New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25
wAsHouT IN WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
TRAINS DELAYED on THE NEw-YoRK AND NE"
HAVEN RoAD-YACHTs WRECKED AND
GOODS D,M\GED

TRAINS DELAYED on THE NEw-YoRK AND Ne"
HAVEN RoAD-YACHTs WRECKED AND
CROPS DAMAGED.
Tho s,orr, NJ Wednesday night washed out the
new embankment OF the New-York and New-HaVeh
Railroad I'm places between Woodawn and PelhaHl-
VILE, but there only one serious preaA' ''."'
at Futon's Bridge, n short distance ABOVE u'e
Mount Vernon station. This washout caused inc
wreck Of q freight train and stopped traffic IN
either direction for nine hours. A train OF nine
cars left Mount Vernon, up-bound, at O'clock ana
tho engine and one car had passed the DreaK' pu'
the others went down and blocked the road the
seven cars some of them loaded with coal, piihs
across ca IN other. Word was sent to Portcnester
at once and soon the wrecking train was AT "orh'
Not a train could get from New-Rochele 10 new
York except by way of the Harlem branch and all
through expresses and way trains from the east
were sent that way. The mail and newspaper
trains from New-York could not get beyond Mount
Vernon and II was not until after O'CLOCK that
the accident known In New-iorK' ana then
extra trains sent out over the Harlem Branch
The a. m. mail and newspaper express from New
York was sent back from Mount vernon at just
before o'clock, and many local passengers were
accommodated on board
The wind never blew more desperately, the rain
never fell in heavier torrents, nor ever was greater
damage done to the shaded avenues OF Mount YER
ron in n given time, than in the ten-nour storm
preceding o'clock yesterday morning. Inc ram
hogan with a warning TO housekeepers. as the
barometer tells the mariner at sea, to ''batten
everything down snug and close, and send down all
lofty spars" at about Q o'clock on Wednesday
night and when time enough had elapsed for people
TO close and lock blinds and windows and close
reef their awnings the rain came down In torrents
And II rained without any lessening OF force or
volume for about ten hours, turning the streets
into rivers flooding many of the cellars, destroy
roofs and overlooking the banks of the Bronx and
the smaller rivers In connection with the cataract
of RAIN the wind began blowing, and increased IN
force until It blew hurricane, its greatest force
being about seventy-fve miles an hour. The WIND
was so strong that houses trembled. chimneys were
blown down several new buildings were partially
wrecked and when the wind abated the avenues
shaded on either side by handsome elm, maple
and horse-chestnut trees-were filled with great
and small limbs OF trees and here and there was
huge tree Itself lying across the avenue Gardens
were also seriously damaged by the storm, and the
oldest inhabant' declared 1t TO be the most Sc
we're storm in his recollection.
The storm damaged a large number OF yachts In
the harbor OF New-Rochelle The sloop-yacht
Vision, from Philadelphia, a cruise up the
Sound, having board five men. put into Echo
Bay for shelter The storm ragged 80 severely that
it threatened to capsize the yacht, and
the men abandoned her. The craft landed
on Potter's Beach at Davenports Neck, a total
wreck. The loss is estimated at 5000. The men,
who are strangers In New Rochelle. have disap-
reared. The yacht Zee Zee was blown out from its
anchorage and went to pieces on the rocks Off Hud-
son Park. The yacht is valued at $500. The home
OF c. Oliver Iselin in Premium Park. was damaged
the high wind demolishing the large veranda of the
house The house stands the beach. and had
1t not been for the bulkheads which Mr.. Isen
erected this year his house would have been swept
away by the high
At Portchcster many vessels took shelter In the
harbor. When the storm struck them they were
thrown about md many of them more or less dam
aged by collisions. The damage TO Westchester
County has been heavy. Crops have been spoiled
and the telegraph lines and telegraph poles are
down all the village.
The storm caused great CONSERVATION among the
people at White Plains and It's vicinity. Inc WIND
did great damage to trees, corn and vegetables In
many places roads We're badly washed out. trees
the brick wall OF the White Plains Opera House
was blown down during the night and. falling upon
X. b. Ryans house. damaged 1t slightly.
Warburton-ave. Ionkers. was srewn with
and blown down. Other sections of the city suf-
fered seriously. The office of THE Herald was in
undated through bad leak In the roof or the
Garfield Building, In which 1t is located, and con-
siderable damage was caused. 1t has been many
years since violent storm has visited Yonkers.
The stock of Gideon II. Peck. halter doing busi-
in North Broadway. was damaged by the roof
of his store blowing off and allowing deuge Of
water to enter the building. The street cars were
greatly interfered with during the storm by
trees falling the track. There seri-
washout In Yonkers-ave. and another in
Riverdale-ave