Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-04
FOg Causes Crash,
Eight Persons Hurt
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and they were almost swept off their
feet as they struggled slowly along.
About dozen women. made hystcri..
cal by the crush, were given first ala
treatment in the Office Of DIR. David DE
Vanncy. a railroad surgeon; Among
them were Jane Henry. Of PaulsborO,
! and Marie Mnchie, 500 boardwalk ave.
nue, Ocean City. ~
John Clark. thirty-six ycarS old. OF
Gloucester. tainted while in the midst
ferry gate. He was revived in DR.. DE
Nanney's Office.
! Men and women were packed in an
| almost solid mass In the Pennsylvania
Railroad ferryhousc Mt the foot of Fed.
cral street, corresponding to Market
street here.
The crowds extended along the roofe,l
/ plazas on tho north and south sides Of
| Federal street. Police estimated that
10000 persons were crowded in the
forryhouse and on the approaches to the
! entrance gates.
| The ferry officials concentrated all
their efforts on getting foot passengers
across the river. Automobiles and
stantly growing columns until 10 40
/
admitted to the boats.
Three lines Of automobiles were
strung along Market. Cooper and Arch
streets for several blocks. Movement
forward or backward was impossible.
In spite of the. delay and the pres /.
sure on all sides. the throngs in the big
waiting shed kept in good humOr. When
the dim outline of boat could be seen
nosing into n slip. cheers would carry
the tidings through the ferryhouse.
There were several false alarms and
hundreds Of persons who struggled
toward slip. only to be disappointed,
would surge back toward another slip
when cheers would 60 up from another
part of the shed.
When the crowds became absolutely
impenetrable railroad officials, for the
first time in history, ordered the ferry
house entrances closed. Railroad police
stood guard until few boatloads got
away, slightly reducing the congestion.
At I 80 o'clock the ferryboat Mill
Vile, lIadcd to capacity, tried to enter
the slip on the Philadelphia side, al.
though the Wcnonah was already
berthed there. -
The Milvillc pilot couldn't sec the
bow Of his vessel and proceeded unit
II bunpcd the WcnOnah's 8 bow. Aler
I lHu WARM oII lh' ltINUlu VSCh VuSue(
backward in alarm. but there was NJ
panic. The Millvilc drew off until thu
other ferry got into the river.
.. a quick appraisal of the damage
showed that quarterback post Oh tn,
Millville had been broken and the gate.
smashed. Some of the planking of tn,
: Wcnonah was wr"nchcd loose.
: Boats Bump in Midstrea,n
The lIummonton and the Wildwood
chlrning across tn" river at 10:
o'clock. bumped in midstream. Th'
: engines were reversed and both drew
! ahead signal was given the boat
! scrapcd for their entire length.
On the next trip. the WildwOO,
started cautiously across for the Phila
!, dclphia side, but it swung completely
. about and without the knowledge o
,, the pilot headed for the Camden slim
!, The error was not discovered unit
|. deckhnnds were ready with the crap
a pling hooks.
: 4 short time later. as the IIamnon
n ton was aiming for the Camden slip
V tn" steam failed 1t was pushed in b,
& a tug. The IIaddOnticld. from Fedora
: street. became lost and finally nose,
;, dUwnsi r"am TO tho South street slip
On one of its trips to this side. TIN
q IIammontOn moved too far north an,
Il slid alongside u barge anchored off tn
Municipal Pier at Vine street. \ scor
Of men climbed from the ferry deck t
the barge and then made their wa
over to the pier and to Delaware ave
nue..
2 Once on the boats the crowds re
taiIed their good humor. although som
we're apprehensiv" of collisions
There's the Bnrnegat Light" on
q man yelled as boat stopped abou
midstreanl.
n "I'hey better hurry that Dcluwar
g River bridge" another shouted. Me
Q chaffcd about the possibilities Of foo
on the boat and wondered what I'll
IS lunch aud dinner menus would be.
: Trip Take Fifty. five Minutes
n. At the height of the crush each o.,
@ required an average of fifty.tivc minute
a and in some instances 1t required thirt
minutes to unload the human curgoes.
10 Emergency traffic regulations had
Ic be enforced on both sides Of the rive
d Chief Hyde. of the Camden police, pei
ID sonnlly taking charge of big deta
as around the Federal street ferryhOus
= AS a typical experience of the thou
NVuuS VI IoS
q Stewart, Of Beverly. y. j., said !
10 waited one hour and fO:ty-tive min
= htes for II boat. moving inch by in'
IS toward the slip ns the OvcrwOrkcd boa
: 'dug into the accumulated mass I
1t humanity. Joseph Fritchey, Of Woo
Al bury. waited two hours for boat. Ol
inan. who said he had been coiimuti
III since 1897. agsorted he never before 81
D., such jam AS that in the ferry house.
t, In the crowds were scores OF wOmf
!. with children who planned to nal
Hn early start with their Christina
10 shopping. Some Of the shopping parti
~ because separated and frantic wOm'
Is sIuirmed through the crush hurting Il
T. their youngsters.
~ The following statement was issue
by the Pennsylvania Railroad:
nc "A heavy fog which spread over Il
western portions Of the Trenton al
Atlantic divisions and the Delawa
River about o'clock this morning r
~ suited In all trains being late both
Ii leaving and arriving at Camden.
li Ferry schedules were annulled al
IN only one boat was operated from ca
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