The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-21
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NOVEMBER'S GREAT STORM
THE VAST EXTENT OF TERRITORR
SWEPT by THE GALE.
A Fleet Of steap,-hips Kept Out a, :

A Fleet of stenmships Kent Out at Sea-
Jersey CITY and Hobohcn streets Sub
merged Drooklyn Buildings Blown Dows.
The storm, which struck New York at !
o'clock on sunday morning, ragged all daY yes
terdaY, reaching its height at about Q In the
afternoon. Ii tie damage was done In the city.
At the Signal Service Ofllce last evening, the
total rainfall was reported at little over an
inch. In PHILADELPHIA four inches fell during
the two days. The highest velocity of the wind
was forty-two miles an hour at 2i5 p. NJ, tha
average velocity being about twenty miles. Tho
storm originated In iliota, and taking sweep
to the southward, being at Its height In Ten
nessee on sunday morning, whlrled TO the north
as 1t approached the coast At last evening It
was blowing gale in Boston, while compara-
tivey calm here No probabilities were hazard
ed by the officer OF the Signal Service ONCE, but
he kept the danger dag flying.
chimney was blown from the Grand Hotel
and IN its fall It broke several telegraph wires.
a rotten telegraph pole fell at Centre aud
Pearl streets. a chimney was blown from the
roof at 75i Sixth avenue. broadway was strewn
with sha,tered remnants Of umbrellas, awnings
A line man tried to ascend a telegraph pole OF
the western Union Company, at Manhattan
street and lhe boulevard, but was blown down
Trees, signs, chmncys. and what remaining
swept away on Sunday night. The police tele-
graph lines were injured, and the llnemen were
sent cut carly and kcpt out all niyht. The large
wooden sheds, 30 feet wide and 800 feet deep at
the igot of Ferris street, south BroOklyn, facipR
The owner. George L. Archer OF l53 state street,
esti mates tue loss AT S4OOO. Henry Meyer Of 2Ot
Forsyth street, New York, was caught 10y fall
Ing fence at l23 Grand avenue. and bis right leg
platform in the park in Thirty-ninth street,
south Brooklyn. was blown on. Four large
trees in High street, between Bridge and Gold
streets, were blown down. Two houses In Sixth
street. near Fourth avenue, were unroofed.
some Of the streets In Hoboken and Jersey
City were Hooded, and In many cases families
son street had four feet Of water yesterday af-
ternoon, and communication except 10y either
raft or boat was cut OF. The entire meadows
Railroad track at Ferry street TO the boundaries
| II Wecnawken township, nearly milo, were
submerged. All the thorouGhfares leading to
the Hoboken ferry were impossible, and pedes-
| trans had either to hire vehicles or to ride In
the cars to the fyfry.
Ihe Communipaw meadows we're nooded, and
considerable property was destroyed. In Mont
Romery and Grand streets, and In Van Horne
| pl.co In Lafayette, the water was several feet
| deep. y part Of Montgomery street was washed
away, and many trees aud fences were blown
| down. Tue Pacific avenue bridge across the
| Morris canal having been weakened by the
| Storm fell with crash.
In Jersey city many political banners were
| blown down, aud several trees were uprooted.
| The portico o. Mrs. Sumuel Btdford's house. AZ
| Terry. was d! placed.
| The sea wa3 very high on Sandy Hook yester-
| day. On SnnGay the cOai steamer Harrisburg
arrived and euchored on StapletOn. aud thero
sue lay yesterday unable, on account OF tha
! storm, to approach her wharf. An Old Dcmin-
! ion steamer went down the bay on sunday, but
| al. poking her nose under the big billows be-
| low the Natrows she turned back. and behind
! the blum Il chored opposite Stapleton. Yester-
day She tried IL again. nut returned after the tre
| mendous seas below Fort Lafayette had broken
over her, One OF C. ii. Nellory's steamers also
anchored above Quarntlne Yesterday, not
daring TO 20 outside in the gale. A cloud Of
| sailing vessels took refuge in the Horseshoe
| Fifteen steamers were due at Quarantine yester-
| day. Il ID probable that all were caught In the
| gale. The llevetia Of the National line was
seen on the highlands al ABOUT i've o'clock, but
| sho put out TO sea at nightfall. Subsequently,
| the gaze suDsiuing, she iaced toHard Sandy
| Hook. and before midnight sue had arrived al
| Quarantine.
| Many Of the wharves on the Hudson, IA far Up
! as Pou.hkcepsie, were submerged; hut uu
serious damage WAS done.
Moses * CO.'S lee house In Trenton, y. j. was
! blown down Yesterday.
/ IN uIknuwn scaoouer 10 anchor in the outer
! hagbor OF Gluucestcr, Mass, broke her mOorings
! Yesterday aNeinooH aud dtitt-d 20 sea. Hor
| crew were 70 scuDd.
| Sno" fell To- thc depth Of four inches In Wind.
| hauI cCI4tY. VI. GA Suud ugat,