New-York tribune., 1888-08-23
TRACKS LEFT BY THE STORM KING.
HOW THE CITY LOOKS AFTER THE RAIN.
THE EFFECTS on LAND AND sEA-THE RECORD N
Tile PARK nRSFRYATOEY.


The weather yesterday morning was an agreeable
surprise the people IN this city, as during the e.
hours Of the morning Tuesdays storm had left New
York on its travels down Fast to give the people
OF New England a change Of weather. IN this city
the shone out and at g a. m there was pleasant
breeze blowing from the southwest al the rate Of
sixteen miles an hour, the barometer reading O971,
while the humidity recorded II per cent at that
hour.
At 10 q. H. the velocity of The wind which had
changed 10 west. was twenty miles AN hour Tho
clerk IN the Equitable Building observatory predicted
fine weather from this time for the consolation Of
citizens who suffered the dscomforis OF Tuesdays
storm. At o'clock Yesterday the storm centre was
on the coast Of Maine, the lowest readns OF the
barometer being a9t5 at Portland The highest
velocity recorded was at Ea5tpor;, wlero tho Wind
travelled at the ratio of forty niles al hour.
sUvERE DAMAGE 10 TIE WIRES
Tho officials OF The Western Union Telegraph stated
that the most severe damage done TO heir wires and
poles was In New-Orleans and Richmond Up to a
late hour last night no direct elegaphc service could
be had with New Orleans and ds patches FIR that city
and surrounding points were taken subject 10 taiay'
Superintendent snk said that to a late hour last
night the company hld received such measre reports
from the South that 10 utterly Impossible TO i'n
the fantcst estimate % The damage done 10 the
companSs property. lie said, however. that during
Yesterday they had no dGiculty I'm hsnll!rg their
business except with the southern points named
above. The telephone AID electric Eight companies
reported but li'te damage dono to their properties
as far as had been a.ccltained
DELAY TO SOUND sTEATafEs.
The magnificent steamers plying on tie Sound be-
tween here and New England posts wcre all delayed,
and reported that tho storm down List on Tre.dfy
night was severe. Th5 Fail River Line boat Pilgrim
left Fan River at her usual time and reached New
port little behind her schcd-ie time II was
blowing hard and the rain So heavy as
TO render it impossible for the steamer to go on.
and she remained there until early yesterday morn
ing IN comrauy with the Old Colony Of the same lire,
but tho freight boat City Of Brockton came straight
on for New York arriving at . 80 a. ILL., Ihe III
grim arrived here at IN, being slA hours iae' aii
the Old Colony landed hes passengers az 10 T. NJ
looking none the for their prolonged trip Inc
steamers Of the Prosld-nce and stoun-oA lines were
also several hours lac owing to the storm.
The menhaden fishing steamer M0ntauk. commanded
by Captain o. " Mitchell, and owned Us g. !. tut
HILL sprang lck during the storm az night and sank
of Gardner's Island. -IAe crew escaped hom the
sinking craft in small boats and reached The shore IA
safety The Steamer was loaded with m.nh-dru an1
was bound FOR the FISH factory a Promised Land The
steamer, which is valued a, abou. 80 coo, VIII DO
raised by the New London Wrccl .as Company
Tic third annua, excursion of the Cortlart' Lode,
No. G. Of the Independent 0rder u Odt Fellows OK
Peek Au 10 Concy Island ard Rocla1ay, b. tine Iron
steamboat Sirius came or on Tuesday, and owing
to the storm that prevailed did not 'rach home until
yesterday mornir- Tn, plea seekers were badly
drencLed as well as frightened ly tho long delay IL
reaching thcr homes.
SOME INJURY TO TIE CITy's PARKS.
In Central Park aud the other parks u the city the
storm Of Tuesday u-ht was felt In its fil f''co
While there was no severe damage TO dle fo-ga and
the plantations there were several washou,s in River
side Mornng,ld6 and Central P9ri- Which wotilnen
were busy yesterday I'm rcpding Afr n. Cannn. nr
I.apc,'s asslstanf 'n the Ou5crvanr u Central PARIS
said that tho most con-Qicu feature of TIE storm
was the rcma,ilic I'll ~ rain between and
O'Clock. TAc euti') rainfall i1r tWclt- four hour
was 432 incLe- bur during tie three hours mentioned
in tho evenir- m1io than three inches fceL
With an inch OF wacr falling hour and tho wind
blowing AT tveuty-mi!e roto7 Mr.. Ganun added, h
literally raned IN sheets and q Genuine ileshc
Fortunately, it did not AS long The forcc Of no
storm had pretty much spent Itself when it acaed
Ncw-York. Tic only storm IN recent years which has
exceeded this, ho, e.cr, was one la ptc1bcr l--2
Then eight inches fe.l n tWont. hours and abou
four inches within four hours. Ihe Hooded things
generally In the parks. The sewers could carry
OIL the water and much maze Was done"
coNEY ISLANDS SHARE ~ TIL VISITATION.
Much damage was done at Coney Island The
sea submerged the beach walls at Io,cl Brighton,
the cellar. AIullcrs aud Baedcr's bathing pavilion
at the West End wcle damaged extensively. Along
the line OF the Prospect Park and ConeY Island Rail
road folds Of corn potatoes, and cabbage are level u
or submerged. Tho tide was the highest known for
yeais--in some places the tide "-s forced by the
wind hundreds Of fet above hshvatcr mark The
East End though usually tie first to suffer by tho
sea- seems To have escaped while the West End came
In for severe damages.
In the northern part Of Wostches,cr County the
storm was particularly severe. b.lIg's wera washed
away. trees and orchards tom up L.. th. roo.- and
large fields Of corn wcic laid fiat. Aion. some Of
the highways there were heavy w-shout' which
rendered tho roais in some places impossible
The storm demolished four c-imncy5 in Bridge port
Conn, uprootcd ci-At ines capsi1el seven pleasure
boats, and sent one adhf in tho sound which at
last accounts had not bscn heard -rom
~ serious damage Was dOuo in jersey City by
Tuesday storm so far has been ascerancd Cellars
in the lower part OF the ci'y wcrs generally flood
and the streets were I'm tine same condition owine %
tho choled condition OF "a, sewers. whcA were ai-
able 10 carry OIL the waer The meadows between
Jersey Cty and H1bohen were flooded AID aoms Of
tic OCCUPANTS Of the shanties tl.c were compelled
10 use small boats. Some " the streets on fhe hll
were patty washed out and Iade .utaui N was made
'mpncticable.
II Is thought remarkable tlat tho damage was not
more serious. The rain burst onr sewer, boUeVer,
and carried away tho Dani. ana the stone rea aiming
wall for 4 considerable distance and now ;he sewage
from that section Of the city Is spreading Itself ovcr
the meadows aud VIII probably biecd disease wlen
the weather become varm again.
~ ths Mneoa Fair Grounds on Long Island, The
dining han was mroofed, stable was struck by
lightning and a vauabl, horse belonging 10 Georro
Ford. Of Brooklyn. wa5 killed sJmc Of the country
roads were wa ned ont places, aud small boats ia
the bays were driven ashore.
During the gale on staten Island, new frame cot
ta.o In the course of construction was blown down at
New Dorp and utterly demolished. Tho fragments
II tho wreck 'vcre strewn along tho railroad tracks,
drlaylng Tho trains foi some time The t.1s was tho
highest seen IA many years. -Four rowbOats were
washed ashore kctue,ash's beach Clifton, and
completely wrccked
The storm caused number OF fires IN the city.
| one novel Way was hy Stacking lime aud causing o.
lfr 20 ts surrounding 4N bundled barrels
Of lime belonging 10 Peck Martin A CO., stored az One
hundred and thirty cnih-st and Madison ave, and
Lln l.L I'm In Mimi Mt