New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
DRIVING RAIN AND A GALE
A FIERCE STORM REACHES THE CITY.
IT KNOCKS Down HOUSE IL BROOKLYN
INITRING SFXrEAI pEOpLE.

ISJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE
The storm Of wind and rain which swept over
the city yesterday caused much discomfort ard
considerable damage. The wind reached maxi
mum velocity of 81 miles an hour. blowing from
the southeast until late in the afternoon. when it
changed 70 southwest
In South Brooklyn in the afternoon il blew down
an unfinished building in Thirtccnh-st.. near Ham
iIton-ave., burying several men and children in
the ruins None was killed. and the men escaped
serious injury. Three of the children were more or
less SERIOUSLY hurt and two taken TO the Long
Island College Hospital. The building was being
constructed for an addition to the weather-s'rip
factory Of Samuel Rocbucl. and was frame
structure "a by 90 feet and three stories III hcigh
II had no roof, ana when the wind began 10 dow
hard .hc score OF men at work upon IT d'scehoed
10 tic GROUND and took shelter from the driNhS x
rain near by. number OF children who had peeh
Kicking up chips huddlcd against the bullalh@ Oh
tie coward side for shelter.
Tho building finally shook so greatly tha' three
men started to place props against the west eur
70 brace it. While they wcre doing this the Sl's'
collapsed, and then til" ends OF tn DuIui'f' IVA"
bnryIng men and chi lrcn in the runs.
Several ambulanccs AMI police reserves we'c
acnt for. and there was an exciting time
I.r
..o,chcd Three men were rescued only a
lit,I. burt bv bruises. and with no bones broken
and all were able to 20 home. Their names are
Martin swanson. of No - Dcsraw-st. Benedict
Ihn.or of No - PrcSilcnt-st and Edward
chris,onlcr of 10 SIS Carroll-St From the broken
,imb.rs and boar Is the three girls who were hurt
,ycrc taken None OF their bones were crushed"
Inn, two Of them suffered seriously from conch'-
sion Of the brain. They are Sophi" ami Meila
Gottlich. Of NO. II Thir cath-si., and Ai4Sie
Schubert. of 30 - Thirieen;h-st. The "ottli'o
arl, were removed to the Long Bland College
Iosrital Both were badly bruised, ana ar ilk'IS
10 have brain fever. Their companion was ''hc"
Wr Rocbnck. whose office is at 80 Al, liamll-
,on-avc. on the other side Of the Dl"cN rom III"
building blown down, cstlnat = HIS 1898 9i'oJIV
TLn hiQh Wind ana binding ram cauS'l no
ueuat difficulties In navigatiOn especially near tiIc
TaIterv TUGS with ;ows could -carcciy inaNr
hoadway ana oven th" l"recr stcIil"IS hnn a ', -,
tjm, OF it, The fcrrybodtS ionni IL dll'culS "
cntcr thcr slip, without making the most ciIciuI
colcul tiuIs ii thr' WEI" 'l"ral Sllgh' c"ii'iohe
in IN" rivers and the eay. Inc n Ma'%r ""1 mf ,Hc
nllots T. tuQ X. {. Nct took two sroNH 10
'.n for dumping their garnagc la'" on Iha.s."l '.
NIGHT and N q S'NcT' gust ti',' hH"e''o P'''
nj tic seo,e went aground at RochaWay Nh'''I'
Tho unfortunate men on board wcr" almost "hsil''I
nWay Ly the bis s.as which broke over th"m, ou'
Tie tut stood hv them and managed to get them
Oh yCsfrfdaH. ~ a., i.,.. I,.
wien il did rain 'hc llool-eat"~ oi thc CLOUDS
y.rr.. loo.cd and the water came dow, IN -,r',N;
Tlc wind dccr"as"d in force ait'r II '"iI'-': y! \.
Iir.rtinn. and n p 80 o'clock n the cE"ninS II
yn, blorng only i mile, an hour me storm
was central oI tie anc region in ne l'r ~ "h ~.
did cnn-i,lcrahl" DAMAGE IN ii' N,-,' !' g.;
gropL v,,r,-, were reported last night 70 be III
bad condition East. Wet and south Ihcre wa; v1i
a particularly bad break between syracuse 'I' !
Rochester WHERE the wires We're down. -, -,
In the couTs. OF the day nearly haif M inch on
roia fcil in this city. About 80 o'clock IN e tne
evening the rnn ceased. the clouds diSnppcsIr"
.,d lie stpr, came ont in coll-looklng SKY
Tnc rxpcr,s of the Weather Bureau said, that TO- 20.
,ay vcr,ld hc clear and cold nd an ideal day for
football game. cold wave sem on l's -;
,uarl last night anl il is expected TO Grrl'e III
force today. -, l., r,Torson
fr ,nr house in course Of erection In '''i'rsoh
s,r'c, between Sixth AVID Seventh-stS honoErrh'
80 j,,,rn du,yu in tie storm Yesterday In"
yorkmcn had quit work on account OF thf RAJ"
and no u"c was injured.