New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-24
THURSDAYS sTORM.
BOSTON INUNDATED.
From The Boston Post.


For nearly two hours the gates OF the celes-
ta reservoir spread wide open and the floods came
upon the earth In all parts of the city the gas was
brought into requisiton early O'Clock by those
who had work 70 do, aud b ness generally was sus-
after Spring freshet completely they covered
with water and rapid was the current Unfortunately
filed overlooked Into the streets. Soon the lower parts
Of the city sheet OF water between the side
pavements covered and their cellars became re-
cepace for this Docksduare was literally anoat
will aggregate $1,000 5000 Along the wharyes the
days before they entirely empted. Az alarm OF hre
was sounded aud the department was put 70 WORK d"
Wherever theIe was deep cut or a low piece Of
ground ON the railroads, there the water formed III d
pond OF the roads l0comotlOn by rail was
slow process for short distance. The track OF tne
Boston and Albany Road was submerged nom near INC
one time tho trains experienced diic1ty IN get'hs
was so deep that the fires Of the engine OF the
r. M train from Boston were put out ana the Train hhd
Road, between Columbus-ave. and TremOnt-st, there
such depth OF water rs to put out the re ia one OF
the engines and at O late hour last evening the hTes
were being rebuilt and the engines taken into the city.
On the WoOnsocket branch portion or the r0ad ped was
washed out Newton, allowing an engine 10 fall
into ditch OBTAINING the trains some two hours and
hail. AT restaurant the employees piled every thg on
the counters, and when the subsidized quietly ate
their suppers standing waist deep in the filthy liquid
chatting as oheerIIy as II lt had been only snali
occnpied by families Who were driven from their place
OF abode By the water and several narrow
escapes by children from being drowned.
DAMAGE TO THE CONNECTICUT TOBACCO CROP.
From The Hartford ConrdHf -,
A terrible hail-stOrm passed over Rockville,
Ellington. aud Vernon yesterday AFTERNOON. between
and O'clock doing great damage to buildings, fruit ana
shade trees growing crops The tobacco CROP 1t
in those towns where the storm heaviest The hail
tell large small hens eggs. The glass WIN
all broken and this damage is estimated at 5000 the
car-hOuse Of the Rockville Branch Railroad was D0Wn
damn nv fla. hUh Win and IL "A IN.
Is the case with the engine-house al vernon
depot
damage been done to corn as well as to tobacco IN
the path OF the hurricane Inc storm was also very
Frustrated IN nearly all directions anu wa cannot Eet re-
ports Of damages Many fields OF tobacco between TINS
that had not "topped suffered less than fields that
nearly ready for the harvest Where heavy tobacco
Is thus prostraTed cannot DO strengthened up again
without more or less damage. Many neld Oh corn III
South Windsor and vicinity were also blown down.
FREAKS OF THE ELECTRIC FLUID.
From Tie NorUeh BailehB
The intense heat and sultry atmosphere, yes
tarbsSces Witch followed later in the day Of kind sell
equaled this most temperate part of the temper
snowy clouds began TO rise above the northwestern
horizon, mounting higher and higher toward the zenith,
changing in their progress the day wore on 70
nue. till at Al they hung over the city like
canopy OF sOnDer eOors. AT this time there
was suddenly, without the usual premonitory mutter-
ngs OF distant thunder vivid flash of lightning and in
second the darkness Of t%sht followed ior tne nsay
fell. For half hour the floods descended with the
almost continuous crash OF thunder and blaze OF light
ming till at precisely O'Clock there was sudden lu IN
tue tempest. Then came binding sheet OF name ana
simultaneously explosion that seemed TO rend the
eart-a conclusion that sent people paefaced into the
Streets expecting " see the ARMAMENT dissolved and the
heavens fallen.
The last and especially noticeable discharge Of the cleo
trio fluid disastrous enough 10 two schooners ~
ing at coal wharf at SunnySde. On each OF these,
the hghtning striking the maintOpmast, passed down
ward 10 the deck, spntering the mainmasts and dis
Aiding them that they held only by the rigging
The air filed with great spners ot the spars from
TO IS feet In length and several OF those OF the
crew who Frustrated by the conclusion, were
wounded by these missiles The engineer OF the
hosting apparatus the wharf rendered nsensbe,
but no one was seriously injured. The vessels the Fan
ME Hazard and the b. T. Bratnard VIII be Obliged 10
have manmasts, as well as numerous minor repairs
During tho storm an elm tree near the residence OF
Henry G. Huntington, in Norwich Town, was struck by
lghtning ripping OF bark and limbs. Thence 1t was
conducted 10 the roof OF the house. in which hole was
made as If by ball, and after shatterlng num-
Der OF panes glass aud raising general disturbance
the attic IL tore up the fOor passed by the sde OF
large oldfashoned chimney to room on the next moor,
dsarranging some pipes lying there. aud was
finally dissipated below.