New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-05
MANY TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN.


| FrFFCTs OF THE STORM IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
MOURNING RMBLiM MS.
When the sun rose yesterday morning in a
blue sky and shone down through atmosphere OF
crysalne cearness 1t revealed good deal OF damage
wrought by the previous days storm The entire rain
ral IN the city 433 inches 229 inches fell In the
twenty-four hours ending at n. IN. yesterday Tie
amounts other places read of to reporter by the
observer at the signal Service oHce lay were
Washington, 2,42 inches; Albany LIS; Philadelphia,
| $50; Baltimore. 2.73; Sandy Hook, LII Mackinaw
and Buffalo, 20 Oswego LII; and Charleston s. c..
Ito. From this IL will be seen that New-fork was
not the sufferer. The wind attained its highest
speed IN the evening when flew along at the rate OF
thirty-two miles All hour.
Our heaviest damage was in New-Jersey near Phia-
dephia said Chiei operator seymour OF tne Bankers
and Merchants and tue Postal Irlsgraph Companies,
lost entire southern connection twenty wo wires In
all 1t that Camden storm that dld the business
many of them down and the 10 o'clock
| storm In the evening did much damage to
our New England lines in places. but not enough
20 destroy our Connections The PostaVs Western con:
necuons went aliogether Western New York ana
OHIO I'm the neghborhoos OF Salamanca aud Cleveland,
the OF greatest havoc We are an our eet
now and nope to nave evory thing wofNng W.
slightly ise with everything dry the wires VIII
With poles aud atmosphere saturated with
moisture the slightest arrangement destroys the
insulation. Then during the summer our lines get In a
shaky condition without our knowing It, and the first
storm that comes along makes clean swe.n After the
weak places have thus been discovered repaired tho
might howl away for days without disturb
ing w w. ,ur,r.o mole. down in Jsrsovv said the
chief operator OF the Western Union Once.
THAT last storm in the evening capped the
The Newark m.adows. We suffered severely about
ph.d.lph" too Only tniry wires Oh our southern ,n,
number went down Along the Erie road and up the
all right now however and business moving along
time There was little trouble IN the city, and what
there resulted from tie breakage OF the light tele-
phone wires and their consequent Interference Wild our
circuits" ..,.,
violence through westchester County and especially IN
the neighborhood OF Yorktown. Many shade and
orchard the property of Henry White OF that
village. uprootcd and outbuildinss were blown 10
pieces. 49,, - -, IT,,
many parts OF Brooklyn. The flag at malt mast on the
Federal Building IN Montague st. was blown AWAY.
Sore OF tue black cloth the facade OF the Cit! Hail.
and the wooden framework supporting it, were blown
down. piece OF the wood broke OF the new plate
lightning struck a maple Tree at scholes ani Lorimer
SITS. and shattered IT, also melted some OF the electric
lights
caused by the storm, but there sOmo strokes OF
lightning At midnight the pinnacle OF the steeple and
the South Park Presbyterian Church IN Newark was
struck aud large portions Of the woodwork torn
away. As IL descended, the lightning tore away large
block of stone which in falling crashed through the roof
borhood were extnguishcd. Many OF telegraph and
telephone wires were rendered useless. The slate ON
the roofs CelluSid Brush Companys factory and
Pierson Il Leonard's factory In Newark was
completely stripped OIL. a tall chimney belong
ing 10 the latter being blown down by
the gale In bloomfield. Orange. Montcair and other
districts trees we're uprooted and great damage
done 10 the crops Nine trees lay the track
OF South Orange horse railroad yesterday morning
with their above ground. The Lightning struck
number Of trees In different places In soho small
suburb, two houses unroofed. There much
loss everywhere by thu hood which filed Easements and
injured cuverts aud sewers. 80
The storm developed into tornado In Elizabeth, n
j., between 10 and IL o'clock at night centred IN the
lower part Of the city, Most o. the people had retired
when the fury OF the storm became FULLY developed
Houses were unroofed. oubuildings demolished trees
uprootcd, and the streets were strown wnh debris
house at No. 4iO Erankn-st, occupied by u family
named Gatman, unroOfed, and the rain poured IN
the terrified family. The ceilings fell. Hastily
dressing themselves, the family sought shelter with
neghbor The adjoining barns and coal sheds OF Michael
Flynn wrecked. and one OF the barns struck
by lightning Potter's Row., consisting OF ten frame
houses Fultonst wrecked. the roofs being blown
of and the interiors flooded with rain. The wind,
sweeping through the houses, smashed mirrors and
furniture, and the tenants were compelled To abandon
them and hnd shelter in neighborng houses The total
loss Ia considerable.
AT Sparta ~ j., ON the stroudsburg and Water Gap
extension OF the New York. Susquehanna and Western
Railroad there was bad washout on Monday night,
and yesterday the traffic, most OF which is coal, was
blocked for several hOurs
The Buffalo Express on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad. due In this city at 03e on Mo'