New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
A DIsAGREEAnLE DECEMBER STORM

WIDESPREAD OVER IHE coUNrnY-MORE THAN
An INCH or RAIN IN inns CITY.
q" It's n very hard night" said Assistant Observer
Human a gust of wind blow "A TRIBUNE reporter
into the coscy room occupied by the Signal Service
on the roof of the Equitable Building last evening
at O'Clock
ms storm he continued, "began at Shrevc-
port Louisiana, on thursday morning. Ii
advanced northcry and this morning was central
mt st. Louis. At p. m. to-day il was central over
the western portion of the lake region, and was
accompanied by heavy rainfall. The
maximum velocity Of the wind in this city
was reached at s:l5 this evening when it blew at
the rate Of thrty-seven miles per hour. Al 7 a. m.
the barometer stood at 3O1>. and it Is now. at .
p. IN. 20. G3, fall of over fyc-tcnths of inch,
and it is still falling rapidly The wind is from the
east and slowly decreasing IN velocity, and will veer
around Ia the west on Sunday evening The rainfall
is heavy all along the Atlantic coast, the heaviest
fall beng at Charleston. where il fell / 81 inches
in eight hours. The bad weather will continue to-
morrow, and the rain will probably continue 70 fall
until tomorrow night. This storm Is violent along
This coast, and cautionary signals have been or
dcrcd from Smithyc. y. C., to Eastport, Me-
The red light cleaning from the eastern tower
oi the Equitable building through the driving rain
warned all vessels in port to stay there
over the before the storm began at noon had
given them previous warning; consequently few
ships went out The Associated Press look
ont in his tower at Sandy Hook
| reported early in the day that it WAS
20 thick that he could not see the beach and the
same word came from the Highlands. As the
day the storm increased until at
niehtfal the rain and wind went
hurting and sweeping over the city, turning UNI
brcllas inside out and doing other mischief People
who had friends at sea were anxious aud il is prob
able that the friends shared in the anxicty. for it
was bad night TO be at sea and not particu-
lary pleasant one on shore.
AMOCNT OF TIE RAINFALL.
Up to / y. IN. 1lj inches Of rain had fallen and
the wind at that time had decreased to 33 miles
per hour.
The Western Union Telegraph Company reported
the Pittsburg route to the West as practically
useless other wires were working heavily ana
business delayed; but by using the Buffalo
and Chicago routes il was thought that the bust
ness would be cleared by morning. The Bankers
and Merchants reported It's wires Ia be
! in good working order. though rather
heavy The wires to Cincinnati, Chicago and Bos-
ton Of the raltmorc and Ohio Company were in er-
! icrcd withto great extent, but II was thought
on acrnunt of the light business of Saturday even
! ing that messages would not be greatly DELAYED
! lrlrgIuhc interference ia caused 10y the Wiud
| 3Wineine the wires sO that they come in contact
| and interrupt the ciirtit.
4 pottIon of Il chimney fell FROM the Building ~
No. Is East Broadway and broke through the root
uf no "a h1tinp- 9i. rnu-inp HHnagr tu The py-
tent II aiont $50 lhr rrmainlrr ul the clnnry
The police reported was liable tO iall.