The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-11
Forty-Eight Hours of Rain
and High Wind.
DAMAGE IN NEW YORK
TWO Vessels Wrecked Near
Cape Hatteras.
EXTENT OF THE GALE
Streams Flooded and Property Injured from
Virginia to the Canadian Boundary.


From early morning until late last evening the rain
fell with unrelentng severity and ptiless consancy.
while the wind. which blew ut from thirty
six to forty miles per hour played fierce FRANKS with
unprotected headgear and unstanchioned umbrellas.
The old adage has it, 1T rains but it pours,
which exactly describes yesterdays storm. Properly
speaking. it cannot be said that it rained. for the
water rushed about the streets in binding sheets.
and the unfortunate pedestrian who COM
PEELED to be abroad was wrapped in them
a. in mantle of outpouring clouds. Although
tho HERALD Weather Bureau had determined the
coming of the storm beyond dispute, rather the
meeting of two storms-for this one are assured
on the highest authority, the union of two
storm centres from the southwest and the other
from the northwest-and though Monday was tit
precursor to just such carnival of the elements
ran riot all the town yesterday. its fury was
surprise to most of Especially was 1t surprise
to those who were out late the night before. for
about midnight the clouds seemed to be breaking
away, although only sufficiently to realize for those
at sea the opening stanza of Baysrd Taylors storm
King
The clouds arc scudding the moon;
misty light is on the sea;
And the fo ss h |. Tying ire free 'un'
THE nsERIEs THE STORM
TO the minds of such as godown to the in ships
anything short Of hurricane land passes for little
more than pretty stiff breeze The landsman
CARDS these things differently. Though he may mis-
take breeze for storm he knows, at least il he is
New Yorker. what storm in Broadway is; but yes
tsrdays tempest outdid the experiences Of most Of
u.s. Umbrellas snapped ~ they were opened.
and turned themselves wrong side out in the most
undignfed manner. The loss in this kind of prop
ertyf property it can be called since it has been
ceny--was immense and many wife last
b, hoa h Mah SAD t
which he borrowed from her in the morning. But
the people who managed to keep their umbrellas in
position after all of than those who lost
them. As it impossible to keep the umbrellas
erect and steer Alright at the same time there
street corner more dangerous than Hatteras or
Kitty Hawk In crossing the street the danger was
sheering of it next impossible to avoid being
run down by the stages. To the trying to pilot
small consolation to be told in the evening news
papers that the storm centre had already passed
smithvills. Cape Lookout and Kitty Hawk. where
northwestcrly winds and clearing weather began to
prevail TO get out OF the gale every aspi-
ration. and only when they fortunate enough to
be housed did most people begin to enjoy the humors
Considerable damage was reported from different
parts of the city and much Inconvenience was
caused on streets adjacent to the water fronts.
HERALD reporter describing umbrella and ulster made
the tour OF Fulton and Washington markets in OIL
many places the high winds causing the tide to rise
beyond the customary mark and overflow them. In
West Front and Water streets the occupants Of base
mens kept busy baling out water almost all the
day. and in Washington street there damage
mark.
In the neighborhood Of Coney Island considerable
damage was done by the storm.
HOUSES BLOWN DOWN.
While the storm was at its height yesterday after
noon loud crash alarmed the dwellcrs the neigh
borhood of Sixth and Fifty second street. and
It feared ut first that tenanted buildings
had been blown down and serious injury done to life
or limb. mass OF beams and brickwork lying across
tine sidewalk in front of OF structures how
tended to quiet such fears and show where the
houses at Nos l3c and 1873 West Fifty street
that had come down, and when the police reached
the scene they learned that by happy chance no
ediices were unfinished and without inmates. The
following was found to be the history OF the row
which was affected by yesterdays Academia few
months ago Mr.. Charles Bodencamp, OF No. 24G East
6eventy-fth street. arranged with builder erect
Fifty second street Those located at Nos I40 49,
IA and LAG were pushed through rapidly and
languished and when the recent rains began the two
side and the wall up and q portion
Of the front was built high the second story.
This section OF 1t composed Of fire brick, with
copings of sandstone, the beams were adjusted and
o part of the roof finished. During the storm
the rains loosened the mortar and the masonry began
to yield. Then when the high winds Of yesterday
began to blow the whole front of the houses shook,
and late in the afternoon it gave way before the blast
and went down with a rumble like thunder Part
Of the brckwork fell on the pavement. but most fell
inward. driving down the wooden beams and bring
Ing section OF the roof with it. The exact damage
done was not ascertained.
DAMAGE TO
Shortly after this the roof of unfinished build
ing in avenue A. between Eighty first and Eighty
second streets. blown off, and part Of it fell on
of avenue A and Eighty -sccond street. damage of
$500 sustained. The walls OF the building are
pronounced unsafe and the Superintendent OF Build
ings notified.
The wall of new building in process OF cree
ton on 1G2d street. near Tenth avenue. blown
down by the wind yesterday morning but did no ono
any bodily injury.
IN THE LOWER BAY.
The southeast wind and rain storm of yesterday
was unusually in the lower bay, where several
vessels which we're at anchor experienced a rough
Princes Bay and those al anchor on sesun Point
took shelter under Wards Point The vessels along
the east shore at anchor had hard time holding to
their anchors. The two Sandy Hook pilot boats En-
chantress and Pet No g. driven close shore ut
stapeton but finally succeeded riding out the gale
In safety At the height of the very diff
cut for tho Staten Island ferry boats to make their
landings.
the schooner Connecticut of New York. while lying
in the Bay broke from her port anchor She drifted
toward tho Central Railroad dock, where she col
udcd with barge, breaking away her BOOM
which in falling crashed through and com
Rletely demolished the cabin OF the barge
dock. where q number OF boatmen hastencd to her a.
sistance. James Welsh and George Munsey, two Of
the crew OF the barge Taunton, of Massachusetts
who with several Others were engaged in the effort 10
keep the vessel from crashing against the docks, say
that when the schooner first drifted there
was old board. but that after
she had been made fast TO the South
dock trace Of the man could he found and they
believed that he had been washed overheard. The
vessel IL what Is known canal schooner and had
Just discharged load of fish guano. As she lay
last night rolling against the side of the railroad
dock the boatmen who hung around asserted their
belief that she old that she would go to pieces
before daylight. Up ~ a late hour one appeared
ut the dock who could tell anything of her captain
crew. No search made for the man who had
been seen board and disappeared before the
schooner secured.
COMFY ISLAND.
The rain storm and high tide which prevailed yes
teriay occasioned considerable excitement and
damage at Coney Island. The water In the creek
30 much swollen that 1t overfiowed the surrounding
meadows, and at several points washed the track OF
the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Railroad. The
tide swept over the old shell road. making IL inn
passable for vehicles The southeast storm swept