New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-18
CITY REPAIRS D4M4GE.
Tales of Wednesdays Hurricane
Still Brought In.

, Almost as ~ curious 10 see the erect OF iEs
work. the hurricane OF Wednesday returned
yesterday. but in a mild. comparatively benig-
nant form. No killing Of people. no breaking Of
windows or blowing over Of church steeples
were included in its visit yesterday; it passed
over the city. the rain washing the accumula-
ton OF mud and refuse into the cutters. while
the wind playfully whisked off few hats Just
90 show that il hadn't lost its knack- True to
its freaksh nature. the worst OF yesterdays
storm came at $50 p. m. when the great
throngs OF workers were going home. Many
braved the rain. but more waited. delayed for
half an hour until the rain ceased.
More than half inch OF rain fell yesterday
The wind. averaging thrty-six miles an hour
around D. H. reached velocity of sixty-seven
miles. Yesterdays storm. Forecaster Emery
said was a kind Of reflex Wednesdays storm
travelled north until II met storm over the
lake region travelling east. then switched
round. and the two came back here, shedding
rain all along their route. To-day. according TO
the forecast, viii be fair. and much cooler, the
result OF the lake storm.
Around town yesterday morning was geneT-
ally spent in cleaning up the wreckage and put
ting in new windows. Two policemen were on
guard in front OF ST. Bartholomew Church all
day, warning passersby TO keep to the other
side Of the way. Il s'pose it's likely to fall any
time" said one. We're put here to get killed
when 1t does" he laughed. The damaged steeple
has not been repaired yet
AT THE FLATIRoN BUILDING.
The superintendent Of the Flatiron Building
was wroth at the greatly exaggerated stories"
which ridiculed that sport of the winds. "our
tenants didn't flock out Of the building" he de-
clsred- The building is perfectly safe IL it
wasn't cont you suppose the Building Depart
unent would come around? All high buildings
sway; they are built TO sway. for if they didn't
they'd fall No damage to-day. and there
wouldn't have been so much yesterday If the
awnings had been properly fastened on
The plateglass insurance people spent yesteT-
day trying TO. figure out just where they were
at. Claims for breakage kept piling In from all
quarters. Until the adjusters were completely
svvamped. No one could estimate the amount OF
damage.
Incoming vessels report many rough expert
eoces. The CLYDE Line steamer Cherokee, from
San Domingo. was in the storm during the en-
tire voyage from Turks Island to this city. In
the Gulf Stream the gale was terrific. ana on
Wednesday the steamer was hove TO Ior louF
hours IN an eighty-mile wind The MaraNal
from Trinidad and Grenada, had similar Elk
perience. At > a. m. on september 10 q hseNS
northwest gale set in, with rapidly raining "a,
rometer and a heavy cross sea, whlch nooaed
the ship fore and aft. At 2. m. the same DAY
the wind began TO back to the southwark Win
terrific squalls and mountainous seas -.
The Joy Line steamer Larchmont- whch leIt
Providence on Wednesday evening, arrived al
Ner pier at ID. m. yesterday, seven hours laIe,
She put into the lee OF Dutch Island aooul
O'Clock Wednesday night ana anchored un l,
after midnight, owing to the bad weather. Ihe
freighter Chaplin. Of the Providence Line, leIt
New Bedford on Wednesday evening at .
o'clock and has not yet arrived. The agents
Of The line believe the ship has anchored
VESSELS BRING IN REPORTS.
ri ~ he
Line. reached her dock early yesterday. She
reported running into heavy gale off Cape
Hatteras She was able TO hold her course most
OF the time and was not delayed much Cap
tain A T. Johnson reports passing the brig
Irene bound for this port. in latitude $3.50
longitude 42:14. The brig had most of her
canvas in tatters and was barely making head
way. Captain Johnson stood by and offered
aid, but the master OF the brig answered that
he would Se able to make port without assist
ance.
and reported that the barges Elk Garden and
Hampshire, which she towing from New
Bedford TO Philadelphia, were lost of BaTnegat
The captain Of the Sweepstakes did not know
whether not the crews Of the barges were
drowned. The wrecking tug I. ]. Merritt, ar
irving later, reported that when twelve miles
south OF Barnegat she spoke the Hampshire,
under Eail and making about five miles
hour. She did not require any assistance.
During the storm OF Wednesday many small
vessels were driven ashore and badly damaged
in Sandy Hook Bay. The sloop Findlay. of Perth
Amboy went on the shore and has gone to
pieces Her captain was injured. and was taken
TO the hospital at Fort Hancock. The sloop
Annie Of New-York, lies sunken alongside the
Camp Low dock, badly damaged. The sloop
yacht Sadie Louise, Of Atlantic Highlands, is
broken TO pieces, and the sloop Ida, Of Perth
AmbOy. is badly damaged The schooner Val
entine Coon. OF PatchoEue. Long Island. and the
sloops Jennie Arnold. Leander and James Hen
~ OF Perth Amboy; Jennie Baker and Tie.
OF New York, and L. r. Hand. of Perth Amboy.
were all driven ashore. but are uninjured-