New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-04
CITY WADES TO CHURCH.
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At sorno Of the stations and few small leaks
the storm was not noticed underground
The most serious food of water III the SUP
vay was at the station at Le1ox-ave. and lIbth =
st Here a culvert became stopped UP ara l,ie
water backing the sidewalk. 1ouno an U" -,
down the subway stairs The oHclal' OF tIe
Tntarborouph Informed the Sewer Department
of the trouble but no one appeared until after
the storm was over. -,
At the City Hall station the water dAu iiot
flow down the stairs.
DAMAGE IN OTHER BOROUGHS.
Traffic on the Coney Island express route was
abandoned during the morning owing to many
washouts between Borough Park and Coney
leland on the Ftfth-ave line the trolley service
was DELAYED for several hours before noon as the
result of washouts on Bath-ave.. while the
Brighton Beach trains were held UP near the
Brighton Beach terminal by a pool OF water
which almost flooded the cars. At o CLOCK
service was fully resumed on nearly all of the
lines. though the crowds were small ali day
High tides flooded the Coney Island meadows.
Benches and shelter tents were carried away by
the tides from the beach in front of the Seaside
Park 1t was with difficulty that the steamboats,
landed their passengers on the Old Iron Pier so
rough was the ocean. The inclement weather
lasting two days at the end of the season re-
suited in the loss OF several hundred thousand
dollars to the hotel men and amusement resort
Considerable damage on Staten Island was
traffic was hindered by dirt and stones washing
down on the rails. In the villages along the
north and south shores many cellars were
flooded.
The new trottng track at the Staten island
Fair Grounds where the first annual county
fair is to open to-day, was damaged. The track
had been worked to proper hardness but the
rain flooded portions of 1t, making 1t deep Win
mud Yesterday after the rain ceased TO fall
heavily every available man was set to WORK
clearing the track.
WATER BREAKS IN ROOF.
Considerable small damage was done by the
storm in Brooklyn. The roof of a stable caVed
in from the weight Of water, and the foundation
of another building was undermined that the
police pronounced it unsafe Reports of fallen
trees and dangerous holes from washouts came
In from all over the borough. Cellars were
flooded and In the suburbs service on some OF
the trolley lines delayed by the storm
The roof that collapsed was on the two-story
brick stable at No. 430 Atlantic-ave-. occupied
by the Echo Farms Dairy Company. TIE drain
pipes being cIogged. the rain water was unable
10 run off and it collected on the roof until a
large section of 1t gave way. The noise made
nv the fall frightened several horses below, and
they broke away and dashed out of the building
John Hayes was driving a four-horse truck into
the building at the time. He backed out Just IN
time to escape being hit by some of the falling
timbers The remainder of the roof was propped
nm to prevent further collapse. The damage is
placed at $500.
34S 51st-st was weakened by the driving rain
that the structure began to sink 1t was re-
ported to the Department of Buildings. which
sent men to shore 1t up.