New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-27
ALMOST UNPRECEDENTED RAIN.
ITS EFFECTS HERE AND IN BROOKLYN
BUILDINGS BLOWN DOWN AND CELLARS FLOODED
TIE HUMOROUS ASPECTS.


THE HUMOROUS ASPECTS.
pheasant day"
Evidently It was. People generally might not nave
known Yesterday morning whether IL not but the
majority OF them must have had an Idea DerOre hgho
that IL was for everybody told everybody else that
was People gave tho expression away az II thoy nau
plenty oi and while every ono felt glorious IN the Drc
ing air from the Lake region, few 0oked oa'A anu
drew comparisons. wednesday night New-foT went
moody TO bed and kicked the sheet Of bit before morn
ing In many household the swetering Island sui
small voice ard tering through the drkhess
of hall an bedroom the wstchul ear or mlterfam
las was startled with the refrain:
Mamma, Use told"
Baby was taken in the big bel and mamma BUSTED
around got out hor wlntor blankets ana
tho family slept the sleep OF autumn
The cold wave with the ram, ana Do.n
were received with open arms. Old Bones chueKieo Win
satisfaction and impaired to few ntmstes ulae Oo
mander schley had anchored In Lady Franklin bay anu
Tho cold wave was only his sigh OF relief waited across
49, -, 49,; -, ,n,orro the public that he doing his
h rr C,reelv lie siIe6 say what the rain meant OF
hro oo,re from but those questions were best an
svered by glance at tho tenetnent ds'ric "horo i'o
early morning till late into rhe Gay tne sceneS
presented were In the nature OF pracucai Illus
tratiops Of how tho housewife studied domcso)
economy. skylights prled open CAUTIOUSLY, ana
from the garrett ladder the andady stepped forth upon
the roof with enhancing smile and apron full when inc
corners OF the garment dropped there ratified upon
the roof array pans plates buckets ana oher para
phernsa Of the household. In some instances qthits
from the family bed and mattresses were spread
out to the rain. Here to be saving or soap ana
labor.
New-York was thoroughly washed for once People
were taken somewhat unawaros, 1t Is true They mad
been carefully up belief that there was Ger
SonS to foI From il o'clock Wednesday night to
a. m. yesterday the fall was 2 inches, and from 10
dsnted Tie storm was for these few hours almost
tropical in ITS violence and the total fall o. 3 63 Inches
the last ten years II was especially heavy between this
city and Philadelphia, where the fall was nearly equal
s 80 ns' thToSshont the Middle Atlantic states ana
up the Ohio Valley The Lake recon IL again Wri Tb
pOsnect cool and fair weather 10 the immediate
Vicinity OF New foretOd by the glorious sunshine
aud the leecy clouds followed the storm yester-
III the country the rain came just In Time 10 save
the parchng crops and farmers and market gardeners
were delighted Mix dealers and dairymcn felt revived
| for their pasture lands hal almost given out , ,
small brick stable Shinbone alley, In the rear or
No 80 Beeckerst suddenly fell at an early hour IN the
morning. The building condemned as unsafe nearly
two months ago, and Inspector EserorooS gave sotce 70
the owners I. Meyer son. OF No. Il Broadway, 10
tear it down J. NJ Em2nue Co. pFoPrieto ged o. tbs
stable. They kept in IL wagon. thIee horses several
'front.' of the xtase were recently mako
structures and workmen have been digging an
heavy rain washed the earth from under the south wall
of stable At $50 the wall fell into the excaya-
with it, The north wall remained standing and the three
horses which stood wh'their close 10 that WALL
escaped. ONLY OF the horses hurt receiving a
slight cut The wagon aud of harness broken
It said that the damage would not exceed $500
! the building worthless -
Trees we're blown down in front Of Nos. 2t7 West
Twenty xth-st., II West Ftyfourth-st.. aud $50
! Second-aye chimney fell down at C!arksOn and IIud
! son sts., and man narrowly escaped being struck
The extraordinary rainfall (over four inches IN Brook
lynn did considerable damage IN that city. 10 what Is
known as the flooded district" in Flushng-aye, from
Nostrand TOmpkn there from two three feet
of water when the tide highest, from a. III. 10
"A. NJ The full. and the flood poured out Of
the manhOles the street several families living IN
Easements driven out, and much damage done
property cellars portion OF the tin roof the
cupola OF the Brooklyn City Hall was open where work
men making repairs, and tie rain
| ran in flooding the rooms In the northeast
OF the building The Offices OF Mayor Low, OF the
Board of Elections and Of the City Treasurer badly
newed. The damage amounted 10 nearly $1,000.
loss Of 81 900 caused In tho hat store OF Mrs j.
y. Van HorE No 81 Broad way Brooklyn, by the rain
pouring In through open skylight. Trees and tele
graph poles blown down Ia various parts OF the
city Two houses in of erection at Nos. 81
and SO ClsssOEave. struck by lightning and dam
| aged To the extent of II, 900.
AT land crops of all kinds seriously DAM
aged Fruit beaten from the tree' and limbs were
broken down. Truck gardeners report that the growing
have been beaten down and washed out corn pros
Tated and the straw berry y0d stopped Telegraph and
telephone wires and poles blown in all directions
several buildings In course OF construction tumbed down.
and great gies washed in the hillsldes Some OF
the pleasure yachts in the Bay overturned and
Others dragged their anchors.
At COney Island the surf rolled high and washed the
beach clean aud smooth but did considerable damage