New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-11
A NEED OF GONDOLAS.
CITY STREETS TURNED INTO CANALS.
WATER POURED OVER NETWORK, MAKING
EVERYBODY wRETCHED EXCEPT THE


The food gates Of heaven must havo sprung a leak
a few days ago, and they must have been carried
away yesterday The wet, muddy, miserable streets
received such a bath that the mud was washed rom
sight NewYork IL large city, and there IS enough
dirt In its streets to make Hercules gloom! ana
despondent, were he sct to work to clean them ou''
The weather prophet therefore, undertook something
OF a task when he set to work TO wash grmy, SMOKY
Ncw-York But be went 10 work in wholesale
sweeping manner, and his success was pcr1ect pam
fully in fact. However much of virtue oiea'li-
ness may be, tho line ought TO be drawn somewhere
No man is waterproof Much less arc
the clothes which are made .ns
age and the result OF this elaoor@'o
washing up was most disastrous. New-lorR wants
rest for q few days at least. New-York, however,
prides herself In her pTogressvencss and II the ei
monts insist making this city the target OF per
scouting water spout, the city only begs 10 DC il
formed Of the fact for that event it will provide
Itself with goudolaS, travel among her Italian sons
for gondolIers and play Venice for while.
Tho umbrella vendors looked happy yesterday
Every one else looked miserable. With The water
coming down like the endless flow Of Niagara and the
wind catching up sheets of 1t and pouring IL oelOy
down ones collar, shooting streams OF IL up coat
sleeves with water spouts dashing full round streams
out upon helpless men and women, singing anu
laughing in slee; with dark gray mantle OF log
smothering the breath out of two million people, Wits
New York were greeted yesterday. The foG nvalled
that of san Francisco 1t down so low that one
could almost clutch it, 1t was so dense and extended
so far that the great bullying span between New-forK
and Brooklyn seemed suddenly to end in mid-air
The rain rvaed that of the south Sea Islands, where
a dry day causes peoples threats TO parch
at certain times of the year. INC
eobbe stones the streets were as
white and shining boulders worn smooth and bright
by the mighty rush of snow slide. Men were mass
OF soaked, clnging clothes.
The streets were rivers The parks and open spaces
were lakes New-York, fortunately, is bu' with high
buildings so that these not submerged There
was not vacant seat in horse for people rushed
wildly in and sat there apparently waiting for chance
to ret of when rain, not a food, was islnng. Inc
chance did often Toward evening inc v SnA
showed signs of Frightening Foolish men ventures
out AGAIN and their temerity rewarded Win a pour
ing flood fierce than before Inc slsnaI I,os
observer said the weather would clear UP OeioS
evening TODAY he promises fair and cooler Weather
II is TO be hoped that they may come .,s,u all
over The country has been heavy. Rivers have risen
rapidly and Newly hers are not wllhout d he
In their soaked wrctchedness Brooklyn ana Ine
SUBURBS are always sufferers from heavy rain,stor
In some Of the streets OF Brooklyn the ram Up, up
over the sidewalks. Women were driven mo STORES
ana besicged there for hours. Men Oec@le 81
thoroughly soaked that they seemed to tahe PcsS n
the hardest dOwnpOurS. one Democrat was forced 10
pay election bet by walking several DIocHs was
tahing suit. His penalty for being DelhooEat Vas
uor I'm This case 4 severe one, for lat"mg SUITS IN
such day were Lot az all out OF Piace. me- .he
ALWAYS touch of the ridiculous 10 De iOunu on wy
most solemn occasions. a man got INTO car Turing
the storm. the picture Of woe. lie met irene, u
orfun9.elv for The latter VITO asked lin Win tOuch
~ malice II In were raining oh no. said the other
end lis teeth seemed come together with me halsn
gratc Of a steel trap II looks as II II might ram
10 morrow though The fanny mans spirits ien
so suddenly that their drop could almost be heard
A. The sun went down. few narrow Strips OF
blue appeared in the western sky. a moment later
0u glow lii up the base Of the clouds shghS tlhge
gradually spread over the mass The clouds prokS up
ia;o fragments. drficd laZily away and vanished
Tho weather vanes began 70 turn toward the west
They settled into position. pointing firmly and steadily
the direction from which, according 10 inc sigma!
Service Observer may be expected for the next few
DAYS fair and cool weather And II is safe 10 say
every man In New-YOrk asks for nothing better.