The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-14
THEIR HOMES CANNONADED.
LONG ISLANDERS KNOW NOW WHAT
IT MEANS TO BE IN hattie

IT MEANS TO BE IN hattie
shells from the Second Battery's Target
Frnetice Strike and Explode Near the
summer Residences OF New Workers
Probably none OF the wealthy New Workers
who have purchased summon residences a.
Hempstead imagined until last week that Ia
these days OF peace they were to be cannon
AIDED there. Now they are oil talking about
gunpowder, soldiers, cannon. explosive shells
and the ncertainty OF life. For this the re-
cent camping experience OF the Second Bat
tory Of this city, Of which David Wilson. an un
dertaker is Captain. is responsible.
The battery was encamped on Hempste nd
Plains ut the limits of Garden City. From the
mems tents could be seen In the distance. over
toward Homestead. a number OF very fine and
costly residences. They looked 30 far away
however, that when the men were taken out
for target practice. and the big new hrsech.
loading cannon were hauled into place. II
never occurred to the commanding officer that
stray shots would ever reach them.
The practice field was about mile from the
camp. between Garden City and Mineola and
the direction OF the shooting was southeast. A
number OF hills rise between the targets and
the before. mentioned residences. and possl-
bly, the officers thought that those would In
% On last Wednesday all was busy about the
oasis. the name given TO Mr. Adolf Laden;
6nrg's property K that a,a part q HemEstcssd d
Superintendent. was busy with half a dozen
workmen around the M greenhouses getting the
GROUNDS 10 s 4rder, as Mr. Ladenoure was ex-
The house has Teen closed for some time. as
the family is away, On the adjoining property.
stable. Two Of Br sH W ret horses wers
dssr ho@ 'S and bull terriers were doing in
isw Toas , further ,,s, On Is the hopss Of Mr.
Park were on, the west the Meadowbrook
Club house hnd ssGunds and on the east the
Coming along 4 one .t & the cross roads near
the Ladenburg place was a. team driven by
Louis SNYDER enc Of NJ
There were pu!!s Of smoke. low. distant re-
in the immediate peighborhood. He straight
ene DIX p =, and log Locked k,s 4 about him.
Jimmy Powers, one Of his workmen. saw at
that moment shining object flying through
the S!sht Of them And ieii to the sround. ''e'
Wppg The soldiers ere shooting ct vs."
hs action 10 his he ra.h.d
were dazed. They could see more puns Of
Birds garden, near Merry Boy who took the
He /. the horse Miss Bra rides n The Cross
country fox hn.ts; The shell exploited az It
the horse escaped the liyine fragments was
mystery to the Witnesses.
dem ns w SoaRa ais sFs' boT
reason this did rot e1nlode. Ii. Is still in the
hoe to inspiie 1t with life.
third shell vas p Oh. 9Sssrved to fall near the
Girls we,e seated. nnconscious Of their danger niger:
This one struck the ground on It's side. and
nFS9Th the r From Ssse ,s H
hall q dozen feet further. leaving barely dis
This one did not explode either. and Griffin
was able to secure In tho mean time Sny-
dor wHs calmly pursuing his why giving scapt
Sa sus ins s noss Worry t'n sose to to
him. and what apneared 10 lin to
be an ENORMOUS IN mass OF iron whizzed
maneled: or. had the horse been a little moe
followed the course OF the shell and saw II strike
h sTon1a sSn hne .1%o led sIne Mr.
sSs sss s.%
H. nsiahbe,rhooi; Tha, no barns or houses
wore III ouo HTeu' duu tuht no human O0inGb
or animals we're actually bit ,;eemed strange
to them. They wore paralyzed with fear aud
establishment. exrecting every moment to wit
ness some terrible catastrophe. Whom ths facts
became known to tho wealthy people 70 the
n ,s they sxnrsssed their ind!ens-
cers of the battery inf rminE them Of what
had happened. and warning them against fur
thor exhibition OF recklessnesa
Inc lniteh states army officer who had been
assisting Capt. Wilson came oyer to Meadow.
he saw the loaded shell that Griffin had
secured aud the holes that had been torn In
He wanted to take 1t. but Griffin refused to
part with IT. Incidentally. Miss Bird. who has
pressed to the officer her opinion Of tbe recE-
lessness OF allowing amateurs to fire loaded
shells across plain filed with residences
Mr. Griffin showed the shell 10 the writer
yesterday. 1t measures ten Ivy three inches.
saving it 10. SHOW to Mr.. Lndenbure when he
arrives. rs he may want to do something about
Within a hundred feet OF where the shell
struck is MIR. L.adenburgs greenhouse con-
tuning thousands OF raro species OF begonia.
tanning G3;ooO gallons Of wafer. Had this been
struck and burst the green house and plants
would have been dest, oyed.
The news OF the wild shooting Apparently
did not affect some Of the Members Of The
battery: for thsy, ro%ndly cursed q man from
thor presence Mt I'ettit's Hotel. still. exist
ing cause OF uneasiness In Meadowbrook Park
is the supposed presence In the bushes and
gardens OF n number of un"Nplod I'd shells.
The battery arrived home last evening
Capt. Wilson says the encampmcnt and target
practicA wHR II rad. white And hiua succaso