New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25
CENTRAL PARK SUFFERS SEVERELY.
MANY OF THE DRIVES BLOCKED WIN
TREES AND BROKEN BotGns-'rN
KILLED IN GREAT NUMBERS

rprrs AND BROKEN BOUGHS-SPARho"S
KILLED IN GREAT NUMBERS.
1870, p.rL suffered more from the storm yess
tsrdav than 1t has from any othei ~ - -.
nm every side were sad signs OF tne aa,"ae .nA
~ tha oarIv morning every drive bridle PAIN H"S
III .'e 60 h,ocled IN with the boughs whicn
na 49,, torn from the trees, ana ofteh Inv
tree itself blocked the way Cat mn ioS' os ~
finest catalpas and three WILLOWS tna' "." -
the Mall and have been known as ''e -
sisters" will have to be called III tie iu,
twins" for one of them fell before the p'as'' anu
nos c,, nm and carried away. Half way up ths
Mall a bie elm had fallen across the roan"a''
breaking some seats in its fall. This IL n pai"s
larry unfortunate loss, for 1t breaks inc '' -
try OF that avenue OF elms, when - one =. -.
handsomest sights in the Park Another elm Oh .n
north side of the drive, at the head OIL '"e
,s onlv half OF what it was 1t had brancheh ou.
into two great limbs one Of which lay across '"'
roadway broken clean on.
Around the menagerie there was WIN @',
sion Of branches, limbs and twigs, ana inc -.
paddocks much to the JOY OF 'he uee', -,
carneted with leaves on which they were ieeui's.
IT. ,,,ar Giants such as the castor-oil plants ana
crotons around the Arsenal were ieVelieo 10 'i'
ground The lilies and papyrus arouho 'ie io",
tain lost nearly all their flowers ana many VI
their leaves were blown TO ribbons. Inc r'a"io'e
was confusion OF broken timber, with the paths
almost impossible with the debris that covered
,bem Fully twenty trees had been blown down
bore and the creepers had been, in many cases.
torn away from their supports and lay along the
ground in an untidy, ugly heap On the Yves. sue
drive there were trees down on every SIDE os
ailanthus lay prone the Eghty-ffth-st' gate
house and close by was fine specimen OF the
wild cherry that had fallen before the storm. n
large elm came near running the too-house at one-
hundred nd -sixth-st an old two-story structure
and near by was a silver maple level with the
ground
The storm played sad havoc around McGown's
Pass House, uprooting naples, ash ana hne
noplar tree In the wild part OF the PARK north
of Eighty -second-st. the wind had found out the
weak point in every tree, and the whole place was
a tangle of boughs, many OF which were pressed
down by the trees that had topped over Inc
storm had played sad havoc in the open grouh"
around the Museum Of Art. Close to Fifth-ave. Two
silver birch trees that formed part OF smah
clump were down. and to the west OF the museum
an acacia and black beech were fairly uprooteo'
The west side showed signs OF ruin AT every step.
elms naples and beeches could be seen uproo,eo
with dsheartening regularity, and one me lump
tree had also fallen. The wind found out where
disease or insects had weakened any tree or limb,
and hlew these down, or off, ruthessly but the
strength Of the wind was shown by the fact thas
a large number OF the fallen trees were thoroughly
healthy A par ticulary ugly gust had struck inc
southwest corner OF Manhattan Square, in which
stands the Natural History Museum. Here tne
wind broke fine elm and nearly leveled an acacia
and q tamarisk tree. The damage in Van Court
landt and Bronx Parks was fully as serious.
A strange feature Of the storm was the loss OF
life that It caused among the feathered inhabitants
of the parks. The transverse roeds that are SUNK
below the level Of the Park were in some places
literally covered with dead sparrows and these
birds could be picked up on every road and pain IN
the Park and dotted the open green spaces.
Two boys with eye to business and good SPAR
row pie applied for permit TO wander around the
Lt-lc -Afnr tuna al
II was not only the sparrows that suffered GOOD
MANY of the smaller birds and the robins were
among the dead. The storm had evidently I'M
pressed these latter birds with the idea that II was
time to migrate, for the survivors were always
found in pac,s-a sure sign or their going soutn
soon From the survivors II could be seen that the
cause Of death had been the wind for almost every
survivor was minus many feather. and many OK
them were tailless. The birds were undoubtedly
blown out of their roostins places, ana pattieo
against the wind and rain until they fell exhausted
TO the ground and were drowned or were blown
against some tree wall. 1t was under the walls
that most were found. Among the sufferers, too.
were the SQUIRRELS who had their draws" or nests
blown out Of the trees, and many OF them were
drowned in the ponds that formed all about the
Park.
The Park police. those who had to face the
Storm pretended not to mind 1t a Bit, but In fact
they looked not unlike drowned rats, and Actins
Captain Dillon had them relieved as soon as no no
could. Dr. Draper OF the meteorologicai depart,
ment said that the wind was what was termed
thirty-nve mile blow. though at one time, shortly
after O'clock It was tearing down the b ,pees Ths
total rainfall at the Arsenal between E. 2; , M on
hs Ss r ana s from 81 nehe
Parsons had his men out er Srvsa
were all cleaned by midday and by nshtfali al;
most all evidence of the storm had peeh car'eo
away.
FRUIT GROWERS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES.
Pennington " j.. Aug A-The storm last night
blew from the trees hundreds OF baskets OF peaches
pears, apples and other fruits. Many valuable
fruit trees uprooted and limbs torn on.
Tuckerton ~ j., Aug. PA heavy storm broke
over this section last night. and did much damage
TO fruits and crops generally Several washouts on
the Long Beach Railroad caused the suspension
~ travel to-day. Repairs will be made immedi-
ately and travel resumed In day or two.
WILMINGTON DEL Aug. "a (SpeciaD.-The storm
Lac night did great damage among the peach
orchards throughout the peninsula blowing or
thousands of baskets OF the fruit The peaches
which have not yet matured were not seriously
damaged and the later shipments will not be ma
terally affected The apple trees suffered greatly,
and the late fruit is so green that the loss Is
nearly complete. Corn received the worst fate.
hardly a field in the State escaping. Farmers
say that the blades have been so torn that they
will not make good fodder. which is worth az
much corr.
FreehOu, y. j.. aug. 81 nv siVItH "HiSh aosSo
here last night and early this morning was the
herccst ever experienced. The rain came down
I'm torrents and the wind blew gale. Trees were
uprooted and the streets were covered with
branches some being impossible. All the tele-
graph and telephone wires were blown down. No
mails were received from New-York until late In
the afternoon Many chimneys were blown down
and windows broken The crops were all ruined.
Thousands OF baskets of peaches and apples Tor
New-York are lying the ground bruised and I'M
M for the market. The loss win reach thousands
OF dollars.