New-York tribune., 1897-08-25
HEAVY DAMAGE BY RAIN.
SEWERS cuoKEp AND STREETS AND
CELLARS FLOODED IN THE CITY.

vrsr sroE MANUFACTfRERs FORCED TO SHUT
powx-No GREAT OF NIFTY OF RAIN But SO
o,.,c,s A powNpoyR THAT THE WATER
COULD NOT ESCAPE THROUGH
TIE PRoyER CHANNELS
Creator New-York sas sufferer TO a consider
ahe extent by the great storm ear! Yesterday
morning. which also did much damage IN New
rersev The cloudb,rst was so severe In that state
tina, Il caused genuine alarm IL nau apparently
s,o,, much of IFS force before II crossed the North
RIVER but II was still severe enough TO Hood cell
lars and turn som. of the streets along the water
front into miniature rivers The stock in the cei-
lars of many business houses was completely
ruined, and many owners were compelled 10 paddle
o,,or, on hastily improvised RATS TO rescue what
,h., corld TIL. streets in some places were two
zee, deep in water. and pedestrians had nara
ti:ac TO find safe places TO cross.
According to Forecaster Dunn IL not the
a.-o,n, Of rain which fell that caused the damage
:, much as the speed of the downpour. Mr.. Dunn
declared late- in the day that only the compara-
;yelv small quantity of ll3 inches Of rain de-
sccnded on this city. That in itself would not have
meant much II the clouds had done their work a
little more slowly. But it appeared If they had
an urgent engagement TO fill elsewhere and were
in n terrible hurry TO finish with New-York as soon
possible.
The storm did rot reach any great force until
most people had gone to bed on Monday night. At
al early hour yesterday morning however. there
were still number of beated pedestrians IN upper
Broadway and these had TO scurry for cabs ana
other vehicles. The storm here devoid of cleo
,rical display. There was no thunder or lightning
and consequently the majority OF the city residents
slept on in complete ignorance of the fact that any
more rain than usual was falling.
The part Of the city where the rainfall was felt
most was that adjacent 10 the North River. The
rain came down so fast and furiousiy that the
sewers were unable 10 carry il off, and the water
ran into the cellars of the stores and dwellings.
The tributary sewers in West Twenty-third-st.
poured such torrents of water into the trunk line
that II speedily became choked. and In short
time the water gushing out into the street In
all directions Cellars and Easements were flooded
20 A depth Of several feet. and at o'clock in the
morning the street had been turned into small
river The water was fully TWO feet deep, but
the storm had then aba;ed and the water soon
after began 10 recedc.
Among the heaviest losers by the 1ood was the
SAWYER Mann Electric Con pany. Of No. $40 TO 5Si
West Twenty -third-s;. Some OF their most Valu-
able electrical apparatus was completely ruined
and they estimated the damage at from 5000 to
$500
Mrs Hoey who lives in the basement Of the
house at No. 5i3 West Fifty-frst-st was COM
pelled 10 move out and take refuge In the home
OF a neighbor, the water being several fee' ueep
The Brighton Mills, in West Twenty-third-ssits; t.
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a m because the water had put out the fires l- un,
Ter the boilers The mills manufacture plCYCIe
,tres The I,vle Machinery Company. at Eleventh
ave and West Twenty-third-st, was also COM
PEELED shut down for the same rsaToh sro ruined in
the Adephi saloon. at Tenth-ave ana l"eN.S
tbird-sf The water was three feet deep on lhe
ground floor OF the place The loss al thS paoSS
is estimated az 800. Another saloon hearp! hau
sven feet Of water in the cellar and much dam
Au he private houses in the neiShborhood M WeIe
eooicd and men and boys armed with naIu PuInlpSS
did thriving business pumpns !hTh h,cS oH came in
from -he sewers and things were dec!deuIy ul
fCharles Graewold a baker al No. 2li Ienth-aNe;'
ment he Rad made 10 keep the water out o. ei ms
celiar bakery Tenth-ave has been hoodeu ny @ OF
six times before this year and the baker pro'hs he
by his past experiences erected IN IiUis ~ ~ fec,
Stsh The dyke did its work to perfection ;,rd MOi
a drop Of water got into the cellar anu not " PoN
VI Dun,Sor Of me cellars in south-st below r VI j.
"A .;"'' uero fooded but the merchants occupying
,6snn sav that The damage done was sInaIi !. IT. ~,
necessary 10 hire gang OF men 10 pump tS f Iames
ouf of the cellar OF the commission mousse VI '"''
Wells near Burling slip. - t1-,or, although
\ number Of cellars were hoodcH =, IHT Tb,,,ldirg
which poured into the cellar OF tne e.rrjrd s We
=, hundred and-eighteenh-st an norrsd
FUSED two barrels Of lime 10 purst sn.oh'S Tbe1.
.o-, ,ben, and the iremen were sunrnoh - ~
threw sand on the lime and theh went ''0N ~ ''
Westst had its usual food hut here an nntbing
.son - cellars occurs frequently tha' no no
mrch was thought Of It,. The s dninafGG Gusness in
hcavv because the merchants dong puS'e9 80
that thorouehfare were preparce' era NOT particu-
,oIri, ne biph and little or damage was done -
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