New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-06-29
TIE STORM
TWO VESSELS FOUNDERED-Loss OF LIfE-Ef
FECTs OF THE LIGHTNING

TWO VESSELS FOUNDERED-LOss OF LIFE EP
FECTS OF THE LIGHTNlNu'
A schooner, name not asceI'aineu' o"iNDe
down the East River, Sunday aHernoon' VINO" -,
,s,o,o,, srrt With all her sails set. The lightning
anneared To have torn of her side pahkIs neal or
water line She had four men pI men are supposed to
rescued by steam tug. me otneT nel "'o uPf0''
bave heen carried down with the vessel A., eo,
T6o Ino"er John Wright, while sailing IN the soThu
off the suffolk County shore, was suk oy r rescned
o "a ros drowned The rest OF the crew were resouou
by tg The heavy storm that prevailed late Yesterday
afternoon flash Of lightning passed down the Gluug
~ me houses Nos l73 and l75 Tenthaye. the buildings
~ere not damaged, but Mrs John Smith OF No 49, ana
Mrs Alderman OF No. l75, were paralyzed LOT 'me'
Last evening they were slowly recovering; ,-,,.,
Shortly before O'Clock last evening, while Belt railroad
car No lao was crossing the track Of the Harlem Railroad
comotive attached to Harlem freight train The rear
platform Of the street ear was torn on ana tne ~
Peter Wagner, a German laborer residing at NO 4iJ
West Fifty-thrds very seriously cut ana bruised
Ia years dressed In old gray suit had both legs
smashed, and was otherwise injured Ihe lnlureu pca
where their wounds were dressed by Police surgeon
Purdy, ana they were then removed 10 bene ,h nf
the boy is fatally injured Gilbert Rewee the conductor
arrestcd and locked M in the Fifyninh-st Station
House on charge OF criminal carelesshess; Iney hIe
held TO await the action Of the Coroner. somewhat
similar ACCIDENT whereby two persons lost their lives,
occurred ut the above crossing something over year
At Port Chester N " the house Of Edwin Horton was
struck by lightning After knocking over one OF tne
en- onGo.e ne sde thence downward tearing of the
ing Ii then entered where boy was sitting ana
II then descended TO the kitchen below where II tore the
range in pieces, and scattered them IN all IrectionSi
near Port Chester each lost valuable Ivy the light
ming, and some damage was done on the premises Oh No
AT Upper Ncw.Rochele the lightning struck a large
locust tree on the premises OF Mr MN g. SGacorG a
under the tree at the time. Miss Martina j. Moore
young lady 10 years old who was standing IN ln9 hce
Of Mr. SeacOrd was thrown down by the shoeh' anu 81
severely injured as 10 render medical asssace nece
sary Several other persons residing IN the neghOorhood
were affected by the shock
In East NewYork three houses were struck by light
nlng. Two Of them situated on Baluc-aye. ana
Madison-st. They had only recently been erected ny
NJ. c. Reilly, esq. The loss Will amount 10 about WV
The other building struck IS owned by Mr.. Cumming ana
located or the corner Of Washugtonave and Balttcs
IL was only slightly damaged Five persons who were IN
floor and slightly stunned. At College Point the storm
also very severe Several trees were torn up, anu
Mr. ParsOnss green damaged In the Sound. oppo
site the Point number OF small sailing vessels received
considerable injury.
tied by the lightning. The building uninjurcd but
number OF persons In the paror Of the hotel received
hours. One young man from Wiliamsburgh was not e1
Tie following are additional particulars from Brooklyn
and vicinity The foundations 81 row OF frame Duli
ave- were undermined, causing damage TO the amount
OF about 600 The sidewalk in Hamiton-ave between
FifTeenth and sixteenth-sts was washed away. The
cars on the Fort Hamilton ue obstruCted at Fifty
second ST and beyond the city line caused By the wash
ing away OF entertainments which covered the tracks
with earth The flagstaff OF Wides safe factory corner
OF Third ave and Thirteenth St., struck by lightning
and partially demolished.
JERSEY.
The violent storm which passed over this section
OF the country yesterday is SAID 10 have originated
the day before In the Blue Mountains ON the north,rn
| bordefs OF New jersey Newark suffered much from
il probably any other place In New jersey Railroad
| ave and Kenney, Washington and the vicinity OF
SusseNsts were less than ten minutes anOat; ana 10
| WashiugtoIst several Easements were flooded. The
ghtnug which accompanied ~ Is said 20 have struck M
severn places loss OF life extensive damage In
reported The house Of b. T. Crane ~ No 76 Safest
was struck by current which passed down
| the lightning rod attached 10 the main
lint lately completed into the interior, SCATTERING both
sides of n partition between two rooms then following
the gas pipe the ground under the building, II melted
the nine its junction with the meter aud ignted the
escapng gas by the intensity OF s heat. CHERRY Tree
| Cottage" on Oraugest. was shattered. A number NJ
| houses the vicinity. provided with lightning rods,
! presented Dristng appearance. At EHst orange a
shed on sterlnRs st. was struck, tine bolt pass
ing out OF the budins siiastslins a poet
outside gentleman who passing at the time was
stunned Another gentleman, standing IN window of
his house. euveuped in sheet Of fame, but suffered
clair the ghtnng-rOds upon tho house OF Mr. julius H.
Pratt attracted the current IN such volume that they
failed TO conduct all 70 the ground and tearing on part
OF the roof IL entered the house doing considerable dam
age TO the plasteriug At Bloomfield, the house ~ Mr.
James Ward struck and slightly damaged, HE son
was Knocked down and stunned. Ia Elizabeth the storm
was the seyerest known there for years. The bridge
being erected over the creek at Graudt swept away
by the torrent, and some other damage was done.