The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17
Ms Disastrous Effects Throughout the
Country.
Immense Destruction Of Pro-
perty.
ossrnvcr1oses TO TRAVEL


The reports coming ID iTo- nars OF he country,
chow that tho rain storm which sst in fnursary
aeed With equal, and ev~a in places wiihRrea'or
violence throughout the Whole .sstern section oG the
country; and cable kilograms have Vsn received in
sosmins that al precisely the same me -.s raining
heavily all parts Of England. Richmond, Ans.sn
Dsit,more Philadelphia washing.o and Boston alike
and tho dei0gsd. Umbrellas requs-
6on at The moment 10 london aud New Yors Az
various points n New Jersey the ragged with Dde
sesbabs fury and from parts Of the COUNTY,
pcat damage to the nearly rpcDed crops reported
Bridges have been swept away, rivers swollen by the
constant contributions 70 their volume overGowed
nelr hanks and flooded the surrounding country, and
sA'road communication has been many inter-
septed For The next few days additional reports Of
disaster and loss may confidently expected
An heavy as this has been extending over swrn vast
portion of tho globe, sbd coming Immediately after
wontb or the wettest weather for tho last century
ceases 10 be 10 raised TO the dig
nifty Of extraordinary phenomenon Scientific roen
osate that about hundred and thirty years ago there
Sas season characterized by similar metcoroog cal
Sshaton but nothing WITHIN the memory Of men iiv
NJ approaches the alpos, unprecedented fail Of y.in
which has como upon this summer
There must, OF course be natural for this rs
SoT every other remarkable ana unusual occurrence
and fortunately there little difficulty discovering it,
Peyond all doubt and pcTadventore, the me,eors,
Whether yellow or purple or green At the bottom
cit. TO them. and 10 them only, be ascr,hea The
responsibility for the atmospheric moisture the
absebce OF the cholera, and the prosperity of the
umbrella trade. THIS has been The theory Of tho
1NRnO weather prophet since the bsgiDning ar the
present season. On the 24th Of March last few dsys
Subsequent TO tho equinocal storm the follow pp prc
aictioD was pubished:--.'r storm, wh,ch usually
occurs about the Goth o. March has been upssoaly
severe this season. Its disastrous ELECTS VIZ
nsoortsned. II WIN create low tides Why Is
thn storm unusually severe, and Why have
lad such stormy winier9 Reeapse Of the erent
1eoric shower of November 10 H. 1896, visible
England and Cuba The useteSfc shower oi 1893
followed by very odd stormy winter, and in
sonc parts OF the country parry recoiec sitting ny he
good odd wood IRE t<Ding stories he
q Juno, while other parts of The country had unusual
beat in summer And for thea ycuy
ri,nase ,ol le cd by unusual soyns ~ sr,as hco
rrSa aud saslss drought -
10 regsrd to the latter part of this prediction the sum
ser y ELL young enough 10 allow q bore beng spell
Of Drought yet more disastrous than the
(sh Moved BY singular and mysterious iustnci, cor
san miI owners express themselves aiprohensy
she recent extraordinary proiusionor water
eesded ny rs signal an insliscency Of IL,
PROFESSOR thatcher published tho following prediction
"A the E~atns 1hesroa OF yesterday
August 10, 3P. M--Thermometcr "a degrees; earome
~, ~ ~. vino northeast rniniUg AL2. F. H. heavy
SAID August 10, A. M.--rhermcne,cr, 20 aegaees
Barometer, 80 10; north hlowlvy hard ~,
esstery rain storm. I. Mfhernsoincter 81 degrees
barometer, "a. 01; wind souib- southeast: overcast
khAHEslt has Tainea 10 ihts city, wI.h nt,e shae.
ment frem 2. J. NJ OF the iJth 90 A. OF tho iotn
Wild tho WIND from tue east, northeast aud southeast
Jhe WIND increased violence ahest A. NJ a. Tie
1olii This storm Will have extended perhaps from
FLORIDA 10 Maine. We have MOI hac 40 much rain al
weather, since tho great phenomenon the meicOric
shower Of 1879, or !cr thirty -our ye,rs