The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-15
STRUCK BY 4 HHINLHIND.
Ronts I.Irtcd Out ofihe Water and Women In
battery Park Ikuocisrd Down.

A whrlwiud that came from the north
Gus; struck the stone pier at the Battery. where
Deputy Shcr.l Milhael Quixloy las number
OF rowhoats uoorrl at about ten mhut > Ia-t
! o'clock yesi .rigy afternoon. Two ol TIA" b..is
were lifted on oi the wnteruud drown upln a
tl4irl boat. \ cIi} lamp oA rI.or Wte twisted
from its post Onlaor William C,t ~ of the = .U
-treet police WAS walking lu ihc iattHy Park
at the time. and he was Obliged ID Aoll fast % a
tree To- prevent loius thrown o. the ground.
The water in tho hnrhor was at low tide. but
TIC wind raised q groat wayo that dashed over
Tie Battery wall. Two Of The iron and wood
park seats. each weighing ono hundred pounl-,
D-puy sheriff Mrhaol Quigl"y said; Tho
lath Of ihe whiriN4l was about h.ly ieet wide.
boats. II lifted them renr ont OF the wnter. ani
had thoy not been fastened with chains they
would have been thrown upon tho pier, In
gcther. one was sunk. Tho tall liberty pole in
the park was right ~ the path Of the wnrlwlnd
and il swaycd ana thrcatrned to lal! Tho
weather Naue on the pole spun around Ike %
top Dust md sticks were taken up from the
Baiiery walks.
the time. Several were thrown to the ground.
One woman, an emigrant who had recently
landed was prostraled upon the asphalt pave
ment and badly bruised. Another woman with
n child, was thrown down. but was not hurt.
Robert StougEton was thrown from tho plerinto
easily got out. William Quigley. son Of the
Deputy Sherin, was standing on tho stone
steps which lead t. the float. whore his fathers
boats were tied. He was compelled 10 hold fast
10 railing 10 prevent being blown into the
water Patrick Collins, who also had b1nts
moorcd at tho Battery. said that his boats were
raised out of the water by the wind, and one OF
them was crushed against the piles.
! have lived in New York siNtylve years"
veteran bOatman said, " but have never cNue-
rienced such violent whrlwind Ms that which
came to-day, 1t was terrific, ana had II struck
a ship at sea the vessel would have been cap
sized. At sea 1t would have raised water
spout"
John Kane, sailor was up In the rigging Of
tho schooner Ella. moored near the South Terry.
when the whirlwlnd struck him, ana he had 10
cling 10 the ropes for dear life or he would have
been blown from his lofty perch
The passengers in ono Of the South ferry
boats saw the large wave in the East river which
WAS raised by the whrlwlnd, rs il passed with
in ten rods OF the boat. 1t WAS SAID that two or
three small saibOnts were capsized, but no per-
son WIS drowned. il Is thought
Although the whirlwlnd reNolved with grcat
velocity, as was shown by the dust ana Siiol,s
northeast TO the southwest was quite
slow ono spectator estimated that II was
thirty seconds In crossing tho East river and
the Battery. 1t passed SO near The snip news
Office Of the Associated Press that tho windows
ratified Violently and the building trenlled.
A woman who WAS peddling oranges IN the Bat
terry Park had her basket wrenched from her
and the oranges scattered.
CIarets, Cognacs. Chnnpngnes.
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