New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
Mace on the line again this afternoon The danger
ffom the surf and now over
THE TIDE GOES BACK AGAIN.
WRECKAGE is LEFT IN ITS WAKE.
FERRY.B BOATS RUNNING on REGULAR TIME-A
n1sMAI.LooKING wATERFRoNT-YACHTs


o,,sr which controls and manages the immense
sbinninc and trans pOrtation business of NewYorh
Uarbor II is scarcely possible for anything less de-
oroI,z,rr than n blizzard to clog It's evenly movin
wheels The tide st ran high yesterday and
trcacberous wind was blowing directly down the Bay
fum the city but every ferryboat made regular trips
I.r ard entered is slip on time, and accommodated
the flow Of travel between two great GILES and The
49,, sr,aller adjoining towns with scarcely hitch.
,to ,ratcb dd not rise so high, however, as on the
oroy,ous day Tho wind had shifted, not great deal
hut near enough toward the north win an occasional
dart IN the northwest, 10 drive DacK tho water as u
came in during the forenoon at the Time ior me iu
tide There was not repetition theieiofc, OF INC
eoodnr OF cellars and the lower Streets ana al tho
ners and wharves the work OF loading ana unioadhs
vessels from the canal-boat to the ocean steamer
,rent on as vigorously and cxpedhously as on any
ordinary day. -,
pu, ,he wind which disturbed the surface OF tho
nav vos the kind which makes seafaring men look
osev IN their wards and decks to see that everything
&c 81 snug, for a sudden blow. II was uncertain ana
cbanreable in its moods, and deh do"h ana rose uS
,urre IN a manner which threatened 10 make Trouble
Tor the unwary SO. while the fcrgboats forced their
way across the rivers and tugboas steamer Shuc",
, tho wafer 'front.' nearly all other craft preferred
10 remain at their piers untli the "ca'hor liza"
itself openly for peace or war
rt,s condition of affairs. which commanded respect,
not for what had been done, but for what might be
done. caused the boats which usually go beyond the
49, % tho barbor proper TO abandon their regular
rims on Tuesday the Iron Steamship Company had
announced that owing 10 the high seas ther Doa's
could not make landings at the non PIERS Ou' "ou'
,,o connections with West Brighton by rail at Coney
Island Point Yesterday rope was drawn across
tho Messengers entrance to the pier and no trips al
% tkg
said that boats would be started for Concy Island as
soon as It seemed advisable Dnt thdV ho H'io u'p'
would be made 10 Long Branch
Tho Fail River pier was in rather chaotic condition.
owing n the fact that there was no steamer here 10
take aboard the freight as 1t was delivered lne
pm,,r,n, which left Fall River Tuesday evening
was Obliged to put back to Newport She lay al her
nior there during the night and ala not put 10 sea
MIN II 40 O'Clock Yesterday morning. The ofclais
nj the company said last evening mat she was OK
peced TO arrive during the night and 10 start on nor
return trim as soon As possible probably before day
Iicbt At the Providence and stoningion Lines re-
porers were informed that the steamers bound Tor ms
city had been forced to put back, but hai got uhd'
,rav again during the forenoon. All sound steamers
from NcwYork went through safely, although thcN
we're more or less delayed. Hudson River boats had
no serious trouble.
Traffic on the Central Railroad of New-Jersey was
affected TO an extent less than at first supposed
The only serious damage done was 10 that part OF the
track between sandy Hook and Highland Beach, con
Meeting with Seabrght, Monmouth Beach ana Long
Branch The destruction Of the four miles OF lioe
has. however resulted in the total stOppagc OF tn,
steamboat service 10 Sandy Hook, and although a
large force Of men engaged in the work Of repair II
will he at least ten days before the connection be
rc-cstabl she'd In tie meantime passengers will travel
by the allra route As The holiday season is nearly
over Mr. Baldwin the general passenger agent,
thinks the loss TO the company will be comparatively
small.
WESTERN UNION SUFFERS CONSIDERABLY.
The Western Union Telegraph Company made llttla
progress yesterday In repairing the damage done to us
wires by the storm. The wind did little or no adj
dtional harm yesterday, but still the boistcrous
weather made the work OF putting up the overturned
poles and stringing new wires or dSentanglng NOSE
twisted up by the wind a slow and tedious operation,
Communication is still practically cut OIL with the on
tire New,Jcrsoy coast from Atlantic City TO Sandy
Hook and on the Long Island shore from West Brighton
10 Rockaway Beach. No connection existed either
Yesterday between the city and Sandy Hook by the
direct line through Quarantine.
No damage was done however, of any importance
IN any other region than the shore line already
mentioned. and even there the wind seemed 10 lose
its power 10 do harm soon as IL penetrated inland
10 any considerable distance Nevertheless the chief
cr,lay that one or days must yet elapsc before
the damage could all DO repaired and things be
restored 10 their normal condition again.
Sergeant Dunn was IN hopeful mood yesterday
regarding the prospects OF speedy cessation OF tho
storm If that area OF high barometrc pressure In
Newfoundland would only move OIL he said. the
storm would go up into the northeast, but until II
does the wind and waves Will remain with us. grad
Gally lessenlng in force tho storm centre forces
Al, l. ,vIa anil (ossa do
the area of high pressure continues to hold its ground
the cyclone may go directly The storm centre has
remained almost stationary since yesterday
At one tmo on Tuesday night The VeocHy OF me
wind In this city fOrty-Onc miles an hour. Yes
terlay morning AT times II blew at the rate of thirty
six miles an hour. A cold wave has appeared In the
Northwest and IS coming rapidly across the country
I'm a souheastery direction. New-lorkers are likely
10 be affected by It toward the close Of the present
week. Up 20 b a. m. yesterday there had been 81
inch rainfall for twenty four hours Sergeant Dunn
looks for the return of fair weather to-day with high
winds and lower temperature
Men were at work repairing the ldlewld. which
had her Wheel ana por, 9ustGgr mashed WHEN driven
the steamer said that he damage 10 his boat would
be covered by few hundred dollars, and that he
would make trip today
At WORK ~ FLOODED CELLARS.
In the cellars along the water front there was t,,
be seen lively excrtion Of energy and muscle where
disguised and grmbling Scrbbing AMI
hopping up the undiscovered floors. A. a rule,
little damage done by tho water In the cellar,
for one rcd faced scruDb'r said, as he sOppel
around in his rubber boots: "We are generally on
the lookout for this sort OF thing We don't like it..
but We have to stand IT," In some cases. however.
men we're caught unawares where the water had
before been known rise high enough to Hood their
places The nevcrtoOcl"an south and West SIS. were
simply rivers of running mud and the most adept
street-crosser suffered With tho iGcNpcr need man
who founders through every puddle he meets.
Many people who went TO the Battery during the
forenoon 10 see the high tide aud the heavy
disappointed. There little To amlisc them TIL"
Bay wa, bare OF the usual number Of craf bound 20
and from the Narrows. The wafer. although black
looking wac not especially rough and it, general ap
pearance was splrtess and gloomy Some vessels
passed Ouarantinc outward bound. and there
Jew arrivals when the went down tho drizHc
which had been falling all day wac still coming down
I'm The west where the people had looked for break In
the heavy clouds, toward night the sky was stu
fiDwnlng On top OF the Signal Service Bureau the
stotrn signal was flying and along the streets toward
the elevated stations moved melancholy line OF
dripping umbrellas.
The yachts Of the Harlem Yacht Club feet had a
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