New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-27
HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE INJURED.

A IN NOOh>Es VI 14sANNN~-'
IN THE WIND.
The high wind which swept over Brooklyn early yes
tedav afternoon did considerable damage in exposed
st,naHoDs The most serious accident occurred at
Fulton and Elton sts., in the Twenty sixth ward
tbreestory frame building going up on the corner
and several carpenters at work upon IT, "heh
the wind lifted the raers and caused the structure "
ccllapse There reports that two OF three pnon
lad been killed and ambulances and ponce reserves
were speedily sent for but when Trey arIiVeu ~
was fonpd that no one had been fatally INJURED
a,,bouch half a dozen persons had been more or
lass hurts Five carpenters were working upon t'e
s,rncture-Georse and Albert BOecfner, George Auer
Andrew Younke and Otto Joenge. All were SONIC
what injured except Younke. Otto Joehge was
seriously hurt internally and had to be removed IN an
ambulance. . ,,,, ro eicht and
Hamilton Iange age three. who i've IN Et9h,So
near Fulton we're PSss rae c9 o the leg and
the boy a confusion of the eye from ue ianihe
timbers. -. ~, On socondave and
Carlo Bito OF No lo7 UniEns were a. WORK n apT ia
wall for the south brooklyn saw 1 iha beaYy wind
ra5Sed fhe wall to topple over them and they each
had an arm broken and were badly bruised
AN ALARMING BREAK AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
The high wind yesterday carried twenty two-foot
ladder and masons plank from the new building OF
The Union Trust Company Newest to the roof OF
,he stock Exchange Two holes in the roof were
made the larger one being about four feet wide Inc
crashing of slate and the rafting OF fragments on the
zinc ceiling of the board caused momcntary ex'
element The brokers the Atcison crowd abandoned
that stock and along the Newst side brokers seelued
20 have instant orders on another side OF the hoor
They all rushed toward the trust stocks ana perhap,
their presence sufficient TO account ior the upward
wovement in the unlisted department III Is not hi'-
possible that they were attracted by the mere name as
many Of their customers have been the bTesh II,
the regular market soon over, but IL Will VdAo
day or two TO repair The rOoi
A SCHOONER CAPsIZED IN THE EAST RIVER
The schooner Craig, Captain Peter Haines' oouho
from Little Neck to this city without cargo, was cap
sized Yesterday in the East River off Astoria by being
struck by a squau There two men on board
the vessel besides Captain Haines. tugboat weht
TO the assistance of the drowning men and rescued
Captain Hanes and one Of his crew Ncre Se ta s bodS
was rot recovered The capsized vessel was towed
into the Astoria Cove
KILLED BY TREE FALL ING ON HIM.
During the gale yesterday afternoon a large tree
was blown down in front of No. 2i3 Paclncave''
Jersey City, and one the limbs struck samuel Bonker
age fifty, on the head. killing him instantly Inc
body was removed to his home, No. 2O7 Pacihc-ave
number of trees throughout the city were blown down.
A HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND BURNED.
During a thunder and hail storm yesterday morn
ing at Apnandale " j.. large frame dwelling be
longing 10 a farmer fred by lightning and totally
DESTROYED with its contents
THOUSANDS OF OIL DERRlCKS BLOWN DOWN.
Bradford. Penn. Dec. 26-A terrific northwest wind
blew here all day and thousands of Oil derrcks have
been levelled to the ground throughout the Mexican
and Allegheny fields In this city the house OF John
Carroll at the head of SANFORD ST., was blown from
is foundation and left reclining the hillside at an
angle of 40 degrees. The family were in the house
at the time, but escaped unhurt. John EVans's
house. in course of construction at No. 1O4 Jackson
ave. was lifted from its foundation and badly warped
I'D the west branch of the Tunungwant Creek forty
three derricks blown down, and on the east
branch twenty three. Four were blown down on
Mount Raub thirteen at Tarport. and six on the
Jewett farm at Custer.
Reports from Garlock Hollow say nearly all the
derriclxs in that vicinity picked up by the wind
and strewn the ground. In many cases the engine
and boiler houses and rig-timbeTs gave way to
fbe hurricane At Knapps Creek it is believed there
are at least 400 rigs blown down Telegraph wires
are down in all directions The losses, as far as can
be estimated to night will reach at least $4,000.