Evening journal., 1912-12-19
BOREAS LETS
CITY OUT OF
DENSEST FOG
Atmospheric Pail Holds UlriCa
Out Over Night, PaSSeng-
erS Walking From Jetty
WILSON LINE BOATS
HAVE TROUBLES, TOO

Wilmington is enjoying crisp and
clear weather today after having liv-
ed for one day Under one OF the
heaviest fogs ever seen here. During
The night hail fell with the rain
through the fog. but later a strong
northwest wind broke up the storm
clouds and at 10 o'clock this morn
ing the weather was all that could be
desired
While the fog hung over the city
traffic on both land and water was at
a standshn particularly on the 'riv-
er. The worst effect OF the black
pail. was felt on the Christana and
the Delaware rivers.
Throughout the city the fog was so
dense that shop lights had to be turn
ed on as early az 4 o'clock. In the
late afternoon pedestrians and driv-
ers OF vehicles could not see a half
square ahead OF them When night
fell il was hardly possible TO see a
few feet. The powerful arc lights
along the streets threw their rays
only half a dozen yards. while the in
candescent and gas lights on the cor
ners had the appearance OF fire
flies.
made traffic impossible. All kinds of
scraft We're tied up.
The steamer Ulrica was lost in the
fog on her 3 o'clock trip from Penns
Grove and did not reach the Wilson
Line wharf until this morning. The
pilot by the aid OF the fog bell at the
GETTY and the compass managed Ia
reach the mouth Of the Christiana
7 A.. lao.
came useless and the ships crew be-
came lost The steamer eventually
brought up on the mud flats but gol
off and was headed toward the Jersey
shore which fact the pilot soon learn
ed The captain then decided 10 tiC
up at the jetty and the passengers
were put ashore. The ten passenger.
aboard the boat appealed TO the keep
crs of the lighthouse at the ietty tC
convey them into Wilmington dist
nnce of several miles One of the
keepers had two horses and other one
hut neither would allow the use Of hi,
team. because of the weather condi
tion I'm consequence several womeI
in the party were Obliged to walk owe
wet and muddy fields a considerable
distance before reaching trolle,
line The men In the party declare'
they intended 10 bring the matter &
The attention of the government
The Wilson Line schedule was pu
out yesterday morning when it wa
deemed hest not to allow the rs
o'clock boat leaving Wilmington q
proceed on It's trip. The City q
Wilmington. however, left at 1913
0clock from Philadelphia for thi
city. while the City of philadelphi
left Wilmington for the Quaker Cit
at the same time Both boats had
Geht thcir way through the hcay
fog, but managed TO roach their bert
shortly after 2 o'clock AS these trin
took nearly four hours the manage
ment of the line decided not to .ru
any more boats for the day
The trains of the p., b. & W. raj
road also were delayed Quite
number of trains arrived In WI
mington from 10 to 35 minutes lat
The cars on the Darby line run
ming between Wilmington and nortl
crn points. were of schedule. and III
fog was so thick that their powerfI
electric headlights could only be see
a few car lengths. The car that nj
ually gets 20 Sixth and Market fro
up the line at Gas did not arri'
until about 715 last evening
The fog was so dense last nigl
that flock Of wild ducks becan
lost and attracted by the city light
hoyered over the city for sometime.