New-York tribune., 1901-08-26
REPAIRING STORM DAMAGE
FINE SUNDAY SENDS THOUSANDS TO
THE PARKS-FT-N WITH THE
MONKEYS.

The clear. brilliant weather of yesterday made
most people forget the tempestuous skies Of Sat
urday. Overhead there indeed no trace of the
tempest. save a few scattered clouds: but under
foot in many parts Of the city evidences Of its
ravases still visible. In Harlem the main
damage done by Saturdays storm in One
hundred -and-tenth-st, between Lenox and Fifth
aves.. the Rapid Transit tunnel The street
had Just been filled after the completion ~ the
excavation, and the rain washed the loose soil
out from beneath the pavements. sending II down
through tho sewers and spreading II out through
tho tunnel where work had not been completed.
The entire northern half of the in that block
Is sunk from three to six fert The street ia
closed. and watchmeu are guarding both ends OF
the block
on the East Side the furniture and carpets from
many basement homes which were flooded by the
storm were piled In the street yesterday dry.
In the outlying parts Of the city gangs Of men
were seen clearing railroad tracks Of rubbish and
raising PROSTATE telegraph poles The several
small wsshou's tho New-York Central we're
repaired with such expedition that trains ran yes
terday on schedule time The telegraph lines were
greatly injured hy the wind and rain All along
IN" path of the storm the wires ~ both the West
"rn Union and Postal Telegraph companies were
more less out ~ order Saturday nighf and
part of Yesterday. BY afternoon however line
men had succeeded In fixing UP most Of the tan
giles. and messages were being transmitted and
received front nearly all sections without IN
terruption.
Broadway. the day manager said the lines would
he rcafy 'or service to-day without any Interrupt
ton. u htle there were very serious breaks"
said he The storm played havoc with the lines
along the entire path ~ storm in this state
New-Jersey. Pennsylvania and Long Island"
Because of the clear air and bright sun yest~r-
day the crowds ~ recreation seekers began leaving
the city early. Many went further than the
parks which found 10 be cooler than on many
previous Sundays Fully fifteen thousand people
visited the Geological Park IN The Bronx vester-
day The storm did little damage IN the park cx-
cept blowing down few old trees and hoodng
some walks
The main attraction yesterday was the educated
orang ouang Raiah. which is fed daily at o'clock
in the afternoon. Rniah was dressed In n red
shirt white duck trousers and wore a large red
handkerchief about his neck He sat the table and
everything which was set before him with great
relish His meal consisted OF a large bowl ~ bread
and milk steak bread and butter a pot OF what
appeared 10 he coffee and hottie or some red
] ]eolorGd % liquid Wheneyer he made use OF the table
While RaJah he, seemed TO he in a particularly good
the reverse. The latter has been suffering for sew
liberated tooth moi win he learned TO-DAY
! when he Will he examined by Or. Dtmar who has
! charge Of the animals In the park Several teeth
/ may have 10 be extracted
Two }r Gu69n "a erocGdiles we're received ye,ter
| United States Cavalry They about six feet
| Mos. on which an operation was performed re-
! Gently, Wa5 much improved The two
polar hears seemed To suffer greatly from the heat
| into the water,
/ The steamer Matteawau. Of the Starin Line
which became so much disabled in the storm on
Saturday that Il had to be towed land by her
! sister steamer Mohawk, lay off Staten Island yes
/ tcrday. Repairs the engines of the vessel will
| DE begun to-day, The accident TO the Matteawan
occurred while she VAS on her trip to Glen Island
| The engines became disabled and the steamer
| began drift toward the south shore of the
| Sound At this point the Mohawk came to her
| assistance and towed her to Riker's Island. where
! the passengers were landed They la ter
brought the city the steamer Sam Sloan