New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
SEVERE IN THE CITY.
HEAVY RAIN AND VIVID LIGHTNING
FOLLOW HIGH TEMPERATURE.


A storm with great deal of rain, much thun-
der and an unusual display OF lightning passed
over the city yesterday afternoon. After it had
passed another storm came up so quickly that II
could hardly be called separate one. 1t was
much nilder and there was far less lightning
II did little damage TO property. 1t cooled the
city twenty degrees, to the immense reiief OF
those who had to remain In IT,
The storm came up soon after o'clock hav-
ing been noticed approaching from the SOUTH
west for some time before that hour The wlnd
began to increase from the zephyrs IN Which IL
had been blowing on the water-there was none
at all on land-and In a little time forty miles
an hour was its rate. sweeping over water ana
shore It kept on increasing as the storm VOL
ume and intensity became greater, until al
the height of the tumult II blew at the rate or
s,xty-six miles an hour. whipping the waters OF
the harbor into whitecaps and materially re-
tarding the speed Of the vessels IN its teeth
All the yachts which had been out trying 10
ratch some air had fine sail for few min
utes but they had then TO put into the nearest
mort az they saw that the wind would keep on
increasing 1t was over forty miles at 4;oo
O'Clock. over fifty miles at 4:35 o'clock. and
:,xtv miles an hour at 4:45 o'clock. earch-
ing its highest rate In few minutes more.
II decreased as rapidly Otter the great
black clouds had moved over the sea and
land and from forty-two miles an hour at a
little before 8 o'clock 1t dwindled away to SIX
teen miles an hour at 8 o'clock, and In another
few minutes was blowing at the rate OF only
eleven miles hour.
AS the wind increased the temperature
dropped The day had been very warm ana
oppressive one, the heat registering 81 degrees
at 4 o'clock. The storm sent IT down 10 81 ue-
grees in fifty minutes. and left the mercury
standing at that point for nearly the rest OF the
night II getting as high as 70 between and
o'clock.
The rainfall kept UP with the record OF the
temperature and wind by registering more than
IN the majority of storms this year Inc Wea had
or Bureau reported that 81 inch OF rain hao
fal,en during the two storms up 10 y 0 Cloch ~
was reported from the Bureau that the wv
storms were almost the same, the secoho ioi
iowtng the first so closely. There was respite
from the rain however, long enough 10 aho"
many people to get back home from nearby re-
sorts. 49, -r,,, tho record
.ba disoiay being an unusually exciting ana
rnagnificent one. In all passenger carrying We,
holes the women were more Ioatn IMAM uS ,
IN look out the windows at the nashes Oh ei ~
,r,c,tv which were very vivid. one OF the
Nashes hit the fagpole on the roof OF the G I,l
Ruiiding at Reade-st. and broadway Inc
pole was splintereo. L. r,arv nlacea hut
,hts seeming proved to be because OF the nh-
u"ai anount Of lightning prevalent. and the
vividness Of the flashes. commotlon was
caused at sixth-ave and sS,cS SS at
tsat n",nt Some people described the flash as
a biz ball Of binding fire that exploded WIN snn
the thunder and then scattered in.o conserxa
necea that II was entirely lost more cVioe In,
~ 1919 ga "a the flash was an unusually Drill
tar, pne hut the radicals especially the women
who were frightened stood their sIounq he dn
II hit something. Notning was ioo'N
1ured in the neighborhood.