New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-18
THE CLIMAX OF THE STORM.
OVERWHELMING TORRENTS OF RAIN POUR
DOWN
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE IN BROOKLYN
AND'ON STATEN ISLAND-TO.DAY WILL BIZ
FAIR SAYS SERGEANT DUNN.


The storm, which had ragged With scarcely any in
TERMS sion for eight days. took apparently new lease
Of life yesterday ON Tuesday afternoon. when the
torrents had descended and the winds had blown and
the miss had covered the city for days Sergeant
Dunn announced that the dcluge had reached its
limit. and that New-lork might confidently Look for
ward 10 "a return Of the blue skies, warm sunshine
and light breczcs that ruled during tlc last days OF
August and the first days Ut September In spite OF
the Serccan,'s optimistic predictions. however, the
rain continued to fall al through the nigh; and the
carly hour. VI yesterday. At d. H., Wien the
toi.e,y OF the city getting ready for their day
work. there was sudden and violent accession OF
The storms fury. and for hour the streets OF the
city were swept by torrent the like OF which has
prolablv not been In Ncw-York for many years.
IN one hour there foil exactly 1.50 inches OF rain.
After o'clock the fall slightly decreased but in the
forenoon from O'Clock 10 noon there were 232 inches
~ rain In the twenty -four hours from Tuesday
70 noon Yesterday no less than $50 inches OF rain
have fallen the total fall for the eight days being 6lO
inch... Thi, record for twenty four hours has been
only once exceeded in the month Of september namely,
in i..2 when on september % and "a GIT inches Of
rain fell The total record for that month was l+j1
inches.
sergeant Dunn said yesterday that the rain record
f,r MS month ladc fair 10 beat all previous figures.
I'm l,39 the total for the full month was 74J inches.
wa, astOni>hcd when saw the rain still falling
T. no apparent reason why the storm should MT have
moved on last night IN view Of the high baronctric
p,c,.nrc from the West which has been driving II on
The Atlantic coast
~ am driven to the conclusion that somewhere on
The Atlantic there i, Of high pressure which we
cannot see and about which we know positively moth
Ing but which nevertheless most eRcctually keeps tho
rain ON the coast. However the storm Will surely
leave tile coast to night and tomorrow we may iooh
for fair and cooler weather.
Considerable damage was done by the heavy rain
in all the low parts Of Brooklyn yesterday morning.
notably in the flooded district" OF the Nineteenth
Ward The were too small to carry OF inc
rainfall and the high tide caused hachwatcr, ana
pressure FROM the higher Levels which cou>cd gcy,crs
T., ,r,iuc from she manh0c>. Water To the depth oi
two q. three feet s,Th IN MANI places. and the
running Of cars seriously delayed In hoMe
Street. IL Wa. regarded dangerous to drive the car
hscs f,. fear thai they might fall INT" the open man
r,r Hundreds Of cellars aud Easements were h'H''h
,nd great damage was done In ono place. Inc
nd. ~ grocer, and n'arkctincn we're h"aicn "' III
st:cct>.
vl, .t,,,m on Ito south shore IT staten l,'and an
d,uln.c l., the property yesterday Il I'll" r\"h' "'
-, ANY lunhreis oi dollars. The lightning played I1NW
N,,n trcr, and the VIA tore Gown telegraph wires.
,,.,,ng IN communication for u tine. Numerous per
rr,c washed away and several >kih~ an" bo'> arr "
,cr:cd rs io,i tie Lars" factory "t TIC = y VIM"
rctt1 Company. ~ Tr'N''F INV V" w ""'' ~
ga. n,,,y .Irn,iiird y, water and d'nae'n 'o'
d"ini!;. re cilrlo,r. had T." - T'"poa'N I" Nv
+, work l.,a. smiths Ecach ll"u.". on s"g"'""
rnri, W.. damaged hy the water ana Ms per WV
,.,.h,, a.v.i, rs -" tide. Further mp along 'hc
.,h I've ,cr, 81 tie Excelsior a'd & luin'h '''"hs
N,l,, wri,, erred with water. A'i"" ''">''N
lu!.lIc,d VA, ", he'd away thitl'" '""""" "'''
IVA. nosci w!th water and much damaged
Along New purp EltnGril". "i""fn' '"h"'"
If, .,,,.,, and Richmond Valley nnIacrus Sims ana
~ ,, orr. ,.rr..ui 4, lost Thc ttain' were
l,,,,,, .,.u, n,ur> behind the .'h"'ncl time -.
iic tenn DAD Lin,h c'n's" ~ Ii"p',W, ~ ,h.
.,,.', T. , OH. y",tcrd,.. The b'"nch'> W. ,n'
-. zoos, nnrt:ul of tie iv wci" h"h"d. ana 'u' w
,.r,. ,n Inc ,."r rant. >iTA va, crra,' r." mr.
;.'rrs , D,u,uu, and Norw ak tram was Hta'" b"lp"
,.,,'nr, a At that p,iui IA" water on llr td'h VIZ.
tmr Zee, dep The streets along the haroor %c,c
tdcJ oud Ai.,ne, practically suspended all ua'