New-York tribune., 1876-08-18
4 HE4yY RiiNFILL.

IrTECTS OF THE STORM ~ THE CIIl-DAMAGE
DONE N InE VICINITY.
The heavy rain which fell in this city yes
tcr.y WAS heartily welcomed by the gardeners and for
.ts II seemed If the rain could not have fallen more
heavily than It fell during par; OF the forenoon II
drcuchcd who were exposed 10 even Tor Few mn
utcs beating through the most impery5uS umbrellas
and caused many whose occupations on the streets
n give M all thought Of buslcSs and to seek shelter In
tr,e streets which were Of repair large ponds were
formed The water from the bDuSetops through the
TN leaders with marvellous rapdity, and IN many
streets the extra How Of water completely choked up the
opening into the On the PIERS where the out
Going steamers were oadins considerable merchandise
was wet AMI slightly damaged. The rain washed into
few of the cellars along the water front, bat not in
sufficient quantity To no any material damage. The
shippiny showed 10 marks OF injury, OWING to the
absence of heavy wind The canvas OF the large ships
was soaked through and their decks were well washed
At the Office the United tat"s Signal Service Sergeant
Penrod said that the began to fall at 3:l5 o'clock
Yesterday morning. From that time until ~ O'Clock
a. m. the rainfall was "lohs of an inch Between 7;47
and 1880 O'Clock =. III. the fHl was l.92 Inches,
making total rainfall oi 222 inches IN cisht
hour, and quarter In tie afternoon tht ram ceased 10
come down IN such torrents, hut frequent showers pre-
vailed and the thick clouds rcmlined over the city
More damage seems - have nccn done ~ the vicinity
of sew Yor tnan IN the city itself Ia different parts %!
Brooklyn TIE subcears were Hooded to the "epth OF
several feet. Numerous complaints were made at tbe
Department city Works oi cellars flooded by the water
backing up the sewers aud lowing into houses IIe
complaints were principally from the seventh. Ninth,
and Fourtccnth Wards Alderman RoWley charged tnat
thr fault with the stnetclcanng c"ntrtc'os' VINO
failed 10 properly clean the culvers and street basins.
Mr Derchs OF the FOur cnth Ward complained To the
Mayor that cellars and basemcnis III Inlon-lyr'
near North Nulh-st, We're Hooded, aud attlbuted
the cause the low grade OF the street. Tie Mayor said
that the property owners would have TO have the grade
raised az their own expense. NJ. Dicrcks objected 10
this saying that the proucry had once paid for
grading this street and II ts WORK had not been prop
rry ihcault uf the city. The storm Hooded
rth SrCond-~t. from Eishthst 10 Iniou-lNe; NOrth
SNth-st from North Second tD Nintlsi and Nnti-St,
from North second AuscSt. tn" sewers In Flushing
ave- below 1ompLmS, and also In BushTica-ave. AZ the
head Of Marsua.lSt., Inadequate To carry OF the
floods Of water. ~
In Jersey City the rain washed away the earth hlinS
from the approaches to the JacksOnye bridge over TIE
Newark aud NcWlOrs railroad cut and the bridge IS
impossible.
Tlc r0adbc Of the North IIoboken horse railway on
Ucrnan-ayn was washed ont 100 feet. -
Union Hin the rain washed three r. OF eatn ming
from the horse track the foo! Of JccrsonSt The
macadam was all laid and rolling had been begun on the
Bulls FcrryIye. improvement, but IL was nearly de-
stroyed the rain uch Of the stone VIII have to be
raised again.