The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-10
RAIN AND HURRICANE,
Vessels Adrift and IN Collision-A
House Blown Down.
INJURIES AND LOSS OF LIFE.
A Steeple TOppled, Roofs Torn, Windows
Shivcrcd, Trees UproOted, Sign
boards Scattered.

episode only broke this city yesterday morning
ABOUT two O'clock had attained the velocity Of hurr
at seven, and from that hour until nine gradually
subsidized having done vast amount Of damage, mostly
In small instruments twisted sisnboards and vessels
from their moorings smashed plate glass by
the hundred toppled over lew steeplcs, lifted a
number OF roofs from the walls that upheld them,
and INDUCED in lesser capr:ces too many TO be
enumerated. The rain commenced between eleven
O'Clock and midnight with slow, sullen and apathetc
drizzle and an intensity OF darkness that actually
Cmmerian. The lamplight only served to render il
realizable by contrast Before twelve O'Clock symp-
toms OF the rising tempest observable AT three
o'clock the wind blowing steadily from rhe south
east at the rate OF thirty.onc miles hour. At four
:lock, with the thermometer at nfty-thrce degrees
ibove zero, the wind travelling at the rate Of
Ihirty-nino miles an hour At 4:47 tho thermometer
had fallen two degrees and the velocity OF the wind had
risen to forty five miles per hour This continued until
J:15 yesterday morning when tho gale had at
tanned the tremendous velocity OF sixty miles
hour It's pressure was3errdc, and casualty followed
casualty in rapid succession, although happily, the
greater part OF New York was still in bed
IL appears from reports obtained from Dr. Penrod,
At tho Signal ONCE in this city, that there was great
variation tho velocity OF the wind at different points
AT Albany. for instance, its highest velocity as
miles an hour; TT Boston, Al; at Cleveland, Ohio "a
at Eastport, Me-, "a at Erie Penn, S2 Indianola,
Texas, s5;. Louisville, Ky, %; New London,
aeipn,o, ID, ana Washington IS Al Albany the Their
momotcr marked So above; Boston, o.; Buffalo. ~
Omaha padepha ol 81 savannah co. ST. ous
.. and Washington GO At La Crosse. Wis, II regis
tered below zero; at ST. Paul, MIMI, below
VESSELS TORN FROM THEIR MooRINGs
The first serious casualty occurred ut twenty-five
minutes to three, when the Hiram Wells, schooner
loaded with coal and bound for Portland Me- was torn
from her mornings OFF tho Weehawken DOCKS driltcd
down the river, landed the rocks on the Ely sian
FIELDS aud broke sarboard rib or two In the encoun-
ter. Captain William StepersOn ana his crew toiled
manluIly here for an hour amid the mcrciless petng
OF tho tempest, finally got clear OF the rocks and then
drilted up the river. or BULBS Ferry, however,. the
vessel filed and went down, tho captain and crew
Gaping from tho wreck on small box which provi-
boy. aged eighteen, who had been engaged cook
Wednesday, Tor the trip to Portland, drowned. His
name cannot be ascertained.
THE G. vIBBARD ADRIFT.
At a later hour-quarter past sevon o'clock-when
the gale racing at 6y-ive miles sixty minutes.
the steamer G. Vbbard lying at the pier al the foot OF
Twenty fourth street, broke from her moorings and
driited nto the middle of the stream, where she
countorcd schooner moored midway between Wee.
hawken and this city. striking the sturdy bowsprt of
the latter with violent concusslon that whrlcd the
heavy hulk of the vibbard as upon pivot The stump
OF the bowsprit was thus driven like javeln
through the wheel house of the steamer,
and renamed sticking in the rent; while
far had whstood the fury of the storm all night,
and carried by the wind upon the Weenawken Flats.
where she lay yesterday an utter wreck inc
So 900, towed back to tho wharf yesterday
ing by the tugs W. H. Vanderbilt and Mary Clinton in
the height OF the gale. No lives lost.
ALONG EAST AND THE SOUND.
As tho Sylvan Glen was making hor nrs: morn.
h.f pilot house and did other trling damages not
of nature to disable her. On South street,
again, number OF vessels parted their cables
and wero driven withs reckless rapdity among
tho shipping, but no serious collisions reported
At pier 81 the bark Beneactor parted the two heavy
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stream. All this time the waves ran at "A height sell
dom witnessed in New York harbor, beating with
threatening to wash away both. Along the Ravens
wood shore long sections Of the sea wall were slowly
eaten away, portions OF the stonewoik yielding frs
Tho waves then invaded the gravced pathways, melt
ing them away like sand and bathing the adjacent
houses here slope softly down TO the waters edge
with beating and continuous spray. The wall on
BlacKwcl's Island wlthslood the assault at every
point, aud no injury TO buildings is reported from that
quarter The staten Island boat Castlcton was hurled
broadsidc into her pier this morning and damaged
extent that delayed her tor three hours. The
Sound steamers also all belated from two TO live
hours the Elm City not arriving until after ten O'Clock
IN the morning The Granite state was three hours
behind; the stonlngton boat two hours and hall.
gale to have been the scvcrcst they have had TO
councr this winter, and one OF the scverest that has
visited this coast for years
ON THE JERSEY COAST.
The wires between Sandy Hook and New Y DIRK were
swept down with the poles that sustained them, and
no intelligence Of wreck or ruin was possible from that
quarter during the day. Somewhat late in the after
noon, however an incident reported that may
s,st 10 solve tho problem of LAmerque which, 1t is
stated has taken long strides scaward during the gale.
She mad moved lew feet toward tho open day be-
fore yesterday and as her tackle all iau before
The gale commenced II Is probable that considerable
progress has been made toward releasing her.
The wires between New York and Seabright were
remains to be verified. Al Port Morris the canal boat
Edith went TO tho bottom early in the progress OF the
gale with 800 tons oil COAL and others careeped and
lost their dock loads OF COAL about thirty each
IN THE CITY.
While Of1ccr Frederick Thurman, Of tho Thirtcth
precinct leaving his residence at 10Th street and
Sixth avennc, the COrnce OF his house blown of
mud its descent struck him the head and shout
ders, causing severe scalp wound and larccratng the
neck and shoulders.
Caiharine Cassidy, aged forty-dve. OF No. 81 Oil
yer street, was struck by falling sign at No. 271
Canal street, and was severely injured
OfIlcer Bow, Of the Filth precinct while on duty,
was struck tho head with window shutter in front
OF No. 265 Broadway, and severely injured
Abraham KATE severely injured while standing
In front OF his store No. 1lsS Third avenue by the
Barbara Dory, Of No. SOL West Fortieth street. was
seriously injured by being struck the head by fall
ing sign while passing John McCoskeys pant store at
Anna Conner a child, of No. 554 West Thirtysixth
street, injured by falling sign at No. 43s Eleventh
avenue.
They wero all taken to tho hospital. where their
wounds dressed
JOY TO THE RoorERs.
The following buildings were unroofcd--No. 973
Eighth avenue owned by George Peterson damage $780,
No. 292 to 295 South street. Duryea's storage waehous
NO. Zo2 south street, waiter Felung's paint store;
No. 70 Jefferson street. tenement house; No. So
Montgomery street, occupied by Mocr son, sugar
refinery; new church IN East Houston street, Bonders
dancing platform at Sixty third street and First
nue.. damage $1,000; corner Of Sixth avenue and ST.
Nicholas avenue, owned by II. Surge, damage SlO0
JOY TO THE GLAziERs.
Plate glass windows broken at the following
places: -Grand sCiroIe HOTEL Filty-ninth street and
Eighth avenue damage S100; No. III Sixth avenue,
No 535 Sixth avenue, northwest corner OF Twentieth
street and Fourth avenue, Brunswick Hotel, No 205
Broadway, No $40 Eighth avenue. damage $500; No.
4I9 Eighth avenue, damage S125 northwest corner OF
Sxcth street and Second avenue No ], ia Third
nue., owned by Lewis Abrahams; No. ]. ITO Third
nue., owned by IL. Newman corner OF Fourth avenue
and Fifty-ninth street, owned by Carrier Robertson;
northwest corner OF 10th street and Third avenue,
damage 500; corner Of 10th street and Fourth
avenue IN Grcy's bakery, damage $125; northwest
corner Of Eighty-sixth street aud Third avenue in
Bnncrs tea store, damage $780, No s3l Eighth
avenue, damage $500; No. s75 Tenth avenue damage
500; No. ], 500 Broadway, damage S7O0
w Joy TO THE SIGN HANGERS.
Signs we're blown down at the following paces:-No