New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-11
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the sea and breaking over the Battery wall
furiously II also made things unpleasant at Cos
tie Garden, as it flooded the gangway for passenv
gers from the landing pier to the rotunda.
Yesterday was to be the closing day at Glen
Island, but the boats did not on account OF
the storm. No boats started out in the morning
and the :l5 p m. boat was the only one which
went to the island during the day. It occupied
over two hours on the trip up, because the wind
was blowing almost hurricane and the tide was
running out strongly.
EXPERIENCES OF SOUND BOATS.
The pilots of Sound steamers reported that thay
had experienced no extraordinary weather on tho
trip down Monday night Everything was in their
favor coming down. the wind and sea being with
them. The waves were higher than usual and the
wind was extremely stiff. The big steamer Purf-
tan. of the Fall River Line tie Massachusetts,. Of
the Providence Line the G. II. NortLam, OF the
New-liaven Line. and other vessels arrived on
time or only q few minutes late. All were agreed
that the return trip would be made against un-
favorable conditions.
The steamer ldlcwild from Glen Cove had .
hard time of il on the early part Of her passage.
Upon leaving her pier she entered the trough OF
the sea. Danger was averted by running to the
east and then coming around into the track of the
regular Sound boats Sands Point. which this
boat has TO round Is dangerous place in such
weather as prevailed yesterday. and some doubt
whether the steamer could reach her destination
last night in safety.
The Hudson River boats mad no difficulty in
making their trips. The rise Of the waters and
the strong winds did not affect them to any ex-
tent.
With the Iron steamboats, it was different. The
sea has so dana ged the piers at Long Branch that
no more o0ats VIII be run to that point this year.
Inc helght OF The water and the heavy sea pre-
Guided the possibility OF landings being made at
Coney Island yesterday, and 10 boats were started
CAPTAIN j -, 10
of the company, in order 10 ill contracts, sent
the Cepheus to Norton's Point in The morning
and the Cyreus to Wilson'S Point Both boats
had rough passages. No boats will be Run between
Pier and the iron piers at West Brighton Beach
until the weather has cleared and the sea SUBJ
sided.
The only vessel that arrived at this port yester.
day was the, British steamer Ataanta. laden with
bananas; She left Montego Bay Jamaica, last
Wednesday, and was due on Monday Captair
Cook is down-easter loath TO admit that his
experience Of the last few days Was ANYTHING
extraordinary. He had encountered strong
northerly winds and an extremely heavy sea. So
strong were the elements that it was necessary
10 run at half speed. For four days the Alta
lanta'S barometer had acted in most peculiar
manner 1t was low, averaging 29.60 inches
and varying not more than one-half of one-tenth
OF point 1t went no hgher than 1856 inches.
nor lower than 1855 Captain Cock looked for
strange things and met them as he neared tho
coast. lie did not sight pilot and brought his
Vessef up himself. He admitted that he had
never in his experience seen the bay so heavy.
MANY TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN
The effect of the storm on tie wires OF the
Western Union disastrous. IL was felt
most seriously along the middle line of Long
Island and the coast of Ncw-Jersey, and more
especially between ROckaway Beach and Atlantic
City The wires were tom down, crossed and
the currents interrupted that il impC sSible
10 send messages to some of the near points,
Communication with Cape May and a few neigh
boring places was entirely cut off early in the
1tcrnoon, and rema d so flr into the night
" Business is moving slowly, said the superin end
ent, " but W. think il will he All right in tho
morning. Although the effect has not been so
thelesS felt it heavily. Communication will be .
renewed with all points before noon tomorrow,
however, and then we shall be better
able to tell OF the damage"
WHERE THE sToRa CAME FROM.
Sergeant Dunn said to Tribune reporter yes
terday: This stoIm is mainly due to the action
of the cyclone which last week ragged in the West
Indies. About Friday it moved off into the
Atlantic and was lost to Our observation. Then,
taking semi-cifcular course, it came back to
the Bermudas and IS now centred 500 miles from
The coast. The centre of the cyclone forms
partial vacuum. which draws the water together
INTO big mass The huge waves thus created
ire forced inshore by the northeast winds. In
coming European steamers. among which are the
Ieutonic and the City of New-Yorll, are likely TO
encounter some terrible experiences and will find
heir powers of endurance tested to the utmost"
The maximum velocity of the wind in New.
YOrk Yesterday was thrty-seVen miles an bour
sergeant Dunn thought that the storm had almost
,asSed away from New York, and that it would
axe northeasterly direction. Last night the
Wind changed from northeast TO north and al.
hOugh this change will probably lessen the force
f the tides. heavy waves will beat the coast
or several days The indications for to-day point
o fair weather with high northerly winds