New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
Second Day of Year Keeps Wire.
less Operators Busy as Pas.
sengerS Flash Greetings.
HUNDREDS ON SOUND LINER
Big Priscilla, Full of Passengers,
Anchored All Day Long Off
College Point - Three
Boats Unable to Sail.

fog that plays havoc with shipping.
Ynglishmen who have gone about the
streets Of London with canes and lam
terms on more than one occasion put the
Made in England" mark upon the pail
of yesterday after one look into the white
bisnket that shut off the vision entirely
along the waterfront.
With the exception. Of the municipal
ferryboats that manage somehow to run
or fairly good schedule the year round.
river traffic was tied up completely. The
tubes under the North River defed the
mist and carried comfortably the small
crowds that wanted TO travel between
New Jersey and New York
It vas different story with those
who had to come from afar on steam
ships a feet of twelve steamships from
the South and the East dropped anchor
N Sandy Hook, and remained there
throughout the Gay. Unless the wind
shifts today 1t is likely that their num-
Ter will be augmented by such vessels
as manage to creep through the fog until
they reach the Hook.
The passenger traffic from Europe,
however, was light Yesterday. The At
antc Transport liner Minnewaska, from
London. was the only liner TO come from
the East with passengers. She carried
only thirty. but they managed to keep
the wireless operator busy with personal
messages from morning until night.
Foo Held lin Rern,uda Shin
The Quebec liner Bermudian. from Ber-
muda. was anchored near the Mime
waska, and she, too, contributed a goodly
sum 70 the wireless company that
handled her business. She had on board
23O passengers who had gone to Ber-
nuda for a rest, and although they had
obtained it on the islands they were
forced by circumstances to take more of
j. in the pail of the Hook.
The steamship Carolina OF the New
York and Porto Rico Line got in yes
,srday from san Juan, but was caught
iu the mist oil the Scotland Lightship
and had 10 anchor With her were the
southern Pacific steamships II Sol and
Proteus from New Orleans. and II Alba
from Galveston: the Savannah liner city
nj Savannah from Savannah. the Hamil-
on Of the Old Dominion Line from Nor
@olk. the Clyde liner Pawnee from Phila-
1elphia and the Comanche of the same
Inc from Jacksonville.
The Comanche was caught in the fog
al 6 p N. on Sunday and was forced TO
anchor IN Gravescnd Bey. The Ward
liner Havana was reported by wireless
some sixty miles down the coast shortly
after midnight. and it is thought that
she also is anchored off the Hook.
only three vessels were scheduled TO
cave port yesterday, but they remained
A. their piers The Surname Of the
Royal Dutch West India Mail Line was
scheduled to leave port at p M, but no
effort was made TO take her out Of her
deck. The Jefferson Of the old Dominion
Line for Norfolk and the Mallory liner
Rio Grande for Brunswick both sched
uled to start at 3 y. m, also remained at
heir piers. II was announced that they
would keep their passengers on board
and leave port the moment the fog lifted.
ID to a late hour last night they had
not moved.
Many Held on Priscilla.
The worst detention Of the day oc-
cured Of College Point, where the big
Fall River liner Priscilla was forced TO
anchor with $50 fretful passengers on
board The Priscilla caught the mist
when we'll up the Sound, but managed 10
steam slowly through it until she got TO
College Point where the fog shut down
60 thickly that the pilots could not see
Z half ships length ahead.
According to wireless messages from
the Priscilla, the passengers were dis
gruntled lot. They We're no more fret
ful. however. than the officials Of the
line who had 10 turn away more than
hundred passengers who had planned to
return to Fall River last night on the
Priscilla.
Such messages as we are marooned
in your backyard. Wade out and get US
or throw out a biscuit" came through TO
friends from the fogound passengers.
A small boat which went out TO the
Priscilla got a message thrown over the
side, reading Call up the Harry and
Eddy and tell them I've got a thirst"
Many brokers and business men who
had planned to get TO the city early
Yesterday morning used up much OF the
wireless operators time with business
messages A score of messages were sent
by persons begging to be excused from
dinner engagements in this city and
elsewhere
The steamboat Naugatuck anchored
near the Priscilla, and from the whistIes
heard throughout the day IL is beheVed
that three other boats were anchored In
the neighborhood. Shortly after p m.
launch went out TO the Priscilla from
College Point and took off six passeh-
gers, who. il was said, paid more thah
the fare from Boston 10 New YORK Ioi
being taken ashore.
According 20 steamship men, the ioe
pail Of yesterday was the heaviest anu
most tenacious that had enshrouded thls
port In many years.
The revenue cutter Hudson whicn
meets all steamships at Quarantine ,n 1lo
not leave her berth at the Battery Iho
staff Of deputy surveyors and lnsPect9IIo
under Deputy Surveyor Raczhie" WIZ ~. q
were held in readiness througnout sro
cay for baggage examination, but the I1s
made II an idle day for them. Inc me
Inspectors who remain aboard shlps
anchor I'm the bay had TO DO ooupis
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