Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31

Haven EIms suffer.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 4.--The West Indian
sycloue which swept this part OF the Az
lantic coast last night and this morning on
Its way to the New England coast, has Ielt
It's marks over the whole region around
New York. The rainfall, measuring 0os
inches during 10 hours, is the heaviest that
has ever been recorded by tho local signal
service.
The nearest approach TO it was on sep
TENDER %, 1892 when 1t rained steadily
for the entire "a hours aud chalked up a
record Of 6. II inches for that period. IL
was a veritabe cyclone which swept down,
and notice of its intention to do SO was
given "a hours in advance so that mariners
could take warning and seek shelter.
In spite OF tho prophecy, however, reports
Of wrecks and collisions are already coming
In. Parties abroad last night got tho full
benefit of it.l Even those who were pro
~~i4od With umbrellas did not escape, as the
(orm which seemed to play all sorts Of
Ency tricks, toyed with the weather pro-
otors in tantalizing fashion. Dozens OF
Pm were turned inside out and before the
pet cleaning brigade got around this
" 'pg the Landscape
Dotted with Umbrella Wreoks.
was after midnight, and between
III and dawn when all Now Iork
ctically been ulled to slumber that
Clone broke in all its fury. Then the
came down in sheets, striking the sdo-
walks with force enough to waken anyone,
rrashing against window panes and rushing
in torrents from overcharged water pipes
The crowds passing through City Hall
Park this morning gazed upon scene OF
Oscillation quite out of place with the hustle
within public buildings and the other famil-
lar surroundings. Limbo had boon torn
from the trees and branches in turn
wrenched off the limbs lttering the park.
The twitter OF the sparrows Yves hushed, for
hundreds Of them lay dying or desG, It
was not that they had been struck by lighf-
ming, but that reused from their slumber in
the dead OF night, they had scarce time to
take their heads from beneath their wings
when the pitiless rain and wind combined
tumbled them from their perch and they
fell dazed to the grass beneath.
There they lay trembling in fear until
they became soaked completely through and
died. In only one or two cases did the
trees escape damage by the blast, some of
them big strong masses OF foliage which
bad vithstood the storms OF years,
Had Been Bent Nearly Double.
In others strong boughs after saying with
the wind for hours at last snapped as if
they had been mere twigs.
Brooklyn and Jersey City suffered like
New York, and while no serious catastrophe
occurred thousands CT dollars worth OF
damage was done along the river fronts.
The extreme high tide flooded many docks
md cellars.
Premonitons of the coming storm were
'elt yesterday afternoon ct Long Branch.
The wind which was already strong at
o'clock in the afternoon steadily Increased
in velocity, reaching maximum OF Az miles
an hour at 8 o'clock in the morning. The
heavy rainfall began at o'clock last night
and ceased about o'clock this morning
Through the dragging Of anchors of ships
in the bay and the North river more than
30 cables of the Western Union Telegraph
company were torn and are now living uss-
less on the bottom OF the river.
The freight train from New Rochelle due
In Mount Vernon at midnight. ran into the
Rashout at Fulton avenue
And Was Completely Wrecked.
Fortunately no one was injured, but thu
damage was not repaired so that traffic
could be resumed until late this afternoon
The bay this morning presented an unus
ual appearance. The strong southwest
wind prevailing produced sea that small
craft were unable to weather.
Along the shores Of the bay great clouds Of
spray dashed high In the air, and at van
tsge points OF view crowds OF spectator
congregated TO watch the magnificent spec
tacle
Reports by incoming steamboats, from thu
surrounding localities show that the storm
has played havoc with small sailing craft
and that the shores are strewn with wreck
of schooners, yachts and tugs.
The tug boat Gen. Humphrey in the ser
vice of the government and engaged in sur
yeying, lie sunk at Atlantic Highlands ant
the fate of her crew is unknown.
The effects OF the storm at the variou
yacht club anchorages
Along the Sound Vere Tremendous.
The excessively heavy winds on the shor
drove tho small boats together and in man.
Instances great damage was done among tn
rail craft by collision.
At Larchmont Harbor big schoone
emit ashore carly In the morning durin
ne height OF the storm on the rocks a
Ihspard's Point. Her crew Of seven mel
emsined on her at work at the pumps bu
with the fall of tho tide she was left hg
md dry and will go to pieces
All along the Sound shore from India
aarbor at Green witch to Port Morris the de
Vastation of the storm was apparent In tn
destroyed piers. the flooded meadow land
and the shore houses, whose first floors wer
in most instances on a level with the water
Along the shore at Tompkinsville, S. l., an
at Bay Ridge number OF yachts an
bchooners are ashore.