New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
NETWORKS STREETS CLEANED.
WEST AND SOUTH SITS. INUNDATED-"G ARDEH
TRUCK FARMERS DELIGHTED-A HCRRI-

WEST AND SOUTH SITS. INUNDATED" GARDEN
TRUCK FARMERS DELIGHTED-A HURR
CANE ON ITS WAY HERE.
A storm Of unusual magnitude invaded Ncw-iork
on Saturday evening. and in one short hour do zen
times nc much work as the steady downpour which
preceded and followed II. The rain sod started III
n do business at s:55 O'Clock saturday evening
according 10 the Weather Bureau report. The rain
come pa,te,inC down cheerfuy. bringing woe to the
roof gardens and disaster for the nearby beaches
which have q large patronage on every pieaaaht
saturday evening. The rain and wind hammerea
away steadily until 10 80 O'Clock, when there was
a. short respite.
The twain "lay low, for about ten minutes, and
then with velocity that almost reached the tornado
rOint the wind began 10 howl. The rain then rose
I'D in its might and Joined forces with old Boreas.
The two made an invinclble combination. An hour
later the town looked like child who has Just had
a BATH clean rosy and smiling. but wet all over
The storm had been mild. comparatively up TO ms
time and householders with open windows had no
warning that rain almost equalling ciondbuist
was upon then Like the avenging hand OF Justice,
this storm made no distinction. The SIX dress
suffered the same as the ragged shirt OF the ubiqui-
tous Park Row newsboy. To excursionsts particu-
larly the heavy dOwnpOur caused great damage Inc
boats from Coney Island brought up hundreds who
detained for reason and another until
place OF shelter was found too late.
Along South and West sts. the rain was most
felt. Owing to peculiar method or paving, inc
roadways instead OF inclning toward the river
front. lean the opposite way, and when heavy rain
comes on the small sorekeepers suffer losses by the
inundaton OF their premises In the heightorhood
Of Washington Market the inundation was severely
felt Beer barrels, chicken cOOps, and every article
OF a portable nature that wonld float was swept
into the raging stream The water along West-st
certain points was fully foot deep. The liquor
shops in that tloroughfare served cooling liquids 10
nat vi gtnn n
Park Row, in certain unpaved spots. like so
many miniature lakes, while Bleecker-st.. which has
been in chaotic state since the energetic contractors
tore 1t up five weeks ago, like exceedingly
dirty edition OF private swimming bath The car
horses waded through water up TO their knees
In the public parks the good done the shrub
berry and trees counterbalanced the damage TO the
smNer plants. The streets were never cleaner than
they appeared yesterday. How Commissioner Andrews
must have howled with gee he heard the patter
OF the raindrols he heard, above the Of the
Storm the filth Of months rush down the cutters and
swirl and eddy around the sewer openings
And the garden truck farmers, up In Harlem they
sat on their porcies yesterday morning and had th.r
fll Of gadness n, they saw th'ir prize tumatusses
e Afforded by the Storm was apprecabe Int was n
the light ,nlng a, the Sht tmS' The smaller fruits
pasmens of large Storm the antics OF the lightning
were observable. and an exceedingly vivid display
m, Ss the rsn q was RAN ana p gs r, was m
precipitation between 6 80 p. IN. On Saturday and
3 d. III; yesterday, when the rain ceased falling In
the time between 10 :35 and IL 80 p m. on Satur.
day when the storm was at It's height there was
a precipitation of lao inches more than one half
of tie whole fall. Between 8 a m. and p. IN.
Yesterday there was only .GS OF an inch OF rain.
The tempc>atnro at a. m was 80 degrees, while
the hgmidity so per cent.
At p. in. the temp nature was about the same,
while tho humidity had fal,n of considerably. The
lowest temperature OF the day was at q n. m. when
the mercury registered "a 1-e degrees The average
speed OF tho wind during the rainfall was about
seven miles an hour. but ut the time OF the pre-
midnight downpour on Saturday, 1t bowlei along ut
The rate OF twenty four miles an hou:.
The indications for to-day call for more rain
and high winds on the coast. A hurricane centre
is raging the Virginia coast ana IS expected TO
he near Ncw-York to-day.