New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-25
THE STORM TRACK.


THE STORM TRACK.
The Earometrical Record of the Storm.
yesterday morning went aground in the shallow
water between Liberty and Ellis Islands. Then
the steamer j. &. Christopher from Jacksonville
brushed up against the gale, which tw's'e"
ring bolts ont Of her deck, stove her pilot-house
s sReir I hastings He The steamer Castilia3
Prince which had been snsG he SI nd
ran afoul of the barge Kingston damaging her
considerably At City Island the schooners Maud
Snare and Agricola dragged anchors and came
into collision The after house of the Agricola was
badly smashed. and her starboard main rigging
was carried away. The Maud Snare lost much
Of her railing.
YACHTS SCATTERED ALONG THE COAST
The pleasure of many yachtsman will be
spoiled this season. Yachts and catboats by the
score were wrecked on Wednesday night and in
the early hours of yesterday morning. The beach
along Atlantic Highlands was covered with
yachts which had been driven ashore. The
schooner yacht Teller, owned by Rear-Admiral
William A. Parry, of the Cornthan Yacht Club
was anchored in the Horseshoe down at Atlantic
Highlands She dragged her anchors and was
hurled against the United States Coast Scrvey
vessel Brenda. The masts of the Brenda went by
the board. The party on the Brenda climbed on
hoard the Teller.
Then the yacht finished her madcap career by run
ming into the sloop yacht Earl of Bayonne, which
was near the pier The schooner yacht caught
her a%dshps and sent her ssay 1s
and d"W Wills. bull. They had been on hunting
Of - q cciiision, but soon climbed aboard the
Ay cr. and from there managed TO get upon the
,sr The soop yacht with the equipments and
.icthing Of the party, valued in all ct $4,000 is
The schooner yacht lone, belonging to H. NJ.
his wife ard child and Peter Olesen on
board The force OF the wind and waves carried
sn" efs out Of Of their s' erhs sPd
upon tho pier a., and he ana ia yess assS pom
above them. The cabin catboat Falcon, owned
ty W Whiting ran ashore striking King. the r Tbe
Syren, catboat, owned By Harry Hill;;
the twents '-foot catboat Pavonis, owned
by Mr.. Douglas the catbOat Yankee Bird, the 49,
foot catboat Admiral, the soop Midget and J the
sloop Champion We're all driven ashore. The
Hoyden, schooner yacht owned by Cornelius
Benson, was driven against the pier, and William
Yacht. The, 0riole was sunk at anchor. The
winifred, which was anchored near the pier, was
S %a'eTs Henry Peters the boa teepsr, was
awakened and walked overheard, mar
rowly escaping drowning. The Government
tug Loaf General A. A. Humphrey was sunk at the
end of her pier at Atlantic Highlands The five
men on board escaped and were taken on board
steamer
While these things were going on down at At
lnntie Highlands yachts and boats were torn
from their anc:orases all along the shores of
Long Island and Staten Island; Thirty Yachts
and cat boats went ashore at Echo Bay and crafts
Of all kind were picked Up By Staten Island boat
TELEGRAPH WIRES LEvELLED.
Tclcraphic communication was badly crippled
Yesterday morning. The storm which ragged
along the New-Jcrey and New England coasts
knocked down telegraph poles ard laid the wires
low for rods. Communication by telegraph be-
tween Boston and New-lork cut off, and
Offices OH Long Island and in Connecticut towns
along the Sound did not respond Direct wires
10 PHILADELPHIA and Washington We're down.
later in the afternoon, by hoek and crook. AMI
By the use of out-of -tle-way loops communication
with the principal Eastern points WAS eSs,ab-
lished last evening the wires We're working
we'll. and nearly the entire force of operators
were at work. The manager Of the Eew-iork
% Of the %fr n Sn ines eeS s U apeS
." with little inconvenience, and that messages
wc,s transmitted TO Boston and other points af-
i;,,le difIjcnlty with the wires from the West.
The greatest danger TO the circuits was doh"
aicng IN" Ill the mails were DELAYED those from
~ Tnscland suffering most. Mails due from
tScre at a: 80 anl no a. m did not reach
the Postonicc until 80 p. H.
TIL, npo,.TII BROKEN IN NETWORK STATE.
I-irsa,on ~ w. Aug q (SpeciaD.-The storm
las, nIrbt and this morning in this vicinity was
very severe The rain fell in torrents and was
driven violently by northeast gale. IL is 'he hrst
rain OF any account In this region TOT many WEEKS
and II breaks the drouth for the time most erect
uaIly. though many of the farm crops were past
saving Considerable damage to the Iru'' crop
WAS caused by the high wind. Grape treilses were
blown down and the vines badly broken Inc oani-
age TO pears. peaches. apples and plims VIII DE
large. Many washouts caused trouble on railroads
Streams that had dried up leaped into torrents
The clouds are yet heavy tonight and more rain
10 indicated.
Cana5oharie, ~. Y, Aug. PA heavy rain and
w!ndstorm has been raging in the Mohawk valley
since o'clock this morning The wind Is donts
much damage TO vegetation and fruit. Hops and
vines blown down. Many telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down In all directions.
Plattsburg. n. Y. Aug. PA severe rain and
wind storm is raging throughout the Adirondacks
Teiegraphic communication Is interrupted. and
wsshouts the railroads reported In several
SOAKING RAINS ON THE CORN FIELDS.
Topeka. Kan. Aug. :i-Bulletins 80 She State
Board of Agriculture state that there have been
soaking rains throughout the district since
Sunday, and that in consequence the condition Of
the corn. especially the late planted. has been
greatly helped.
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