The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-18
VOL. XLlV.-N0. Is.
FURIOUS WIND AND RAIN.
tHE PLENITUDR or WATER THAT is
FOLLOWING the DROUGHT
The B.nen,. and the DAMAGES The Demand

At times in the latttf part oI saturday
Night the wind blew in strong, Il iul gusts, and
lark clouds hurried across tho sky, completely
,huttine out the Hight Of the stars. At two
o'clock in the morning 1t began raining. and the
wind increased to a hurricane Trees In differ
mt parts Of the city we're blown down, aud
havoc was played with chimncys, sign boards,
and window blinds. policeman was patrolling
NJ the northwest corner OF Fourteenth street
and Seventh avenue, when the large tree that
has been a well known landmark there for more
than seventy years, fell with terrible crash.
The officer narrowly escaped being crushed.
HE tree fell across the street, barrcading the
say SO that carriages could not pass. In
twenty second street, near seventh avenue,
another large tree YVES u9rooted.
The rain descended, almost without intermis-
pion. until about four o'clock IN the afternoon,
when there was lull in the storm. IN to that
slime the fall OF water had amounted to one and
sixty ons-hundredths OF an inch. At about SIX
o'clock It commenced raining again This Ia the
largest amount Of water that has fallen during
any storm within i've months, and II will be Of
incalculabe value to the country. The late
crops of the farmers were suffering greatly flom
the drought, extensive fires were devastating
New jersey and other parts of the country, and
manufactures in many places were idle. Tho
storm has relieved all apprehensions Of further
Inconvenience from lack Uf water this fall.
Mr. Marcus L. Fitzgibbons, Superintendent OF
Reservoirs in Central Park, says there will be
great plenty OF CrotOn water for the remainder
Of the season, and the residents OF the city need
NOT hereafter be economical OF the fnid. The
Buperintendent remarked There are thirteen
Iest depth Of water In the south basin Of the old
Reservoir. This 10 the lowest noed since 1862.
In the month OF September, 1889, the water was
only II feet inches deep. The north basin Of
lle old la nnl la being
pleaned out. Thousands OF loads OF mud have
been drawn from the north basin. The old Cen
Gal Park reservoir covers one hundred and six
acres. and will hold lj0,0OJ0OO of gallons, while
The new reservoir covers log acres. and Is in
tended to hold l.OOOO00,o00 gallons. OF course.
bhe rain storm does not produce an immediate
srect on the water In the reservoirs here or in
Croton Lake. II will take two or three days
perhaps, for the water TO run "a from the ATTY
six square miles OF shed in Putnam county and
vicinity into Croton Lake. The water travels In
tbe aaueduct from the dam to the Central Park
ntthe rate of two and a half miles per hour. The
distance from the dam to the Central Park reser-
voirs Is thirty-nne miles, 50 you can calculate
how long II will take this rain to come from Put
nam county to the throats VI New Workers."
The storm interfered with the comfort OF pc
destrisns and there were few In tho str eets.
Umbrellas were turned wrong side out by the
IurlOus gusts OF VIM. ana people were de-
prived OF those projections from the storm.
Dolly n few dozen people visited Central Park
yesterday. and they kept under the cover Of the
menagere sheds. The park carriages and boats
bn the Ike. which usually do a thriving busi-
ness on SUNDAY, were iuie, ana 'he horses en-,
pf the park. This is n lucky day for the
horses,' remarked the assistant superintendant
u the stables, " ana the animals sadly In
reed of rest. | can tell YOU" The large hocks
,f park sheep were safely housed from the
lIl ~ fHE .H IN 4 lad
Owing to the orn. the churches were slimiv
attended. lhe preacher VINO had more than u
hundred hearers yesterday ConsidereI himself
fortunate. One church IN sixth avenue was
nearly minus choir, only two singers bfaying
sion boats for Rookaway Beach. Coney Leland,
Long liro nch, aud .oints on the sound and
Hudson river all did very small business yes
terdhy. Nearly all suspended Their trips en-
tifeiy. one made the rip Win ten passengers.
Others started, Dut only went = short distance
below Fort Hamilton ana returned. IN some
parts Of the y IL would have been HAZARDOUS
Tor a small steamer TO venture outside Of the
harbor The capt in Of the Nellt Decker said
bhat he went down through tn y rrows and
iound the winI blowing such steat auns
Of the barbor. He has been accustomed to hir-
Dor ami coast nayig ton for many years, aud
be seldom witnessed such rough weather AZ
Depend upon it," he said. you Will hear Of
many disasters at sea caused hy th storm. IL
was d regular huiricane-one of tne kind that
bven old sailors dread. some Of The Outgoing
peamers which have Just left this port are no
doubt caught in the storm, and you may believe
there viii be some sea-sics passengers on
board"
The steamer II. Martin was forced by the
wind upon the spilinc OF her dock at stapleton:
being seriously injured. IL WAS imposs to
send her aid on account ot tn high tide.
bark. supposed TO be the Esther, from provi
aence, disabled, was tOwed through Hell Gate.
Great difficulty was experienced by the North
tnd East riyer ferryboais; aud those on the
Staten Island route, nnding II impossible to
make landings, returned TO the city with their
passengers. lhe steamers Celtic and wiscon-
4 A 4 La
don. arrived ia Quarantine in the aft-rn, on,
but owing to the roughness Of the water, no
communication with them could be made The
Harlem ana Morfisania boats stopped running.
ln the Atautic ABd Pacihc Telegraph ofice IN
his city business was entirely suspended, and
hst evening tne oprIailus room Wis Deserted
Tue operators except two had cone home.
receiver said; we are not taxing IN any busl-
may be in condition 10 srud messsges. We
don't snow whether the dfcuty Is with the
wires ln me Guy or vntslle' \ rye lofcs OF
workuleu VIII he sont out Ia the M rning to re
pair damages. We have hot mad such serious
uouPiy ~ i'ng TINE, but thcfe VII net be
much delay The night manager of the West
srn Union Telegraph ufhcs -aid Tho storm
has rroken some ot our wires east. south. ana
vest, tut northern wires arc not interrupted.
We are workng r1ira wires aud business Is
tould get nothing further south than PhIlldel-
Phla, hut we viii be all riSut m tne uofuing.
The nIe alarm telegraph wir,s M the clty arc all
damaged but can be easily gut IN reueir
ha'ot PLAYED w'th lhe !. illct banners.
away ANA several OF the iatt.il DoAturn risked
lbeir lives btiuglng them lu.
Al Per 10 North lVcr a gtett quantity of lime
vas spoiled by the hl-h tide. Other property
bpng tne piers va. uau.agei.
At@ Etst seventh and ~ East Tenth streets
large trees were thrown ACROSS the -treot. AT
BO Third avenue large tree wa. torn NJ by the
roots, and IN It's tall took win ~ a telegraph
pole At @ij East lhirty sixth street another
tree was eyelled The rear walls of tho new
houses at 245, 2f, aud ~ West Fifiy-fourth
NTeet were blown down. At Flfty-ntst street
and Eighth avenue chimney fell. Al half past
geVen o'clock the Rev Dr. INng's Gospel toni IN
Sfhirty-f III sruet, near BfOadwaN, Wa nearly
'temOshed. OAy the JanitOr and com
+ bAnion we're In the adjoining building, and
Escaped injury. The .ervlces viii DO trans
ieTed TO the Church Of the Holy Trinity.
Along Thirty foH'th street The WIND SWEPT
fufiouslt, and hft marks behind In the
lhape Of huge brInChes Of trees torn on aud
hurled long distances, and two or three Trees
Torn up there, and Ia Ihirleth, Iwenty-nrst
twenty fourth, Twentieth, and Beach streets
Achitnn-y was ruined Al 2O4 Ninth avenue, and
mother at Al Hudson street Al half past nine
4 Iclock communication ~ telegraph was sud
ienly broken between the Forty seventh Thirty
4 eVenth, lhirtieth, twentieth, and Charles
nTeets police stations uud Police Headquarters
Trees were also blown II WI Il 344 East Ihud
ETeet, 7, " ID, ana ~ Clinton place, and 4O
Washington - iare. ihe police TtpOtt tho fall
Lng OF large number of awnings, signs, gates,
higstans and bill board.
Many cellars IN West. Washington. Cedar
COrtlandt aud Liberty streets were nled WIN