The evening world., 1911-01-27
HEAVY FOG LIFTS
LONG ENOUGH TO
LET BIG LINERS IN
Blanket Had Extended From
Far Over Ocean Clear to
the Mississippi.
IT CAUSED MUCH DELAY.
Two Sound FreighterS Got on
the Rocks, but Were
Safely Floated.
IT CAUSED MUCH DELAY.

For the second time this winter ship
ping bound in and out of the port of
New York was f%ogoound until II O'Clock
to-day. This time the fog blanie. was
no merely local AFFAIR, but stretched
from far out over the Atlantic clear 10
the Mississippi River. and from the
Great Lakes southwark beyond Mason
and Dixonj's line. The thick mist over
the harbor lifted at II long enough TO
let delayed ships come in.
As yet the fog is known to have caus-
ed loss from delay. annoyance by the
running aground of two freight steam
ships in the Sound, disordered schedules
of short-trip craft such as ferryboats
and freight lighters arpund the harbor.
but no accidents involving human life or
damage to property.
Liners Held Up.
Down off Ambrose Channel llghtship
up TO nearly 1907 we're the Mauretanla,
which came believing in. feeling her
way. at s o'clock last night; the Prlnz
Friedrich Wilhelm, which arrived earlier
In the afternoon, the Rhein. Idaho and
abe coasters Winifred. Iroquols and Co
NAL. besides numerous smaller vessels.
To job Switzer OF st. Louis, the
engineer vino designed the famous Eads
Bridge. a passenger on the Prinz Fried
rich Wilhelm, the grip OF the fog
caused a narrowing experience. Mr..
Swttzer received a wireless message to-
day that his father had died In st. Louis.
Arrangements had been made with Col
iector Loeb to expedite the passing of
his baggage by a specially detailed In
spector at Quarantine, and a special
train vas held ready to curry him
40 st. Louis $ soon as he could be hur-
ried from Quarantine. When the news
came that his trip to see his father be-
fore death was vain, these Arrangements
were given up.
Freighters in Mishaps.
The Sound freishters Michigan and
II, NJ. Whl,nev-the one from rrovi-
deHoe TO New York and the other from
Boston-wcnt aground last night lex
Execution Light, near Throgg's Neck,
The Mohegan was hauled Off the mud
unframed early to-day by a fleet OF
EusS, N4AlHu lU'H Nfllk W ~ ilNilfN
and hauled her or the shoal, She pro-
ceedcd TO Boston.
At Q O'Clock tho observers OF shipping
down the bay flashed word to the mari
time news bureaus that the fog was
lifting. There was n great ~scurrying
about, which became l~ackadaisical
again as It was ollowed by the disap-
pointing word that 1t was not lifting
hard enough to stay up
All through the city artificial lights
glowed In the windows OF office build
,ngs. an dthe ugg oppressive air
gave warning OF n renewal of the
winters unusual afrliction OF influenza
and grippe.
The Weather Conditions.
At the local weather bureau It was
said to-day that a disturbance OF slight
intensity extends over the lower lake
region, causing light rain or snow from
that section eastward to the Atlantic
Coast. Temperatures have risen over all
sections OF the Mississippi River and de-
clined over all Western sections except
the Texas coast. Light rain has con-
,inued on the Pacific Coast and snow
fiurrles over the Northwest, where i
cold wave Of considerable intensity pre-
walls.
Conditions indicate continued cloudy
weather with light rain in this vicinity
this afternoon, tonight and probably
saturday. Winds will shift TO the north
west tomorrow and 1t will be colder in
the afternoon