New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-05
A FORETASTE OF WINTER.
THE CYCLONES LONG DELAYED VISIT.

lie OICLONEO DONN DEi@AiisD D7iA'
HEAVY STORM OF WIND AND RAIS-wARHiNGs or
ITS APpRoAcH-ExTENr or THE RAINFALL.
The weather yesterday seemed to be making
up time. The beated equinoctia and warrant
cyclone Joined hands and swept over the city with
nerceness which would have done dscredu to Deem
ber All the morning the rain fell slowly the clouds
lowered dismaly-the prospect simply lugubfious
In the afternoon however things began 10 look yeer
The wind arose, rioted over the chimney-tops'
and swoOped down upon unwary passers-by TO whom
breezes had been tempered since last March. The
big drops OF rain ung vigorously in ones face, and
10 preserve integrity Of umbrella became one OF
the fine People went careering by In Tight summer
costume vainy endeay0rng to shield ron tue
aggressive guests Of wind and rain Others, who seemed
have made provision for rain podded along IN ha
sodden hopeless way, Characteristic OF people VINO nave
been soaked with rain The Mosaic umbrella dealers IN
Chathamst and about the City Hall needed not to exert
their usual eloqucnce their sales ready and large
pton the streets were deserted and the clerks IN
the large dry goods stores enjoyed rspite from ne rem
mime fsilade OF questions ~ which they nave pee sun
iecled for the past week Down town. Tue as. Wilt
had accumulated in the repair OF streets was conFecu
into thick paste and made walking excessively ust-
greeaDle TO add 10 the perpiexues o, thIsc VIZ
down town last night by the Third Avenue AEaltoai
there long blockade in Chatbam-st, which extend
ed AZ times rom the neal OF the s,i I" t Dc,
At the Signal Service Oifce, in the Equifaoe Bluding
ly loug-Ooked-for cyclone The regular Washington
rep rt yesterday was as follows !" Inc 95fonetst y
higbAt and rising in the northwest broad
belt OF low and falling barometer extends rom
the lower lake regions to tho soutn Asia .
coast includes the cyclone yesterday IN the Gu now
central in the Carolinas also storm centre IN tle low"
er lake region The 9erature in the Atlantic Coast
states remains nearly stationary, ana mas uulen rom
the lake regions 70 the Gulf; In the northwes. IL - p
low freezing. Rain has generally fallen except IN he
Northwest Sontherly winds prevail IN the Middle anu anu
NeWEngland states; elsewhere thew arc northery Inc
rivers have remained nearly stationary" $500.
Warnings o. the storms approach was received NJ ns
preparations made 10 guard az inst the shipment
neavY cargOes. TIE cotton, produce, ana HhlpphG
merchants were warned OF n, ana me DANGER slgai
was hOisted. The storm began 10 TWO phccS
branch, the most severe one, orlglheleh III nv
Gulf Of Mexico and uniting with another Oh less severity
from the West swept along the Atlantic coast II was
not accompanied Dy any extraordinary Wind Inc We.
locty this city O'Clock last evening enched ABOUT
thirty six miles hour II expected that the geat
Usually frequent reports of an advance Storm
are received at the signal : ryiee once mere
but all the in the South we're reported 10 DO
down by Yesterdays storm Inis Is also True Vi INC
wires 10 Washington and Philadelphia.
In IN city the rain began to tall heavily ahout
O'Clock From All T. 10 to o'clock 80 inonss mau
fallen" largest tIat came under my oDsrrYa-
ton said one Of tine : gnal Service Ulcers
Atfle Western Union Telegraph Office 40 midnight me
though much difficulty had been experienced IN te cary
part OF the evening IN getting messages through ion
lines remained uninured About the same report was
received az tie office Of the Atlantic and Pachc Ite-
graph Company Al the wires 70 points IN the co.tA
aud West were working; Il lew were uoNu to"asu l.o
south communication with all pOiuts was ducplt'
and the wires worked badly.
Tie heavy ralu-stOrm yesterday, flooded the meadows
and tue cellars and streets the lower part OF Newark
The volume water great IN the extensive Gay
81 sewer. now being cor structcd great expense,
that, last ui2 large portion OF the work chFel H. IL
terruptng travel on tine Broad steet horse-cI Ines
The Is not now definitely known, but 70 VIII GER
tany reach several thousand dollars, aud greatly ucat
the completion OF tie sewer, upon which much tame aud
money have been expended