New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-19

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"a "a and Sunday is reported from all important
80 along the Atlantic coast. At Norfolk and
E. r. Nav the wind blew at the rate of 20 miles an
Ssr~ Niuch shipping is ashore in the Southern
Sc The damage at the Exhibition is slight.
,rs WORK IN AND AROUND THE CITY.
n,I.ar 10 PROPERTY ALONG THE WATER FRONT
AZ Eyw-YoRK AND JERSEY CITY-oTHER DAM
,cv,x THIS CrrY-EFFECrs OF THE STORM IN
THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY.
The devastation in and around this city by
80 storm, Of sunday to have been still greater
- vras nj first reported The returns from the dif-
t noe precincts abound in lists OF trees that were
n,owa down, awnings torn away, telegraph poles de-
.ro,ea cbinuoys upset, and show windows and cases
,oi,sbe5 The heavy rain which flooded Canal and
the croas streets passed of through Thompsonst and
not beng carried into the sewer which had become OBJ
,,rucsed flowed back aud inundated the building at
NOS 81 and SO Thompson-st carrying away the founda-
ton beneath the building, and endaugerng its safety 80
.ha, can't Mcdonnell OF the Wooster Street Station
nt to the Mace with squad OF officers and ordered
M remyal OF the residents Of the house. They got
ant by the police and the building is in lettering
ambition and liable to fan at any tme the Department
At Buildings has been given notice to make the place safe
or tear IL down
The damage caused by the storm in the upper part Of
,hs city except in few instances very slight.
new single brick house at Avenue and Fiftyninthst.,
completed to the fourth story. was nearly demolished
before ,ybreak on Sunday. The contractor had anci
mated the Storm and had intended TO strengthen the
fresh walls saturday, but owing 10 the neglect OF the
carpenters the tmbers not put in place. Standing
upon one Of the most exposed elevations the East
river the first strong wind carried away the upper
story and this falling, destroyed the lower walls. The
propretor NJ Stevens estimated the damage at about
5000 strong gust blew down heavy scafoldng
nom the rear OF buildings on Fifty thrdst and in
their fall they struck the walls OF the ourstCry
buildings at Nos 243 245 and PAT West Ftyfourth-st,
carrying away three stories Of the wall This to-
eethcr with the undermining OF the base OF the build
ings render them so unsafe that the Department Of
Buildings given notice 70 attend 10 the matter
Fortunately no persons injured, although bricks
and mortar hurled by the force Of the gale TO
great distance
In Central Park few small trees uprOoted, and
occasionally branches were blown of. At Broadway
and Fortyeighth-st considerable damage was done to
the scafolding surrounding large building in process
Of erection Trees uproOted on Fftyhirdst, near
Fourth-ave No. 81 West Forty ntthst, aud ON Sew
enty .third-st, between Third and LexingtOnaves A
large number Of cellars the upper part of the city were
partially flooded.
ALONG THE RIVER FRONTS.
The effects of Sundays probably more
severely felt upon the streets the Battery than in
any other portion of the city The flour merchants were
the principal sufferers especially at the foot Of South,
Water and Frontsts and upon Safest The cellar OF
the storo occupied by Weeks, Douglas Co, at
No. Safest, was flooded nearly three feet
in depth. This cellar was used for storing
-four and at tho time contained about
1000 barrels besides large quantity Of starch 1t lie
thought that about 200 barrels OF -four damaged,
and that the starch total loss This drm employed
steam FIRE engine to pump the water out which was &C
cOmplshed about two hours Ono Of the members OF
the finn remarked that water had been in the cellar
befop for fChf nd haf he
storm Of such severity. Edward Cromwell Son OF No
Is FrOnt-st had nearly 100 barrels damaged j. L.
CArbrey OF Nos ITO and liz Broadst about the same
number The cellar Of the Produce Exchange was sub
merged nearly two feet and were employed ell day
yesterday pumping out The water.
southt ito exposed position, facing the stern,
felt its greatest fury The tide the piers food
ing the street and pouring into the cellars from the
South Ferry up far Marketst. At No. southst,
G. ". Billings had about 5000 worth OF wheat injured
j. Burns OF No. sOuth-st. had about 500 worth OF
an destroyed there beng fully three foot Of water IN
his cellar The majority of .he cellars upOn this street,
which are used storage filed with goods not IN
ured by water so the loss comparatively small
The stock in the Of Nos 10 and 81 Coandt
IT. was destroyed by food and the tde poured INTO
lower portion of HOE lz9. 49, 1885, and 1877 Cedar
In Lberyst the water flooded the lower portions OF
Nos. 1913, 1871 1872, 1885, 1874, 1856. and 1861.
At Pier No. %, the H. Northam OF the line to New
Haven was tossed 50 violently against the side o. tho
pier that one Of the spes crushed slightly damag
ing the pier The schooner b. Hazard broke her moor
ng and swinging against the bark Carb at Pier
No. n, did sOmo little damage. Pier No 35 suffered
somewhat the end Of tho pier being battered by the tide
which lifted OF some OF the heavy planks. The goods
upon the pier saved from being carried away by
large amount Of coal stored the end Pier No 80
flooded bat little damage done however as the
goods stored little afr eted by water Near Fulton
Market tie Hartford pier, the bulEheads were torn
away, and two Of the slriDgers were carried some
distance the street large spar was thrown In
such direction as 70 interfere with the passage Of the
street.
The effects Of the storm were also felt along the North
River 'front.' and upon the adjacent streets The tide
rose higher than Il has for many years, and as eonse
enee flooded the greater portion OF tho cellars in West
st. from the Battery 70 Chrisiopherst Empty boxes,
bres butter tubs and other articles noated around In
every direction soine OF the cellars contained perish
able merchandise which was ruined but many Of tho
buildings had been visited ia similar manner before
then taken 10 store the goods at dght
which q food tide would not be likely 70 reach In
West-st., the cellars Of Nos. 3, IL, 10, ITO,
III, 49, ll3 flooded, and In Washington
A. Nos. Is, 50, So 70, rs, n, l66. 1877 and
1919 we've Inundated by the water. The cellars OF
Eos Z, o, and 10 bankruptcies were also flooded
At Warren and Wcsf-Bts the water high In the
cellar that the persona occupying IL could only get in
With great difficulty aud obliged to Yet some Of the
water away before attempting TO pump 1t out Al
Pier No 49, the freight depot Of the Delaware LacRa-
wanna and western Railroad The tide rose completely
over the pier There large amount OF dry goods
other articles stored there which would have been
completely ruined had It not been for the arrival OF some
Of the men at O'Clock sunday night The water was
nearly foot high the pier, and the men were COM
PEELED 70 wade through t. They succeeded IN placing
Che goods OF barrels and other high places and saved
te greater part Of them that the damage docs not
20 over $780, estimated BY the Oveseenof The