New-York tribune., 1894-04-12
WILD WEATHER IN TOWN.
,,ocT A BLIZZARD HOWLED THROUGH
THE CITY'S STREETS.
-p AND HARBOR TRANSPORTATION
BlocKED-EXTREMELf HIGH TIDES FLOOD
WATER FRONT CELLARs-CHIMNEys
TRANSPORTATION

,rOrKED- EXTREMELY HIGH TIDES FLOOD
WATER FRONT CELLARs-CHIMNEYs
AND SIGNS SUFFERED
...r, and sleet high winds and rain and all those
',cteris,lcs which supposed 10 mark the
e en-. Of winter descended on the city yesterday.
r,s hard to realize that it was April. while the
gales drove the seet and through the
- air and the furious dashed upon the
'..ses OF Long Island and New-Jers@y. strewing
~ shore with wrecks. 1t almost a blizzard.
r-sa, damage was caused. The running OF fer
~,s and the transportation business of the bay
"a the rivers were seriously nerfered with The
,g northeast wind caused the water 10 back up
" cha hay until at high tide in the forenoon II was
..r,y at the top Of the Battery sea-wal and Gov
or's Island looked as II 1t were partially sub
ed The wind howed through the streets. and
n. sbs-n fierce gusts blew hail and snow and rain
,,rg through the city The weather began to
= h,a about midnight of Tuesday. but those who
.,, 10 bed then were not prepared for the
.,,acle OF such a wintry and stormswept world as
ssv looked ont upon in the morning. The storm
.hs3 ,,s height in the forenoon. and at 10 O'Clock
49,. we're s-ns Of its passing away. but after the
~ ~ NOD made one or two feeble attempts to make
t.sI. visible the heavy clouds rolled across the
- again and the tempest continued.
pu,5ings in the suburbs blown down or dam
-, vessels dragged their anchors. and along the
80 fronts cellars were flooded by the tides which
.,n ,,rourb the sewer pipes or percolated through
49, earth Many stories told by people who
~, caught in the streets between high buildings
,r sn35en gusts Of wind and blown bodily for some
distance.
yRECKAGE OK THE sTATDN ISLAND SHORE
Al o,,nq the staten Island shore there was a
fringe Of driftwood end small wreckage. which the
Storm piled up there fleet OF sailing vessels and
. steamer outward bound anchored OF Stapleton
unvlling TO put to in the teeth OF the howi!ng
mt time and
l,reaa boldly into the battle with the great seas
,h.t sven, in over the Bar and the sleei-laden
gales which howlei down from the Northeast When
the tide was a; It's highest the ferryboats IN their
Sins were 50 high up that heavily loaded teams had
a he eased down the steep incline OF the bridges
nv ropes The Bellows Island boat made few trips
IN the course Of the day. and trip TO Staten Island
r,as almost an adventure. The telegraph and long
distance telephone wires worked badly ali day ana
all night and in instances dd not Work al al
No ships were reported coming in by Sandy Hook
IN the morning bu; in me afternoon several arrived
glad 10 get into a harbor OF the New-fork pllo'
feet fifteen boats were caught out In the storm but
no fears were entertained Of their ability 70 weather
the winds and the seas The only thing that caused
any anxiety regarding them was the thick weather
for the pilot boats cruise in the path OF incoming
vessels and in such binding weather as Yesterday
there IS always more or less danger OF cohsloh.
The day was bad on shore. but II was worse on
the sea. ami while people were suffering rom me 1he
the news OF vessels being dashed to pieces on me
shores Of Sandy Hook almost at me wa'er I Ia sa,es
sleet and snow the spring day went by. and
wild and dreary night closed the tempestuous day
FIRES PIT OFT BY HIGH TIDES.
Among the results Of the flooding OF the cellars
along the river fronts by the abnormal rise OF the
tide was the putting ot fires BY the backed-up
water in the basement OF Everetts Hotel, in Nesey-
st. which compelled the closing OF the establish
ment. 5000, ,,..,o
chance in the storm Of yesterday; Among ne
eh.mneys which came 10 grief was the one on the
building at Nos and IL New-sI, IL IT. WAS sSs fan9
b,ck. considerable damage was done 70 tne uppTn ~
n TOP floor were ruined. He estimates the dam
tss TO his rooms at 500. At the time the cnihney
sans I ~ IN the ro6m next 10 the roof and directly
v,isr the chimney She heard the crash ad,u hun ,,
. fd in a pile OF brick. plaster ad lath she itnt-
d tut was not injured Der OF event tng TO
irult.stand which was demolished The building Is
owned By Peter Marie. ,.. a,.o. ora
not Uncommon but everybody said yesterday that
was the seyerest April storm on recoru IN 'his
part Of the country
STATISTICS OF THE CYCLONE.
The weather forecasters in Mr. Dunns office. on
the top OF the Equitable Building said last hish,
that the weather would be unsettled for seVerdl
days although the storm centre had passed the city
and had gone out 10 sea. The atmospheric dlsturO-
ance had been too severe for immediate quiet 'hey
said. Two cyclones had merged into one to create
the unusual tempest.
At ?. m on Tuesday a cyclone appeareH Oh
Cape Hatteras and began to move In hortheds'eriS
direction along the coast. At the same time Il
cyclone became noticeable over the lower par'
Of Michigan and It travelled toward the East Ihe
Two storms got together in this neenporhood SeS
ierday morning with the usual result or increaseu
Violence Enough snow fell In this city 70 MAKE
depth OF ten inches II IL had not mt!tel aHhOS'
as fast II fell. The total precipitation was r.
cor1ed az II inches.
The wind In the city from the northeast anu
reached a velocity OF forty-two miles an nour out
al sea the gale was severe. Early reports
said that The wind blowing sixty-hve miles an
aolr at Sandy Hook but the wires went dO"h aIoils
ne coast and no reports were received from SallF
hook from Block Island later. The temperature =
ca not fall to the freezing point, but the high VIM
Naoe the cold percrptb.e 10 peope VINO were Wa'''S
cad. The storm centre passed THIS clty aoou' g,
D. m, and last night was supposed TO De iar oul at
sea Al D. m. tho wind in the city had drOppen ~
eighteen miles an hour. II then blowing twenty
three miles in Philadelphia and Albany ana fortN-
;our miles "A Boston. while at Portland.
Ne. II was AZ the rate OF twenty-eight miles an
nour. The Of snow and rain extended from
Lake Michigan 10 the Atlantic Coast. put only
haf as much rain fell In Buffalo as IN thls city