New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
TORRENTS OFRAIN DESCEND.
HIGH WINDS WORK MUCH HAVOC.
WIRES FRUSTRATED, TREES BLOWN DOWN, SMALL
BOATS UPSET AND OTHER ACC-
DFNTS FOLLOW

eight miles an hour. and a remarkably high and
dangerous sea on river, sound and bay were
Of the phenomena which accompanied the thunder
storm that swept over this city yesterday. Its
coming had not been unexpected, for even on Sat
day night the conditions were favorable for a
big storm. Yesterday at noon the sky showed
black clouds in the southern horizon, and though
the sun shone overhead. it was surrounded by
threatening clouds The wind blew from the
southeast and came in gusty pufs which raised
clouds of dust and sent paper and dirt whiring
through the air everywhere. 1t increased grad
ually and before 5 o'clock had swept the clouds
along till they obscured the sky everywhere.
The rivers and the waters Of the Bay were
remarkably rough all day, and there was heavier
swell of the Battery than boatmen had expert
enced in many days. So dangerous had the waves
become that long before the great storm ap-
preached the boatmen at the Battery. who will
generally go out in almost any weather, refused
70 take boat out. One man offered S5 TO any
one who would row him to the Brazilian school
ship, but he found none willing 10 do it,
The men were justified, for soon the first evi-
dences of the approaching storm became apparent
Beginning at the southwest and extending in
great forbdding belt along the sky, a mass of
menacng, coal-black clouds overarched the Bay.
Against the gloomy background which they made
though lit by some strange light The wind,
which till then had been blowing from the south
west, fell suddenly, and the weather vancs pointed
now this way, that, in the murky air, Is
pufs Of wind came whipping along from different
points of the compass. Suddenly, with deep
moaning sound, the wind came rushing from the
southwest. driving great waves before it as
it roared up the Bay, and then for
fifteen minutes mighty storm held high carni-
val. Above the rumbling of the thunder could
b. heard the rush of the rain as it came, and it
turned the streets into rivers. As it fell, the
wind drove it along in tiny waves, and soon every
gutter was overhowng The streets cleared
of people as if by huge broom. for every one
ran TO shelter.
There were many steamers and also many sail
ing vessels on the upper and lower Bays when
the storm broke; it was feared that many of the
latter were capsized. A large eighty-foot fishing
schooner had her rigging carried away off Rob
bins Reef. and three other small sailboats were
seen tossing about wildly. They had lowered
their sails on the approach of the storm and
diifted at the mercy of the wind The captain
of the boat which goes 10 Bedlows Island, hcld
his boat which was crowded TO its fullest extent,
alongside her pier at the Battery until the storm
was over lie said that the heaviest sea that he
had met with in years was running IN the nay
all day. The fishing steamer Havana also had
rough trim She was entering the Narrows Wien
the storm overlook her. and she rolled and pitched
heavily
The storm began at 3 80 p IN. when the first
thunder was heard. and it passed of to the north
east. Rain began falling at p. m. ana from hVe
minutes past to ten minutes past a quarter of
an inch Of rain fell, which is an extraordinarily
heavy rainfall and rarely recorded in this neigh
borhood. Altogether up TO p. m. three-quarters
of an inch had fallen. In two minutes. accord
ing to the Weather Bureau, the wind increased
in velocity from few miles 10 thirtyeight miles
an hour.
PROSPECTS FOR TO-DAY.
The prospects for today were said TO be for
fair and cool weather. and if these are realized
many happy people will spend the Fourth in pic
MICS and excursions, and the Iron Steamboat Con-
pany the Hudson River Line OF day boats and
other popular transportation companies VIII DO
a rushing business.
At tie height Of the Storm large elm tree which
stood in Twenty-third-st.. between Eighth ana
Ninth aves was completely uprootcd by the WIND
ard thr0wn acrC,s the re:ls Of the crosstOwn cars
The traffic was stopped for a considerable time.
and a body Of men had to be sent for with axes
TO cut the tree UP INTO movcafIc loss. The tree
was az old one. and was partly hollow iroin de-
cav Luckily nobody injured
A Sixth Avenue elevated train, bonHd down
town yesterday afternoon during the storm had
some Of the windows smashed in the last while
passing Washington Place The wind swayed
tall tree against the cor with great force, caus-
ing il 10 vibrate considerably aad frightening n
number Of passengers who happened TO be in the
coach.
The branches of the tree brushed along the side
of the car from the front 20 the rear. breaking
the windows Glass few down into the street,
but no one hurt
John Kerns. aqe seven, Of No. 33s West Forty
nintb-st. was internally injured by tree falling
on him in Eighth-ave., between Seventeen and
Seventy-frst sts. The boy was sent TO Roosevelt
Hospital.
Two trees were blown down in front Of No
1923 West Eightecnth-t., and one IN 'front.' OF NO
l3l West Fourth-st.
YOUNG Mas DROWNED
A sad termination to a pleasure excursion oc-
CURED this afternoon on the Bay of the Quaran-
tine Boarding Station, in which young man
named Louis Schuldt resident Of New-Brightoh'
Staten Island. lost his life. n. Zuber, an
uncle Of the young man. ana a.
Zoetein. a near fIcnd, residents Of Brook
lvn. had paid visit TO the Schuldts on
SATURDAY evening and the three men had gone
this morning at : o'clock for a sail in twenty
foot boat owned by Mr.. Schuldt. @hich carried
a 10 and mainsaii. On their return, the Doat
was struck by sudden squall of the Quarantine
Station and copsizcd, throwing the men INTO the
water The boat being heavily bailasteu'
sank immediately carrying down young
Schuldt, who is supposed 10 have got en,angleu
In the sail rigging The other 0wo men were
picked up by the tug Triton, IN an eAhanettu % cV'.
dtion and landed at the Quarantine pier Schuiut
was nineteen wears old The wreck lies IN about |
ten fatilOms OF water
DAMAGE TO THE WIRES.
The telegraph and telephone companies suneiea
everely. In the city the companies had another
chance to congratulate themselves that many OF
their wires are underground. and that iact has
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