New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-21
LONG ISLAND TOWNS SUFFERED
LIGHTNING CAUSES DAMAGE At GEEFNPORT-
COMFY ISLAND ALMOST WASHED AWAY
FLATBUsu STREETS Uttered
WITH DEAD SPAEROws.

WITH DEAD SPAEROws.
The storm Of Saturday night was unusually severe
at Greenpor l.. l. Tile lightning struck the poles OF
tire telegraph company near the Wcstbnry depot and
ran through the wires into the Office. The instruments
were ruined and all the coils burned out. The Hight
ming also struck the Ilcksvllle station and damaged
it. Greenport and all points beyond were shut on
from communication with the east end OF Long Island
and New. York as result OF The storm for eighteen
hours. SO far can BE- learned other damage
was done by the lightning. The heavy rain washed
ont many OF the roads the east end OF the island
but they were repaired yesterday. The rain yest"r
day did little damage. The downfall Is welcomed by
thc farmers their crops sadly in need Of rain
The big storm struck Concy Island Saturday night
about IL O'Clock. II rained for over hour, the
water coming down heavily that objects fifteen feet
away could not Dc seen Telephone and telegraph
wires blown down and awnings torn from their
fastenings. Along the beach many tents and canvas
covers were blown down and carried away By the
wind Most all Of the bunting and flags with which
buildings had been covered the last week
ried away, ard Yesterday The streets were covered
with them. Many places were flooded, the water
falling fast that the sewers could not carry 1t all
af. Surfaye.. from one end to The other. was
covered with from q TO II inches OF water All
the stores the street had several inches Of water
the ground floor. Many Of the places had leaky
roofs and the whole house dclugcd In many
instances.
At Port Jefferson streets were torn up, easements
flooded, and trees blown down.
A barn owned by Joseph A. Gloves. at Cutchoguc,
was totally destroyed saturday night by being struck
by lightning The loss Is estimated at ~ 900. There
insurance on the building.
One Of the new greenhouses OF the John Henderson
nurseries. at Flushing which cost 1000, was almost
totally demolished by the storm Saturday night
The storm which broke ont on Saturday night and
did not spend itself until yesterday afternoon wrought
serious damage In Flatbush and surrounding towns.
The cellars and easements OF scores OF houses at Oak
lands ana around Franklinave, In the region OF the
pententiary are inundated. The unusual spectacle
OF thousands OF dead sparrows, which had been killed
by the storm, yesterday morning on the
grounds OF the county buildings. The tres surround
Ing these buildings, together With the big overhangng
roofs, thcky studded with nests. In every In
stance they had been torn ont by the storm. and
dead sparrows Uttered the lawns and walks. Wheel.
barrOws and rakes used TO clear them away The
late theatre train leaving the Frankn-avr. station
Island at l1:45 O'Clock on saturday night was de-
layed an hour and forty five minutes. The floods
mad caused landslide which covered the track at the
tunnel OF the Washington ave. bridge in Fatbush.
on the BROOKLYN and Coney Island Electric road
srac at the Park circle OF consy Island road was
with mud and water deep that the electric motors
OF the cars were Hooded.
The basement OF the new home OF the Knlckcr.
booker Field Club was dcnged with water and the
telegraph and Telephone wires tangled up along
tho streets. making travel dangerous.