The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-29
PRICE TWO CENTS.
MARCH GOING LIKE A LION.
THE worst AND MOST PERSISTENT
STORM or THE SEASON
Rsin In Torrents, "a Little Snow. and High
Winds-Trcubic ON the Rivers-One skip
per's Opinion -ship ipwrecks on the Coast.

Rain In Torrents, "a Little Snow, and High
Winds-Troubie ON the River--One skip
per's Opinion -shipwrecks ON the Coast.
The sudden shifting OF the wind on Tues-
day evening from southeast to north and west,
and the cessation of the rain. gavo hope of
clearer weather But at A. NJ. yesterday tho
high winds and struggling snow flakes forctold
another storm. and by nshtiall it was blowing
great guns, as the sailors say.
The wind had been rising all night and tho
ferry boats on the rivers had suffered con-
siderably from it, force cabin windows in moro
than one instance being blown in while vessels
rocked almost rs much as if they had been
at sea.
Late on Tuesday evening nearly forty feet Of
the sea wall at the foot Of Thlrty-thr street,
Brooklyn. was washed AWAY. and lighter lying
near 10y. containing several men. nearly cap
sized.
The cfrccts Of this storm have been kccnly
felt by the business interests Of the city traffic
being greatly hindercd. During short inter-
mission of the rainfall on Tuesday morning
dense log settled over thc city. delaying all tho
Ferry boats, greatly 10 the inconvenience OF
business mon living out of town. In the after
noon thc ram fell again in torrents. max ing tho
streets in the lower wards almost impussahlc. .
On Monday night the regular Fan River bonn
were not allowed to leave either end Of the rout,
on account Of the heavy sea then running in tho
Sound. The steamer Newport was detained at
When tie Olu Colony arrived from New York.
The fpg was unusually heavy.
Although on April "A. 1873. there was a heavy
idll OF snow. II IL believed that this storm has
surpassed, III duration and violence. ANYTHING
oi the Kind for years. At the United States Sig
nal onlre in the Equitable building, al 7 ;l5 l..
NJ, Tuesday the thermometer showed tho
WIND 10 bc travelling NJ Il mean velocity
OF iorty-cght miles per hour; the barometer
standing 1921 inches. Al IL ;l5 last night tho
WIND was blowing from the northwest 30 miles
por hour, AMI gradually working toward tho
westward The barometer had been gradually
rising all day. Thi- Htter iaft, il was thought.
indicated that the gale was abaing. At ll:2l
the rate was ~ miles an hour. At y O'Clock last
evening the thermumrt"r indicated y NJ IL
o'clock. 3O'. Al $3.50 the centre Of the storm
was over Boston. Mass, having passed over TINS
city 1T | L. NJ.
Maj. Prnrod. the signnl officer, showed the fol-
lowing letter ~ u sampl" of tH"nmusng rpistles
received 10y him during prolonged storms:
nf,u SiR; Much a. admire and r. sIcct YOU # this
deNii~h storm does not stop 10y t'oui Friday shall 10
constrained a. apply To the department Tor court
whether this ammo, ancc ought t. continue
I'm be bowed II | can make ou' this storm"
said ia" skipper Of Htuliiurnia clipper ship
yesterday H. h" paced the quarter deck Of his
vessel. lying al wharf ia South street. lcStcr-
day the wind came around tu tn" nurard. md
tho glass rose thre'-tenth- in II hours. VOW
what the --- dos n mean hv showing But the
int Is YOU can't tell ANYTHING bout things tle@e
DAYS. Eycrythlng j. changcd-cNcnt the wcathcr.
W. u-.l to say.