New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-08
THE STORM PASSES ON.
SWOLLEN STREAMS. FLOODED MEADOWS
AND BATTERED BRIDGES IN ITS WAKE.

SWOLLEN STREAMS, FLOODED MEADOWS
AND BATTERED BRIDGES IN ITS WAKE.
RAILROADS IN NEw-JERsEY THE GREATEST suF-
rERERs-A BIG wAsHoUT AT HASTINGS
MAILS AND THE MILK SUPPLY
DELAYED-DAMAGE IN
CENTRAL PARK.
The record-breaking hurricane that swept oVer
New-York Thursday pursued Its tempes'uous
course I'D the Atlantic coast yesterday leaving
in its track plenty Of reminders OF us Vioiehce
Although the worst was over and the SKIES "e'e
clear yesterday morning the wind still pie" a'
the rate Of sixty miles an hour, and the streets
were anything but comfortable all day the Bay
was still rough, and every hour brought tidinss
of new catastrophes. SO far as can be learned
the only people to profit from the storm are the
wrecking companies and Colonel Waring, OF the
Street Cleaning Department, whose laoors were
considerably lghtened by the floods IN the
streets
Late last night the storm was central IN NOVA
Scotia and was tearing along on It's way 10 the
North Pole at a tremendous rate. accompanied by
its retinue Of heavy rain and fog the wind h"u
veered round to the northwest aking the con-
lantic coast will be good thing for ships TO Keep
away from for two three days TO come
TRACKS IN NEw-JERsEY UNDER WATER
Nearly all the railroads running into Jersey
City reported considerable damage along their
respective routes. The rivers Of New-Jersey
overlooked their banks and covered many an
Iron track several feet deep. In other cases
long delays were caused by serious washouts
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on several roads was almost entirely suspended
The through line of the Jersey Central passes
directly through Bound Brook where the dis
astrous effects Of the storm were most fully felt
For several hours Thursday night not a train
passed Bound Brook. Soon after daybreak
yesterday morning. however the water had
subsidized sufficiently TO allow the passage of
trains. If run with great care. Last night
trains on the through line Of the New-Jersey
Central were running time. but trains
run on the branch between Somcrville and
Pennington and the High Bridge branch was
also put out Of service by the washing away
of several small bridges. Trains will not be
run on these branches until tonight or to-
morrow morning
BRIDGES WASHED AWAY IN ORANGE
COUNTY.
County. where several small bridges were
carried away. with the result that trains due at
Jersey City at II o'clock Thursday night did not
arrive until nearly twelve hours later. Erie
trains all time last night. however
The Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad sustained no great damage except at
Boonton where a part OF the bridge over the
Rockaway River was washed away. Lehigh
Valley trains We're late during yesterday fore
noon. the delay being due to a cave-in at Long
Tunnel which made II necessary TO run to and
from New-York and Phillipsburg by way Of
Trenton.
The Haven boat. due here at o'clock
yesterday morning. did not leave New-Haven
until O'clock and arrived at her pier at
O'Clock In the afternoon
The damage 10 railroads and bridges inter
fered considerably with the mall service. The
Chicago msil due here at o'clock yesterday
morning by the Baltimore and Ohio was five
hours late.
MAIN TRACK CARRIED AWAY AT HASTINGS
The washout at Hastings. on the New-York
Central Railroad, was bad one The main
track on the upper side was entirely carried
away Train, were delayed until wreckng
crew could get to the spot. Then a switch was
laid and the trains were run around the
washed-out section on the third track. Under
this system "A delay OF about fifteen minutes
was occasloned II. Walter Webb. third vice
president OF the New-York Central, said yes
terday that the washout would be repaired by
to-day The other roads running into the
Grand Central Station all reported heaVy
weather outside. go
The milk supply was seriously nterfered with
by washouts preventing the arrival OK MIX
trains TIL yesterday afternoon which should nave
arrived Thursday evening. Several EXTENSIVE
dealers with whom a Tribune reporter taxed
yesterday afternoon said that the principal deiay
had occurred on the Erie Railroad in orange
destruction a
near oxford on Thursday afternoon
SERVED A SMALL SUPPLY TO CUSTOMERS
The mukmen generally yesterday morning
served their customers with only about half their
usual quantity, and then skirmished to hnd the
other half 10 serve In the afternoon. Many hotels
and families were nut to much Inconvenience by
the short supply served IN the morning
Superintendent Parsons. Of the Department OF
Public Parks who was seen by Tribune reporter
I'm his Office In the Arsenal. at central farK, yes,
terday afternoon said that the damage caused
nv the storm was much less than had been feared
when the gale was at Its height Inc trees mao
virtually escaped all injury none having Deen
uprooted and large branches having oeeu
blown of Most Of the roadways were uninJureo,
although few OF the sleeper ones were some
what quilted There had been, however cohsia-
cradle vashouts on the Riverside Drive. between
Ninetieth and One-hundredth SITS Large gangs or
laborers put to work early YESTERDAY morn
ing to I'll In the gullies and clear the drainage
basins In the Park. and 10 restore the hiVeFs!ue
Drive to good condition.
Dr. Daniel Draper. director OF the Central ParK
Meteorological Observatory, said that the raihiai
during the storm was 2.75 Inches AT a. m yes
terday he sad. there was a gust OF wind that at
tanned velocity OF eighty miles an hour
A. 10 O'clock last night snow falling In
Oswego Saulte Ste. Marie and Cleveland. the
hl9h wind had subsidized somewhat In this city:
the barometer WAS nearly normal. The Local
Wealth Bureau predicted that the weather
would be colder and clear this afternoon and the
gale a thing OF the past.
WEATHER BUREAU OFFICIALS ELATED.
THEY THINK THEY SAVED MANY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO THE SHIPPING INTERESTS
by THEIR FORECAST.