New-York tribune., 1873-07-28
JULY WEATHER.
MIDSUMMER RAINS.

Aday of intense heat, high wind, and drench-
inc rain, closed week during which there had been few
clouds in the sky During the forenoon on Saturday,
the heat exceedingly oppressive, the mercury rising
steadily until 95o was indicated. Seven OF sun
stroke reported in this city and five. in Brook
lyn. being fatal, while number Of street
car horses were disabled At $3.50 p M fresh
breeze famed heated city and cooled the air
idly that the mercury fell 1Oo before D. m. On the
southern shore Of Long Island and in the lower bay the
breeze became violent wind aud was accompanied
by abgh tide. The propretOrs OF hotels and bathing
establishments at Rockaway and elsewhere were
compelled TO move back benches and houses n
considerable distance to prevent their being swept away
by rush Of the waves and tine shifting sands
driven in clouds before tho gale. like storm Of seet
stingng and binding in its effects, and compelling all
yentured ont to seek shelter The OF the surf
was tremendous, and in the evening could plainly
be heard several miles. The loug-continued
drouh throughout the island has been in
iurious vegetation that the recent rains will hardly
repair the damage. During tho past week the
thermometer has ranged from 90 to 96o in the shade,
and almost every thing in the shape OF vegetation has
become wilted and shrveed. The grass fields, too,
soched and burned aud garden vegetables have dried
up and wted until there Is scarcely anything left OF
them what there is being hardly t TO eat it being
tough and strinzy. The potato crop must be almost
failure, and corn has suffered seriously. Even
OF drouth Wells aud acisterns have failed, and
farmers have been compelled to cart water
for their aud for household purposes two or three
miles, The pastures too, thorougy dried up that
in many the farmers have found t necessary to
feed their stock in Winter The small fruits such as
blackberres raspberres currants gOoseberries, and
whoreberries dried up and peas which at one time
promised good crop, have stopped growing, and are
prematurely turning yellow and falling of.
Soon after dusk rain began TO fall In binding Sheets
there was series OF showers during the night. and all
day Yesterday sky shrOuded with clouds while
the rain fell in torrents. accompanied at noon by vivid
lightning and violent thundcr-caps. The water gath
cred in the lower sections Of the city, few cellars were
flooded and in Brooklyn the Nnthst sewer pipes which
have recently laid brought to light the aarth
covering them being washed away.
The showers OF yesterday along the Hudson were UNI
usually severe. The Cincinnati express, which Is due at
tho Grand Central depot at $40 p. came to sudden
stop near Dobbs Forty sudden descent OF torrents
OF rain having washed great quantity Of mud over the
track THIS was shOyccd away, and the track was
found not 10 have been damaged, that the delay was
ucon3ideTabe. All along the lower part OF the riTer
the water the shore thick with the mud Whch
had teen washed INTO It,
The showers staten Island were plentiful and re-
freshng though IL Is thought that they came 100 lIe To
be cf much service TO the earlier crops.