The New York herald., 1871-03-22
HEAVY WET.

Jupiter Pluvius Libation to tho vernal
Equinox.
The coming OF the vernal equinox has signallzed
Itself this year by It's ume.honored deluge. ON
Monday evening, toward sunset the sky became
overcast and hight, low wind lifted the dust.
"RaIn heavy rain, tonight, sure" was the pro.
phecy OF an old farmer.raced and country clad in
dlvdual In City Hall Park, as he grasped
the wide brim OF his empowered WIDE
awake. Night came on and the moment
OF the equinox approached, but Jupiter
Pluvus could not wait. AT eight o'clock he whis.
pered Aquarius, who nodded his head and shook
his hair. As consequence q slight shower
sprinkled itself over homeward bound Gotham. 1t
was too long to wait until midnight, and about nine
O'Clock, he the pluval Jupiter opened the food
gates and Gotham was drenchcd TO the skin. 1t is
not enough to say that humanity suffered for the
human species "makes a brcak'' on such occasions
for some shelter other. Man may hide his dtmin-
ished head but the work of his genius, In shape
Of one and half brick three story houses cannot
The trees, mournful ana dripping, with their naked
arms lifted pieadingIy to the darkened skies,
soughed and 81 loaned "with the outward melody OF
au inward agony.n 1t was melancholy sight for
the wayfarer AS the night wore on The face OF
nature, swept ever with the fr0Wn OF storm,
fsrces back the soul on Itself in CONSCIOUSNESS OF
awful sublimity; but the nlghtwrapped streets Of
sleeping city, desolate or mans presence. and
drowsily listening to the mournlul monody of the
rain drop, strike With sense OF united sad.
ness Yet they were not all bereft OF humanity or
what seemed human. II one could wrap himself in
material impermeable to rain ana pass along the
thoroughfareS, he might discern croucned In some
hallway, or under the half shelter OF wagon,
some wretch whose sense of the wet world Without
iulled IN the temporary oblivion OF slumber, or
whose beared eyes gazed stolidIy upon the rain as
though he counting the tagging minutes TO the
diapson OF the storm.
The Rain Storm in Brooklyn.
Two brown stone front buildings In row OF nine
OF four stories 10 height, Tompkins avenue,
Macon, came down In 0 heap about eight O'Clock
yesterday morning. The heavy rain storm during
Tuesday night and yesterday morning had under
mined the foundation and caused the accident.
These buildings were in course OF erection, were
enclosed and nearly completed. Tney were owned
by Mr. w. II. Hall, who estimates his loss at up
wards OF $4,000. 1t was reported at the time that
two laborers were In the buildings and had been
buried In the ruins. which naturally caused great
excitement. Men went 10 WORK vigorously to
move the debris III order to get them out, but the
missing men appeared before much progress had
been made. lr being damp morning they had
concluded to 60 found the corner In order to get
little something with nutmeg In 1t, and during their
absence the buildings had fallen.
Considerable damage was done by the storm in
South Brooklyn and G0wanus, foundations being
inundated and washed away. Portions OF newly
made streets were washed away. and the wafer In
some OF the cellars was deep enough this morning
n saf a "a