Year: 1874

COLLISION BETWEEN TWO FERRYBOATS.


In the dense fog which overhung the barbor
yesterday morning violent collision occurred between
two ferry boats Chrstopherst line, and serious
disaster was narrowly ayerted. The accident occurred
just before o'clock, when the fog was impenetrable
The ferry boat Chancellor Livingston left her Slip at
Hoboken for Christopher-st, New-fork She accom-
pished the passage of the river after some dlihcuy,
but was unable in the mist to take direct
course for the Chrstopherst. slip. She reached
a point below chpistePherst aud at onoo ontor"d
upon series Of experiments in search
ing for the slip in which she belonged
She thus entered and withdrew from several and was
Just retreating from slip i'll the Immediate vicinity OF
Chrstopher-st., when without al nsAuts warning the
Hoboken came crashing through her side. The latter
boat had left the Hoboken side nearly half an hour
after tho Livingston, her pilot naturally supposing
that the other boat had entered the slip on the New
York side several minutes before. AT that point the
Livingston would await the arrival OF the Hoboken
and the pilot OF the latter hardly expected to
enter the slip at the same moment. Both
boats had on board considerable number
OF passengers, but none suffered serious injury
The entire outer wall Of the after ladies' cabin OF the
Livingston shattered and carried away the guard
~ the oboken passing over the deck OF the Livingston
The wall having been thus swept away the roof fell In
and the fragments scattered over the deck OF the
Hoboken. IL any passenger had been In the after ladies'
cabin the time he would have been killed or at least
very seriously injured The principal injury 10 the
Uoboken was the loss OF her rudder A small section OF
tie rentlemens cabin was also crushed and
OF the injured. though slightly by
flying spnters. Both taken TO the foot Of
Frs-st HOboken and others were substituted on the
line. Repairs will be begun at once on the injured
vessels and will cost, 1t Is thought q 500 The pilot OF
the Livingston j. c. Lester and his father performed
similar duty on the Hoboken.


The dense fog which seriously tmpeded navigation
everywhere did not lift tin afternoon. Much difficulty
perienced ali the ferry lines, though passen
gers Staten Island and NewJersey were the principal
sufferers On Of the ferries OF the boats were
Withdrawn aud al were plying irregnlarly during the
forenoon. Several narrow escapes from colsloh Of
CURED both rivers. The steamer Governor Fenton
employed by the Health officers, ashore at Clifton,
Staten Island, but sustained little Injury.


The Sound steamers all detained. ana none
reached their docks IN the North River until after mid
day, and not till p At about 1880 y. IN. the
fog lifted and for about two hours little difficulty
experienced either by ferry river steamers
of the morning settled upon the harbor Ferry boats
were running infrequenty, and were consequently
crowded to their utmost capacity. on the North River
half hour generally consumed In single trip:
The soniDgton boat left her pier about $50 D. M and
the other Sound boats remained at their docks and at
late hour of the evening had not sailed Ocean steam
ships which arrived at Quarantine Wero unable 10 reach
hen docks,