The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-28
1000 NARROWED BY
FOG OFF THE HOOK
Staten Island FerrybOats Crash
Head-On Near st.
George.
COLLISION IN THE HUDSON
Car Float Rams Barclay Street
Boat and Tugs Tow
Her In.
COLLISION IN THE HUDSON

A zephyr fuctuating between the south
east and south blew on the cold waters
hereabout yesterday md created the
dampest and thickcst fog Of the year.
barring the gates OF the harbor TO one OF
the biggest fleets ever anchored or the
Hook. A shift OF wind from the land may
dissipate the mists this morning.
When the Sandy Hook observer looked
from his window at s: 15 o'clock last night
there was q rift in the gloom and for q
few minutes he could see as far of as the
Ambrose Channel. Then he noted about
twenty steamships at anchor, including
the Atlantic Transport Minnetonka, from
London. the Anchor liner California from
Glasgow. the Holland America steamship
Rotterdam from Rotterdam. all Of which
arrived of the Hook early yesterday
morning, and the Ward liner Havana from,
Mexico and Cuba. In all the fleet probably
there were more than 1000 cabin and
steerage passengers
Many close shaves between river craft
and liners with venturesome shippers and
pilots who risked bringing their vessels up
were reported. Two municipal ferryboats
the Manhattan and the Brooklyn, crashed
head on OF the st. George slips at Staten
Island during the o'clock rush hour
bruisins many passengers who were
thrown down by tho jar and damaging
both boats The Manhattan, which was
bound for st. George, had about 1906
Passengers. When she was about coo
yards from st George the Brooklyn
| bound for Manhattan, came out. The
pilot OF neither boat could see the othe-
uhul they were so close that a big bumy
was Inevitable. Engineers got signals e
stop and reverse at full speed and tina,
moderated the force with which the boat.
struck
Probably 900 persons. mostly men. wer,
on the outer decks forward Of the Man
haitian. When they saw the bow OF the
Brooklyn impending they ran aft. Guart
rails OF both boats were dented and
rails and stanchions Of the upper deck.
We're broken, starting a momentary panic
The boats proceeded 10 their destinations
There were only about 500 passenger.
! ABOARD the Brooklyn. Damage to botf
boats may amount to $4,000.
Ferryboat Hits Float.
The ferryboat Scandinavia of the Bar.
clay street line, Just after leaving Hobo
Ken last evening. collided with Lacka
wanna float ~. in tow OF the tug Morris
| town. Two lookouts on the forward decI
or the Scandinavia saw the float stimuli
| taneousy ard shouted 20 the ferryboa
pilot. The warning was too late to pre-
/ vent collision. The float rammed tn,
| ferryboat on the mems side, ripping "A ga,
| IN her woodwork above the water lin,
about fifteen feet long. There were no
\ many passengers in the cabin and al
escaped injury. The float also was stove
Ferryboat and float drifted together III
stream nearly half a mile.
They whistled for assistance and tn,
tugs Bath and Bernardsville came out ant
| towed the Scandinavia to the nearest pier
| that OF the Consolidated Coal Company
| There were no facilities for landing pa
sengers there and IL was necessary to If
some OF the children and women out o.
| windows.
Among tn" i'w big ships that came u
dock through the murk We're the French
| liner Rochambcau and the North German
| Lloyd steamship George Washins,ou
About II O'Clock last night the sand,
Hook observer reported Nothing but fog.
The Weather Bureau saw no signs Of ;
letup last night The prophets expec
rain to-day and little change in the tenn
perature.