The evening world., 1894-10-10
THE STORM WAS ON TIME.
Mr.. Dunn Says II VIII lie Fair and
Cooler TO-MorrOw

The vanguard OF the storm reached
New York at 2 o'clock this morning, and
by o'clock the barometer had gone
down to 29.15, a northeast gale was blow
Ing A knots an hour and the rain was
coming down IN torrents.
New York had been soaked by 100
Inches of rain by o'clock. and It was
still falling, flooding cellars and making
the street crossings almost impassable,
while the wind blew II in every direc-
tion. saturating pedestrians and max
Ing everybody who had to weather IL
very uncomfortable.
The storm centre was at Atlantic City
at O'Clock this morning. said Prophet
Dunn.
The wind was blowing seventy
two-mile clip on Block Island, and pre-
sumably at greater velocity off Sandy
Hook, but we got no reports from there,
the wires being down.
1T Is extremely dangerous for vessels
or any kind to leave this port for any
destination. as they would encounter a
gale stronger on the ocean than on land
ana stronger than at any of our report
ing stations | sent out warning last
Monday, and l again caution shippers OF
all kinds OF craft.
The storm area extends from the
lower lakes to a point 500 miles out to
sea, and from Hatteras 20 Maine. II is
smaller radius than that OF the storm
OF ten days ago. but ls fully as danger
Gus to shipping and the public will re-
call the number of wrecks reported from
that storm, In spite OF the suggestion
IN some newspapers that my predicted
storm did not materialiZe."
The rainfall has been heavy every
where In the storm area. There were
2.S6 inches at Norfolk, Va; l.SS at Char
lotte. LIZ at Philadelphia, l,S0 at Balti-
more and LIS at Washington.
=, supt, Humstone, OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, reported that the
service was short many wires south, and
a a ,rs few East, Only two OF the thirty
we were Intact at I o'clock this
morning said Mr.. Humsto Now.
down between here aud Trenton, and
perhaps half OF the IL wires between
Philadelphia and Baltimore have been
rendered useless. There are some wires
Frustrated on the Jersey coast. | have
100 men out repairing the damage, and
there are probably as many more sent
out from other sections"
At the Fulton Fish Market the fisher
men were willing away the day playing
cards or dominoes in the cabins OF their
little little ships: About sixty smqcks
them We're in their docks to day or have
taken shelter down the bay.
Pilot A. Gridley, one OF the five who
went out on Capt. John Shooks's pilot
boat America, No. p, came In with the
Nomadic, of the White Star line, last
night He brought goods news OF the
two pilot boats which had not been
heard from in so long that anxiety for
their safety had become general.
u left No. q about 40 miles out last
Monday She was all right and the
weather was fine, said Gridley. No
body need worry about that schooner
We passed the Washington. No 80,
aholt 40 miles from port as We came up,
and the Ambrose Snow, No, 10, about
43V miles out all ON Monday" said the
Secretary Nash, OF the Pilot Commits
sioners oilice, and Secretary Emmous
OF the New York Harbor TowhOat Com
pany, secuted tn Idea OF danger to sea-
worthy craft In this storm. but the lat
ter admitted that none Of his Company's =
to-day.
The weather forecast is for fair and
slightly colder weather In this vicinity
tomorrow. The temperature hovers
around 50 degrees to-day. Killing frosts
are reported from as far south as the
Tennessee Valley, while at Key West
the, thermometers registered IS degrees,
and at Jacksonville, - degrees: New
Orleans, bS degrees; Boston, so degrees.