New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-15
4 GREAT RAIN FALL
HIGH WINDS AND TIDES.
DAMAGE AT COMFY ISLAND -DTsc0NsoLArE rMMf
GRANTs-FEARs OF TIE EFFECT on BUsINEss.

DAMAGE AT COMFY ISLAND -DISCONsOLArE 1MMi
GRANTs-FEARs OF THE EFFECT on BUSINESS.
1t reported yesterday that the Oldest inhaDl-
tant was in dispair and would lay violent hands
upon himself if there not q speedy change IN
the state of the atmosphere. The spring of 32 fur
nshed parallel to that of So and for all he could
tell there hadn't been May like this since the year
Good society which is supposed to make no refer
ence to the weather. under any circumstances, was
taken by Storm and discussed very little else. 1t
was not very interesting topic of conversation to
be sure and its conduct since Tuesday night had
not shown any great variety, yet people stayed
away from church and sat around unreasonable but
comfortable fires and seemed TO have nothing to do
but talk of the 1onotonous eccentriciy of the
son. A few ventured to go to church, evidently
under the impression that it the dryest place
they could find. The rain which b-gan last Tues
day evening seemed 10 have been dong httle
practice work only in its efforts previous TO yester-
day morning. 1t began IN good earnest before the
sun rose, whenever that was, and was coming down
Just as vigorously when that quenched lunlnary
Withdrew in disgust behind the Jersey hills
Ii was very peculiar kind of rain throughout
the day. The clouds scudded steadily from the
northeast but the rain came from every direction
at once. Is was fine and penetrating, and at the
steal When the wind scurried around the
| corners. ont of alley-ways or up from
| drenched ,pavements, umbrellas either became
| panIc-strcken and unruly or collapsed entirely. AT
times 10 poured III torrents, falling alike upon the
swept and the unswept streets. that the paving
! stones everywhere looked as II they had been
secured Many sewers in the lower streets near the
| rivers actually had more than they could carry.
This especially the case at Fulton Ferry, where
| the street flooded, and an annex boat seemed
| for some time To be necessary. Business men were
IN general unhappy at the prospect The deepest
| dependency seized the dealers IN dampened
securities the sellers OF spring clothing and
the owners OF excursion steamers. Farmers who are
making hay while the sun doesn't shine, and the
| owners of sensitive peach orchards, alone were
| happy. The few people VINO were seen going about
In water proof clothing own looked melancholy
| enough but nothing could exceed the detected dis
| consulate appearance OF the crowds OF Immigrants
going about Battery Park. The costumes OF sunny
| Italy and the straw hats from Germany offered not
protection against the ptiless wind and ram while
! the strange sensation of having water IN
contact with their skins seemed to absolutely
terufy many of the foreigners. The rivers were
shrouded in dense fog most of the day. aud IN the
| city the gas bad TO be- lighted within doors many
times the darkness became great. Among busl-
| ness men there was general and serious apprehen-
sion that the storm would have a disastrous effect
| upon commerce and business OF all kinds II
| change for the better did not soon appear.
DuIlng he first week Of the month the daily av-
eragc temperature was generally higher than In
| 1851. but since the 9th INST, the average fell
steadily except the 9Th inst. until 1t was 33l2'
! lower on Saturday than 1t was on the correspond
ing day last year On Saturday the
temperature began to rise and yes
teniay the average was only IL II lower than on
| the corresponding day in ISL Although there
was some rain throughout The country during the
first OF May the heaviest rams were caused by
"a
! northwest May l. and travelled slowly southwark
until it disappeared IL the southwest on the 7th
! inst.
On the same day another storm centre appeared in
! Colorado and was marked by considerable energy.
Since that time rains have fallen IN almost every dis
trct east OF the Mississippi on easn day The storm
| moved into Minnesota on tle otn INST where an
| area of high barometer to the nOrthward held it
| stationary until the 10th inst, when II advanced
slowly eastward On the llth It moved lDto lndi-
checked by of high pressure on Its northeast
| side This hi III barometer moved slowly, and the
| storm ceutre contracted somewhat and lost
| mich of lis energy. 1t remained in OHIO
| and Indiana from the 10Th inst. until
| saturday night, when movement of the area of
high barometer mort beast ward allowed 1t 10 pass Oft
| the North Carolina Coast Yesterday the storm
centre retaining its tendency toward the north
east turned sharply up the coast instead OF passing
ont 10 sea. 1t was accompanied by heavy rams
| and fresh northeast winds.
While the rainfall in this city during the past
! week has been about inches. throughout the
Sonth and Southwest the rams have been very
| heavy. and In Arkansas they have causcd
Hoods The following are some of the
| heaviest rainfalls in inches, reported during
the past week: Little Rock. Ark. u days, 1879;
! Memphis = days 7.2l; Dallas, Texas, y days,
3.S5; Galveston 4 days. 2.6O; BRENNAN, Texas,
! - days. 800; Vickshurg few hours 2.79; Nash
| VILE 10 DAYS. 81 Mobile a days, 245.
| The records of the Signal Service Station on the
| Fqutable Building slow that two inches OF ram
! have fallen since Tuesday morning: The mercury
i'm the barometer fell 10 in the eight hours before
| 3 D. m The Thermometer registered 49, at that
hOur showing fdli OF IN iuc elBll uOuIS pTtNl-
| ous The rainfall from Z il. III. 10 3 p. m. was 30
inches which was greater than at any other station
| i'm the country The wind was blowing fresh
| from the northeast throughout the day but
was not so brisk on the previous day The clouds
which had been driving all day Just above the
higher roofs and the church spires lifted slightly at
night but the cold still fell, az If there was
| plenty more where it came from.
| The Iron Steamboat Company had announced
that 1t would begin running boats to COney Island
| Yesterday. The storm. however lnerfered with the
arrangements and boats left the city. The
| Brighton Beach Railroad Company ran extra trains
to the Island spite Of the weather, but there were
few passengers and no pleasure seekers.
| The tides at Coney Island have been
remarkably high for the last few DAYS, and the sea
| has encroached on the land more than for many
| years The bulkhead guarding the Marine Railway
! was partly washed away, and the waves broke at
intervals across track. but the r0ad-bed was not
| injured The platform in front of the bathing
| pavilion at Brighton beach was undermined, and u
| large part of il was ed away, Some damage was
| done to Manhattan Beach. but not 50 much rs last
| year The small band-stand back OF the large one
| ar Brighton Beach, which used to be on the edge OF
| the beach is now at high tide some distance out III
| the water.