Evening journal., 1922-01-11
gale DRIVES
PEDESTRIANS
OFF STREETS
CONTINUED From First Paae.)

er nelu IaSt tneIe. Wnlle lOWtTtu
the span, all further danger being
past.
Prior TO colliding with the bridge,
the schooner struck Pier No. OF
the Wilson Line Company, at the
foot of Fourth street. This pier Is
known as the New Jersey Ferry slip
and luckily the ferryboat Arctic.
which had been compelled TO aban-
don its morning trip from Penn's
Grove because OF the wind, was not
at the pier. According to Captain
Horace Wilson. president of the Will
son Line. had the ferry boat been
tied up at the pier It would have
been wrecked
The runaway ship tore away a
large portion OF the wharf, the
ticket office and a large she'd entail
ing loss of at least $500. The
vessel hit the Wilson Line wharf a
side blow with the bow and this
caused the vessel to veer off and
sweep down on the new bridge,
broadsides.
When the vessel tore away from
its berth at the American Car and
Foundry wharf It carried with it a
large section Of the wharf and two
Of the large pilings II was estimated
that the damage done to the
wharves OF the owners would
amount to $500.
Shortly after the schooner started
adrift. Charles S. Gawthrop and
other officials OF the company start
ed after the runaway aboard the
tugboat c. Reictert, which, with
the tugboat Meteor, OF the Bush
Line, made an attempt to pull the
schooner from against the bridge.
owing to the high wind and the
incoming tide, it was impossible to
move the schooner at first but Il
finally was towed away at noon
The tugboat Winterthur also went tC
the assistance OF the vessel.
The schooner Is known as an aux.
iliary vessel. being equipped with en-
gines and sails, and at the time 4
broke loose it was berthed alongside
the W. H. Wooden, another four.
masted schooner which held fast
The Gawthrop Is 212 feet long, has q
beam Of 40 feet and draws 21 feet o
water. When it struck the new
bridge Il was coated with ice anC
presented a pretty picture.
Omcials OF the American Car ant
Foundry Company went aboard tn
schooner as It lay at the bridge ant
an inspection was made. The ship,
was said, had not been damaged an,
according to Mr.. Gawthrop It coul'
not cause any furthn- damage.
Fcrryboat's Rough Trip.
The ferryboat Arctic. which unde
ordinary circumstances would hav
heen tied up directly in the path o
the runaway vessel. left here at
3 o'clock this morning with some auto
I mobile trucks aboard as well a
. freight and some passengers Afte
p battling against the wind the Arcti
o nosed into the pier at Penn's Grow
$ but It was unable to make a landini
d The passengers were able, however
I to leave the boat but IL was impos
sible to remove the freight. the Arc
p tic being several feet from tn
freight slip.
The City OF Camden, OF the WI
4 son Line. which left Philadelphia a
8 o'clock this morning, nosed int
+ the slip at Fourth street at
o'clock, nearly an hour late. 1t wa
35 minutes docking at Chester an
when Il turned into the jetty at tn
mouth Of the Christiana River. IN
Camden dipped three times. ono
on the way down the river the deck
were awash with waves which a
times were 10 feet high, according I
the passengers
Luckily tho boat on its trip herr
rode before the wind and II made tn
trip without serious interruption.
other Wilson line boats tied u
and did not make trips during IN
storm this morning.
Building Blown Loose.
Struck by the gale sweeping alon
{ the Christiana river front, a fran
- building at the Pusey q Jones shiI
= yard, was blown several feet fro
II its foundation toward the river. II
building was used as a school
shipyard crafts during the war ar
was abandoned about eightet
months ago. 1t is about 20 by
feet in size. According to c.
Lynch. one OF the officials at n
4 plant. the damage was slight.
From the river-front bridge; 4
building looked as II It had be-
blown into the Christiana. II W
situated by itself away from 9th
buildings and received the fun for
OF the high wind.
The tide. which rose rapidly, III
he not overfown the banks at the Pus
W & Jones plant at noon.
m Owing to the large number
persons blown from their feet at {
s. intersections OF Tenth and Mark
ir Eleventh and Market, Tenth a
al shirley and Ninth and Mark
T. streets. this morning superintende
Of OF Police Black stationed spec
policemen at these corners to
&c pedestrians in crossing the stree
Is The trouble at these points was ma
fe greater by The tall buildings app;
he entity increasing the force OF
'a gale.
rs According TO reports received
ng the police. trees were blown do'
TO al many points throughout the c
and telephone service was grea
al hampered by falling wires.
ne Umbrella members should ha
n busy times for the next few wee
'ih as hundreds Of umbrellas W.
IN wrecked this morning, and ma
were discarded by the owners W
,er thought the damage was too gr'
nc for repair.
no The wind played havoc with ov
ire head signs and windows through
the city. At one time this morn
Nn /. r.,,rt ctrilrlrn sIrnef car No 12A