New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-21
HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS.

Fr@EcTs OE THE STORM IN THIS CITY-sIIGHr DAM
AGE CAUSED
"Thc storm center will probably move east
ward during Saturday, with eastery Winds Increasing
rossbly 10 high on the lower lakes and over the Middle
states such was the announcement from the Chlei
signal OGice at Washington, at O'Clock on Saturday
morning Tie storm center did eastward and the
yipds did increase 10 high" saturday a gloomy,
uncomfortable day, but the storm failed to reach New
York though IL occasionally sent forward It's
harllds 90 give warning OF It's near approach
sunday however. dawued with a cloudless
sky end the day was serene throughout.
some supposed the predicted storm would fail to appear
and indeed At sunset Sunday this theory seemed rea
sonable The barometer however told different story,
aud throughout Sunday afternoon 1t was slowly but
surely sinking. At O'Clock on Sunday evening the
clear ssy the past u hours was becoming hazy and
fterward lowering great banks Of rain clouds were
rolling up from the horizon and hour later the black
ness of Tho heavens BODIED storm. 1t was about .
O'Clock when the first rain drops fell and for an hour
,he showers came In htful gusts as on an
Apnl afternoon. Before IL p. NJ however the
storm in its travels from the westward had
reaohed NewYOrk and at 1880 II set in In earnest The
showers OF hour before had become condensed into
a steady ram which mOmentarily increasing In
yolurns and violence. Meantime the wind had been in
frsasing in similar ratio and on land aud sea there
ere tokens OF gale The few pedestrians TO be found
m the streets OF NewYork even at this unreasonable
hour Fastening In seaTch OF sheef anu IN Vhe mar
seamen busy preparing for the worst AT
yesterday the rain, which for half an hour had
been pouring in torrents came down in one vast
sheet the wind was bowling wildly and an oininous
came up from the harbor The sailors, who never
allow Themselves to be surprised by storm were now
preparing for hurricane for the wind had evidently
not yet reached its hight though its fury had been
steadily Increasing for more than an hour. Until nearly
O'Clock the rain down IN the same vast volume
interrupted only by an occasional ull which continued
however only moment. AT 3 O'Clock the wind howled
hercelY but after this became evident
that the storm had spent It's fury and that
already past
The damage occasoned by the storm In the city was
not of serious nature, and mostly confined 70 the
verturning Of and the demolition OF chimnevs and
gpboards Telegrapbic communication was cut of Ia
many directions and fun reports OF the disasters
throughout tho country therefore not obtauabe
In BROOKLYN two houses in course Of construction NJ
O,klspdave ana Greenest. were destroyed, trees
yer, uprooted in various portions OF the city,
I'm sandy Hook pilots yesterday reported
o,,tside the Hook at an early hour Of the morning
1,aaelock IL was al its hight. large number Of
al. had sailed during the two preceding days aud
,rt Of marine disasters Of more or less serious nature
a ,ooked for bat most Of the vessels seem 10 have
s,.cassfulIy weathered the gale. The incoming Eu-
r,,e,u steamers continue 10 report heavy weather,
,on voyages with head winds, especially during the
earlier part OF their passage. About 20 steamers VIII
arrive during the present week, OF when seVera are
already slightly Overdue.
REPORTS OF OCEAN DISASTERS.
The wreck of an American built Dflg OF
40 tons was seen Sept H. In latitude Ss' NORTH
Ioue $50 ~ vest She was swept OF rigging anu
ha1 been yeorng aft She was water logged suu hau
slA0O boasd aysrter OF her ears" c'"SiSH"R u