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


ing l6 days out; the steamer scythia dne We'd
nesday and the St. GERMAN of French line Thurs
Of the line of the cyclone AT the ONCE Of l. e. Ward
Co.'S Havana line it said the Liberty
the gale which accounted for her delay hut
seaworthy vessel no fears were entertained for her
safety. The steamer George Washington from Halifax
OF the CTOm well Steamship line, also due yesterday
morning but she is stancb ship, no apprehensOns
At the Office Of the InInan Inc, at No. Is Broadway
Cant Leech OF the steamship City OF Chester was found
morning of Nantucket but he held his until
make the light he turned about and to the eastward
Capt Leeeb said hehad never experienced heavy
eastery gale and that was all the ship ccnld do to
steam up against IT, After running TO FIRE Island light
be turned about and came up to Quarantine Monday
morning lie did not think that the storm had extended
$50 miles of the coast This was substantially the
experience OF the steamer Celtic Of the White star line
The steamboat Providence OF the Fall River line
& her dSGF a E ~ Ter One Of the Officers
and reached Newport at about 10 p m. The wind was
blowing gale from the east aud the running high
steamboat taken the dock and remained there
I'll O'Clock, when the journey to New-iork was re-
sumed The officers said they had had OF the rough
est passages on record.
IN BROOKLYN AND THE SUBURBS.
The effects of Sundays storm in Brooklyn, although
much damage DONE could not be ascertaned sun
day evening the police telegraph wires injured
Many trees aud signs blown down throughout the
city, and political especially marks for the
tempest 1neTe were no cOnplantS OF the HOOulnR VI
sewers but along the water front 1t is said that the tide
high before 1t over the piers at the
Erie in South Brooklyn, and covered the docks at
Red Hook. At the Commercial Wharf in the Atlantic
Basin vessels blown from their mOOrlngs, and
100 feet of the front Of the dock torn away The
Norwegian bark August thrown against the schooner
this dock about 81 900 rhe steamer Empire state,
plying between NewYOrk and Boston wac compelled to
seek shelter at the foot Uf Ezabetst during the Storm
carpenter shop owned by John Buchanan IN SiNth-st,
between Fourth and Ffthaves, was blown down. caus-
Christian Association IT the main entrance TO Prospect
Park Frustrated, but It will be erected ana ready
for service tonight Tie storm severe atCOney
Island the tide having risen to an unusual hight Docks
oathlnghouses Sc were 9amaged ana %SSheu away
The high tide caused considerable damage along the
shore front of Jersey City and vicinity Henwoods to-
baccO dock was covered with three feet OF water and
1000 hOgsbeads soaked in salt water and ruined
Washs immense coher-dam was carried IRON rs moor
ings aud damage several canal boats against which II
drfted Tue piers OF the Delaware Lackawailna ana
Western Railroad were damaged CONSIDERABLY pS inc
200 hOgShUds OF tobacco and 800 barrels OF Hour were
wet, tho water did not soak through The founda-
tons of the new storehOuses OF Delaware, Lcka-
and Western Railroad Company sank several teet
from their faStenlngs In Harsimus Cove, near
tine abuttOir, several canal boats were sunk
The HUbOken FcrTy-hOuse damaged nearly $1,000.
AT Cavam Point the wool factory cellar flooded, aud
a dozen barrels Of nslackcd lime were destroyed. The
heat created was SO great that the factory caught fire,
The wind carried the the stone wall and tow
path of the Morris Canal at Grcen ie filling II 80 That 1t
oycrGowcd it's banks all through Jersey city. doing
great deal Of damage to private buildings by hOodg the
basements- In the Bay the schooner sunny Showers
was carried against tie retaining wall OF the canal aud
totally wrecked The schooner Hickory OF heT-fOrk
broke from her mOOriugs at the foot OF Nast BROOK
lyi aud drfted before the gale to the same place,
where her bow and stern were stove IN anu
Stone Val Of the canal Is badly damaged.
portion Of.the stcepe of the Presbyterian ChuTcn on
Hsucoc blown down. Two partition walls ana
section OF the wall in OF brick houses on
Vatiokst blown down, and the end wall OF new
bIick Pacifcaye. was torn out Al Gutenberg
an nUccupied frame house the Bulls Ferry road was
so badly shaken. that it fell yesterday morning Inc
track Newark and Elizabeth branchof the Central
Railroad was washed ont and train was thrown oil the
track into the meadows. No one was hurt, however
n,n reading al StapIetOn s. L. was found IN q skn at
Robbins Reel whittier she had dftcd from stapet9n
The storm proved very destructive III slatsn Island
Early on Sunday evening all communication was cut on
with New-York The telegraph poles OF the Western
Union and police lines were Blown down IN many paees
cellars tine low places about stapetOu were
flooded with water The street cars plying between CI
ton and Port Richmond were Obliged 10 suspend ther
trips owing to the large number OF trees That were
blown across the track. The yacht Active yhg AZ
anchor on stapleton was driven up hlsh ana dy on he
hats, and slightly damaged The yacht Clo uraged her
anchor, and Iouled with the yacht Mary GanasE DC5n
The docks at ali the landings were Dauy uahaseu py INC
wind and waves The steam-t1g FShton' smlioSsaD y
other vessels ia the bay weremOre or less jam
aged by foung while dragging tner anchors. -
The most damage done III Newark was the IN
roofing OF the south wing OF the city Almsbouse the
root being carried into EbzaDeth-aNe chiuuey was
blown down from another portion Oh tIe M N s
for time panic seized the inmetes III Tue Nhh anu
Fourteenth Wards large number OF uSes we're piSWh
down and fences aud frse s ~ 1e vas
to mn and wrapped about the tall smOke-stack. About
20 yarus of the large fence about the sA works IN
Bani-st was leYeled 10 the ground. The chimney
ef THO residence OF A. J. Seag 7, at No. 10
Newest was blown down and crushed IN
the T5of some Of the bricks falling through!
INTO the kitchen Ia different sections OF the city trees
were proo,od and chBneys destroyed At the WaYcrey
Fair Grounds number OF were blown down, and
scvcra tents which had been erected FOR the state fa
yhSch opened yesterday, were Frustrated The public
taTks we're cor sideraby damaged. As milk tram
comma down the grade on the Delaware laekawanna
ana Western Railroad yesterday morning, fallng tce
gaphole ut Nesbtst carried away the smohes'ack Vi
the locomotive. . , =, -. g.. ..,,
other uages along the shore the storm was very
violent destroying bathing houses and penetrating the
wooden cottages but losses OF life on serious destrc-
lion of pTOperty is reported yet. The railways were
an badly washed and the trains have been much de-
layed. ,-, Gu, -
Cenire-st was blown down. Hiligan's pottery, ON
CDtor-st and Dayiss pottery on Mercerst, were par
Pom WA nlnN-u N.