New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-19


as they are cleaner now than before in many
months. About 3 p. IN. a new four-stoTy dick
house. nearly finished, on Cinton-ave, near Myrtle
ave-, was undermined by the flood of water rushing
into the cellar and fell with loud crash. FOrtu-
nately no one was in near IL at the time.
Many streets were blOckaded last evening by trees
whici were blown down.
The storm was very severe in the Eastern District.
Many of the streets were in some places Hooded
Bushwick-ave.. between SIegel and McKibben-sts.,
was in bad condition, being filled with water 10
the depth of FOOT the passed near Morrell-
st. the passengers were compelled to stand on the
seats in order to keep dry, as the water was very
deep in the centre of the track Along Firsts. the
sewers on the corners of South Sixth South Third.
North Third, North Tenth aud North Eleyenth-sts.
we're overlooked. Many cellars along Wythe ana
KentaveS. and First-st. were badly Hooded.
large tree was blown down IN Wilson-st
IN THE SUBURBS.
The meadows back of old jersey City and
Hoboken are flooded with the water that ran down
from Bergen Heights yesterday. Some of the
streets on the Heights were badly washed by the
torrents which rushed down them. The sewer at
Railroad-ave. and Warren-st burst Sunday night
and filed the Easements of the neighborng houses
with water.
The rain storm for the past three days has done
much damage on Staten Island. The water run
nlng from the hills down into the low lands caused
heavy floods which resulted in sling several Gel
lars The roads have been damaged by beng
ashed. A week ago the farmers were extremely
anxOus for rain, the crops were drying up. Yes
terday, growing on the farms along the staten
Island katoad Law fiat on the ground IA result OF
the heavy rain. The residents who feared water
famine are perfectly easy now in regard to that
matter, they have good supply OF water III their
csterns.
DAMAGE TO CONEY ISLAND RAILWAYS.
Although not partIcu arly damaging to COney
Island itself the storm played havoc with the sew
eral railroads leading to it. Large "waShouts
were quite frequent especially in those tracks which
are laid on embankments or in cuttings. Tne Man
haitian Beach Railroad runs in cuttings of greater
or less depth, and the rain washed the earth and
stones down upon the track in large quantities. On
the road between Bath Junction and Bay
Ridge the track was covered Win mud 80 qeepIy
that trains from the Island were Obliged
to switch upon the other track 70 carry their pas
sengers To their destination. The East NeW-1OIK
branch was completely blOckaded after $50 o'clock.
The Brighton Beach Road was not IN nuch oeJtcf
condition, especially after II entered BrOoklyn AZ
the crossing of NOstTand-ave. a large "washout"
prevented trains from going any tnrtber ana the
passengers were compelled 70 allght and reach the
ferries and their homes as they could;
The Prospect Park and COnev Island Railroad
and Gunther's Railroad are run upon level ground
and no damage done TO their tracks. The Sea
Beach Railroad is new one, and yesterday
o durability. The track Is upon high ground ana
some OF It upon entertainments. The earth around
the track was washed away, and IN some places the
track was almost IN sinking condition. The ties
sunk into the mud with winch the tracks were ire
duentY covered. Nearly every train had a director
wakng IN front of the locomotive sounding the
track. No trains could be after dark on any Of
the railways, and on the Sea Beach aud Manhattan
Beach Roads the last trains lett shortly after
p III.
Embsrking on the boats at Bay Ridge
was dIli"ult, as the water washed over
the gang panks and the decks of the steamboats,
necessarily. The so nigh III the bay, that
several passengers in the boats were quite sea-sl3k
The passengers by the last tram on the Mammal an
Beach Road were on the way to New-1 DIRK two
hours 1t is doubtful whether trains will be bic 10
run on this road to-day. The loss TO the raj road
owners is estimated at hundreds of thousands OF
dollars.