
the heavy iron posts torn out ana the gates
were smashed.
For while there was much excitement
on both the boats. The Flushing after
much difficulty succeeded in freeing herself
backed out and got into her slip.
The Baltimore Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and the Goshen Of the Erie collided
in the North River The Goshen had left
the foot Of Chambers street for Jersey
City and the Baltimore was on her way
to Jersey City from Desbrosses street.
They came together in midstream bows on.
The impact was not great, but the Goshen
lost part OF her rail on the mems side
and the cabin was stove in. The Balti-
rnore's bow was damaged. The collision
occurred about noon Soon after that
another Pennsylvania boat, the Washing
ton. running from Jersey City TO Cortlandt
street, was run into by D., L. 4 w. tug.
One of the deck hands of the tug, Patrick
Coppinger. fell overheard. He was rescued.
The ferryboat was not badly dame ged
Last night the fog on the river was thicker
than ever The Lackawanna and Penn
sylvania ferries were operated on a new
schedule for the night Until the theatre
crowd had been disposed of and until mid
night an extra boat was run from Cortlandt
street on the Pennsylvania and from Barclay
street on the Lackawanns The ferryboat
Scranton of the Lackawanna road on her
ll;l4 trip from Hoboken met the Princeton
Of the Pennsylvania service The boats
were both at reduced speed and both had
their whistles going, but they bumped side
to side as they passed IL was all over so
quickly that. there wasn't even time for
the passengers to get scared The Scranton
took twenty-four minutes to make the trip.