The New York herald., 1877-10-06

lngton county three men. whine trying 10
fect above It's usual height IL mas been quie dsas-
trpus ~ ihe crops rne farmers say tley VIII not
mako hall crop The oss estimated 70 be very
large
AFFECTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND VICINITY
DAMAGE ON land AND WATER
An old willow tree. which has stood for many yssrs
In seventysight street. jus, below Madison avenue,
wa blown down. and eli across the stree. blocking
up the whole width OF the street In ts fall IL tore ~
the sidewalk the north side OF the Tor ssvsrx
feet and smashed the windows Of . nsw house db
rsctly opposite.
The boathouse OF the National Rowing Club
Harlem RIVER, broke from ls moorngs and wen
adrin- rumber Of boats belonging 70 Mr.. Raynol
we're badly damaged
Trees blown down on the corner OF l25th streN
and Lexington avenue In front OF No. Az East l22s
street. In 12ih street. between First avenue and ave-
A; in 1854 and Tenth avenue front Of shs
ST. Bsrnabas Chapel 10 Mulberry In front Of No
80 Washington place and front Of No 66a Greenwich
street The latter demolished the nrs telegraph
wire running past that house.
A sign ., Nos. 2, = aud East Fourth street wa
blown the street
Numerous nagstafs and chimney pots were blown
down The police telegraph suffered severely. and foa
hours the communication OF tho uptown stations with
the Central onics was interrupted Mr.. Crowley, the
Mt AN early hour Yesterday morning
The sso IN was very destructive 20 properly in
food oil wafer which boiled through them and over
uowed III many streets detective roof WAS the
cause OF tha flooding OF g. s. Vests millinery store,
No 30i Fulton street. and the damage Of the stock TO
tue extent OF $1,000 The New York Button Company
Bosru@ ina and street. The Nor,S % Amsr
can Iron WORKS. IN Flushing avenue, lose ~ 000 IL
viii 100 to repair the sail ihrd avenue.
Thirty .hih street. aud IRON So O00 SO, UOV 10
repair me breaks elsewhere rhe tao story frame
buliing No Iso Nineteenth street, owned by Patrick
boy Ian also damaged by the ram, several
houses Oh tue corner of Pula ana Nostrana avenueA
iu the very heart OF Jersey City families wore keps
up all nght removing carpets AMI urnure from base
ments which wore nooded. In MonmouIn Colea
Fourth, Flitn aud other streets adjacent 10 the mead
ows Tho water rushed into cellars, AMI where the
buildings were SO low as not to admit or cellars the
water rose ~ bascmen TO the height OF from
nfeeD inches. Considerable damage was thus done
property. lho rap Gity with which the water rose in
houses alter ils hrst appearance wus amazing it
ike and aincd greatest ueight
~ nltecn minutes. In the ainios were
enabled ~ remove many articles OF furuiture which
given Tor tearing up carpets Wherever lus inmates
uad retired TO no damage greatest II WAS
eight O'Clock when the water began 20 rsc aud IL re-.
mainea Its h,yn level tn-ee hours. In streets
emDsnk ments wrre washed away whilc NJ The inter.
section o. others the sewers became choked and the
nood covered the b ghway and horse car tracks
n,gh, Hooded the river ina, submerged the lover
part 0 the city and greatly interisred with travel
Seven canal ia the RsriiHD Cana! wore ooseped
fiom thc.r moorinss Aud d, ned away Three oi them
yacn,s also drted away have not yss
been recovered A large nunber Of factories along
the river wore yesterday obliged 10 suspend opera
tions, The wat entering the boiler roons AID extin-
gu shng the nres. Among these were the New JERSEY
tory and tho machine shop ol G. b Mum
L Co. Business along the whArves was entirely
the flooding VI their cellars IN which goods
stored. The water IN some factories WAS three fees
deep Tue steamboat Wyoming was driven oy the
current against drifting canal boat and nadly
damsgcd. The damage caused by the ireshet Will
amouns about s25, 900
TINE kIykRDALY ACCIDENT
Yesterday Captain Lowcry. OF tue Thirty nth pre-.
cinc', forwarded to supernendent wailng the follow
Tug Official report OF tho accident on The Hudson
River Railroad last night nj k,vcrdae:-
rhs Pacific express, that let ME Grand Central
Depot ~ haii-pAst eight +. M., was thrown OIL the
track horn'4 Dock. Rivcrdas, by land slide.
Inc engine Was thrown mo the bauk upside down.
the aud nre man had 70 creep out under
the engine. Tue baggage was piled upon shs
tsuter. One express car WAS thrown into the river;
The passenger all renamed tns track NJ three
A. n. Jacob Baur, sxprcssman was found IN ,hs
baggage car last between me safe aud some
tru1ks. lie taken and found TO be sligutiy
inJurcd in the breast Captain Lo~ery ana Sergeant
Russell, wnh the second platoon, were at the wreck.
Al halt past three n. the wrecked train reached
New YORK. Ii had been taken Ny the express train
from Albany, IN which were n number OF anti.ram-
many politicans Inc engineer o the wreckca tram,
Jobu Ford, gave his sta emcnt 10 HERALD reporter
rs tollows--I was running nlong the track ~ rain
me tnat extreme caution was necessary. 1 TOLD The
brennan to be on hand aud Keep good lookout and
warned tho hands 10 DE READY any emergency
might occur. On reaching kivsrdalc l wO suddenly
startled by seeing lot oil gravel accumulated on the
track. Al once s.gnaiIed down brakes aud shut on
steam. The next thing remember Is picking myself
up IRON ditch. The all displaced one waA
~ The river, but no livss wore osI"
THE NAILS DETAINED.
The nails from all quarters were detained on
count OF the storm iIs consciousness, washouts
and slides and accidents On soms 0l the roads the
detention has bcen twelve hours. reporter yescr-
day called on Acting Assistant Postmaster Gaylor
70 learn tue partic cuiars and Was referred 10 Mr..
OBricn, Superintendent Of Nails, VINO kindly fur
nishcG fbe Ioliowing:-
The mail by tho Erie due here a. s r. n yesterday
did not until :l5 tns morning This delay was
caused by Tho accident near Pat.rson ~ SIX +. u.
yesterday.
The North mail by the Hudson River Railroad due
here ~ 80 last evening did not arrive unt 30 this
morning
The baltimore and Washington mall due here ii o
A. H., dd not arrive until Ii o'clock.
The through South maii due here At 20 A. NJ, 10
I'VE hours aud twenty IN inutes late.
The ana, from tue West aud Southwest, via tho
Peuusyvania Central road, due here ~ A ~, had
arrived ut noon.
The limited mail, via the Pennsylvania Central due
al IL .l5 A. NJ, was two hours late.
The West and Southwest mail by the New York Cen.
tra due at III 30 A. ~, also late aud had not
rived a 1880 r. h.
MIR. o'Brcn said the clerks who should have got
away at niLe O'Clock yesterday morning nad been pt
on TO get the mails out and delivered Instantly
on their arrival The ul force OF clerks will b. kept
On duty constantly until tho ute ned