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DISASTER IN OTHER PLACES.
Bridges Washed Away Near Newbursh-
Damage In North Carolina.

NEwBURGH. Sept. 23.-Reports OF damages
done by the food continue to come in. In the
town Of Cornwall eight or ten bridges have been
carried away The damage amounts to sl2. 600.
At Mountainville. John Orr's barn and dam
were carried away. and -four mill was damaged.
His loss is $500. Josh Ward. ex champion
oarsman, Of Cornwall on Hudson loses $500
Solmons dock was torn to pieces loss. $500.
Many other residents OF Cornwall lose consd-
cradle amounts. In Broadway in this city,
many merchants cellars are flooded the losses
amounting 10 several hundred dollars each. Ii
il reported that serious wash outs on branches
OF the Erie Railway have occurred and that
travel is suspended on the shortcut since yes
terday. Heavy damage is also reported in the
town Of Fishk Duchess County. 1t is still rain
ing hard and more serious results are feared.
PouGHKEEPsIE Sept, 23.-The storm is the
heaviest known hereabouts for years. and II is
still raging. Reports from the interior OF the
counties along the Hudson River tell OF roads
cut and washed ont in every direction. The
oral places bridges are carried away. The
streams, already swollen, are rising rapidly. The
iron bridge mt Nerplanck is irpaSSabe. The
New York and New England Railroad is badly
washed out between Hopewell and Waterbury.
The Boston train. due at the Hudson River at
4P. NJ. to-day is laid UP at Patterson for the
night. On the Hudson River Railroad the track
N badly waahAd from Dohb's Earry south. and
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Greenwood Lake Railway during the afternoon

Greenwood Lake Railway during the afternoon
and even Ing. The deep cut near AT1nRt2n was
the bed of roaring stream ak feet deep Wash
About fifty persons, living at various stations
along the line of the road. gathered in the Jer-
sey City depot. last evening. Many OF them
wore compelled TO return to New York,
sylvanin Railroad has been suspended; owing
TO the washing away Of bridge at Holmes,
burg and tho giving way Of n large section OF
track between Holmesburg and Frankford.
Other washouts are reported along the line
the Reading company proposes to run
train through at vd m,dnight and End If IL
the Pennsyvania Railroad Company. Five
hundred passengers the Pennsylvania Rail
road from New York were brought TO the city
and Baltimore the track is practically clear on
the West Jersey road between Wenonah and
Barnshoro there was a washout. carving of
the emhankment in some places thirty feet high.
Trains on the Burlington and Pcmberton Rail-
road in New Jersey were stopped.
The now straight cut of tho Pennsyvania
Railroad through Bergen Hill vas at 4 o'clock
converted into stream. No trains ut
sitsrnoop. and pd the tracks in some parts
ment which fell in. The result. of this
wash out, was that every train both
west was, held in Jersey, City. The depot
Mt the foot Of Exchange place was thronged
with passengers who were detained by the
storm: Accommodations were provided for
them in the depot and in the sleeping cars.
Over 800 feet Of track was washed away on
the South Branch Railroad, near Neshanic. No
trains can pass. The tracks at Bound Brook
are under water.
At ii 80 the tracks Of the Harlem Railroad
were undermined at fremont and Fordham.
and travel was stopped.
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evening trains from New York are from one to

evening trains from New York are from one to
two hours behind time. A double watch has
bepen called out for the entire line Of the road.
The construction work on the West Shore
line Is badly damaged. Orders are to place all
freight trains on the side tracks for the night.
All night passenger trains are late because of
the necessity for running cautiously. The
storm seems heaviest in the Hudson River val
ley. rs passengers report that it is much lighter
north Of Albany
A man from wappingers Falls states that
fears are entertained there that the large dam
break away. and II SO, greatly endanger vast
amount of property. Men. are on the watch:
PoRT JERv1s. Sept. 23.-Very heavy rain has
fallen here continuously since yesterday morn
ing. The rivers are rising very rapidly.
Trains between here and New York are much
delayedby floods in Ramapo Valley. whore the
tracks are submerged in places. At 8 p NJ. II
is still raining heavily.
BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH. Sept. 23.-The heaviest rain storm
since 1912 descended upon Tarboro last night.
causing immense damage to crops. The rain
fall in n few hours amounted. to Z ITO inches.
Bridges are swept away; and the track OF the
don Railroad is much DAMAGED train ran
into a washout and was wrecked. Express
messenger W. ID. Bryan was seriously injured.
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The Story Of Lumberman who says he Wal
Rescued By . Smuggler.

kescue0 ~ . Smuggier.
TORONTO, Sept. 23-Henry Gauvais, an
other survivor of the steamer Asia. reached
here this morning. and gave the following &C.
count of the disaster:
Il was on board the Asia. going to Coling-
wood. rs one OF Mr.. McDougalls foremen. and
was in charge Of lot OF lumber going to French
River l had my suspicious OF the Asia. and
was therefore very cautious. She was laden so
that the fore part was thirty feet out Of tho
water. while the stern sometimes plunged into
the lake. and she refused to obey the helm and
rolled in the trough Of the sea- Every strong
puff of wind that came wheeled the fore part
around until she actually moved as If on a
pivot. am sailor as well as lumberinan. and
eslSed to ssye my eh AFT Hnd
and. Us / did not want to bring on crisis.
! pretended merely to examine tho preserver.
and launched with fury against us. | believe
1t washed several persous overheard. l then
as GSumR of
some other officer came forward, and ordered
the matches to be, battened down. but no one
for himsef. AT all events he seized two life
buoys. but whether he jumped overheard Just
then know not. The confusion was perfectly
on half French and half English and ali
spoke or scre RE- at once: Jumped over
the shore S ' Woman and little e ;
chung TO me. I encouraged them. though
they retarded my movements, as the woman
by the shoulders. When had been swimming
q few minutes looked back and saw tho Asia
heav ing and tossing increasingly. | also saw
the boats thrown out, There were five on
board. wave came between me and the
steamer, and when it reccded the Asia was
gone. When We had been about two hours in
the water smuggling vessel saw us and took
us on board and carried us to Collngwood l
was anxious to return to Garden Hill. where l
am employed ut numbering by Mr.. Buck and
after two Days rest came here by the North
ern Pacific Railroad"
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Boston Cu,,ur. Seeking Appreciation.

from the Boston Chief of Police yesterday asking him
to order search for VIM QUINN stout boy with red
head" who was accustomed TO give tumbling exh
billions In barrooms The Superintendent had hardly
finished reading IN letter when policeman brought In
two boys whom he said he had found on the lookout for
night. Both boys hailed from Boston, and one, whose
hair red, said that his name was William Quinn
The other boy called himself Patrick Nolan, They were
aged respectively ~ and ~ years.
For the purpose OF rendering his identification more
plete Quinn was asked whether he WAS n tumher
He replied by standing on his head in front OF Mr. Wal
ling desk and spinning around like n top So long did
he continue his gNratOns that the spectators felt dizzy
and cntreacd him TO stop. lie seemed nour tn" worse
for his eN.rtiour rcsuming perpendicular position
but went gbiy 20 announce that he had supported
himself by his performances in Boston barrooms and
that he had come to New York in the hope Of finding
more extended neld open Nolan, who WAS destitute OF
because of his love Of adventure Both boys viii DO
sent back 70 Boston,
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Trains Feeling their Way Over Flooded
Trncks-Delayed Passengers.

The tracks of the eastern division of the
Lake Erie and Western Railroad were par ally
under water at several points, Wrccknrs in
rubber clothing preceded the various trains.
which crept cautiously along frequently stop
ping to let the wrcckcrs repair weak spots of
the tracks The greatest delays occurred ut
points between Hawthorne and Ramapo. The
residents of the latter place We're apprehensve
of the breaking OF the dam there. and
were preparing to move The Monitor" train,
which left Port Jcrvis nj A. L. NJ, and was
due in Jersey City al S:l3 =. NJ. did not arrive
there until 9:39 p. NJ. The trainmen and pas
scngerS reported that many Of the villages
along the inc Of the road were flooded. The
tracks on the short cut branch. between New
burgh and Turner's, We're submerged for miles,
and in many places they were washed away.
The tracks Of the Northern Railroad OF New
Jersey were flooded at Homestead and between
Fair View and Ridgeleld. The 81 7. NJ. train
from Mack duo in Jersey City at 6:42. did not
No trains we're run on the New York and
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GREAT STORM PREDICTED.
The North American Continent Especially to
he the Theatre OF its Revages.

OTTAWA, Ont. Sept. 23.-Dr. E. Stone Wig
gins of the Finance Department. who some
time ago predicted that the recent gale would
sweep from east to west over the continent.
says a great storm will strike this planet in
March next. He gives this timely warming:
1T will be first felt in the Northern Pacific
and will cross the meridian of Ottawa at noon
Is p NJ London timel on Sunday. March H.
1888. No vessel smaller than Cunarder will
be able to live in this tempest India the
south of Europe, England. and especially the
North American continent will be tho theatre
Of its ravaces. As all the low lands on the
Atlantic will be submerged advise ship
builders to place their prospective vessels high
up on stocks, and farmers having loose ,valua-
bes, such Ms hay. cattle. &C. to remove them to
q place of safety. ! beg, further. most respect
fully to appeal to the honorable Minister Of
Marine that he will peremptorily order up
storm drums on all the Canadian coast not
later than the Goth OF February and thus per-
NIT no vessel to leave the harbor. II this is not
worth of property destroyed"
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ATTACHING THEATRE COSTUMES.
Mile. BARRETT and Mile. GARLIC Bring SHIT
Against Norcross ~ Gregory.

Mile. BARRETT and Mile. GARLIC Bring Suit
Against Norcross az Gregory.
Justice Nelson granted an attachment last
evening against Norcross Il Gregory. prorrie-
tors Of the Merry War" opera troupe, in suits
begun by Mile. Barrett and Mile. GARLIC of tho
ballet CORDS Tho former sues for sos and the
latter for 800 for two weeks salary. The
troupe has been performing for a week at the
Brooklyn Park Theatre to good houses. and
last night, in spite of the storm. there was q
fair audience. When DEPUTY Sheriff Sedgwick
went TO attach the box office receipts Manager
Walter L. Sim exhibited an assignment made
by NorcrOss Gregory OF their interest In tho
box Office receipts to pay the girls OF the cho-
rus. The debt to the members Of the company
amounted to 81, 600 and there was. il WAS said
after paying for the hire of the costumes and
uniforms, only $3.50 left for this purpose. The
etors OF tho troupe until the piece was 70 close.
1t was rumored that the claim Of j. ii. Hav-
erly against the proprietors Of tho troupe for
the failure to produce the Mascot on last
Saturday night had been settled, and one in
iormant said that Mr.. Haverly was to manage
the troupe. Mr.. Sedgwick found Mr.. Norcross
at IL y. M. and served him with the attach
ments. All OF the property that could he seized
was q iow costumes left after the costumors
from whom the most Of the goods had been
hired had selected what belonged to them.
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FLOOD IN PHILADELPHIA.
A Part OF the City Under Water Along the
Delaware and SchuylkiM.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23-Rain has fallen
steadily for two days. 1t is the heaviest rain
storm in years. The Schuylkll has risen and
is flowing over the dam at Paramount several
feet above its usual height A great flood
is feared tomorrow. Already the stores
and factories at Schuylkill Falls and
Manayunk are suffering seriously. A frame
building was swept away from the
river bank at Manayunk this afternoon.
Horse cars had great difficulty in coming in
from Manayunk. The water flowed into the
cars In different parts Of the city. Sewers have
bursted. and great caverns across the streets
stop travel. In the northeastern part of tho
city the loss has been particularly severe. BY
the rising of the Delaware RIVER all the cui-
yerts in the mill district Of Kensngton are
Hooded. In several streets the water
sweeps over the pavements and into the
windows of the easements. filling cellars,
breaking IN tho pavements. and washing away
property. The machinery and stock in Arnott 8
mill are damaged at least 10000. Bales Of
cotton fioated out into the streets last night.
In a part of Kensington the water has entered
the houses for several squares. and to get out
the people must wade up to their waists. At
Girard avenue and Fourth street the water was
eight feet deep at one time to-day. No trains
were leaving the Pennsylvania Railroad depot
for New York tonight.
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Bills. and tho River and Harbor Bill.

The following resolutions were adopted on
Friday at meeting Of tile Fourteenth Ward
Association about 500 persons being present and
than - being recorded in the negative:
Reso',d That the action of Archibald N Bliss Demo.
cratic Representative in Congress this district in
voting for the River and arhor hill and again in vot
ing 70 override President Arthurs Of the same
should he; and hereby is strongly condemned by the
Fourteenth Ward Democratic Association of Brooklyn.
R'solr'd, That the President be directed appoint
committee Of five wait upon every Democrats ward
and town association in the district and respectfully ask
their adoption and endorsement of the above.
Rssoifd That copy of these resolutions duly certi
Ned by the President and Secretary sent THF NV
YoRK SrS Brooklyn Edgs Times and Union irons the
Democratic General Committee OF Kings County and to
Archibald VI. Bliss ~
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LONDON, Sept. ga Paris despatch to the
Times says certain directors OF the Suez Canal
have taken alarm at the view expressed by the
Times in On article on the Suez Canal published
on the 21st inst In order to dispel any anxiety
In regard to England starting q second canal
which would give England full satisfaction and
perfect security for the future. while guarding
ably be the way in which the question OF the
settlement OF the canal will be disposed OF.
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E.-Deacon Richardson Expelled.

At the last monthly business meeting Of the
Hanson Place Baptist Church. a motion to expel ex.
Deacon William Richardson President of the Atlantic
Avenue Railroad Company. upon charge OF disorderly
walk and immoral conduct, in having begun the LAYING
OF railroad track seventh upon Sunday was
carried by vote of 10 10 IL The charges made u.nn
Mt Richardson Were sustained Mt niectig held last
slrlng, and final action deferred upon them MIR
Richardson had the privilege of appearing before the
church expressing penence and a King To he forgiven
As result OF such course he would have been allowed
70 remain in The church, but he expressed pentence
Inc action OF the church taken while he
from tho city and lie did know Of it until after his
return from the Saratoga Convention. $50
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aminute. wnkler rushed out with babe in
girl. There seemed to be no hope for them.
William Mlihen barely escaped from the
bridge on the Ridgewood road. which he was
attempting to repair"
Mrs FinRler shouted to him. Tom Winnama-
kor was on the brink with him and. he pulled
him back and shouted, there is no use
Save yourself Millihen shook his head
and plunged In. Nobody expected to see him
through. and succeeded by tremendous efforts
in getting them to the higher ground"
The damage to all the region below here IL
great,
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There has never been serious accident to
passenger train in the Eric tunnel through
Bergen Hill. General Superintendent Bowen
said yesterday; Our plan is simply rigid en-
forccmcnt of the rule that no two trains going
the same way shall be- permitted to be in the
tunnel qt the sam" tlme. Tho moment a train
enters tho tuln"i tn" tact l. teloGraphcd to the
other end and no other train is permitted TO
enter until word is received from the other end
Lhat the preceding train has passed safely.
men in charge Of il. who have the power to stop
any train until II can proceed safely. There
was an accident 10 a freight train ia the tunnel
which grew out Of u violation Of this rule.
There Grr about 40 trains a day each way
the New York. Lnkr Erie and Western Rail-
road ana its branches"
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The Whipping Post n. Delaware.

WILMINGTON. Sept. 2a.-Seven black men
"".e men, and one white boy were publicly whip
pain the Jail yard at Newcastle thi. morning in Nh.
.1s' NJ driving rain The black men took their punish
pretty much ms matter OF course Six received
whom anu one ten lashes The white prisoners two Of
boys m ass9ssh jSmgi5v and begging Tor
I've hinongh the Sheriff isnient with bis blows
nilo, and one black stood for an hour In 10
ssa'sy' being dsnchsd 70 the Ain
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PITTSBURGH. Sept. 23.-The members of the
Oil Exchange in this city fairly wild TODAY II
was the biggest day ever known in tho history the
Exchange md sales reached IN. unprecedented nrur.
81 G~'bl barrels. The price opened a. ~ hid und
nhcr IN" influence n! kilograms from The Cherry ruyo
district, dropped 10 81 Favorable rclorrs Luwryr-
had the e'r of running Il un - and this afternoon
wien he gong in tho Exchange strUck IT stood nj ST
offered and - asked Next week II is cNpr'te to "a
up IN NE nneirs. Reports are a!pa thA' Russell sage
and JIM heene are in the market buying futures
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A StenmshIp Ashore.

SEAvILLE. n. j.. Sept. 23.-The steamship
Nnphar, Capt Brooks, from North Shields England for
Philadelphia, with pig iron and drugs grounded on
Townsend Inlet bar, about twenty miles above Cape
MAY, AT O'Clock ths morning, and lies dir.cty
across tne met Her cargo ~ being ettsono She
new ron Steamship owned hv Joseph Robinson ( Co M
Nnrh shields and was built at that place "rHi nj
cost Of $1,000 She il consigned Ia l.. WcsergaarI
80, 81 fMlhdrlphiu. The vauc If her cargo il nhont
SubD. ~ late hour This evening she was expected
10 go 70 pieces NJ southeast wind has been huwA. all
thc afternoon mud the sea is breaking over her Tho
tantan aud crew are shore being cared for by Lie
No
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The Grand sAereer OF Niece. D.po.ed.

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 23.-It is officially an
nornced from Jiddah that the Grand Shereef
OF Mecca has been deposed and imprisoned at
Taihe where Midhat Pasha was a prisoner
asodailah Abricoun has been named Grand
ehereef He is a brother TO the Shereef who
was murdered some time ago as was then sup
posed. by oroers from tho Sultan. because he
was favorable to the British.
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Police Commissioner Jourdan of Brooklyn
reduced Sergeant Clancy of the Washington street police
and Sergeant Boch OF the Stagg street police to the
ranks, yesterday and appointed Roundsmen Lawson
and Pickett 10 Ill their places The former was accused
OF having failed 10 investigate robbery which had been
reported, and of having failed obey general rocs
alarm notNlng HIM as Acting Captain OF the York street
ponce OF the abduction OF Lizzie Seden and directing
INN TO set his men to work look for tn. "
and her abductress Boch accused of admitting Ur
new, an ambulance surgeon, 10 the cell OF IA Young
woman arrested FOR dtsordcrN conduct and also ha,
ing kissed her himself Paroman Hardy of the Fourth
street police WAS appointed rounds
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II. Iri.A World Seized In Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 23.-Several bundles Of the
T"h World recently received by express from
a;lnerica we're seized by the Customs authori-
AZ who held the packages for number OF
nays and then released them.
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CHICAGO. Sept. -. Special dispatches from
'st'"us points 90 TN Northwest report more or less
heavy frosts in 'ascr iowa northern and central In
n"'s ana northern Indiana In only "a few places was
1t heavy enough To materially ujurc tho crop.
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AoRAM, Sept. 23.-While mixed passen-
ger and baggage train was crossing the river
brave. near Eszek to-day part of the bridge
fell in and the engine and baggage cars were
pitched into the river. dragging with them
some oflthe passenger cars, containing num-
wwere drowned and thirty others were injured.
ne coursing chains breaking. the remainder
o. the train stopped on the bridge, The acct
dent is attributed to high water. The bridge is
OF wood and is supported on wooden piles.
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President Arthur remained at homo yester-
lay. He received II few callers. among them SurrogAt,
Rollins In the evening be- entertained party Of friend.
i dinner. He Will % to Boston on Tuesday
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= LONDON, Sept 23.-Six thousand miners In
, !. stanordshire have given notice OF de-
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The Death of n Lover OF Trees.

Gopher i. Dodd of Bloomfield died on Friday
night, aged - years lie WAS enthusiastic lover of
trees and IN hs hoyh~d planted IA the Comm n and in
artAt sLAe.
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MrWnE", Sept ~. -.rt" = .gt- fair WAS today
gwen ET atcr N'rr: N.na.- tpl ilo RAIN io COME
Ia cons ,,u.. VICE .ur .-G nuau,.ai 'riui, the IN.
mated expense helUs Sil'' more than the receipts
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CoNsTANrINopLE, Sept. 23.-M. NelidofT, the
Russian Ambassador. having renewed his pro-
posal that the Ambassadors meet to discuss
the question OF the Greek frontier. Count Corti.
tntatives Of the powers to a conference to DO
ned Oh Sunday.
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Trouble Caused by Electric Light Wires.

, The police telegraph wires connecting with
IN Ei2hh FlltcDuih. hld Twenty uut Pr,ciicts md
ne brHdN ut squad station burned of ast night
al II O'Clock 10y contact with the electric yAt wires
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Kinney Bros Straight. Cut Cigarettes The only res
Ala genuine ArLnlAi pnEs aud nnA-Adn ''~-
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seymours custom shirts strictly 10 order, all prices;
new system. 7o3 Broadway near 4th st.-Adp.
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Tho Death of Edward Banker, Jr.

Edward Banker. Ir., Of Fresh Kill Staten
is.hnl VIII hc buried to-day. H. Ms grandson ot TIC
lat Edward BrIACr. IL, w!uw IL a near r,lat,, . a.
Mrs, a. L stewart
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American sfGr SON capsule, IA, is,' Factory 10
Readc IT., general agency l3W,st BROADWAY y Y-iIr
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Knocked Gu' hy sullivan.


., BUFFALO SEPT. 4&.--JoAn J.. sullivan
H. NM Hgsiu-. wei. -"uHwn hoNrr hrl,, lad 4
tonight, Higgins was knocked out In the second
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Fsr weas preceded by local rains in the
1npefs'uIs s'x " north " wsst WiAaA :