New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-21
EFFECTS OF THE STORM.

BUILT--SCENRs AT co6EY ISLAND.
The rain storm that visited thie city about IL
Q. m. Saturday continued almost without interIDis-
sion until an carly hour yesterday morning The
storm centre formed near Galveston, Texas. Friday.
and swept rapidly northeast. Early Saturday morn
ing it reached Cairo, Ill. and in the evening 1t
passed over Indiantpol and Toledo. subsequently
II continued its comse along the great lakes and up
the st. Lawrence Valley. Yesterday 1t made its
way still in northeast direction through Canada,
finally passing out to sea- The rainfall In this city
was greater than for several years. for correspond
ing number Of hours. From IL o. m. until o'clock
in the afternoon tie amount was 80 OF an inch,
and By IL o'clock this was increased by 1.s5
inches During the remaining hours Of the atorm
% Of an inch was added, making the total
263 inches. conception of the severity OF
the storm is obtained when 1t is known that 30
Of an inch twelve hours Is considered fair rain
fall. Many other places throughout the country
were also drenched but in less degree. At Boston
the amount Of rain was in all about LA
inches; Buffalo, .e5; Baltimore IA; Chi
cagO, rain and snow, 1.21j Milwaukee, rain
and snow, 1.38 and Rochester, 20 inches
Thore has been an unusual fall of rain far this
month, It having raned nine days ont Of nineteen.
The total amount for the nineteen days YVES 1853
inches Although there was an unusual rail- OF SNOW
and rain In January and February. the tota amouns
SOC inches. In March last year 1t was only 400
inches for the whole month
Yesterday was dismal day, unrelieved By single
CLEAN of sunshine. The sky was Overcouded aud
the atmosphere was dull and heavy. A light fog
spread over the city in the early morning and gradu-
SLy tSieksned nn. n became very Gense r ~ no
mist. In the afternoon the fog partly lifted. Dut
toward evening it tlickened again, until objects at
view altogether. As IL TO keep mp ita varying mood
it began to rise again after nIghtfall and disap-
peared nearly altogether Inc streets yeste Go
the day before IN such torrents, and was blown so
peryersely under umbrellas that every body who
yentured out was compelled to suifer the discomfort
of wet lego, seemed 10 have put everybody in the
mood for staying at home. There were lew
visitors at Central Pork Ia the afterDoon-there are
always some. no matter what the weather is-but
they looked discontinued and sorry.
One of the effects OF the storm noticeable yester-
day. was the improved condition oil tine streets lhe
paVipg-stones in Broadway had been 50 thoroughly
washed that they almost glistened. Other avenues
and streets especially in places OF some elevation
also presented the unusual appearance OF belng
clean, In many streets however, which have not
been visited by Captain Williams and has aged
sweepers" the food OF water simply succeeded IN
tearing down. the mounds OF dirt and ashes aud
spreading them out IN layers upon the pavenenis
The effects the parks were much less serious than
Was anticipated. Inc Riverside Drive was some.
what damaged by being washed out IN number OF
places But no material injury done in Central
Park or in the smaller parks and squares oil the
city. CT,
Service Bureau litSo could be leaned last night OF
the weather throughout the country yesterday or
of the prospects Tor to-day. The temperature NJ
most Of the points beard from ranged from So 10
400. with material change from that OF saturday.
In this city the Thermometer indicated az Few
degrees higher than at any other point. Eos pre-
vailed TO some extent on the sound. There was
light rainfall at Boston, Portland and Sandusky,
sleet at Detroit, and light fall OF snow at chicago,
Cleveland and Toledo. The probabilities were last
night that the weather woald be slightly cooler but
clear to-day.
FALLING OF WEAK WALLS.
The storm did much damage to many buildings
now under construction in the upper part of the
city. In YorkYille and Harlem contractors are
erecting fats IN great numbers a speculation.
The conveniences of the elevated railroads have
attracted persons from NewJersey. Long Island and
other places near the city, that desirable fats and
even incommodiOus private houses are quickly
rented. Last fall the erection Of srea. many fats
was begun. 10 meet the demands Of house hunters
iu the spring. The weather and longcoutin-
ued frost in the wnter months retarded the progFess
contracts 10 finis the houses before specified time
and consequently 1t was necessary Tor them 70 work
other contractors who were paid for the amount OF
work their men performed in day, and the labor
was consequently hurried In some OF the houses
n mason made contract to lay the bricks for =
certain cum for each thousand. Inc more work the
bricklayers did IN day the better y was Tor the
contractor; and the wOrkmen knew that II they did
NOT accomplish . prescribed amount each day they
Would be told that their servicus were not required
In some OF the houses where work was carried on IN
frosty Eeathsr, the foundations began to settle rs
soon rs the thaW set IN and the walls soon cracked
In Seventy-second-st., between FIRST and SECOND
ayes four dOuble lighthouses are bullIng by George
Noble. The houses each about thirty ieet wIdr
and nil the walls have been completed. Saturday
men were at work laying the roof aud putting the
last courses OF brown stone on the highest story
About D. ~, Saturday the eastern wall iell car
ryiuR with II the beams OF the four stories and the
front and rear walls Tie adjoining house OF the
eoIs daf hB
lie two houses yesterday looked like total
wreck On the ground floor Yas a mass OF bricks
mortar, beams brown stone aud pianks. A mason
named Peter Wagner had contract with the builder
10 lay the bricks at certain SUN per thousand t
as stated by men who watched the progress OF the
binding that the bTcklayers were seen at work IN
the frosty weather. Tho brick work ~ nearly All
completed, ana 1t Is said that Wagner has received
the bulk OF bis money. Objections were raised 10
the sand used IN the mortar, although many OF tho
Workmen declared that II was Of falf quality. Inc
wall that fell WAS built about two Inches from The
end wall OF an adjoining row. IL u Thought that
the ram, falling through the creTice between the
Walls weakened the foundations Tbs Other houses
I'm The row are all more or less damaged.
A similar accident occurred Saturday night In n
row OF new fats In SeVenty-ninth-st.. winch are
building by Wilson & Moore. Bnt. instead OF the
end wall IL the row, " was one Of the middle walls
that fell frat. IL consequently carried with IT the
beams on both ades, and therefore weakened al the
other walls. Men were engagsa Yesterday IN P,G;P
was made by other builders VINO were inspecting
tbe ruins Yesterday that the walls were bulls IN
frosty weather The houses were only cOlDpletedto
the second story.
ALONG TIE RIVER FRONT.
man whose empoymeatis principally along the
river front said yesterday Although the tide was
fully two feet higher Saturday night than usual, it
failed 10 record so extraordinary incident was
published Thursday afternoon, that the tide rose
so high that 1t washed away fifty barrels OF corn
meal from the deck Of the lighter W. I. Marvin
Several Of the lower piers we're oveTaOwed, and
many Of the cellars in South and West-sts. were
filed with water. The cellar Of the Produce Ex-
change Was also partly filled from subterTanean
current. ,
on account of the fog from to p. M, the ferry
boats made slower trips and avoided cOllisions by