New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
RRIGaTLIGHTNING FLASHES
4 FIERCE STORM STRIKES THE CITY.
,rrrcRApI AND TELEPHONE WIRES INTER
FERED wITH-DAMAGE IN BROOKLYN
AND TIE SUBURBS.

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pERED w1TH-DAMAGE IN BROOKLYN
AND TIE SUBURBS.
fierce rainstorm, accompanied by brilliant
flashes of lightning and repeated claps of thun-
dor s,vcpt over this city few minutes before
II o'clock last nj ,Lt. The lightning did much
damage 10 telegraph and telephone wires in all
parts of the city, and in several instances the
strokes were severe enough TO cause alarm to peo-
n,e as well as damage to property Jagged
streams OF lightning shot from the clouds almost
continually. and sheet lightning lighted INC
whole sky A flag pole in Broome-st was struck
and badly shattered by the lightning
police station was struck, and in the supuroe
fires were caused In Brooklyn a ship was blown
over by the wind, which, however, only regiS-
tered twenty miles an hour at the Weather bu,
reaus Frequent flashes of lightning cohtihueu
for about Two hours. The storm was the i'is'
real thunderstorm Of the season. There nave oec"
n few Others but none which approached '''ls ~
thc brilliancy of its lightning and the
rapid following OF the thunder i.o .,I.oS
Of lightning, which lighted the SKIES
brilliantly. were more sharply marked oy "e
streaks of forked lightning which seemed aimos'
10 touch the tops of tall buildings, ana uhe
crashes of thunder sounded as IL almost dlrecuy
overhead The electric lights on the streets WERE
cXtineuished and. while the storm lasteo' all Vee
graph communication between New-iork ana ou'-
side points was stopped. The doWhpour VI i''''
which lasted for over an hour, was eNcep'ioh~iS
heavy and only the absence or hlgh Wlnu pre-
wanted redestrians from receiving unwlshed-for
shower-baths 1t was not until after mldnignV
that the storm ceased and telegraphlc service cou
he again resumed and belated New-iorKers hau
to rely on the humble sree'-iaiNp ins'ed" VI ''e
brilliant electric light
LIGHTNING struck the telegraph wire connected
with the telegraph instrument at the Eldridge-
st station, while the storm was In progress
co,otbino that looked like ball of fire rolled
a,p the wire until il reached the instrument, and
.beD made n loud report. DR.. Markiewicz, who
WAS in the station at the time, and Mrs Coie' the
matron. were thrown from their feet oy the
shock Captain Cross and Sergeant Halpin VINO
were also present were not affected by the shocK
The fag-pole on the roof of Odd Fellows HAIL.
M No. SO Orchardst., was struck by hgh'hlh@
and was split in half 1t fell to the street No
one was injured.
The electric lights in Theodore Feldstems res
taurant AT No 26s Grand-st were put ont pS
lightninz The place was crowded az tie 'i'i'
and there was a good deal of excitement
An electric light wire was burned out at broomc
and Centerste but beyond the loss to the llsh'ih-
companv. and the temporary darkness, no damage
was done
Lightning struck and shattered the hag-poie
on Pier /, North River; and also struck o'hef
poles in various parts of the city. ..o
The force Of the wind was felt greauy Oh ''o
waterfront of Brooklyn before the shower oes'i
last evening The full-rigeed iron, German snip
DIR Siegert was lying at Woodruhs Stores aV 'e
.Ierolemon-st and the East River, and the "iho
careened her over against the wharf Her nisV
struck the strngpiece of the pier ana saved i'er
from being capsized. The Dr. Siegert was rldlhe
bicb. as her cargo had been discharged, ana hau
hecn living at Woodrufs Stores for week
She is commanded by Captain Otto Boss, and
crow of fourteen men were aboard. They saw
,bo;r danger before the squall struck the vessel
ond made their way to the wharf i'll great haste.
g. far as could he learned at late hour Ias'
nicht no water had entered her hold. ohe a'-
rived from Germany last week, and carried
,nixad cargo The damage 10 the vessel Will not
nrove serious. unless she should SINK
A fire WAS left burning in the cooks galley In
the hasty escape of the crew, ana IL was lcdlcu
that n mirht set the vessel on hre. Inc NEIL uiu
not dare 90 aboard, and notice OF the DANGER vac
sent 10 the Fire Department An engine was
ordered to the wharf and stream OF water was
turned into the hold TO prevent the nic no''
spreading. ~
Lightning struck tne stdolc vi "i"i" 90
rtson No - Crawford-st., Newark. horse
was burned TO death in the flames and the build
ing was badly damaged
The big electric storm played hovac with the
wires of the electric light company at rutherford
\. j.. and the superintendent was kept busy
cutting the live wires, which had been broken;
After one fash III, re tremendous report, ana
immediately bright blaze spang up IN tnc
direction Of Woodridge. 1t was said 10 be the
school house there, set on by the lightning
AT a late hour the fire still lighted up the SKY
Shortly after the storm broke over Whife
Plains. there were several vivid flashes of light
ming followed quickly by deafening peals Of
thunder Soon after one of these reports bright
lirht was seen in the sky in the direction of
Scarsdale. and it increased in brilancy and in
tensity, 50 that it was evident that there was a
large fire of some Kind. At late hour II was I'M