The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-18
WHERE LIGHTNING STRUCK.
DE1TH AND GREAT LOSS IN yEsTEH-
Days THUNDER STORMS.
n holt thnt Almost Biinded New York~rs-
D's"ster on Long Isiand-Death In New
Jersey-Disaster In the storm Elsewhere,

Jerrey-Disaster In the storm Elsewhere.
New Yorkers spent an uncomfortably hot
night on Monday the lowest point the thcrmom-
eter reached being 7l'. At 7 o'clock ycster-
day morning the mercury stood Mt 73', with no
breeze stirring. fog rested on the water. and
the sky was cloudy. After daybreak frequent
low rumblcs OF thunder warned the city Of APP
proaching showers. Early in tho forenoon a
breeze sprang up from the southwest and blew
away the fog and Clouds and the thunder con-
tnucd from a clear sky. At noon tho ther-
mometcr stood at s2'. and at 1 o'clock In the
afternoon at $50. In the Signal Service Station
the officers noted tho thunder as somewhat
phenomenal and predicted that the heat at
in tho afternoon would be more Intense than on
any previous day OF the season. At twenty min
utcs past o'clock heavy clouds gathered, tho
air WAS heavily charged with electricity, and a
conspicuous Intermittent shower cooled the
city. lowering the mercury to the SUNNI er heat
mark at o'clock. Forty seven hundredths
of an inch Of wntcr fell.
The flash OF lightning that dazzlcd all who
were In the open air or at windows at about
o'clock yesterday afternoon struck the tall flag
staff on A. T. Stewarts incomplete hotel for
working women 1t split the flagstaff TO the
middle. One-half of the split part fell on the
railing that edges the top Of the building.
crushing it. Horses drawing Fourth avenue
oars were frightened by the fash. Workmen
handling iron in the cellar say that they felt a
severe shock.
In the same shower while the rain fell in tor
rents on one side Of Madison avenue the oppo-
site sidewalk was dry.
The thunder storm In New Jersey yesterday
was the most severe that has been seen there
10. yfars and 9reat damage was done in the
the rain began falling. Mrs. Eisabeth sandow,
wife of Augustus Sandow, wealthy farmer of
HOMESTEAD Station, HUDSON county. :, was
She ran to n she'd near the farm
house, followed by Frederick Muller. tho
hlred boy. The boy picked up small piece Of
him. The lightning struck a flagstaff on tho
barn and splintered it. Mrs; saniow iell pros
was thrown several feet away. Muller was in
stanily killed The electric fluid struck his
hand. in which he held the wire. and ran up
ward 10 the shoulder. leaving a black strenk
me childs lott leg was blackened and burned
dIed ,yt,,ro within fey minutes Mrs. sandow
=. Ths lightning struck the residence of james
Nauth IN Thorn, street. Jersey City. Inst even
family were in the house ana many Of them
wcre 1rowH o%a TO to ,. ths noor, Wi9d}ws were
The damage VIII exceed 81 600
bolt Of lightning ran along the elevated rail-
WAY o. the ,Irnnsylvania Railroad AMI entered
house on Fifth street. tearing down the chin
ney and smashing the utensils.
oce I'm in iTioFm ys'Tday dld G9nslieraDlc dam,
and Third streets, was struck by lightning.
The fluid descended the flagstaff and splntered
II. The City Hotel. IN Hudson street. was also
struck on the roof Oifi'er Whacn wns talking
to u friend near the hotel. The shock pros
tratei the man. but he soon recovered. Olflcer
Whalcn supposed that his friend had been shot,
large number Of trees in the Eiysian Fields
and some telegraph poles were struck and
splintered. Undertaken Beckman of Pasade
ayenue was oyertii ken by tho storm on Union
Hll and ne entered a saloon, leaving his horse
hirhed under a shed. A flash Of lightning
struck the an mai. killing him instantly.
JAMAICA, l.. L., July 17.-Thc storm. as II
showers fell In torrents. and the lightning WAS
almost incessant. In Clarencevlle James Light
ana wife were in their kitchen. The lightning
ran down the chimney and killed her instantly.
,lr. Light WAS badly injured. In Springfield.
Nathaniel NJ, Baylis was struck and badly
stunned. In Jamaica South. "a barn on the es-
tats oi John Is. smith was struck and destroyed
with u contents. At CrccdmoOr things were
PouGHKEKIStE. July IA tornado swept
over portions OF butc and Columbia coun-
ties yesterday afternoon. acrompanied by hail
Trees. f"ncrs. and barns were destroyed. and
acres OF corn and oats were cut down. The
storm b"lt was a little over "a mile wide. There
have boon very heavy showers along the Hud-
son to-day. Near Stockport they were accOm-
panied hy hall and wind. AT Tarrytown the
Second Reformed Church was struck 10y light
ming. and the rtr' Pile and town clock burned.
BEIDGEpoRT. July 1.-THE house OF VIM.
Ryan at Black Rock WIS struck by lightning
and demolished THIS afternoon, Mrs Ryan was
Instantly killed. and u child ~ her arms severe
~ injured.