The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-30
LONG ISLAND SWEPT AGAIN.
Brooklyn Escaped Lightly - Many Build
iag- In winiamsburgh Blown Down.

Brooklyn Escaped Lightly = MANY Build
Ing. In WiIliamshurgh Blown Down.
Brooklyn shared in the general havoc caused
by the West Indian cyclone. but tho loss there
was not az great as that which attended the
rain deluRe last week. Yesterday morning the
streets all over the city were Uttered with
fallen trees. broken glass. and wrecked avn
ngs and fences Nearly score OF unfinished
buildings were blown down. and twice as
many were partly unroofed. Tho telegraph
and telephone wires were more or less dis
abed. The fallen trees delayed the trolley
cars until the City Works authorities had re-
moved the distractions.
About SIX o'clock. during tho height Of the
storm. huge willow tree. which has stood in
Bergen street and New York avenue for over
100 years. fell with a tremendous crash be-
The occupants Of the houses were 80 fright
ened. however. that they became panic
supported by heavy iron frame. was blown
through heavy pate.glass window ,d IN At IT,
street was torn UP ana hurled against the door
Of the synagogue OF the ConCreGation Beth
sixteeny zen .oS HRin Phillips Of wsErsn
street was the only person Injured: While
heSl by
tree. and Was picked up unconscious. He is
suffering with conclusion OF the brain and
probable fracture OF the skull;
In Wiliamsburgh thousands o. trees we're
%%prooted. while on the !. outskirts. toward 1
ines were blown down; In Bleecker street.
between Irving and Wyckoff avenues, Joseph
Cornell. a contractor and builder of 1871
three story frame buildings. The place is one
Of the highest points in Williamsburgh. and
damage a mounted to $4,000.
Three unfinished four story frame houses at
Grattsn street and knieker6o .f avenue ,H
morning. The row had a frontage Of ninety
two feet on Knicker booker avenue and was
yesterday the roofs were to have been laid
A large portion Of the side wall OF a three
Of SOB DIVISION AND %ythe Avenues was blown
down. Three families occupied the building.
and whom the crash came they ran out with
went down Both chimneys were cut away
five feet. Six telegraph poles strung with
many wires In briggs avenue. near Lorimer
street came down and blocked car travel The
about way to take passengers to Greenpoint.
An old tree which was uprooted in front Of
Third street and Bedford avenue. Knocked
down two men,, one OF whom sprained his
Aaq In s in OF
Handsome dwellings were uprooted.
The North shore freight yard tracks Of the
non avenue. Long Island City. are blocked
and buried under tons, ot brick. The walls OF
from the hire Of July 20. were blown down
the rak Al hSh
river front and swept over docks and bulk
stood the storm Of last Wednesday night sue
At Bath Beach. Bensonhurst. and Unionvis
the streets were lined with fallen trees. traffic
ia n q at
Choir In Gravesend Bay of Bath Beach and
Mon, cony ek oha
and went to pieces Capt. Boates's schooner
yacht PLAYFUL went ashore in n, trent Of the
aeEGes bans, @t schooner yaSht
sb"S9 SoDe % tie fnsy yT White wheh Tst
ney Grants Enie. Hartley sherwood's Nettie,
Louis L9chhead's Beinda. Cart Fl. r. Free
The sar m da@ase to the
property along the water front at Bath Beach.
At the Marine and Field Club the pier leading
mammoth dancing pavilion at Timer Park
settled and came near topp!ipg over. but 9
Enated it The damaee to
yachts will reach $4,000. while that to prop
eriy will no doubt be as much more.
At Coney Island many windows in tho Casino
OF the ,Concy Island Athletic Club, were
smashed. as were also number in the Sea
latter building, was blown, of. The life lines
of several bathing rayilions were lost and
sat aoRg ing beach from
southwest swept over this section OF Long
Island this morning. The waves in Peconic
either steam or sailing vessels to venture out,
The iron steamer Long Island started from
trip. and on her arrival in Greenport harbor
an extra heavy gust OF wind turned her COM
at Island Sf for tS ns
number OF vessels Mt anchor lost spars. and
only hard work kept them from going ashore
she was saved. The yacht Mary i. OF Bridge
port in sommiepG fa q Leonard Clark. keener Of
drifted on to a wharf. But by extraordinnry
effort was saved from going to pieces. The
schooner Little Charley. Capt, Downs; from
Olga owned ~ r. i: Roosevelt, j.; q New
Harbor and drifted around LOCUST Point; The
Of the Shelter Island Harpie Club. of
M sor hs to h
HuSTINGToY., Aug 2e;-IIichard H?olahan
noon of Iloyd's Neck. He was one OF the three
hands employed on The schooner Annie j.
putting reef in the mainsail when the stay
broke. throwing him into the water. The
ter adns hR IN o
He was about % years old. The body was not
recovered.
OYSTER BAY. Aug. 29-At Oyster Bay the
storm was more violent. " possible. than that
u last week. and tho work OF destruction then
feft undone is now completed. the fruit cr0p
Ia ruined. One man with peach orchard Of !
nearly u thousand trees lost his entire crop.
trees and all.
The sioop Huron. owned by ", Butler Dun
IAN. Jr.. was driven ashore outside, as was the
Ma meless. Charles W Wetmore. The tughoat
Berth. with heavy tow. which was trying to
make Oyster Bay. would inevitably have gone |
ashore but for the steamer Northport which |
same to her assistance and t0wed them to a
place OF safety. At the Seawa nhaka iub house |
several boats went ashore and the floats wers |
all torn away.
THE YIGIL1ST IN PERIL.
She Narrowly Escapes Destruction During |
e Gnle.