The sun., 1905-09-04
DAMAGE BY RAIN AND WIND.
Prospects for Clear, Cool weather To-day
--Coney Island Expresses Hindered.

Prospects Tor clear, COO4 WeatneF IO-Oay
--Coney Island Expresses Hindered.
The Weather Bureau predicted rain yes
terday and 1t came In quantities to justify
the most liberal forecaster. No prefer
natural gift Of prophecy was necessary
to tell on Saturday that rain was coming.
for the bulletin was spread in the leaden
sky; and all about the Lake regions. where
whirling western storm was tearing the
clouds to tatters, the bung Of the sky tank
seemed to have been carried away.
Hall gale came with the torrent that did
its worst here between Q and 1920 o'clock
in the morning. The wind appeared fiercer
than 1t really was because it hurled the rain
In sheets against the panes and woke up
folks who happened to be sleeping near
the windows. The roar and rattle on roofs
and the ban nging Of shutters added to the
impression OF folks indoors that one Of the
widest storms OF the year was smashing
things and that there might be work for the
sweet little cherub sitting aloft watching
over Jack at sea.
The highest force the wind attained
was thirty-seven miles. The rainfall was
one Of the heaviest ever recorded on
September day. being $50 inches, and
for half an hour or more the sewers in
many parts Of the several boroughs were
choked and the streets were flooded. The
western storm probably will be on its way
to sea to-day. and there may be clear skies
and a brisk wind from the west-northwest,
with suggestion Of coming frost in 1t.
The southeast wind played havoc with
the bathing pavilions and railroad ap-
proaches at Coney Island. The steps Of
Balmer's bathing pavilion were partly
washed away. Train service on the Coney
Island express line was abandoned during
the afternoon on account Of a threatened
vashout at the Coney Island terminal, and
Il was late In the evening before service
could be resumed
TRENTON, N. j.. Sept. s.-Much damage
was done in this vicinity by heavy storm
that passed over here shortly before noon.
In some sections Of the county the storm
had the severity Of cloudburst and many
vashouts are reported. At Yardville the
abutment Of q new bridge built by the
county was washed away; Electric light
poles were undermined and a number fell.
The suburban trolley lines suffered severely.
The rain caused considerable damage to
the new trotting track at the Staten Island
fair grounds, where the first annual county
fair Is to open to-day The track lsnsSs is new
but the rain flooded portions Of 1t. making
Il deep in mud Yesterday afternoon when
the rain slackened every available man was
set to work clearing the track. The earth
and mud were scraped away and factory
ashes were rolled and worked into the track,
until last night II was in shape for use.
The weight OF the rain which was not
IN rried OF! by the leaders caused the collapse
Of the roof Of the Echo Farm Dairy, at %30
Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, two story
building. An unfinished three story house
ct s4S Fifty-hrat street was undermined,
and workman had to shore 1t np to keep it
from falling. Washouts were caused on
Hancock, Futon, Pacific and Grand streets,
Stuyveaant Flatbueh. Underhill and Marcy
avenues, Clarkson street and Lincoln road
Sidewalks in various parts OF the borough