New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-14
THE WORK or WIND. RAIN AND HIGH TIDE.
DIsAGREEABLr DAY ~ THE cirY-MANY VESSELS
DELAYED.

A good many people thought yesterday that
Nature and Providence trying 20 show that OctO
Der elections wrong. u rancd all day in Ohio but
harder than IN this city and along the coast People
who awoke carly IN the morning heard the heavy patcr
OF the rain against their windows and all day long tho
driving through the dreAry looking
II was as dsagFceabc day as possible 4 person
stand rain but when umbrella persists IN going ono
way and its holder wants to another II l. bat
dststeful. Bcroud several fan bonncts and new uui.
hrelas nothing was reported harmed In the ciiy.
though elsewhere the telegraph lines suffered severely,
The high tide and tho heavy rain combined to frlgen
some people along the East River, bu hc only damage
caused IN a fow cellars. In the morning the
water near TIC BgooKlyn Bridge touched the
sirus pieces Of tho piers. AMI the largo
ships that moorcd there came
scrousy floating with the tops OF tho vharvc.
a few " which were PARTIALLY .ubmer-ei Two Inches
OF rain feldurn: the day and the Wild constantly from
the northeast, wcnt as fast thirty five mile, hour
There were few anxious inquiries at the ship News
Office In regard % several overdue sp' especially tho
Scotia from Mar-eies. staten Island boats had q hard
time. not icing able 70 land at al at siapleron.
The signal Service reported the 0f thr d,ures.
sion TO be in Michigan aad that there heavy gales
the lakes. especially Ontario a. well as along tho
Atlantic coast. Nor I'D the # fare wor-c than ne
rest OF Tic state Farther south. aud especially ~ Balt
more telegraph wires we're torn down aud other damage
caused.
At Coney leland sandy Hook ania general along the
land. Al the Hook the wind iuIliy reached sixty miles
hOur before II felt satisfied, auI tho rain hndiu-
Concy Island and BOcAaWay Beach received their fair
share OF tho trouble number OF chimney, and blinds
torn away fIOr The houses and few small build
iuCs completely destroyed The irccs also c,cuted
d'hcy eilei appearance. Al Long Branch. tho hotel
Keepers for short time alarmed lest tie
shoUld bo destroyed, but stood firm. For
twelve hour, not vessel sighted hy the officer u
charge 40 the Fire Island signal station. II 4si
that this had not happened FOR twenty-five years bee.
fore Altoccihcr Tor torn ihat had 30 great Atver.
Using ana dcn't pretend to much Il made good deal
OF noise
Sot vessel passed In or ont OF
the hRTbor tn after o'clock. Tho Chateau
HarcauI wasthe frat vessel 10 inside 0f the hlr-
Dor, at 4:J y. u followed by the Delaware. Tho ftelu
ship Ahysslua tie first vessel to To 40
The United STATES steamer PoWhatau which left the
Navy Yard on Monday. remained az anchor on Cover
nOr's island on account O' the storm.
The wind blew down au unfinished house a. Central
and IIarmaust, Brooklyn, IA the morning, causing
lO-s OF ~ 900
At Nyack the sey,rcst storm in many years prevailed
Considerable damage caused along the shore uf the
Hudson. The crs were all flooded aud number or
small boats. including valuable steam launch owned
by r. B. Crppius, were sunk The fcrrybDits from
TarTytOwn were unable 20 Land there after IL a.