The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-24
IN AND NEAR NEW YORK.
A Storm TINT Came Unheralded by the Signal
OMEGA Great Rainfall.

The rainfall in this city yesterday was
very heavy. Signal Officer J. B. Merrill Of the
Equitable building observatory said: The
total fall was five inches, of which 11-10O
inches fell between 8 p. NJ. and 1880 P. NJ. when
the centre of the storm passed over this city in
the direction Of Nova Scotia where it will prob
ably pass off seaward. 1t was peculiar storm,
because We had no local indications here that
it was coming. Its rise was somewhere at sea,
beyond the scope Of our observations. and our
barometer did not foretel it. We heard of it..
however, two days ago in North Carolina. and
il has Rugged the coast all the way IN. The
last storm came down the lakes and passed on
into New England. This one has not extended
more than 200 miles inland The cyclone the
other day took quite as remarkable a course.
its centre being confined 10 mountain ranges
The centre is r easily marked by the rush of wind
AZ and in the intsrioT Of the sopn sr
Philadelphia and New York: -
Many cellars on the river fronts We're flooded.
Umbrellas Afforded but slight protection.
Travel was limited to the absolute necessities
OF business. The storekeepers who looked for
ward to Saturdays. trade were respondent.
Water flooded the region of Central Park
about the Arsenal last evening. and it was ne:
cessary to remove the animals that We're Gagged
ont Of doors. The water rose so high that the
an Te b oHE ERR c0nk
and while doing so Night Watchman Tom
Donohue. was bitten by the wolf The brute
caught him by the forearm and severely LAGER
atedit The, wound was dressed at the Roose-
welt Hospital.
on the northeast corner OF Fourth avenue and
l22d street was washed away. and the building
being unsafe the people were ordered to move
To what extent cabs and carriages were used
last evening M was INDICATED BY the number that
passed the corner OF Broadway and Twenty
lalG
than live minutes soon after 8 O'Clock.
Trains on the Harlem Railroad were delayed
rain; The Bronx. River overlooked its banks
n the vicinity OF scarsdale and washed over
OF the Harlem road was completely submerged.
SANTA, Trsnopt Mott Haven and Fordba amt the he
water invaded many dwellings,. The fremont
road was three feet under water at places.
Between o'clock yesterday afternoon and
ceived at the Post Office in this city. That one
came over the Hudson River road. and was
dozen in number. The clerks in the oiiice
could find nothing to do and stood about in
before late hour this morning.
The torrents Of rain that fell at high tide in
fBro.okyn chpked up the sewers. and the water
and pouring into the easements. Many thou
sand dollars worth of damage resulted. Tho
sewer burst under Robnsons stores. a
large. and dangerous hole appeared in the
street at Navy and Nassau streets the
sewer was stopped up in Atlantic
street between Emmett and Columbia streets.
dangerous hole was made in Seventh street
between Third and Fourth avenues Sidewal ks
caved in in Adams street near Myrtle avenue
| and in Smith street. and dangerous washouts
were reported from Flathush avenue near
State street at River and Grand streets.
at Grand and First streets at Broad.
way and Gates avenue. at ZIG Freeman street,
and AT Myrtle avenue and Grove street where
the earth sank beneath horse which was res
cued with difficulty The sewer burst in Henry
street between Huntington and Ninth streets.
rho street cayed ~, at Gates and Nostrand ave:
nues and the Sidewalk at Hope, street and
Wythe avenue. The street cayed in at Suy-
dam street and Broadway, at Flushing avenue
and Humboldt street. and at Flushing avenue
and Sanford streets. nj T4mpkins and Put
nam avenue at Hicks and Cole street and at
Grand and Lorimer streets. The driving rain
penetrated roofs and caused much damage 10
interior decorations.
In Jersey City the rain washed the dirt from
the streets into the sewers. and choking
them up, flooded the streets. On the New
ark Avenue Hill the sewer was IN
able To! carry off the water which came up
from the manholes and made its way into tho
meadows. They were flooded and n number
Of houses could be reached only by boats
The sewer on the Raven road in Hohokcn hurst
flooding the meadow district and compclling
the families who live in that part uf the city IL
abandon the lower floors of their houses