New-York tribune., 1886-07-20
FREAKS OF THE LIGHTNING.
CHICKENS ROASTED BY THE HUNDREDS.
A BOLT SEPARATES LOVERS FOR SHORT TINE

A BOLT SEPARATES LOVERS FOR A SHORT TINE
OTHER DAMAGE BY THE STORM.
The storm of Sunday was altogether irresponsible
and unreasonable much TO the disgust Of the Signal
Service prophets. who had mapped out nice. warm
Coney Island day. The storm began in New-Jersey
and euded in New-England. 1t was split up into
skirmishing parties which followed another with
much noise and lightning In this city the rain
fell in sheets about midnight aud 45-l00 inch was
measured. Broolyn suffered q heavier shower. and
inch of water fell. much damage to cuiverts
aud to unpaved roads in outlying districts was re-
ported. The thunder which accompanied the showers
was remarkably severe. and the lightning was forked
sheet and ball Several huge balls of fire seen TO
fall into the Hudson Spuytcn Duyve and num-
Der of trees we're struck.
The storm caused considerable damage throughout
Long Island. At Rockaway Beach booths, tents and
sheds were carried away and bathing houses and
dancing platforms unroofed At East Nev-York,
Thomas Cook of New York was struck by lightning
but not seriously injured. While Henry Jones
and bis WIFE OF this city riding in the Ocean
Parkway in Gravosend L. L. from Coney Island to
Brooklyn about midnight they prostr ated by a
fash of lightning just front of them and were both
made unconscious. their horse ran away but it was
caught the Kings Highway. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
we're seriously affected but recovered yesterday An
other victim OF the lightning in Kings County was
Henry Anderson, a cCored man. who was made uncon-
scous by shock in the Shore road, in Bay Ridge L.
L. He was affected seriously in the region of the
heart that the skin reeled Of If blstered.
The roaring of the thunder terrific in East New
YORK. and the lightning furnished pyrotechnic DIS
pay that was both dazzling ana dangerous. The
flashes were incessant ForKed tongues of fire darted
through the streets and played around the church
steenles and frightened two OF three young men so
badly that thew fell down on the sidewalk through
sheer fright. After this exhibition nal been kept up
for an hour or more loren was applied to George /.
Stewards cenhouse in Pennsylvania-ave, and 3oo
choice tender spring chickens were roasted az brown
a. a berry Three horses also cooked and TO end
the display the barn holding them and the stables a
Joining 1t also set on me and burned 10 the
ground The buildings were owned by FREDERICK
Nchalaus and he estimates his loss at S5UO stewart
nuts his damage at $500 of which 500 covered by
insurance The stable is owned By Mr. Huttenocker,
and wa. worth about $500. 1t was not insured,
Public school Building No. 20 IN Dsnforthave,
Jersey Clty which was recently completed at cost OF
$40 900 struck by lightning. ire bolt tore on
boards from the beliry. and broke the oellrucK ana
wheel. The damage IL lot serious. Sued IN brady
coal ward and Thomas Haley's house, both In Old
Bergen Road and two 'elegraph poles IN the same
ne nboT also struck, but no SPECIAL damage
was done A bolt 'ot lightning struck the tracks ana
road bed of the Newark and Nevf fOrk Railroad at
Halliday st.. and made a deep furrOv in the ground
for dstancs Of twenty feet The tracks were Snsh'y
twisted but other damage was done.
Ths storm was accom- panied by brill ant displays OF
peculiar or wAicn WAS
Witnessed by number OF the residents over tne r'ri
bright ball fell the earth. striking an electric
| ucnt wire Immediately It's touching the wire All
the lights in neighbOrhOoi went out. and lnvestE
cation showed that not Ons ght mad been elt Durn-
IL, over the river ths falls. The lights TO tue
soutn Of where tea bal struck remained ccdsturoeu.
II was supposed that tbs BE-: had fallen on the orpi"
hut no trace OF IL cout be discovered. Han dld con-
adorable q damage 10 corn IN the northern part oi
Passac County. ,,,
Mount Vernon was visited by the severe thunder and
hal storm accO npantei by vivid flashes OF lightning
The house Of william P. seight in sHth-ave was
The windows OF A-seinblymsn Lswlers law otfce were
| broken nv halstones. Two storms met over Whlte
Plains Lightning danced In tne ar. one thunierpoIi
srnek the splre OF the Memorial Methodist Episcopal
/ Church ripulng off side or tns Neepie, put the
cnurch was otherwise uninjuref The lightning burned
| of nearly all the wires in tho White Plains railroad
Mathews the agent put the nre out Every instrument
was more less damaged and some melted en-
| tirely. Lightning struck the one Story iramc
dwelling occupied By Sidney Martin a painter. ana
r,nned tina whole end ont. Mrs Martin. who was stand
ing In door, knocked over ana stuhneu; Jaeu
Williams. a young man VINO was visiting Mart,n
be could not bs removed. The young woman was also
stunned but all will recover. At eagemahs COTE
Eastchsster two telegraph poles we're thrown down anu
the wires burned III Two. :, .. -.,. - ~. ....,t. n,
! the Methodist Church and demoLsneed some
/ OF the boards on the inside. IHe te.e 20
phone wires and apparatus we're - rqlnsa pn.Si
In many places. At WespOrt barn belonging 20 fos
master H. 2. Burr struck by ishting Inree sno"e'
| gave a rainfall Of over two inches az Bridgeport ,,
While the body OF a young woman was Dellg DuI'cu
large tree stand the grave was struck ny Isu
nlny causing panic among the nourners, SOME u
whom wspt and prayed while others rusned horrof'
stricken from the spot ,zr, =,
Staten ISLAND, and the hail killed = large number oi
sparrONs