The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-05
THE RAIN STORM.
It's Effects in this City-CelIars In the Lower
Wards Submerged.

It's Effects in this City-CelIars In tho Lower
Wards Submerged.
The rain storm of yesterday although productive
OF great deal Of personal discomfort did an meal
culabe amount Of good, by thoroughly sluicing the
garbagechOked cutters which have so long offended
the nostrs of even the dullest scented citizens Of
OF New York. True certain ill.drained localities
were submerged towards the latter part OF the day.
but no drowning casualties occurred. In the lower
portions Of the city great many cellars were flooded,
and, il possible to provide comfortable refuge
for the miserable Inhabitants it would be just as
well 10 keep these subterranean pest holes perpetu
ally submerged. The supply Of cars stages and
other public conveyances was anything but equal TO
the demand spare umbrellas were remarkably
scarce, and parties owning waterproof garments
showed no disposition to part with them. Business
was greatly impeded and Out-0f-d00r work was al
most entirely suspended. The sidewalk in the neigh
borhOOd of the Gold Room and Stock Boards could
be seen with the naked eve during the greater por
lowed the privilege OF walking where on iine or on
moderately foul days Broad street blatant "bears'
ana believing "buls" most do congregate
Streets Washed Away by the Storm in Brook.
lighthouses Flooded and Travel Iupeded.
Considerable damage was done in various sections
of the city OF Brooklyn yesterday by the heavy rain
storm which prevailed with considerable violence
throughout the day. The water came down in per-
feet torrents and small ponds in the outskirts of the
city assumed the proportions of lakes deep and
Fifth avenue where the three children and man and
woman were drowned last June, rose to a consider
able hegh. and spread over several blocks.
The cellars and Easements Of number of
houses in the vicinity were flooded and the
occupants compelled to get in the upper stories.
The streets like small rivers, and where the
grade was steep the water flowed down with SO
much force that 1t impossible for horses to keep
their feet. There was probably more damage done
in GOwanus than in any other section of the city,
from the fact that many OF the streets have been
graded but a short time and are formed in such
manner that when heavy storms occur large portions
are washed away. large amount OF damage WAS
done to the streets in that section by the heavy
rain storm which occurred few weeks ago, and the
repairs have not yet been completed. Nearly
block on Fifth avenue was washed away ut that
tlme carrying with it the Fifth avenue car track.
Yesterday the storm caused similar damage at the
same locality. The banks on the east and west
side kept caving down gradually until yesterday
slid down, forming large excavation and causing
a suspension OF travel. number OF small
houses on Fifth avenue and Douglass street
were completely subme ged. The unfortunate
occupants were compelled to abandon their homes,
and IN some instances the water rose so fast that
they had barely time to collect few articles OF
clothing for their immediate use. They were, OF
course, greatly distressed and some of the women
and children who scarcely knew where to look for
shelter were weeping bitterly over their misfortune
Their lot indeed seemed hard, as they wandered
through the streets, drenched with the pitess RAIN
in search of accommodation. portion OF Fourth
avenue was washed away, In the vicinity OF
Douglass and Degraw streets The people occupy
the west side Of Fourth avenue, were flooded out
and had to seek shelter elsewhere. A number OF
shanties the flats in the vicinity of Red Hook and
a. the foot Of Court street, in the Twelfth ward, were
submerged and had 10 be abandoned by their Occu-
pants.
portion OF Hamilton avenue was washed away,
carrying with it the railroad track Several new
buildings in the vicinity were undermined
and considerably damaged. Travel was i'm
peded for some hours yesterday afternoon on
Myrtle avenue, opposite Portland, large
body of earth being washed from Fort Green
the avenue covering the railroad track to the
depth of over a foot. Fort Greene or Washington
Park, 1t Ia called, Is being rem0delled by the Park
Commissioners, and some of the mounds which they
have put up lately were washed away, the sand dis
appearing down Myrtle avenue. The asphaltum
covering which the workmen have been engaged in
putting on the northwest portion Of the Park to be
used as parade ground, has been almost entirely
destroyed II is impossible to tell at the present
time what the damage to the Park Will amount to.
large body Of water formed al the junction Of
Navy street and DeKalb avenue, and when the De-
Kalb avenue cars passed this place the passengers
were compelled to stand upon the seats. The water
ran down the sewers which empty at the east end
OF the Navy Yard in such q body yesterday after
noon that the coverings were thrown from the man
holes and II came out like water spOus. Flushing
avenue and the streets IN the vicinity Hooded,
and number Of cellars and Easements were filed
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