The New York herald., 1877-11-03
Direc- T-clocitv

The weather was marked oy neavy rains from ~ 10
IL A. N. and light rains from IL A NJ 10 3P. N.
e# @.Hf BLOWING GREAT GUNS
The order TO raise the storm signal received At
l2:46 A. NJ from Washington A. that timo tho centre
OF Tho storm was At Louisville, XIV. Yesterday
Ing Il was 10 Texas This morning the centre Of the
storm at Eric, Pa, AZ which point tho barometer
was 20 IL The centre or tho storm passed Now York
CITY Ut p,M. The barometer was falling all day, the
wind variable, from the s0uth to seuthwosL Uplo
44I yesterday the quantity ot that fell 73
inches Tho barometer continued falling TIL +. NJ,
al which timo II was 292 The wind then suited 10
the west and the barometer commenced rising. Tho
storm commenced nj A. NJ, and the wind
II increased 10 20 miles an hour a. 10
O'Clock reached 81 miles, and continued increasing,
velocity reached 43 miles per hour. ana at 80
II reached tho maximum ot the day 43 miles per
hour unusual velocity, and one winch Is considered
most remarkable considering the length OF IT'S per-
siscnca Tbs average velocity Of the Wind during
cycons 3S miles an hour Al O'Clock II mad SUBJ
DAMAuEs COMPARATIVELY sLlaHr. afeas
The damage 10 telegraph limos was not great
sometimes occurs storms OF shorter duration The
Maritime Exchange lines were undisturbed AT
Tho Atlantic and Pacific Oftcc tncy reported
that their lines were working with some
accumulation OF business. There were some delays
reported OF messages sont between Buffalo and Lock-
port, Eric and Tonawanda, and The that "
was ''bowng gale aiong the lake shore" There was
some trouble between New York ana Philadeiphia,
down & between Newark and Bound BROOK The dam
ages worc however, bci,cvcd TO be sight, and tney
expected Everything TO bc in good running order at
twelve O'Clock at noon to-day. AT the Western
| Union Telegraph Company tho report was
| ',ittlo damage by the cyc0nc.n lew
.'trocs" blown down near Irvineton, but
| all was repaired before sundown. There was how
ever, accumulation OF business caused BY the rub
bing OF the wires together But many smaller
do greater damage. Tho wires wero swayipg con.
sidcrably. Indeed this difficulty has become
marked during storms that 1t suggests the propricty
ol having erected farther apart that thoy
will 20 blown togcthcr by the wind. Among the
freaks Of tho wind OF tho curious effects
created the elevators of the large buIld
tngs. All The elevator men complained OF H. They
got little sympathy, however, AS very many Of lhcm
known TO deserve ''blowing up.n tt##
ol CITY, windows smashed aud bnnds dsocaed but
no serious damage DONE A frame house course
OF erection Nnotysccond street, Tenth avenue
blown over. t1t ti st1l
yesterday morning there were thrty-ave vessels
most of thcm largo and square-rigged anchor off
Staten Isiano, riding ont the southeast gale William
b. Astor'y yacht Embassadrcss left her oraeo
Slapcton Thursday night ior Florida, but
In the lower bay. Tho gale made the high
along tho docks as to render landing by tho ferry
boats dif1cult
Tho storm in Brooklyn was one OF unusual severity
but fortunately caused litlo damage A brick bui,d-
ing In coufsc Of erection At No. b63 Nostrand avenue
and 0wpcd by Henry j. Brown was damaged TO tho
extent or $500 John O'Haras stable corner of For.
ticth street and Fourth avenue, blown down dam-
age 500. Tho window OF Anton Eggcrs saoon, No.
1888 Fulton street, was blown In, causing damage OF
$40 Aa