Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-03
Trains and Boats Move Slowly
and Uncertainty.
SCHEDULES KNOCKED OUT
Ferryboat Rams Tug at Pier in New
York Harbor.
PASSENGERS NEARLY IN PANIC
Little Damage Done-Commuters
Incommoded in Getting to
Their Business.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Completely on
her bearings in the dense fog this morn
ing. the .Lackawanna ferryboat Scandi-
navia butted into the New York Gen.
trails freight slip. foot Of Barclay street.
while attempting to make her berth next
door. . One of the Centrars tugs. lying
alongside the pier was all but sunk.
The ferryboat hit the tug. Her engines
had been reversed in time, however, to
save any serious damage.
When the tug suddenly loomed out Of
the fog ahead. there was for a moment a
suggestion of a panic. The Scandina-
Was passengers had lost their bearings,
and might have been in the middle of the
river, as far as they knew. The excite
ment was allayed almost Immediately.
however.
Tug Not Injured.
When the boats struck some ten feet of
the Scandinavia's guard rail was torn.
The tug was set to bobbing against the
pier like a cork
From the way in which the tugs crew
commenced scrambling up the pier side
the pilot of the Scandinavia first got the
idea that he had started the little vessel
to the bottom.
To make matters sure the tug was
lashed securely to the piling. After an
examination it was found she was about
as stanch as ever.
Then the Scandinavia backed out and
succeeded in negotiating her own slip.
Fourth Day Of Fog.
The enveloping blanket of fog had set
tied down more closely than ever on this,
the fourth morning of it's duration, and
throttled almost all harbor traffic delay
Ing incoming and outgoing trains, elevated
trains and trolley cars.
The ferryboatS suffered most directly
Many hundreds were disconnected at the
rush hour by schedules thrown badly out
Of gear or discontinued altogether.
That no accidents of any consequence
were reported seems due more to the care
of the pilots than to anything else. The
worst heard of was the ramming of piers
here and there. with narrow escapes from
serious accidents in several cases.
All through the early morning the fog
was heavy. When daylight came it
seemed thicker than ever Down the bay
incoming and outgoing vessels swayed at
anchors, unable to either make port or
get into the open waters.
Motormen Have Hard Time.
Motormen on the elevated trains were
not able to see signals. At times 1t was
impossible to see cars length ahead.
The best time possible under the circum-
stances was made.
The same conditions applied to the troll
ley carmen. Cars in the suburbs made
no effort to keep schedule time.
Reports from railroads showed that
most of the early incoming suburban
trains were late arriving.
Although the weather predictions for to-
Ior f0fp vxtffI 1nS0 70 t0vSr
it is not expected the fog will lift until
there is a shore breeze.
PHILADELPHIA. March 3.-One Of the
thickest fogs that have been experienced
in this section in years prevailed during
the early hours of the morning, slowing
up all methods of transportation.
Railroad schedules were badly mixed
up. Trains on the Pennsylvania railroad
In some instances arrived an hour late.
With the exception Of ferryboat service,