New-York tribune., 1876-11-20
A NORTHEAST GALE.

SINTER sIGNALIZED BY A TEMPEST OF WIND AND
RAIN-FEw ACCIDENTS REPORTED.
The advent of Winter-the real season, ana
not counterfeit presenment in the variable calendar
was signalized yesterday by OF the most violent
rain storms has descended upon this city for several
months The leaden skies lowered all day on saturday
and the constant of rain was fulfilled in the
evening with abundant measure. The audiences OF the
various theaters, fresh from the mimic worlds
of light and cheerfulness within, came out into
an extremely unpleasant scene OF darkness ana
rain, fit only a setting for the deepest Tragedy
and the slowest of slow music. Yesterday morning te
milknen and other early travellers painfully con-
seous of a brawny northeastern which came down on
the unwary shrekng for conquest As the day wore on
the wind grew apace the rain increased The cutters
were turned into miniature torrents, and turbld streams
of water coursed down the middle OF the streets the
dust which has accumulated during the Summer was now
seen in its most unlovely aspect Converted into hcK
paste, 1t covered Broadway and oil the
other main thoroughfares and proved fatal TO
the equpOise Of many struggling pedestrian
In the City Hall Park and the uptown squares the wind
had fu sweep and careered along TO the dsnay OF all
who had to cope with it, But those uniornates were
few and far between. In the morning the streets OF
Upper New-York furnished good type OF "the a0omna
tion OF desoaton spoken OF by the prophet Daniel AT
rare intervals pedestrian could be seen tacking across
the sidewalk and beating up against the wind ike ship
in sore distress The horse were almost deserted
the corner veuders mued to the chin stood like SO many
craven images pictures of stony despair Many aoah
doned their posts and beat ignOminious retreat aer
selling few morning papers,
In the midst Of all this turmoil Of the elements, from
the church towers came the pleasant Sabbath morning
chimes yet despite cheerful chorus congregations
were sparse numbers and depressed in appearance In
fact oil NewYOrk could be said TO be at home yester
day and stronger indu ement than an edlfyng sermon
was required TO make the average cltleh eave MS l
aide Throughout the morning the WIND Gaged Win great
violence but in the afternoon an occasional u occurred
some idea Of the force OF the wind may be gained ny
those Who did not feel from the fact that at the signal
service station on the Equitable Building the velocity
during the greater part Of the day was 80 miles per
This storm is Of wide sweep. and extends all along
the coast and far west a. the mississippi
The wind blew from the northeast until about noon yes
terday, when il veered round TO the east ana De"
steadily that quarter all the afternoon ana evening
showers occurred until 1870 on SUNDAY morning, wbeh
tile rain ceased AZ S:l7 yesterday II began TO ram
very heavily and al midnight ram was sun laIIng'
10 Az p Yesterday the rain gauge indicated total
fan Of inches. At Philadelphia the rainfall was
much heavier, being l.2o inches from a. NJ. unll 4
D IN yesterday while az Nashville Tenn violent snow
storm ragged all day.
Few accidentso disasters reported in the city, and
the storm came from the east ana nort the n
age so the shipping in the harbOr was slight. large
number OF vessels lying at anchor off staten island
waiting foI the storm 10 blow over before yentuIlhg OUT
to sea- The schooner Annie Q. Cook laden with SALT
went ashore six miles east OF shnnecock Light The YES
sci Is years old and the captain Is doing his utmost
10 save her The weather is thick ia the hdrbOr but no
vessels in distress had been Sguaed up TO late hour
last night In the city, the greatest havoc took place
among the political and transparencies Many
and the portraits OF both Presidential candidates
were uailed in the by the irnverent
WING: WING. about z p IN YESTERDAY, -, one 60, OF
Club House. AT No 12 UniverSity-pace. broken by
the wind fell across the street carrying with
nans OF he fire telegraph wire which were severed and
obstrucng railroad travel the street. A car was
fright and dashed along the street carrying the gar over
he