The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
THE LAKE ON WEST BROADWAY.

ity, the suns ally" added Elias; hes
with his friend for past delinquencies.
Is per cent up above the Herma Sn he
goes UP any further there won't be any
standing It in New York; AS 1t is. this
af But VIA taking n v Of the ran is more pleas
ing theme. Indeed, not only did the
great drops drive away the caioric that
best efforts never brought about; 1t
made the streets look as Clean and tidy
as If they had never been loaded up with
filth. Nor was this any wonder. as. In
the brief while that 1t lasted, the rain
fall was 70-lO0 inches. which Weather
Gauger Elias Dunn considered quite
Not being prepared for so much Of the
cooling liquid many parts of the city
presented a deluge-like appearance for
awhile.
Rain Made q Lake on West Broad
Tho big lot on the northwest corner Of
West Broadway and Beach street. now
being eTcaX ss for the , new WOOL tn,a Gx,
lake in less than half an hour this
morning by the overflow from the main
sewer on West Broadway, which could
not carry the heavy volume OF water a;
storm. The fourteen men and sixteen
carts employed by NJ. Larkin & Sons
were driven out Of the lot by the tor
four s-inch sewer pipes which connect
not plugged up when the old buildings
on the lot were torn down and exca-
The lot has a a5o-foot front on St
Johns lane. which bounds It on the
west side. and $50 Feet frontage re,
Broadway. When the rain ceased there
was an average depth Of three feet OF
water over the entire lot.
Boys Disappointed.
This impromptu lake was hailed with
delight by the numerous small boys o.
the neighborhood, who anticipated
grand time, navigating RATS and pad
isbosers, however. fearing they might
get hurt. barricaded the entrances o.
the lot. The boys consoled themseIve
tsnnias around the edges OF the lak'
There are about twenty old sswe
pipes opening on the lot from the thre'
sides Of the excavation, but only thos
In the Beach street bank carried an!
water into the place.
The big seyen-story brick building. &C
sale en LIQUOR ps dealers. h for@ins the mort
boundary of the lot, 1t was thought
might be weakened by the water, blu
shc Hrm ana the CONTRACTORS say tnei
u no danger Of Its being injured.
Restaurant Flooded.
Everetts restaurant at 98 Barcla
street looked this morning like a rel
from the days Of Noah. The whole plac
running clean through to Vesey stree
MAS Hooded two feet deep, and require
NE constant efforts of ten men to kee
ISies from swimming away.
simultaneously with the first downpol
OF rain the tide In the North Riv'
reached its highest point and these tH
factors, cooperating with ten-mil
81 Sro,w water rushing into. the restaural
IRON the streets and from the sewe
Brooms, here, quick, l say brooms
shouted Cashier Vessels.
psddles, quick; paddle here, / say
exclaimed one of the half dozen CUES
who had just settled down to breal
"A. IA commuter from Jersey who hs
nteerehed himself on a table next
me man who was olamoring for oar
I've folks out In Jersey know how
Seal with a deluge," he said. taking
aboI io9ntEear and rolling up his trouse
hit kinder spoils the breakfa,
Mpso sgh; he added. flling his mouth wi
mr. OF bun while he waded out in
Had to Carry Him Out.
cas- n vsinly trying. to get somebody
,"oh, Mr.. ' Ves 81 ise hO Se yelled pr
Ih.o,9ncing the initial letter Of the cas-
n name rather appropriately like
piease get me out OF this"
the plea was at last heard and two
be walters. stopped work with tn,
man n rs long enough to carry the smi
:.r 10 a place OF safety.
These floods occur about twice
inch said Mr.. Vessels. We lie sever
W,nSe below high tide. and wheney
We "a, ana rain and tide come togeth
o,set dose OF Il. There Is no dang
mever. and everybody who knows
."re OF this condition Of affairl