The evening world., 1894-08-03
Rh|NED IN TORRENTS.
Fierce Morning Storm, with Thun-
der and Lightning.
II Cooled the Atmosphere and
Cleaned The Streets.
1t Flooded Some Places
and Inconvenienced People.

When the sun made preparations TO
Use this morning he wore Il grin that
TENT the mercury in Weather Prophet
punn's thermometer spinning up to Il
degrees. This BODIED i'll for the city.
cndar ordinary circumstances that grin
you'd have expanded until the suns
bot breath had made New York seem
Ike an oven. But even the suns best
aid plans are often "nipped in the bud"
md rarely has this been more forcibly
Xemplified than to-day by the interven-
ION of big black rain-cloud.
Whether or not Jupiter Pluvius COM
liserated mankind or had bone to
lex with his red-faced subaltern, Old
|ol, is a matter of indifference. The
act remains that Old Jup turned on the
lose so effectually at 1850 o'clock this
norning that by the time the outpour-
ngs ceased, at go o'clock, the SUMS
humor had all vanished. and Prophet
elias. who has been umpirlng the con-
fict, felt 1t safe to predict that the
|un's grin would look exceedingly small
or the rest of the day.
Lots of Humidity.
But then there's. that fellow Humid
krying his. Level best to square himself
with his friend for past delin1uencies.
Hes way up to 90 per cent, WHICH is
goes up any further there won't be any
Etanding IT in New York; AS it Is, this
day will be very suitry.''
But talking Of the rain is more pleas
ing theme. Indeed, not only did the
great drops drive away the caloric that
was impending, II accomplished what
sreet-C leaning Commissioner Andrews's
haet nffn tNE. sa.fl.s
made the streets look as clean and tidy
"a II they had never been loaded up with
NTH. Nor was this any wonder, as, in
al e %ss S e nshes SReh " Fhe
Gapger Elias Dunn considered quite
phenomenal.
Not being prepared for so much of the
cooling liquid many ,arts of the city
presented a deluge-like appearance for
awhile.
Rain Made n Lake on West Broad
way.
Tie big lot on the northwest corner OF
being exeaysted Tor the new Wool Ex-
S sks building sss sv was Sa into
morning by the overflow from the main
not carry the heavy volume Of water
s sm The fourteen men and sixteen
d SPSy out S Sf me Lot Sg the sS%s
:snts OF water that poured from the
iolr s-inch sewer pipes which connect
D the main sewer wen These PsS mere
the lot were torn down and eXca-
ne lot has a 25o-foot front on St.
sde ne an Sh'f 10 f ssst frontage tee
yectvely on Beach street and West
snadway When the rain ceased there
an average depth Of three feet OF
'"er over the entire lot.
Doys Disappointed.
ihls impromptu lake was hailed with
SSaSht by the numerous small boys of
W. nelghborhoOd, who anticipated a
SSng about in It,. The foreman Of the
snsS,orers, however. fearing they might
r. hhart' barrieaded the entrances OF
owing miniature Vigilants and Bri-
SS onn Is around the edges Of the lake
III" IN lhe sidewalks.
nSes opening on the lot from the thret
h M r. VI me excavation, but only those
Water ,n seaG n street bank carried any
S sEea by Z. W, Engs g. Sons, Whole
to, @ LIQUOR dealers, forming the nortl
nirhd,ary of the lot, It was thought
rP NJ a TSea tbs sdn BY the water eg
Al,
Nv uahser OF its being injured.
Restaurant Flooded.
,Gee gre Iaas. restaurant at % Barcla
from hioohed tails morning like a reli
runninse Jays OF Noah The whole place
was a nsoSG clean through TO Vesey stree
the con oaea TWO feet deep, and require
tables from EFFORTS Efforts OF ten men to kee
SmIit run swimming away.
Of unanimously with the Krst downpou
isscSed ~, ne tide in the North Rive
factors, 's co highest point, and these tw
u wsiar WIND; sent big, turgid stream
hon t5s rushing into the restaurar
,"Br6omes streets and from the sewe
'Iss slled Cashier Vessels say prooms'
hddlSS s, What brooms! Oars, l say
aslSimedf T nCs paddle here, say!
Ao had i HiS OF the half dozen guest
nit. 'NS' settled down to break
Pitched 'bntuIer from Jersey who ha
ee man whisei, on table next
~ ex matters ve ISs c GolaImIoring for oar'
ss with S SSI IN Jersey know how {
fOotgrar uei9Ise, he said, taking o
SSSye bis kns anu rolling up his trousei
Dough. ""bRS e a,s spoils the breukfas
Of " h added filinG his mouth vii
@sueet. '"" while he wadsd out I'M
had to Carry Him Out.
t "Hall; sized man Win - 80.
arry 'SSiinly trying 10 Get s trspie gSie
on, III r out Of the Good. "''''''o''
nam. "r e., initial initial lo,.sr 81 the eapsI
s' 81. get TIE ou paPSSfrqiRR.I a like
ssIlers, st a., last heard and two ,
sins long ,Sn,oopned work with the
Ii hs.a. place Of ssfe eG carry the ana
KY. SAID r9 M occur about twice
Nv belos bI vessels, We lie sever