New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-12
A FIERCE AUTUMN STORM
HIGH WINDS AND POURING RAIN.

HIGH WINDS AND POURING RAIN
A RAINFALL OF OVER TWO INCHES II THIS CITY
WHERE THE STORM CAME FROM AND WHITTIER
IT WENT.
The sun may have risen Yesterday morning, but
the world was none the wiser for it. The heavens
presented only veil of clouds scurrylng from the
northeast while ram fell III torrents. 1t was 10
gentle autumn shower that fell softly, but down
pouring which drenchcd alike the just and the nm
just. The streets were not muddy, because the ram
made the paving stones look "a If they mad been
secured But every hollow spot in the paycments
was miniature reservoir. Umbrellas were hol-
low mOckery. Many n man stood on a wind-blown
corner and viewed with despair IN his heart anu
water Ia his eyes the ruins OF once beautliu SIX
dollar, slk-coTeIed steel-ribbed proiector huDOer
shoes were also n deusiOn and snare for the water
went in at the top and went 10 STAY The antlcs OF
the rain and wind were study. no one seelleu 10
know which way the wind was blowing; III tact,
the wind did not know itself after IL be-
came tangled up among the houses OF the
city. 1t blew first from the north and then IRON
the southeast by east Their II vecred around TO he
vest then II became disguised with itself ana pew
from all points of the compass at once Dul Nial-
ever it, direction II Contrlved 10 ue always ABOUT
four points oil pedestrians Weaihe!-Dow, 50 ihal
il blew under his umbrella and little streams
ticklmg down his neck. About noon, whcn me
rain came down IN sheets, movements IN the streets
decreased by almost one half stores where rubber
goods are sold did thriving business III coats ana
trousers. Many vessels were detained III Inc pay,
being unable to cross the bar on account OF the
MIST he failure of several vessels 10 arrive, as
they were expected t. do, vas attributed TO the
same cause Inere was very little sea III the upper
piri OF tue bay as that was to wlndWaru; staten
Island was the lee shore, and there the DroakIhE
waves dashed high"
In the uptown districts the effects of the storm
were visible In the deserted appearance Oh tue
streets. Here and there an cXcllcd prdcsjt an WAS
chasing his dying nat through pools Of water
which IN calncr moments he would nave avoid
ed with care. number OF large dry-goods
stores Induigcd IN fall openings, nat
these were failure, of lamentabe KIND.
he stores presented long arrays OF counters ana
.;iiesmcn waiting fer custom l. ne lew VINO dld
drop in seized upOn with an cagcrness SuSScs-
tive of the melancholy summer days Whch the
fashionable purchaser flies 10 The summer resort
while the stOIckeepor mourns ana refuses TO ne
cumi0rtcd. small boy and dogs were lew III the
streets III the early part Of the day, the aoaNinG
searching rain driving even the most hardy to seek
l. IuIc. Later the ram ceased 10 idl, ana inc
streets Resumed something OF their usual hveiy as
pecl.
FROM the time tue rain began until yesterday ai-
tcInOOn 90 inches tell IN THIS city. The highest
velocity attained by the wind was tnrty-Onc miles
per hour IFS direction vas lIoih the northeast
lie Barometer Iel during tue entire dag, TACT al
t1butcd to the continuance OF the noIthedotcrly
gale. AT the signal service station on the Equit-
aDic Building stated that tia. present storm
Is part OF Il cyclone which was reported from the
Vest Indies lew Gays ago. The storm began at
Jamaica and travelled II nOrthwcsterly direction
uutiI Saturday. WAS then at Port
nads. whence II went III a north
oas.ery direction to Atlanta. Yesterday the
centre was at Cape attSrd5 Ia the early part
Oi the day. Subsequently .he storm passed sea-
ward IN "a uOrthea,tcrly direction The rainfall at
various points during the movement OF the cyclone
for twenty -four hours prcccding7 a. m. yesterday
was follows: &,;poit. - uch; MOntrOSe, - /;
Quebec, 80 Cleveland, 81. Mount Washington,
10 Denver 80; ST. Paul. 81 San Francisco, %.
/ rom the following places Idl OF more than one
inch was reported Atlanta lO3; Charlotte, $40;
Delaware BrcaHwater, LIZ; Cape Hatteias, l.99;
Knoxville. iii
Latc IN The afternoon the rain began to fail again,
aud Lefor. 10 O'Clock il was coming down III a
steady and determined manner he wind, winch
had mlled iOI time. fIeshened up and attained
rhe same speed viii q II had shown earlier III the
d.V. Inc effect OF the evening weather was seen
most III The theatres where hardly any
tickets were sold after the doors opened,
the audi noes being composed almost Wholly
of those who had secured seats IN
advance. AT midnight Is Was raining nara and the
wind Wa blowing half a gale. Up 10 ii p. H. the
total rainfall amounted to 10 inches. AZ MD
night, from the shifting of the wind to the north
it JUDGED at the signal ScrvIce station
thlt the storm centre had passed to
point north OF ms city. ne lhcr-
mometcr fell rapidly during the day from 90 TO
90. At 7 a. H.. The barometer stood at 1851 ana
80 ! y. il va. 1851. The storm will be central
N NcW- Eng and to-day.
Ilo game of baseball for the colOred champion
shn OF the United states. when Was 10 have taken
place the Polo Grounds yesterday, was postponed
until to-day on account OF ine ram.