The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-26
THE RAIN STORM.

HEAVY FALL OF RAIN IN THE CITY AND
sUBURBs-pAMAGE TO THE HUDSON RIVER
RAnRoAD-DKTEETIoN OF TRAINs-DIsAs-
TIERS IN NEW JERsKY-BLocKs OF HOUSES
! FLOODED.
The heavy and continued rain storm which contn-
ued in this city yesterday from the earliest hour in
the morning until late in the evening the OF
serious Inconvenience to all classes Of people Great
obstruction to all kinds of business experienced,
while ut the same time considerable damage
TO property resulted. Along the water front
Easements and cellars flooded render
ing pumping and bang OF the water
which had accumulated necessity almost without ex-
ceDtion In every house along the line of West and
South streets In Greenwich and Washington streets,
too, the flooding OF cellars uncommon sight
In very many instances the streets almost i'm
passable from the quantity OF water which became
damned up through the OF capacity the block
ing up of the cGlverts leading into the Walk
ing almost impossibility except by suffer
ing complete wetting as perfect us though
shower bath had been INDUCED IN, such
the force of wind and rain. Umbrellas
entirely useless and far from being, they said
to protection against the rain, they found to be
but aggravation OF the evil for although serving TO
shield the head the drippngs which ran OF in heavy
streams but more enectuay served TO saturate
the lower portions of the body and increase the gen.
eral discomfort Only those people ventured who
had pressing business to attend TO, and
then recourse had TO cars and stages whenever
practicable. The streets consequently presented
most forlorn appearance Not So however, tho horse
cars, for they crowded to their utmost capacity
The disagreeabe odor and vapors arising from the wet
clothing OF the passengers who were hudded together
ike sardines in box, is easier imagined than de-
scrbed The disagreeableness OF the present system
of horse travel better illustrated
more orcibly impressed the people who
pellod to them than yesterday and frequent
and long continued the expressions Of opinion in
favor OF the passage oil law requiring the companies
TO furnish seat Tor each and the Limitation
OF the number 70 be carried. Loud, too, the
prayers for speedy inauguration Of the rapid transit
steam railroads
Storm signals were displayed on the signal station
the Equitable Building, n caution to smaller craft
not to proceed seward but the steamships pro-
cceded OH their way regardless Of the weather. and
mostly at the appointed hour. Toward the ALTER
noon a general bellef expressed that the storm
about to break oil, the heavens appeared some
| what more light; but this but delusion, Tor
shortly after three O'Clock both wind and rain in
creased in Jury BY that hour 90 inches OF had
fallen and the wind has reached velocity OF forty
two miles hour. The amount of damage done
this city cannot yet be estimated but the total
! Will foot up TO a very considerable sum
On the rivers navigation almost entirely confined
to the ferryboats tor the craft unpropcled by
afraid TO venture from their moorings face of
the binding RAIN which shrouded the though
cnveloped III tog, making dangerous risk for sailing
vessels to lind their All in all, yesterday
without doubt OF the wTetchedly dsagreeabe
days suffering humanity could well experience but
from the prognosticat tons of the Weather Bureau II
would seem that continuance OF similar condition
OF things can be looked forward 10 for two or three
days