New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-04
VTB EFFECTS 5f THU RECENT SYORN.

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say morning, and contp.ded almost unremtng'y ior
Soy 90 logrs. The wind WIGS eaeterly and the tdes
osebgher than bs been known for the HSt % year.
soro Of tho ri,,a along the East and North hiVeIS
were completely submerged, while the stree's i.OI
-; tie ,,.,,or ,vers Lpeo deep; and in Broad slree'
tho tide extended ia high as Beaver street.
or five blocks The cellars along Son'n' f,0"''
Vater and Req ver streets were flooded, ana 10" 81
,oc+i,v of Aor stored in many of these eei''Ns was
1,sdIv danaoe 4 On the Nort1 River, the celiars
.,org Uasbir ,cton West, and GreenwichsEeets were
olso flooded and many of the poor families occupy
; ,b has cneuts in that locality suffered severely
bbar.rc on, in the basement of the Northern Hotel
an the go ,er of West and COurtlandt streets, was
also foo sed and in order 10 serve their customers
small bf t was brought into requisition TO carry the
parties TO the bar at nominal charge of two cents
ner he AZ; many ayailed themselves of the opportu-
nty as il yas co novel aud ludicrous. The Atlantic
aud os,r docks along the Brooklyn shore were also
subur,qed There being but little or no merchandise
OH tSe piers. of course but slight damage could be
sussSned by goods. Some of the cellars which had
been made water-tight with brick and cement were
in worse condition than those in which 30 attempt
had been made at protection, for the water having
flown into them, had no chance of escape. Men
were at werk all yesterday pumping out the cellar
81 the corner of Stone and Broad streets. Many
smaller eeAaIs had this work completed at COM
pargtivelv early hour. Most Of the damage was
done after midnight.
The canal boat, Northamptonshire, lying at Pier
Ne SISsst River and loaded with grain, was sunk
during the night from the effects of the gale
T'be Eastern boat due at an early hour Sunday
morning did not arrive until afternoon the City OF
New.York, from Stonington, at 2p. M, and the
Plymouth Rock of the Norwich line, at 8 o'clock,
being detained in the Sound by the storm. The
Empire State of the Fall River line bad not arrived
mn % Inst evening The Sound boats bound East
were paesed at a. m. Sunday off Huntington Bay
nv the steamer Pelican Capt. Jones, arrived thus
Morning from Providence. Capt. Jones also reports
berru brig ashore on Rikers Island, and sloop on
WbHestone Point.
The steamship Delaware, Capt Cannon, due here
early Yesterday morning from Philadelphia, did not
arrive unui 5 D. M. and reports having from Phila-
delpbia to Cape May experienced heavy north
east gale, and was compelled TO lay to until a. M
lie also reports off Absecom, saw fore-and-aft
schooner at anchor very close ini and of Brgantne
Shoals passed another schooner also anchored; wind
ct the time west with very high sea-
The pilot-boats Wm. II. Aspinwall, No. p, and
J. d. Jones, No. l5, both arrived yesterday from
sea and report the gale outside from L. to E. N b.,
and very severe the former having lost her main
boom Is miles east from the Highlands and while
coming over the bar her skyght stove; the lat
Ter lay 10 about 20 miles southeatt from the High
lands, and rode out the gale safety. The Brooklyn
ferryboats were greatly retarded in their trips both
Saturday night and yesterday morning, in conse-
oucuce of the tide being so high that the guards
projected oyer the racks The Aantc-street boats
Saturday night were stopped for two hours from that
cause.
The coal and brick.yard Of Mr.. Marfeet at Staple
ton Staten Island, was go completely flooded that
large quantity of coal and brick upon the pier was
washed overheard, by the land inside of the pier
beng undermined
The cd Quarantine piers at Staten Island were
carried of, and the hull of the William Tell got
away from her moorings at Hunters Point, making
n trial trip on her own account. She was taken IN
tow near EIis's Island yesterday morning by the
steamboat James A. Stevens and taken to Red
Hook Point Two or three canal boats were sunk,
one of which, loaded with apples, some distance
above the city, in tow of the Aida.
In Water street, class of persons waiting for
Jack" were driven from the Easements in conster-
nation, enforced excursions were the order of the
night. Yesterday morning somewhat grOtesque
scene was presented in the flooded vicinity. Men
were engaged pumping out cellars, Dut were narOly
noticed on account of the sangunary work going on
near by. The tide had driven the rats from their
hiding places in the piers, and it seemed though
every owner of q dog in town had brought his Cur 20
make an onslaught on the vermin. The prey was
piepteous blackening tinbers, filling feed-roughs,
and erowding every place near the river not covered
by the fCod 1t was the very carnival of sporting
men and the keen zest with which the terriers went
into their work, soon cleared away the terror
stricken which took to the water by hundreds, to es
cape their destroyers.
In Brooklyn the gale caused great deal Of damage
throughout the city. Many of the tenements in the
lower portions were completely flooded, and the FAM
ies experienced great difficulty in removing their
iedding ard furniture to more secure quarters.
There we're but few houses into which the rain did
not penetrate. Large numbers Of trees were blown
down; two fine ones in the City Hall Park were
leyeled to the groubd and of the lamps lighting
tie main entrance to the Hall was completely demol-
ished. The effects of the gale were more severely
felt in Of the outer Wards where the ground is
more elevated, than in the densey-populaed portion
Il the city. The roofs of several buildings were
blown OF, fences broken down, and chimney-tops
Shattered. new three.story brick house in Elliott
2 ace, between Lafayette and Dekalb avenues, was
o.aly destroyed 1t was not yet completed. The
owner is Mr. John Brophy, who sustained loss Of
a5oGt 81 coo. Along Fulton and Atlantic avenues
several fine shade-;rees were uprOoted. The tele-
tf.plc wires leading from the City Hall 70 the dif-