New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-03
FIERCE WIND And RAIN.
GALE AT FORTY FIVE MILES An HoUR-ovER AN
INCH or RAINFALL.

4 GALE AT FoRTY-FIvE MILES Az HOUR-ovER AN
INCH or RAINFALL.
The occasional showers" predicted yester-
day underwent a process OF evolution and developed
into Of the severest rains OF the which went
into partnership with the highest wind storm that has
recorded for many mouthi At a. m. the sky was
cloudy and threatening and about o'clock the
rain began to fall by IL was
pouring down IN sheets. and the wind, which was
beginning 10 rise blew angle that all
unfortunate enough % be out found their UNI
bsas OF protection except to ward the drops OH
their Every adlscontonted and martyr
Ike ok. This not Do wondered 40 when Journey
OF block ia distance Left wet the skin when his
destination was reached At about hafpast full
measure misery moted out storm OF ind whose
fury FOR an nour or beyond all proper limits
TRIBUNE reporter standing at PARK place and Broad
way saw In tao space Of seven minutes by the City
Hall clock fewer than thirteen straw and Derby
hats and tall SILK once, nnaccomp inied by their re-
sprcuvo owners wild dance OF triumph
the muddy and rushing torrent which was occupying
Broadway Oae obese man Of unmistakaole Teutonic
extraction down b, truant head IN the gutter,
gled beyond recognition and coated inside and out
with mud. lie eyed 1t mournfuly for space s,alked
into tbs neignbOrlng drugstore aud emerged few
moments later. hailess but with "a neat paper parce
under hs wnon evidently contained the remains Of
his 81 80 Mackinaw.
Little damage caused In the city beyond the laying
low OF few nag.staf- the ripping up aud conversion
into of suudry striped window awnings aud
tho breaking OF OF many twigs and branches
uf trees. after 5 o'clock the sky cleared
ana the out brightly. An nour
later the SKY again overcast Throughout
the evening intermittent driZke WAS kept up. and
though Temperature than OF late tnrou
out day it attained nearly the normal pitch about
o'clock.
At tue signal Service station II learned that tho
wind attained time velocity OF - miles hour
tho bignest recorded THIS ycar-wbilc the
rainfall fDr i've hours aud forty i've minutes gagged
beng IL iDcurs Tue wind during the time oil It's
maximum velocity pew directly from tue east having
up along the coast and reports were received
irDai all stations tue coast line stating that hlgh
winds then prevailing
Tho staten Island boat had dlfculty IN landing.
small boat driven ashore the mpsnsVtle Basin
nllcd when tue tide aud small cutter Iear "
dasged bottom upward on the rocks. The steward
Of tho y awaunaka Yacht cub aud some boaimeu had
To besr to TWO souoOucrs tn1t wers IN
dancer anu only saved by bota anchor CHAINS aud
other ayliurs being promptly run out.
~ employ Oi BoaJamin Hail. OF No. "
sout.si the storm orUko from Upper
Quarauuus reach "a schooner wnich tncy were at
WORK Waen the storm burst upon them their boat
pee ,ue uumanngeabl,, aud 4 second boat and crew
started TO their assistance. BON boats were blown
toward the SGwJersey shore. and WITHIN hftcen min
utes ran ashore at G,eoBsyic, SIX mics rom where
they started The GOATS niod aud the men were
urcucued nut otherwise unulufed.
Many cellars 10 Quaens County were Hooded ana Inc
wind prooted trees dana ed the FRUIT especially In
pea h orchards Corn aisO beaten down aud dam
aged.