New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-18
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GRAPH COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTED - THE
GOSPEL TESr BLOWN DowS-LowER SECTIONS
OF THE CITY FLOODED.
In this city, from an early hour yesterday
until abou, y. m, there was amos; iHccssant cain,
flooding the cutters and making progress along the
streets and sidewalks extremely dislTceabie. Few
pedestrians were 10 be during thg day, aud fewer
still after the darkness. set ia Ia makc the
gloom more depressing, Churches we're tnlnly
attended, and in many cases Sabbath schools and
evening sessions were omitted The entire rainfall dur
ing The day amounted to 2lI inches The thermometer
va quite low during part OF the day and the
ehllEess of the atmosphere made the dapness 10 De
felt all The keyncr by sensitive people who were obliged
To enter ther stieets, TVward evening tho wind
which hsd been blowing from the northeast all
day, vtcrCd 90 the southeast, and the warmer
air caused a rapid rise OF several degrees
A. might have been expected from the character OF the
Storm the force Of the accompanying wind was very
great during portion OF the day. beginning at 80
miles an hour In the early part Of the morning the speed
Of the wind continued to Increase until AZ 1880 p 1t
had become 30 miles per hour. From y. IL gradu-
ally decreased, tn wind coming in uncertain gLsts
while the rain ceased the clouds began 70 sappcar, amt
a: II D. M the wind was blowing at the rate Of IS miles
per hour under a clear sky
TUE ACCIDENTS.
During the latter part o. the afternoon, while the storm
wac at its hight, several accidents occurred.
TIE great Gospel Tent, On Thrty ourth-st. between
sixth and seyeuth-aycs., wiEslood the gale until ESQ
D. No. short time before the evening services were to
begin. At that tire, furious gust Of wind caught
il on the northeastern side, broke tho guys,
twisted apart the outer poles though
they had matches, and finally snapped
the large center pole, IL inches In diameter, win a
terrific crash and In an instant the huge stretch OF
canvas was Hat upon the ground. Witnesses say that
the tent was a complete wreck in less than minute.
a1if In tunu nd
corona OF gas in the center badly damaged. Only
the three wachmcu were in the tent at the time and
they escaped uninurcd II Il proposed to repair the
tent M soon rs possible. In the mean time service viii
be held IN the Church Of the Holy Trinity, at Madison
ave and Forty secOnd-st The Gospel tent was dodi-
Gated on June and has been open daily every night
since IL Is estimated that 100000 people have attended
the services held by clergymcn Of every d. nomination,
and 500 known Of conversion have been reported
The heavy winds and caused the fall Of the l2nch
wall Of the new buildings Nos. 243 2I5. and 247 West
Fty-fourth-st
Two trees at FoHTteeHthst. and sevcnth-aye were
blown down during the night also trees at No. 10
R,aclI-st No ii Cnton-placc, No. 40 Clinton-pace,
breaking down IRE telegraph wires also large tree in
Washington-square
dead tree at No 3i4 East Thirdst was blown down,
crushing n vendors wagon owned by JOHN Tenbrook.
Three trees In front Of Nos 3, aud CiinOn-piace
were blown down ut $3.50 p. m. At0:lo p M the avn
ing in front OF Tie store Oh hChIJ iIohsAy' W. go
broadway was blown down. breaking large plate glass
I'm the window A chimney at No l42 Leonard-st., and
a slcn on Nos. SO and So Ceutrest, were blown down
tree Mt No 20 West ThIrty.hrsts and No. 367 West
Torty-eghtlst were blown down ut S:l5 p m. At $3.50
a. IN n chimney Of flve-sorY building at the northwest
corner Of Fifty rst-st aud Eghthaye, to which polt-
cal banner was attached ie to the ground causing no
damage.
The fences at No. Yorkst. and Nos. 81 and %
Leanardst and the wooden awning at NO. Foarth-aye
were down &C 6 D. IN. Also chimney az No. III Had
son-st.
The tide in the East River the highest seen in
number OF years. AT the Roosevelt street Ferry the
bridge rose 30 high that the lights large post near
them had to be torn away
In Eew-ChaubcTs-st "a chimney was down uo"h WIN
terrible crash at 800
Ont I'm he hay the storm increased in violence during
tie day. blowing fearfuly, and with torrents OF rain.
Great difficulty was experienced by the feryboats in
making landings; ana those the Staten Island
route finding 1t impossible TO make landing,
returned 10 the city with their passengers. The
steamers Celtic and Wisconsin from Liverpool,
and Greece from London, arrived In quar-
autine between and o'clock p m, but owing 10 the
violence Of the and the roughness OF the wafer no
communication with them could be made TIE Jerry
bo,t ID r Martin OF Garners Staten Island Ferry was
forced upon the spng OF the dock at stapeon ana re
NAMED for some time in great danger as no aid could be
rendered to her on account Of the high tide bark sup
posed TO be the Esther Providence towed through
Hell Gate this a. M, but she could not be boarded
reuorter OF THE TRIBUNE was informed last evening
by the night manager tho Western Union Telegraph
Office that slight damage TO toe eompanys wires had
been general but that there had been total INTERRUPT
ton OF communication only few lines The most go
rious trouble had been betwesn this city and Newaven.