New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-12
DESTRUCTION AND DEATH.
THE WORK OF YESTERDAYS STORM ABOUT
NEW-YoRK.

A MAN AND BOY KILLED IN BRooKLYr. AEn
ST. JAMEss ROMAN CATHOLIC cHuRcp
suRNEp-A MAN KILLED BY LIGHT.
MING IN NEwARx-pAMAGB IN sssFs
THIS oITY. 4@t
The heavy wind and rain storm which swppe
over Brooklyn between and 8 o'clock. carried
death and destruction in its track. The dense
mass of dark clouds which swept up from the
western sky pnsaged q thunderstorm Of no or.
dinary dimensions. The sky was so dsrkened that
lights were necessary 20 in houses and Offices
The deluge Of pouring rain was accompanied by
frequent vivid lightning and heavy peals Of almost
continuous thunder. People overtaken by the
storm sought every available place Of shelter.
As soon IS the wires could be safely used am
balances were summoned to Evergreen ana Cooper
sves., where man and boy were killed and
three other men and another boy were badly In
jured by the wrecking by tie wind of new
building nearly completed It three-story
frame building owned by John Doscher, who
keeps a hquor-store on the opposite SIDE Of the
street. His son Henry, age ten, and an Italian
lnborer Frank Masterno, Of No. Broadway.
East New York, were killed. The boys brother
Willie, age six, John Jenkins and Matthew Done
line carpenter, of No. 800 Atlantic-ave.. and
another Italian were seriously hurt. The men
had been at work in the building putting on lath,
and the boys had been picking up chips. All
had stopped work before the storm began. and
were watching the rain, when ths
wind suddenly blew of the roof and wrecked
the structure.
The injured persons were speedily pulled from
the ruins, and jenkins and Donohue were sent to
St Marys Hospital, and the injured Italian TO
The Eastern District Hospital suffering from bruises
.kz l,,he oharx
taken TO his home, suffering severe injuries, and
the body Of his brother was carried 10 the same
place by permission Of Coroner Lindsay. The
body CT Masterno was taken TO The morgue.
CHURCH BURNED BY LIGHTNING.
Tho lightning set on fire ST. Jamess Roman
Catholic Church, at Jay and Chapel sts, and
the interior burned out, causing loss OF
about $50, 900. Although the lightning struck
il In the height OF the shower it was not until
nearly three hours after that the flames were dis.
covered. They had then gained such great head
way that only the walls could bs saved. Fathers
Mitchell nd Meaha, who are attached 30 the Ca
thedral were sitting at the window Of the pas
toral residence the opposite side Of Jay-sts
when the lightning and thunder appeared stimuli.
taneously, at 5 40 o'clock, and they saw a ball
OF fire strike the roof the tower. the Chaps
st. side OF the building, and roll down the wall
and disappear
They hastened out in the rain, expecting 70
find the building in flames, and 10 give an alarm,
but they found no traces OF fire, although the
marks Of the thunderbolt could be plainly seen
along the side Of the structure Believing it 70
be safe, they did not enter it. but returned
10 their home. But little after o'clock young
man who was passing saw light under the
FASTENED into the building TO rescue the sacred
articles from the altar. They succeeded in saving
the sacred vessels, and then Father mitcheil as
great risk, secured the records, but his clothing
was burned The vestments of the altar could
not be saved
THE OLDEST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE CITY,
All the interior furnishings, including the costly
altar, organ, pcws and several paintings were
burned. Among the latter were one of the Cruel
Fl! Ion, another Of the Holy Family, and a third
of ST. Francis, recently presented 70 the church.
finest in the country. 1t cost 10000. The
church is tho oldest Roman Catholic Church in
Brooklyn, and WAS begun in 1922. 1t was COM
plet"d and dedicated in S26. When the Diocese
of Brooklyn was created in $50, bishop Loughlin
made IL his cathedral church. He recently re-
moved from the residence attached TO it to the
new episcopal residence adjoining the site where
the cathedral is TO stand.
twO-story frame building at No. 76l Marcy
ave was struck by lightning and damaged 81 90.
Clinton and Nelson SITS. was struck by lightning.
part OF the wall of ST Mnry's Roman Catholic
and fell e roSf OF tSe
II z Ross-st, Williamsburg, was blown of
LiGHTN1NG's WORK IN THE SUBURBS.
Herman Mats, age forty-fve, was killed by q
stroke of lightning last evening while at work in
Solomon'S leather factory, in Newark Five
other worlmen received painful shocks, but Htu
recover The Calendar Insulated Wire. Works
at Harrison, n. j., were struck by iightnlng
$4,000. The barn of f. Abrams, at Hewletts, was
struck by lightning at $40 p. m. yesterday: Ihe
current set fire to the building and 10 was burned
to the ground. The loss is $4,000 Lightning
played havoc at Elizabeth last evening demolish-
ing trees in various parts Of the city, striking
buildings and iniuring the electric hght system:
The big ball surm mountng the Jefferson Engine
COmpanys flagstaff was knocked on, nearly
hitting on the head in It's fall woman who was
passing on the sidewalk 4 ball Si nre & ensetsfa ,fa
scared and stunned the members OF mis- ,iamily.
The rain fell in perfect dcluge. Last night no
electric lights were burning in the principal ousi-
SLIGHT DAMAGE ABOUT THE CITY.
The storm of rain, thunder and lightning which
swept over this city yesterday afternoon, short as
it was succeeded In doing some little damage.
From various parts OF the city camo reports OF
shattered windows, haGstatfs torn into splfnters
and trees torn up by the roots.
In the course Of the storm q large plate-giass
window valued at s200 at No S62 broadway,
occupied by the Gernicide Company, was blown
into the storr by the wind No one was injured.
Several people who had taken refuge In an 80.
Joining doorway frightened and fed through
the rain TO another and safer place of shelter.
The aag-pole the roof Of the West One-hun:
tlredth.st station was struck by lightning, and
was reduced 10 splinters. Several policemen were
in the station at the time and the lightning
danced around them in decidedly unpleasant
manner The large room where the policemen
assemble before being sent out on their posts
seemed 10 be filed with solid flame for several
seconds and tho crash OF the thunder was terrific.
No one was hurt and there was no other damage
All the policemen received slight shoclSs, and felt
tingHng sensations in their hands as IL they had
hold Of strong batteries Captain Berghoh was
standing near window, and all the hair that
there is left on his head was touched by the strong
electric current and stood on end like stiff wire
tree in front Of Mrs. Langtry's house in West
Twenty -third-St, was struck by lightning and wes