New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-22
A Northeast Storm-Overfowin Tides-Cellars
and Stores Tlooded-Damage 70 Vessels. NC

ana stores Ilooded-Damage 70 vessels nc.
About ! | o'clock on Thursday night, the
wind, whuh had been very light veeFed rouni 20 the
eastern quarter Of the heavens and rapidly increases
IN strength until 1t " blew great guns" In the mean
time the RAM which had been mild drlzzle all the
evening, grew 10 a shower, and then 70 deluge'
which continued without iniermsson until dayligh.
yesterday morning.
The high water mark IN the Almanac was at about
O'Clock A. NJ, and no one who saw the East River
at that hour, will venture TO dispute the truth OF the
weather-prophet's prediction. The action OF the
wind had forced the water inland from the Ocean,
through the Narrows, and from the Sound through
Hell-Gse, that a surplus Of four or five feet IN
depth, dashing over the wharves and flooding all
the low places In the Fourth, Second and First
Wards.
On the East River SIDE the flooding was extern
sive from Caihaune-st TO the South Ferry. Al
4. ~. when the tce was at the highest, the water
was above two feet deep in South-St. at Catharine
Ferry, rendering boats necessary for the passengers
as they landed, by which they were conveyed to
Water, and at one time to Cherry-st. The boat
men, taking advantage of circumstances. levied
tariff of from a shilling to eighteen pence head
At WILLIAMSBURG Ferry, also, the water was SO
deep that carts and other vehicles IN requisl-
ton to take passengers or two streets back On
the river side of Fulton Market, the eatng-houses
and saloons in that building were flooded in some
cases TO the depth of eighteen inches or more, and
even one on the corner of Front and Fulton-st. did
not altogether escape.
At Old-slip, where the ground is quite low, the
water extended back far as to fill many cellars on
Pearl.st. The neighborhood of Coentles-slip was
extensively flooded, and many cellars were filled in
Broad, Beaver, Stone. and South Wlam-sts. At
the South Ferry the water over the platform,
ard filed the streets IN the vicinity for some distance
back.
Business TO some extent suspended during the
forenoon along South, Front and other streets, AM
a large number Of persons were employed IN oalilng
out the Easements and cellars.
The food upon the North River side was not near
so extensive as upon the other, though there, at
several points cellars and Easements were filed
Such was the case at Battery-pace and at Albany
st., where the ground descends considerably back
from the river the water found its way high up as
Greenwich ST.. doing considerable damage. base
ment at the foot of Barclay-si, nearly filed, and
We were informed that many cellars were partially
filed as high up as Canal-s. One house IN Laurens-
ST. is said to have sunk down bodily some five feet,
from its foundations having been undermined by the
water
About : O'Clock in the morning, the steamship Ell
Dorado, owned by George Law, ESQ, and lying at
the foot of feminist East River, sank in conse.
Guence of her having been SO fastened that she could
not rise with the tide, which, remarkably short
time rose TO a much greater than ordinary hight.
The water rushed into her dead lights with such
violence that the at work in her hold repairing
her, had scarcely time to escape with their lives.
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She was being repaired and was expected to have
been ready for sea in few DAYS. Immediate steps
are to be taken to raise her
large number Of stables in Ninth-st., between
Avenues and b. were suddenly deluged with
water, and a large number of horses came near be-
ing drowned in consequence The water rose as
high as the top of the stable doors, and the only
means by which the animals could be rescued was to
break away one side of the stables which was effect
ed By means Of ladder reaching to the roof, upon
which several men got, and after breaking large
hole in ii they succeeded in forcnglaway one Of the
sides the horses then swan out of the opening thus
made, and were saved.
Nearly all the cellars in West and Washington
SITS were flooded, compelling the occupants to seek
shelter elsewhere, many foundi 1t at the Station
House. Some of the cellars were so full that the
beds foated about, and the Police had much diff
Guilty in many instances, in removing the women
and children.
The pot-boat Washington at anchor of Staten
Island this morning at about four o'clock, dragged
her anchor and went ashore on Staten Island beach,
lust above the fort at the NanowS She will proba-
bly be got of without much damage, when her bal
last is taken out
small sloop laden with stone went ashore above
the Quarantine Ground, but would float again with
the next tide.
The tide this morning oyerfowed the shore road
ON Staten Island to the depth Of 10 or II inches. 1t
also overlooked the docks on both the East and
North Rivers. The platforms at the ferries stood at
an angle of forty five degrees. The cellars Of South
street will have suffered damage.
The shipping lying at the piers along the East
River appear to have suffered very littesome slight
chang with the loss of few stauncheons, Is al We
could discover yesterday morning.
Numbers OF dead rats are to be seen on the docks,
having been driven from their hiding places.
At Willlamsburgh, the basement of the Franklin
House was flooded, as were those of several other
buildings near the Ferry.
About noon yesterday the storm abated, and a.
sunset the sky was clear. The night was calm star
light.