The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-12
REPORTS In THE CITY.


and Fuller Battery lose heavily by the destruction
OF their armories
REPORTS IN THE CITY.
DAMAGE TO SHIPPING AT sEA-coAsrING VESSELS
OBLIGED TO SEEK sHELTER-THE WESTERN
TRAINS DELAYED.
The weather yesterday had abated much in violence,
although the wind was still boisterous. The sea-
gulls which had been driven in from the ocean by
the ferceness of the storm of Tuesday curiously
observed by passengers the various ferries they
crclcd in erratc and giddy flight through the air
dipped with sudden splash into the deep trough
of the waves after floating fragments of food.
The tides extremely high all along the shores Of
the harbor and on the New Jersey, Long Island and
Connecticut coasts. At the Fulton ferry slips the
water at least two feet above the usual mark.
Both at the ebb and the flow it with fearful ra-
pidity and several of the ocean steamers which ar
rived locked with great difficulty and after much
delay. The Leasing of the Hamburg line, which
passed Sandy Hook about midnight on Tuesday. and
reached Hoboken at half past eight i'll the morning.
The Cunard, the French Transatlantique and the
Anchor line steamers lay at anchor in the stream
for some time, until the wind and tide had
moderated
SHIPPING DAMAGED
The English steamer Tycho Brahe, Captain Miller,
sailing under the Belgian flag and carrying the Bel
gian mails from Rio Janeiro, arrived off Sandy Hook
on Tuesday evening. The fog dense that it
deemed dangerous to approach nearer the harbor
and she put about and headed out sea. The barom
etcr remarkably low-28.S0-but the storm was
not correspondingly violent. although the waves
continually breaking the decks The
officers remarked at the time that it must be blowing
very hard somewhere else. On board there was
menagerie and circus company Many vessels were
passed that were lying to with all sails fured. but
Of them displayed signals of distress seemed
to have suffered any considerable damage.
The schooner II. w Race, Captain Zeciuf arrived in
the morning from Virginia. with cargo of oysters.
Sne go. INTO he worst area 81 'e Storm ON Arse .
swept continually the vessel carrying every
thing with it, The crew chung to the masts and the
shrouds with almost the strength of despair The
mate, Charles Carter whose home is at Moriches,
Long Island, carried overheard and at the same
time the only boat swept away by gigantic
his death cannot be doubted. The skylight of the
cabin was broken and 1t was deluged with water
about three feet deep The cargo shifted from side
to side and the decks almost completely sub
merged during several hours So dangerous was
the situation OF the schooner that the captain ex-
pected every moment that she would sink until
after twelve or fifteen hours the land was sighted
and pilot was procured.
in arriving of the railroad trains coming in as
much as six hours behind time The New York Gen.
trail and Hudson River mail train which was due
Tuesday evening at clock did not get in until
one o'clock yesterday.
About sunset the clouds which had obscured the
sky so long began to break the West and the
light fell in svery sheets through the rent
This was what the country people call drawing
weather was not yet on the threshold OF the present
GREAT DAMAGE IN NEW JERSEY.
The storm caused much damage about Paterson.
n j.. and northward. At Haledon, suburb of Pater-
son. the high dam across Oldham Greek was swept
away an Tuesday night aud carried aarays bridges.
fences. roads and large portion Of the horse rail-
way truck leading to Oldham. While large area Of
the roadway leading to this suburb from Paterson
lar
Scott attempted to drive over it. Suddenly himself
team and vehicle sunk from sight in chasm ten
feet deep, through which the torrent rushing
Mr.. Scott rescued with much difficulty, but one
Of the horses was drowned and the other was drawn
out nearly dead.
The dam over the same stream, near the Passaic
County Amshouse, was carried away by the force OF
the waters coming down from above, and bridges
fences, two small buildings and the roadway for a
considerable distance completely demolished All the
bridges on the wagaran Creek between Paterson and
Rdgcwood were carried away rendering the road i'm
passable almost throughout its length. The dams ut
Morrows wooen mills aud whites grist mill were
also carried away. Almost every road throughout that
section is submerged.
In Paterson new brick house on Tyler street. be-
longing to Mr.. J. p. Hornton entirely demolished
by the wind and rain. In the same city. on Main
street. portion Of the chimney of the vreeland
Building fell during the storm. the bricks coming
down to the sidewalk like hailstone Several narrow
escapes occurred and one man was quite severely in
jured.
merged for miles in the vicinity of Lincoln Park and
at other points, and travel is suspended. For long
stretches the track cannot be far the ego
can reach. The dwellings, at Lincoln Park are sur
rounded by water to the second stories and residents
have been compelled to take refuge in the upper
stories aud to about on improvised floats. The
Latin 4 Rand Powder Works toward Mountain View
are surrounded with water to depth of from ten to
twelve feet and all work Is suspended.
At Midland Park, on the New Jersey Midland Rail-
way, Odd Fellows Hall completely demolished
by the flood and swept away, together with its APP
purtcnsnces also several other buildings in the
vicinity.
Much damage has been done to the New Jersey
Midland Railway track in this neighborhood and at
other points. over four hundred feet of the track
was washed away at Midland Park alone, and in
Vulnerable washouts reported all along the line
The railway bridge at wortendyke WAS destroyed but
the men worked all Tuesday night and all day ycster
day, and IL il already rebuilt. The high dam at
wyckoH was carried away. and the waters swept
everything before them, among others the Pompton
railway bridge, on the Midland, which is being
rebuilt.
The giving way Of the dam at Wyckof caused the
destruction Of the two dams wortendyke
and the big mill dam further east, aud caused
great destruction of property. wortcndykes silk
mill. at Wortendyke. was flooded and considerable
loss entaed. The bridge and dam ut Lodi were car
red away. Also the bridge at knderhoOk.