The sun., 1870-03-17
THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
House Blown Down In Fourth Avcnue-The
tiers aud Riparian ciiars Inundated
The Rptlrond- and TIE e. raphs Damn0ed
-Tr ,v,t Partially Suspended.


tiers aud Riparian cellars Inundated
The Rpilroad- and Te'et raphs DaraVed
-Tr vi Partially Suspended.
A greater than the usual flooding OF the stores
and ceurs along West Washington. Greenwich,
South Water. Front, and other Streets followed the
great rain stoim Of yesterday morning. In the
neighborhood OF Fulton Ferry and Peck slip the
water three feet above the store floors. The
billiard room Of the United States Hotel was dam.
ased to the extent ol t1Oo by back water Mr.. Hook
lost $50 worth Of stock. aud all the residents along
those streets lost from tiOO $500 worth Of proper
~ each By the flood. The sewers. as usual when
they are most needed. were stopped NJ, and pumps
wero rigged TO nee the cellars aud stores from the
1ood.
A break in the Croton main in First avenue at
tie intersection Of Jhirtieth street. at 2 A. NJ, un.
dern'ined tie track Of the Flint Avenue Railroad
and the damage wac great that, although over
nny bands were at work all day repairing the mis-
chiet. the could not run there until late In the
afteiroon Tfbnnc On tie not stopred,
hov ever, the passengers CHANGED cars and walked
around the obstruction.
Part OF the outside brick wall Of the new three
story building ON the northwest corner OF Fourth
avenue nrd 1hirty-nrst street vas blown dovn at
ntcut A. NJ. Two families occul led the building
but they ESCAPED injury.
The damage 10 Ut, Lerty on Long Island and in
New Jersey was also great. In South Brooklyn Il
was considerable. TIE foundations of several new
houses In Fl toenth street. tear Firth avenue, were
rev cred useless, AID the sidewalks on several
bloc ks Of Fiji avenue wore wnsl el away. Forces
trees, and awnings we're blown down evcrywi ere
Miniature luL Is we're suur dnot In the upper arls
where also many houses we're uuroofed. The huts
and shnnties along Hamilton avenue Point were
swa nped. Tie ferry boats the upper part Of tie
nst River did not make regular trips until late in
the afternoon.
The tracks Of the Long Island and Flashing Rril
rond were covered with water rom Dutch Kills into
Hunters Point, and all the westa ard bound morn.
Ing trains were huddled together. II was feared
that the btidre across NeNtown creek would he
sweut away. One hundred n en- were engaged nll
d.y repairing the damage. The $50 p. NJ. train was
sble TO pass over the road. The passengers we're
cancelled mean lille to wade through n ud aud
water. aud Est of OIL 10 submit 10 extortiornte
puces To be conveyed In hackney coaches 10 Hun
ter's Point: The country surrounding the Point is
covered WIN Maer rnd much properly T. destroyed.
The telegraph wires throughout tie country as
isr isr as heard rom are greatly Injured, and many OF
The Bankers and Brokers' Franklin. and the
racine ana Atlantic companies had but one wire
eoch IN operi Ion, and those we're crowded With
commercill business to the exclusion Of pre-s dos
patches. The wires oftie French Gable Company
between New YORK and RostOn was not working 10
'''N'ih NhleA Huts NtIt etilouHl
INTERRUPTED.
The schooner james II. Hoyt OF Staten Island. ran
ashore gu the NcNer-irA III iftlands New Jersey
during the storm YESTERDAY and went to p,eces
Her crew, VITO took refuge In the riggin , were al
washed away and lnst.
Tie upper stories of Townsend's furnace Alhany
We're blo~u down IL the afternoon, aud the bulding
Hnd macmnerl we're damaged to he extent OF $1,000
seventeen Inches OF snow tell ii PO.tsVille, Pa
severe snow storm RACED near kocl ester n Y
YESTERDAY. Aooui twenty inches Of snow ie. r.
tlnl 8 on the teterl lines Of railroads are showed
w ~ uiherent points, sud travel l. interru pted in
an uifectons. All the trains on the New York Cen.
fl railroad are blocked. Passengers are saiu To he
WIZ out provisions, ani suffering. train on tie
Lrle RAILWAY u in \ snow b NIX u mile and "A hall
rom hocnester, and the passengers attempted TO
make tier WI! bacN on foot A lew Of tic most
eourlgtOus arrived last evening. All they had to eat
Vas ba~ket OF bread
T1e rooIs oi several buii ing. is Rochester hive
been crushed by tie great eight OF the snow. Tie
snow - about tour feet On the leyol.
Canadl. UNIV ''''"
The steamship Oriental ran into the schooner
ourah X bogss, bound TO Nilmln ton. near Ven.
neg Point, yestc'dly. Nothing l. let o. ,he
schOnner Her spars ard nEring are carried svsv
Tue steamer rig 1ng. sail anu UOats, on ner sAr.
board side, are uli gout
U3to noon yesterday lenvy cl.tcry rae with
snow ana IAN, prevailed 90 IoutI accnair SON
hitcr ne wind -uiited suddorlt To the w..L ana
n~t night the weather was cold nrd fav.r, Nia fnr
We ice m"u. The down tIiu- on ti, Hudson.
hiN'r inad we're one tOur bCaiHd dine iu -or.r.
tueiee 1 lac dvep snow uorth And Wost AT k...t
\ p'as u. Ht.-N o. nearly tao lUCt deep.