The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-20

From the Buffalo Courier, Nov. 1871
About noon of Tuesday violent gale OF wind
commenced at Chicago and was accompanied by
snow Telegraph wires were blown down In all di-
rections and yesterday the Garden City was almost
completely isolated from the rest OF the world,
far as telegraphlc communication is concerned.
The storm travelled eastward, aud reached this sec
morning The wires were badly broken be-
tween Cleveland and Toledo. between Buffalo
and cleveland and in all directions from New YORK
city, Up TO noon Yesterday there was no Geographic
communication between this city and New York,
out about that hour one line was got into working
order and later In the day other wires avalla-
Die. The storm the most severe of the season.
Ali day yesterday aud up TO a late hour last night
the wind blew perfect hurricane The violence or
the gale such that TO stand up the street. or
advance against Ii was difficult operation. The
lighter class OF portable articles were pitched about
IN a lively manner, fences laid prostrate limbs Of
trees torn of &c.
About the dock the scene was an exciting one.
On Tuesday the water in the creek, harbor ana slips
was unusually low; but early yesterday morning the
wind drove 1t back and raised IL higher tnan II had
been Tor years past. About half-past nine O'Clock
the water was almost level with the dock, and
although il fell somewhat afterwards, was very high
all day The wind came III violent gusts, throwing
water and spray around In grand STYLE The waves
dashed over the dummy and over the breakwater;
in short, the waves were mountain high. In the
canal the was level with the tow path gener-
ally, ana in many places overlooked il. The under
ground story oil the buildings along the Commercial
street slip were flooded ana the occupants forced TO
beat precpiiate retreat. Az Black Rock the water
was SIX feet higher tnan on Tuesday; the break
water and towpatn were overlooked, but no mate
rial damage was done. Several fences were blown
down. The hickory pole at the corner OF Fifth and
Pennsylvania streets was uprooted the water mains
in Pennsyiva street, between Niagara and Seve-
enth streets, and at sixth and Hudson street. burst
owing TO the unusual pressure upon them A sheet
OF iron OF the Sturges elevator was blown across
the creek as II 1t had been a single, and lodged
on Washington street-a good evidence that the
storm was very Violent one.
The fats were entirely overlooked, and commun-
the mainland was during the day carried on by
means OF boats.
learn, Is comparatively trifing We wish we could
say the OF the lake. but there Is every to
fear that such Is not the case. II must have been
utterly impossible for any vessel on the lake to do
are not near so many vessels outside there were
a week ago last Friday, the day OF tue last severe
storm. Then, again, the gale did not come on sud
denly so that II captains were careful they had
time to prepare In q measure for II. No vessel OF
any DESCRIPTION I Ies mere yes.erday;l some SIX or
Der, the w. G. Keith and klderhouse, came back
yesterday The tug W. A.. Moore cleared for De-
troll the same evening, with the barge Empire and
another barge in tow she had to return and on
her way back ran on Windmill Point. The tug
Dragon went to her assistance, and both tugs and
harges came IN all right about eleven O'Clock yester-
day morning.
About noon yesterday portion of the crew OF the
schooner BippoRrin arrived here In the yawi boat
for assistance for that vessel They reported the
Hppogrln at anchor of Sturgeon Point, with her
sails spit and leaking, She was lying easy, how
but after proceeding eight miles returned. as they
could not reach her before dark, owing to the
heavy sea They got back about three O'Clock
The captains OF the tugs say that they mad a
very rough time Of 1t; and we have not the slightest
doubt that such was the case. When two such
staunch tugs as the BRYANT and Perew found it 80
hard TO make Roadway, some idea can be formed OF
the task which the sailors OF the Hippogrif had in
pulling the eighteen miles In the yawl The wonder
Is that they reached here safely. The COMMANDER OF
the Hppogrin, Captain Noble, the second mate, the
cook and two OF the crew remained board OF her.
she s loaded with 5000 bushels Of wheat from Chi
cag0 Tor this port