The sun., 1893-08-07
DEATH FROM THE CLOUDS.
LIGHTNING sTRfnEs 4 F1sHINe
PkRTY IN EAST NEW FORK.


Two Persons Kiiies end Four More or Less
Iuiured-The storr, Shared By Coney
leland nnd Roeknwey-B,r Hnsistones'
In the midst Of storm which beat upon
East New York shortly before niRhtfall yester-
day bolt OF lightning descended from the sky,
killing two people instantly. severely injuring
another, and mildly hurting three others The
dead are:
srzuSe rnrprnrox. OF years old tailor Of 100 New
Jersey avenue.
rorrr, L.1tr year, old. Of Blake avenue near LIN
wood avenue
The injured are:
hErtR JoHx. IL years old. Of sutter avenue, near
Linwood avenue. severely.
Mrrrn PrrER father OF John Meyer to years old.
same address as son.
BAspos wnuAr F., SO years old. OF Montauk avenue.
near New Lots road
Torrs- ERSrsr. father OF Lizzie Toppel N years old
same address as daughter.
About o'clock Yesterday afternoon Ernest
Toppe with his daughter Lizzie and another
child Potter Meyer and his son John, and
Frederick Siezling left Mr.. Toppers house to
go fishing in Jamaica Bay. near the old mill
farm. about two miles away. They hshed un-
til almost g. when they set out home.
The storm broke before they had gone far.
and was at its height whom they reached the
corner Of Berrlman street and Hegeman ave-
nue.. They were walking single flle with Peter
Never In the lead. He was carving fishing
rod over his right shoulder Ernest Topped
was next. carrying ono OF his children. and fol-
lowed by John Meyer. Lizzie Topped and Fred
Siezlng were in tho rear. Just what happened
none OF the survivors seems to know.
Peter Meyer says the flshing-rod went flying
across tho road as II some ono had q string to
It, while he felt . sharp pain in his right
shoulder. Ernest Topped experienced sensa-
tion in his right leg as II some one had struck
him on It. John Meyer thought he had been
hit on the head with club. The whole five
fell to tho ground instantly. William F. Bar
don was driving past at the same time IL M a
Bardon was knocfed on the seat.
- A bystander afterward told the police that
the 81 % ana Ss na
nothing over the heads of the fishermen. Peter
Meyer was the first to recover He jumped to
don also recovered quickly and drove at opSs to
the Seventeenth precinct & Ct police staten M What
fhe thunder and lightning was flashing
and helchinG like war" said the Sergeant
asr hs peoe nG the aSt
Mary's Hospital for an AMBULANCE. The wagon
W6ss and Still to oek
them which was dead and which was sleep;
only stunned. They both awoke as SOON as he
Waae ssa t sse oaap o them nsp hsS
Mr.. Torpel got up all right but he was a,
eeon s Holder'toofk him in tie Smbn anco @ to the
tsn 3, bsr The thSSdy Gt 61us sszs sDr wss
at the corner Of Liberty and Van Sicklen ave.
d safar at0ys sSuas
visited Rockaway Beach deluged the thou
sands Of pleasure seekers who crowded that
droWned the f seand The 'Sa Sar Sea- %' sHe side
Tie gala tore through the place awnings and
signs were blown away and chairs and tables
eISd out int and set
Bay were overturned. but i was not learned
that any lives were lost. Fifteen minutes after
the t first opthurst ~ @ tho squail stopped AS sud-
Coney Island experienced strong wind and
tors OF tho numerous bathing ,,pavillons had
their EMPLOYEES drive Gil bathers from tho
.sse, oSS %hsn na the ssSr% r..
struck. as & had happened IN previous thunder
rain fell. The nnthers were allowed in tho
sdSS y thandcr an @ hHaS
sHI Sry s Manp e. bem
were as large as small hazel nuts. They
fairly covered the ground in some places. and
were used in some Of the hotel barrooms in
iced drinks.
AsBURY PARK. N. j.. Aug 6-Durine a severe
storm to- day the cottage OF Mrs.
Mary Hollis OF New York. on Asbury avenue.
ming. Miss Hollis was mock ed in sen sible. but
was not seriously hurt. Many trees were up
rooted.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug GA heavy wind. rain
and hail storm. accompanied by thunder and |
lightning, passed over this city shortly before |
tories. and dwellings in KensinRton were un-
rooted.
Numerous small craft on the Delaware River
were upset. but so far as learned no casualties |
resulted. Four hundred feet OF wooden |
bridge across the Schuylkill River at Falls Of |
the Schuylkill were swept away.