New-York tribune., 1880-06-14
A HEAVY GALE IN JUNE.


UNKOoFED-THE GOSPEL TENT DEMoLisuED-
TIE STORM IN THE SUBURBS.
The had weather of the previous two days
was succeeded yesterday by violent gale, accompanied
by a thunder The storm only iasteu hitee" iniu
utes but In that short time 1t did great deal OF damage
The storm began at 5:l5 p. IN. The WIND, winch hau
been moving with q velocity Of from eight to twelve
miles an hour suddenly increased to thrtysiX miles au
hour Great clouds OF dust were raised hundreds OF
feet in the arr completely obscurng surrounding oo-
tccts Jersey City and Hoboken seen from the windowso
The Tribune Blding looked as though vast Voiumes VI
smoke wera rolling them. aud moment altT tue
North River WIS obscued When the storm struck ths
city it was preceded by binding clouds OF DUST foo"eu
almost immedia; ely by a heavy dOwnpOur OF rain
The opcrator in charge OF Signal Service STATION
OH the Equitable Building reported that inc STORM W."
local and its comparatively limited Inc s'ori"
subsidcd as suddenly 1t began the whu uropp'ns "
twelve miles an hour. That the storm was loca Is
sbovvn hv tbe fact that tho velocity Of the wind was low
all over the United States averaging about twelve miles
an hour The rainfall excessive during the snort
time that the storm lasted being 2oiOO OF an nch'
The barometer has been very low for the past two
DAYS having been falling ever since Friday morhlng'
when IT, was at BOIL Friday evening 1t mad FALLEN
70 29:s7 On Saturday morning it was 29:s3' and on
sotmday evening 29:72. Yesterday morning 1t was
og73 and last evening 29:50. There was storm cehtre
OH Saturday Duluth MIMI, but 1t was moving nortn
east There has been little precipitation all over lne
United Satcs.
Several of the Coney Island and ROckaway boats we're
caupht in the gle and there was almost panic among
the passengers Un of them. Considerable appre-
hension was felt by those having friends on BOARD
The thermometer did not range as high yesterday as
for the preceding two days. The following were tne
observations on the Equitable Building: z a. m '4''
n m 7so :On m. 100. AT 8 p. m. the temperature IN
Albany was 7so; Baltimore. go Boston, $40; Chicago
7Ao. Cmcmpati $50; Philadelphia, 80; NeW-OrleanS'
$40: Yicksburg 93o; Portland SOo LOUISVILLE oo';
Nashville, 04o.
THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.
Much damage was caused by the Storm Shutters
were swung TO and frO signs were hurled to the ground
windows were smashed and awnings were torn IN
sbreds Trees In all parts of the city were uprooed ana
ritched into the streets. The storm Vlslteo the
city SO quickly that many people who were le'surey
walking in the streets and parks FOUND thcluse'ee I'll"
p,otected and without umbrellas FHth-aVe' was
thrOnged The people scattered in all directions Tue
instant the rain fell and rushed for the nearest cars
BEFORE the cars were reached the people were
drcncned. These persons who we're unaoe 70 get u ~
cars sought the shelter which awnings anu
sheds granted. On nearly ever corner cOulu pe
seen men ard women huddled together AT
E,gbthayp and Twenyninthst. large crowd had COL
lected under she'd but tho numbers finally became go
great that the men pulled down tho awning so as to
protect from the those on the outside OF the crowd
Nearly opposite this crowd fruitvenders stand was
blown over, and oranges, apples, lemons ana bananas
OF the street short distance away O ponccman
rushed ND to assist wi at he had supposed was SICK
man. It was only cigar sign which had fallen vic
tim TO the storm and lying Hat on the sidewalk
Sith outstretched arms
Hundreds of trees were blown and destroyed in
all parts OF the city In front of private houses and in
all the puhc parks the trees less damaged.
One of tho largest trees along Riverside Drive was
broken at its root and thrown across the
avenue. The tree was separated from the drive by
stone WALL hut force of the wind was so great that
the tree was carried the wall. The avenue at
N,nctictl.st WAS completely blocked up by the
tree and its branches, which were scattered
in all directions by the fall. Dcivng on the
avenue was thus impeded. A large willow tree
little north of the Arsenal was broken in two pieces,
the fallen part forming an angle with the root. AT
Ninetysixh-s the East Drive of the Park one Of
the largest ash trees was blown down. In Tompkins
SQUARE tree which supposedto be century old was
broken and destroyed Tho trees IN Washington Square
suffered greatly. large number of them were almo-
without branches aud great limbs scattered all
over tie park.
About a half dozen trees I'm Madison Square dam
aged Tae large trunks Of four Of the willow trees were
blown down. and many limbs were torn from the re-
naming portions. Tho park was covered with leaves
and branches rescmbled path in the woods after
storm.
In Twenty first, Twentysccond aud rwcntythrdsts..
from sixthave to the rver many trees were uprGotcd
In Tweny-trstst near sxthave., large tr9e at the
rear OF house blew down md carried away five
or six fences. Tweuty-frst-st was literally COW
cred with boughs In front OF the London
Terrace several large lay in the street, and chill.
rem were seen after the storm trailing the branches
nong the street. A tree broken in two in Twenty
ninth.st. near SiXthavc., and in SXteenthst, near
Seventh-ave., tree fas Blown down.
The destruction q: property was very great in the
upper part o. the city. large chimney on the roof OF
a balcony III One-hundredtn.st near Nnth-ave.. was
carried into an adjoining yard. The window blinds and
gass in the Nney-niuth Street Hospital nearly
all wrecked ana great alarm prevailed for time among
the patients. The metal roof OF dwclhng house on inc
West side boulevard, between Nncty-seventh aud
Ninety eighth sts., completely torn off by tho wind,
aud "a chimney ON the same house suffered similar
the police wires were so much effected by the storm
Headquarters ca: Of Throughout last evening re-
pots of acciderts made by the poic@ as rapidly as
In five blown down. Trees
we're blown In trout OF nos i, 10 and 27 North
Washington Square, and tree Was uPTOotcd al west
the wind swept Ft-avc great force, telling four
trees at TeDth-s,., and Que az Clinoupace street
most was blown down at No 773 Broadway and broke
valuable plate glass window Of the fancy store OF W.
a n,estaff blown into the street in front OF No.
At No. Mercer st. a large wire sign was blown from
its fastennSs. and in danger of falling INTO tie
street Tue owners Oi the ding were sent for and
took the sign down III time 10 prevent accidents
A tree was blown down at No. 2l9 sullyarst. .u.
off and barely Inis scd juIlBg man on the sidewalk
The entire OF No. $40 Westinghouse, a dwelling
house was blown oil dung the gale. No one was report
ed To be injured by the accident. -
Trees blown down also III front Of Nos. 2l1 23j
ana 3l5 West Twenty y-l0urt-st No. 234 West Twenty
hfthst.. No. 2O7 West Nv, nyse9onds Nos. s. 10 and
pes Twenty frSst. No 20G seveutn-ave., No 214
West Fftccnih-st. No 337 West FourIeenth-st. and at
Twenty-sCcOnd-st. and Tentl.ave.
The wind knocked down row OF telegraph poles on
Elyhtl-avc., between Eghtythird and NTetletlSts.,
aud n large willow tr, on the same avenue between
Ninety-titth Undergraduates.
The po of the ntcrnth Precinct reported that
trees were blown down in front Of No l35 SecOndvc,
Nos. and st. Marks-place, No. 7s seventhst, No
42l slXth-St., and at secOnd'aVc and Scventh-rt.
a sKylight was blown from No. ia BrOadWay
The high fence in trout Oi No $50 SOutL-st was blown
down.
A hoat containing three men was capsizcd in the