New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-20
AFTER THE STORM.
Az rxPRECEDUNTED RAIN srORM-wARM WEATHER
PRIDICTED-CLEAN STREETS.

PriDICTED-CLEAN STREETS.
The tail of the recent heavy rain storm paid its
respects TO Halifax, Nova Scotia. and St. John, New
Brunswick, Yesterday afternoon and evening, the
storm centre after leaving EastpOrt Me-. having
passed ont to sea. At PASSPORT the wind attained
velocity of siXty-seven miles an hour and at ST.
Jobn sixty miles. At Halifax It was forty miles.
The amount of rain which fell at Boston during
tveuty-four hours was five inches and the fall was
very great all along the coast AT Wilmington 1t
reached in twenty-fouG.hours the enormous quantity
Of eight and One-half inches. DR., Donhauser at
the Sicnal Service ONCE in the Equitable Build
ing said last night: "The storm was an eXtraor-
dinarly severe one FOR this time of the year, and
the rainfall at Wilmington is almost unparalleled.
Ii is probably owing to the warnings of the Signal
Service twenty -four hours in advance OF the storm
that greater damaged was not occasioned along the
coast"
At Keokuk, Iowa, a heavy rain was falling dur
ing the dav, and in the far West there was con-
sidera bic barOmetrical depression, which NAV de-
vrOp storm centre There Is q chance that lt Will
be dispersed in the Lake regions and not reach the
Atlantic coast The temperature has risen In the
West the mercury standing NJ go in Leavenworth,
Kansas, yesterday. The warm wave is moving
eastward. and very warm weather may be looked
for here in about two days.
SOME or THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
The most noticeable effects of the storm in the
CITY Yesterday were the clean streets and pure at
mosphere From all around came reports Of dam
age to property by the wind and rain. Incoming
vessels reported missing sails and spars, but no
lost lives. The quarantine steamer Nelson X.
Hopkins was struck by gale when off Bay Ridge.
on Monday afternoon, and had a narrow escape
from going to the bottom Of the bay with about 100
persons, passengers from the steamer Saratoga and
her CIV on board. OF the Sound steamers the
Massachusetts, was the only one which arrived yes
terdav. The others were not allowed to start. The
q.sqplucetts had stormy ana hazardous
trip and reached the city with her port paddle
wheel guard damaged for number of feet.
The passengers Of the City of Dallas from Jack
sonvilie Fla, at meeting held on board ship yes
tertlay adopted resolutions expressing their appre-
citation of the skilful manner IN Which the ship
was handled by her commander, Captain Chester,
and his officers during the severe storm OF Monday
the 18th. This storm, which occurred IN latitude
SIC 10, longitude TAO 45, was one OF the most
severe known on the coast for many years, and TOR
some hours became hurricane from which, after
the loss Of sails and after shipping several seas the
port port. WIN 80 -,
Mt Patehogue, Long Island broke away. The water
spread over the surrounding country uprooting
frees and filling the cellars of many houses past
which the flood rushed with great violence. The
loss was estimated at $4,000. The bed of the
Southern Railroad and the bridge over the creek
were washed away and travel over that part or the
road is IN consequence suspended The repairs Will
require several days and the loss will reach $1,000
was washed away. but no material damage other
wise resulted. The schooner William Belts, from
Haverstraw with brick, anchored In Hampstead
harbOr, and afterward parted her chains and ran
ashore near Glen Cove.
THE TEMPEST AT CAMP MEETING.
The storm created great havoc among the tents
on the camp-meeting ground at Ocean Grove. Forty
or more were blown down, and in some instances
were carried bodily out to There were no seri-
Gus accidents to persons and the sholteress ones,
numbering over hundred, were provided for the
NIGHT with quarters IN the Tabernacle by President
Stokes. Yesterday the scattered clothing, bedding
and other articles were gatheled up, ana oluer WAS
brought out of chaos The loss at the Grove is esti-
mated at $4,000. break III Wesley Lake was
occasioned by the swollen volume of water and
much damage was done 10 pleasure boats and TO the
banks of the lake. The Children's Home, Of Phila-
dcphia, situated at the Grove, was injured, and
many fences and 0utbulldlngo were destroyed. Inc
sJO was the severest there, IT Is SAID since 1877
SNAIL DAMAGE TO CoNEY ISLAND ROADS.
On Monday night, with their roads covered with
the washings of cuts aud sinking at some Of the
filings, the managers Of The Manhattan Beach aud
Sea Beach Railroads magnif3d their damages TO
thousands of dollars. Yesterday, with daylight,
sunshine and hundred or shOyels, these thou
sanGs shrank to hundreds and all their fears van
ished. An inspection of the Bay Ridge section OF
the Manhattan Beach Railroad Yesterday, showed
that It had been very slightly affected by the storm.
Its north track, between Bay Ridge and Bath juno
ton, had been covered at several points by sand
aud Dam washed in from the cuts CT at the arch
,yavs under the several avenues The largest wash
In was at the summit, near where the TOAD passes
under the new bridge of tue Sea Beach Road, Some
upon the track, covering it with mud and water.
Tie trains stopped running on Monday night after
danger was ahead. BY II o'clock yesterday morn
ing all the debris had been shOvelled IRON the north
track the CUTTERS were cleared out and trains were
Tuuulng on both tracks
o. Q archway under FOurth-ave. The work of
filling in the avenue over THIS archway was IN
progress when the storm came and the earth being
thrown in loosely swept by the force OF = Hood
OF water from the cutters OF the avenue upon The
track beneath. On Monday night while the storm
continued this sand and dirt was IN a 5emi-hQuld
state, and the shoyellers could not make any head
against IT. so the trains stopped running lmmedl-
afeiy after dark Yesterday morning il was found
that the track was covered with eighteen inches of
DIRT but this quickly removed The only Nil
ing OF any extent on this road lies between liam
itOn-aye and Bath Junction Here there were
The prenOniiOry signs of a Wash-Out III the setting
OF the entire road-bed. A continuance Oh
tie storm a few hours longer would PROB
ably have swept this ming away az the
dam ge was done during the ram, but yesterday
morning slight cave OF the soaked clay walls TOOK
place. The earth that fell IN was quickly thrown
out of the way, and no interruption OF the trains
occurred. Wherever the ties had settled, track
hands were put Oh yesterday TO raise and reballast
Bhem, aud by night the whole road was better than
10 was before the storm.
Tie chief trouble on the Brighton Beach Road
was az the Prospect Park cut, where Monday
night the water covered the track TO depth Of
nearly two feet When the ram ceased this quickly
ran off or soaked into the ground, aud some work
was required to clear the track OF the sediment 1t
Altogether. the managers of the Long Island rail-
roads lad good reason to congratulate themselves
Oh the slight damage done TO Their roads, winch they
consider all the more solid for the soaking and
settling process they have gone through.
SANDY HOOK TO CAPE HENRY
wHARvEs SUBMERGED AT NORFOLK, YA.-sEvERAL
scHooNERs wREoKED-wIDEsPREAD DAMAGE.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 19.-This vicinity has been