The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-14
WATER FELL IN TORRENTS
HEAVIEST FALI OF RATN IN THE
 CITY SINCE 1880.

Sewers Overdowed, Cellars Were Flooded and Considerable Damage Done-S.0l Inches of Rain Fell in Twenty -four H ours Storm In Other Places.
 Yesterdays rain storm broke all pre- vipus rainfall records in this city since July 30 and Sl. 1889, and we'll might equal the records of that date.
 In tho twenty-four hours ending at 8 o'clock last evening the rain guage showed a total rainfall of 5,91 inches. On July S0-31, 1889, six Inches fell in twenty-four hours. The best record prior to 1889 was in July, 1876, when seven inches of water fell in twenty four hours.
 It is seldom that the city has experl- enced such heavy rain storm as that of yesterday, and considerable damage has resulted from the storm, peth III this and other places in the state.
 It had been the common hope of per spring humanity for the past week tnaI showers would come to cool off the oyerheated mercury bulbs and give mankind a show, but 1t was hardly an- tiotpated that old Boreas would keep his cloudy fountains and water sprouts playing quite as long ana a5 copiousiy as he did
 It began to be wet about 10 o'clock Monday evening and the wetness in- creased until by yesterday forenoon the old City of Films began to look like a new edition of Venice, lacking only boats. Business slowed down to watch the rain and morning constitutfonals were postponed tAi the walking i'm proved. It was extremely disagreeaole on the streets, the wind blowing at a velocity of thirty eight miles an hour driving the rain through mackintoshes and beneath unhreNas to the discom- fort of their owners. Cellars also were flooded and onstderahle damage done in some of them
 The sewers overf1owed and the streets were washed clean to the improvement of some, but not of all
 The storm extended over New Eng land along fhe coast as far south as Cape Haxteras, but did noe reach inland afIy considerable distance.
 IL started in the west Monday and fook tho usualnortheast course. Mon day a4tAsnoon -A was proceeding up the st. Lawrence valley. but late in the afternoon 1t came back out of Canada into New England tail first.
 Tine rain gre.at1y increased the hu- n1idity, which rose to 9S per cent. The thermometer remained down to "A.
 Weathey Observer Myers stated last evening tnat the weather bureau had eGreed to lavs the storm clear of last evening and also promised cooler weather for to-day, for which the pub- lie is extremely grateful.
 By 9,o'clock hast evening the rain had NAniraahed to a dr1zzle and Prophet Nsers seemed to be O K. this time.
 ON THE RAILROADS.
 PaasenEers on the Shore Line trains yet,hr4ed that the storm had washed great, quantities of sand across one of fhe tracks of the road near the Fair Haven cut and tratns had to be run on the other track Railroad officials -enrsrt no serious damage on the va- rious lines.
 CELLARS s'FLOoDED.
 Numerous reports are coming in of the damage caused by the excessive rain of yesterday. Cellars and base r1ents in general were flooded and in many cases considerableeioss sustained. Along State street and lower George street nearly all the cellars are foot or more under water Tn the basement o! M r. Shaniey's Church street store great stock of hats and underwear was soaked. Damage estimated at $50.
 The cellar of P. J. Kelly & Co.'S store on Church street was gutted. About twenty-fva or thirty stoves, whicf were stocked there, stood all day IT more than foot of water, which badly rusted them. Damage about $50
 The bakery at Elm and State street contained four feet of water in tht basement at 10 o'clock, and a gang O. men was set to work pumping 1t out
 WAsHOUTS ALONG ROADBED.
 But for the excellent and quick repai, system of the Winchester Avenue Rail- road company fhe cars of the roat ,woutd have been delayed yesterday Two wastouts along the roadbed were reported, one along tn Congress avenue line and another near the Winchestei shops, A great quantity of sand wat washed ort to the tracks between Wood mont and Sayfn Rock. On none of tn, lines. uOWSNSIy WClo tHo toiS uSle"J ON but all ran on schedule time.
 YACHT DAMAGED.
 The storm was especially severe ol the sound. Colonel James A .Yakin' handsome yacht, FTolic, at Woodmont dragged her anchor during the nigh and came near drifting on the break water. She was rescued from her per ilous position with no further damag than & slightly broken rudder.
 TREES DAMAGED.
 A large limb of a butternut tree wa blown down in the gale about o'clocl yesterday morning. I fell into the var of F. Howard Russell, 379 Whalley ave nue, but did little damage. There Is tree down on High street, and severa large limbs were torn off in variou parts of the city. Superintendent 0 Parks Kelly had an extra force 0 men on yesterday to clear away tn vreclSs of trees.