New-York tribune., 1897-07-30
RAVAGES OF THE STORM.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE IN THIS
CITY AND THE SUBURBS
PROMISES OF FAIR WEATHER ONLY PARTIALLY
rr-IFIrIED-- BRIGHT SKIES AND HOT
wANr, pRFDICyrEn NOW

peoM1sEs OF FAIR WEATHER ONLY PARTIALLY
FuLFILl.ED-- BRIGHT sKIEs AND HOT
WAVE PREDICTED NOW.
N.w-York and the surrounding country. especially
.unering New-Jersey--n fact. the whole North At
,.ntlc coast-was in state OF mind yesterday alter
rs,ing between hope and despair according as the
.,o,ss opened and showed strip Of welcome blue
.vv or closed heavily and sulenly over the SUM-
Tho people OF this section Of the country have be-
came exceedingly depressed by the almost un-
roralIeled continuance Of rainy and cloudy weather
rho Weather Bureau authorities say that more rain
,or IN the month OF July. 1889 than has yet fallen
N this month In July. 1889 9sS inches OF ram 1ei
o,a thus far in this month the rainfall mas peen
sg inches But there are three days yet left IN
,h,s month and, although more rain fell IN another
yulv here has not been many rainy days IN any
..or 1,,,v on record a. in this present of Our
lord one thousand eight hundred and nnety-seVeh
Not only have the rains depressed the public
soodei many cellars on the west SIDE o' 'he ci'y
,,rn5ated the lowlands Of New-Jersey and caused
&c =, rrsny tens of thousands of dollars but they
have caused still larger loss to the FARMERS OF
New-York and New-Jersey. Everywhere IN the
country the cry goes up that the crops are suHerns
won, .he prolonged soaking they have received
Tho wheat sproutng potatoes are rottng IN the'r
,u,s and every sort OF crop is in danger Hote
ronr,etors In all the summer resorts are complain
,rs that they are doing poor business FOR people
are as comfortable in the city as anywhere eise III
,ha sort OF weather that has prevailed all through
this month. -.
The promises OF fair weather yesterday were not
,,,v borne out The eclipse OF the sun was not
ds,h,. a. all in this city although 1t could be seen
q. bref. Intervals In New-Jersey. Later IN the oaN
*w stray rays OF sunshine fell through the 'h'h
clonds upon the waiting city. but II was only al
rare intervals, and soon atter noon '"'''' "e"'"
FOR short time
FRIGHT SKIES MAY BE LOOKED FOX
local
last night that the stormy weather was almost over
rAor oddea that the heavy rains OF "Wednesday mao
be,ned 10 dssipate the conditions that had pfo'uc
,he extreme rainy and cloudy weather OF the hoh'ii
and that by this morning when the CITY was q"
h,eak,ast the skies would probably be serene ana
.,rAt again II was also said that hot wave
. an ,ts wav TO this part of the country, out 'he
exact time OF It's arrival could not be tolu' Ne"
York will welcome almost any extreme oi neat ai'e'
,be depressing weather II has endured lor ne"'i'
month . -, s,oro.
The cellars In nearly all the Easements OF s'ores
- .. MANY private dwellings on the West Slde
oatween Twenty-thrd and Tweny-1ith s's' a'u
Ninth-ave. and the river were hooueu ~ ~
os a cons >uuence OF the heavy ralhlaI" Inc '
,o,,d not carry off the water fast enough anu "'
80, oroors IN Tenth-ave and in the cross
s,rae,s the cutters overfowed and Sidewalks were
submerged. 49,, ..,o, q,
rhn residents and storekeepers in this section OF
,ro c,,v COMPLAIN bitterly and say that ever since
.,,h,rds, fails 10 carry off the water wheh 'heie
&c heavy rainstorm. and that the water from lne
overcharged sewer backs up through the So"Si
,,.or,s n, the street corners and flows INTO the
cuiEeas I'd "a hasements At the saloon on the north
Dest corner of Tenth-ave ana l"ehIy IVA a
,bore was FIVE feet OF water in the cellar ana
ILL., ILL., "nantitv Of goods was destroyed Al tne
Brighton Mills Twenty-third-st ne,ween "d and the
employees were engaged in pumping the water ou'
oyeferdsy morning many residents In this section
had 70 send TO the grocers in the negnoornooII ooI
tor snpptSS ptSer G own fuel being under water
A water pipe leading from man AZ Wv " sontheast
corner na b cko wcdessy and caused c9nsd co sd
labIs trouble m ens IN the in the "(E has partially
torn dowm to make way i@r cdatiHn are now in
az I've reavv rain sof,ened the sandy earin
at the sides q the excavation ana bn water pipe
broks IN turn ard washed oa still more OF the the
siden,,Ix The excavation was hoodeu as "e'e
nearby cellars
vOpCrD FAMILIES OUT AT MIDNIGHT.
Tho adjoining house at No. $50 Westinghouse
,os rendered unsafe on account OF the water IN the
excavation. and two families were compepea ~ ~
move out at midnight. A part OF the sue ""'' "
Yesterday morning being undermined by the water.
rh Isrorx River between White Plains and
Noun, Vernon overfowed its banks and sunHieIecu
adtacen. property. much Of which IS oeVo1eu ~
gardens and Yesterday corn. beets ana 'oih"'o
20 iatos 'The water covered much OF the
fatlands. Tie losses of the owners ol s"''e"' w."
The schooner William NJ Everett owned dHd by 'hS hS
Long Island Brick Company ana GO c9ihnaa nm u har IN
GardIners Bay she was pounded Pady W ana no tf,e me
captain decided TO her sti further up ~, "i rae
bea h. This he succeeded in doing, and she was
resting easily last night ,r,a tho storm
U"dnesdaV night was partly submerged Lignt, ig
ming struck the biz hagpoe on the house yen ,apd nd
The falling pole struck the roof over the room oc
sgped by Mrs W. csdweL hnri ana The mrs SEpiscopai
Church Bonemia. Long Island %S9e waS frnnt Of
the buiding was shattered and windows in the
s'Tea S. "flT soTm did much damage Staten Island
There was bad washoui on the Ameoy 6ntwecn
q staten island KfI4 mona Trf"S 1ae% TSao and the
stone arch ridge at Cherry Lane and willow willow
SpSoX arS oXo16deid was washed away Travel cannot
be over this highway " q9 tne he
lovands in the town OF Wested were e1npfbaeS na bee
under water yesterday. ana much u""iase mas oee
done &C. growing crops
HEAVY FLOOD LOSSES IN ELIZABETH.
Elizabeth July 29.-The flood OF last night old
damage 10 the extent OF at least $4,000 In the city
and some estimates 90 high as $4,000 1t was
snsr,oo, ,o-dav vhen the hole under the railroad
tracks Was cleared OF water and trolley-ca's were
sbls to resume their trips few years aeo the
city depressed streets near the CROSSING OF 'he
Pennsylvania and Central railroads and the rail-
roads elevated their tracks. Last night wheh the
Elizabeth River overfowed. the water poured into
the depression and flooded the stores ana ouidihss
facing It, The water was not cleared uh'i to-day
as the sewers which supposed to carry on tne a.,
water were unable perform their duty o"ine 10
the sand ana earth which washed INTO 'hen ou''ie
the food -. 49,. ,o.,
The electric power houses had TO shut down last s
nyAt because the water from the river entered the
Doierrooms and threatened 10 put oul a ,nc liz. H.
When the waters neared the CRATES the hres were
drawn. This left the city in darkness last nlght
In the business the flood came slowly ana
gave sufficient warning, that most OF the mel
chants saved their stocks by carrying them 70 tie
upper stories. The most serious loss VIII ne the
stoppage OF work In the factories and ioundrles:
II will require several days to get the macpinery
!ao condition as IL is more or Jess covered with
mud