The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-17
TIE WIND ON A RAMPAGE.
AN ATHOSPHERIC DISrrRBdNCE
HITH MS DISCOMFORTS.
Travelling Made DisnRrecabie on Both Land
md Water Vessels Blown from th,ir AM
cbOrage and Wreckcd-Tho High Velocity.


Travelling Made DisnRrecabIe on Roth Land
md water Vessels Blown from th,ir An-
cborage and Wreckcd-Tho High Velocity.
The wind at o'clock yesterday morning
went clipping along at the rate Of thirty three
mil per hour 1t performed the work OF street
cleaning very thoroughly, bat. unfortunately.
left the dirt on the sidewalks instend OF carry
ing 1t away entirely. Alto o'clock 1t gathered
fresh impetus and for fifteen minutes brew at
the rate OF sixty miles an hour. Itthon fell back
to forty-nvc until 1890. when 1t worked up to
nfty-two miles, but soon receded to Its old
figures. Street walking was very uncomfort ble.
rhe breeze forced the piercing cold into every
corner OF ones garments, and sfted dirt down
ones shirt bosom. The straw In the bottom
Of the street oars could not keep the drafts
from the shiverng passengers feet. Clouds
were blown from ihe upper atmosphere, and
rested like a fog upon the surface Of the storm
tossed bay Not a sail could be seen. Here and
there was a bare -poled vessel with sails snugly
slowed away but, save for tho Staten Island
steamers. no moving crafts were In sight For
sever 4 days the weather reports have been
predicting southwest gales, rising barometer,
threatening and colder weather. and certainly
ell these predictions were fulfilled yesterday.
The storm a W was raised over the signal station
10 the Equitable building until Its baly ards were
blown away.
The ship J. p. Wheeler, Capt. James p. Thomp-
son, from London, laden with sugar for william
Nelson of "a Ola slip. anchored on Dediges
Island on Friday evening. At about twenty-five
minu o. after 10 o'clock the chain OF her anchor
broke. aud she was dragged from her anchorage.
The vessel. driven by the gale, the great waves,
and the strong current. drifted rapidly toward
the rocks on Castle william. An eddy, how
ever, turned tue vessels course slightls 80 that
sde grounded ON the comparatively smooth
beach west of the Castle. She remained there
on an even keel Toe Lnckawanna. of the Coast
Wrecking Company. aud the CyclOts, were
lashed TO the vessel IN the afternoon to drag Ter
on the beach on the Hood tide.
a high sea was running In the BAY all the
morning. and beat nercely over the Battery wall.
The staten Island boats breasted the storm
hravev. but they made slow headway. Ine
fist steamboat THONGS Coyer while on her
outward trip at 10 o'clock, rolled heavily In
the waves. and broke her padde-wheol crank.
Two tugs tOwed her to Jersey CITY.
A bark,while under sail OF the Highlands, lost
her topRallaut and mizzen topmnst.
II he velocity Of the wind at Sandy Hook
rescned a. bizh as 20 miles per hour
A three masted schooner went ashore on the
northwest coast OF Coney Island at l2:35 p. NJ,
but was afterward pulled of by tug.
The bark Edw -rd ID. Jewett broke loose from
her mooriugs at Weehaw ken, and, foulns with
the German steamer BTemerhaven, slightly
damaged the latter.
Incoming vessels reported very heavy west
winds and high seas for the past fifteen days.
Spars and sails were lost IN numerous instances.
AT A. NJ. yesterd " morning tue coal scnoo-
net r. A.. Heath was blown ashore at Cape May
and viii be "a total loss. The waves brake over
her md filled Ler hui with water. The crew
oscaied.
no schooner Luola wluders Of .lye-ton,
Tex =. put into Wilmington, Del, with her sails
and several sUHrs gone.
At Newport the gale WAS very strong. The
schooner VI rsnlll Perrin OF Siniwicn went
ashore AT Nansctt bar. but afterwdrd got of.
Another schooner. the Thomas ilull, was blown
ashore near bv the L rfiu aud totally wrecked.
The barometer al y. VI. marked -ys "a, und
az II NJ. .p' 80.
The violence of the wind gna chon. I'M, seas
rendered the nay gai!"" - the feity 'oat- SOW
aud d'ur".. Ine boat. rolled heavily Ia tue
waves, iu tue great discomfort of Passengers.
Hell Gate loaned ana rumOlrd with unusual
fury. aud presented new dangers to the nayi-
gator, very few Vi whom, however, attempted
It's p.ssa4c.
he cold during the afternoon was very great
AVA VI. Hudnuts thermometer marked SO
above zero. From this time the mercury sank
ste eidilN. Al noon II WAS 2s, at $3.50 r. NJ. l7o q,
IL; y b. Ihe average Temperature was Al least
twenty degrees below the corresponding dAy Of
ls15
ne gale worked much damage 20 boats 4
Ruckawav aud other exuosed puilts on the
south side. \ number OF small craft running
81 uis from KockawAy inlet, Bing al Barren
cnce. Capi. George III. Mott draggC q her anchor,
ran over the har. narrowly Csr. ped BENG upset,
and ran ashore ne Brdut Point Tie crew
hui-ted signal Of distress. anu were relieved ~
Cipt. Moits lie-sa,ng crew, - whom they
probably owe their lives.
top Of one ~ the minarets on ST. Pauls
Catholic Church Ia Court street, Brouklyn. was
blown down. The To is u the houses ms IA ks
street, occupied 10y Edward GAAye. aud OF 40
HICKS street, occupied 10y owen HauniVan, were
houses AT -. MaIhs aud Fraukin avenues,
BROOKLYN, owned hN II. VIII nus OF le5 Cumhpr-
land -tieet aud Daniel tiall gher OF GSi Butler
street, were blown down. Damage s@UJ.