New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-07
DEATH IN THE STORM.
A BROOKIYN PAINTER. BLINDED AMI
STUNNED. FALLS TEN STORIES
TO THE GROUND.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TIE BIG WAREHOUSES; AT
ERIE BAsIN-A STUBBORN FIRE BURN

LIGHTNING STRIKES THE BIG WAREHOUSES; Az
ERIE pAsIN-A STUBBORN FIRE BURN
ING IN THE COTTON.
The lightning yesterday did not confne us damage
10 this city. but struck twice in Brooklyn. where
fire. causing loss Of $4,000. was caused Dy F" III
a cotton warehouse. and man was Khocheu ioii I"
lofty building In Columbia Heights ana Riiieu.
The lightning set fire to warehouse ID, one Oh io"r
,elondng to the NewYork Warenousihe ]oNhp'"s'
OIL the Erie Basin between Van Br1nt ana oo"o'.'
sts South Brooklyn, and caused aes'rucuNe Az
which will probably burn for two or three DAYS. in0
company owns four big warehouses, covering
CT, 400 foot I'm frontage and $50 feet Deep
and five stories in height. They are o"'''
OF brick with thick walls dividing one 'io"'
another and protected by iron shutters A"e 'No,
of the lightning bolt felt by many persoNs " Wv
vicinity and u small boy who was In sheo a'ois'u
OF the warehouse was knocked from his sea' d,'
stunned. The fremen found him lying on the sfou
IIe recovered In a short time and ran home. Az.
lightning set fire 10 the cotton on the MIN hooi "
Warehouse ID, ana the fire rapidly extenoeo " "a.
fourth and third floors. 1t also burned OF inc rooi
OF Warehouse G, but It thought that the COTTON "
It did rot take fire. The remen from all the Western
mart OF the city were summoned by three Alarms ~
gether with the ffreboats Seth Low and paVia a.
goody The fremsn worked several hours before Ihey
could feel snre that the IRE would be conbnea 10 inc
one warehouse, and most OF the engines were N.Y.
nj work all night drenching the cotton 10 Keep IL rum
blazing. ,oo
The warehouses contained cotton valued at Sl'2V''
coo. 1t Is estimated that the loss VIII not Oe "ss
than $4,000, and may be more. The cottoh was
consigned to different firms, and was insured Inc
Warehousng Company has its office at No. o. Broad
way, NewYork.
While Fireman Dowd, Of Hook and Ladder Company
No. Is. was on a ladder placed against the side OF
the building 1t broke into three pieces and he ieii
from the third story 10 the ground. but escaped
unhurt. William wOolley. a boy Of eight years. was
standing on a roof at No. 44O Van Brunt-stp with
some other boys, when they slid on IN heap Inc
woolley boy was badly hurt. and carried to his
home.
Henry Doenner, painter, of No 351 West Forty
fourthst while mt work on the big Margaret apart
ment house. which Is being converted into hotel at
Orance-st. and Columbia Heights, WIS blinded By the
ughtrdng and fell ten stories in the lisht well OF
court of the building and was Instantly killed.
The building Is eleven stories In helsnt
1t was built by Charles Arbucke as an apartment
house Since his death 1t has been decided to MAKE
a hotel of 1t. 1t the work Of repainting the walls
the painters were at work at the tenth s'or! III
the inner court. AS the shower came up The fonr
men sought refuge from the rain. and walked along
the swinging scafiold TO open window. All had
got IN save Doenner, when lightning struck one ~
the chmpeys Of the building a few feet abo'. a.,
head. The dazzling flash blinded him, and ne
probably felt the electric shock, for he tumocd OF
The scufold and fell hcadlong to the bottom OF the
court. The chimney which was struck was shat
tered and the bricks from 1t fell 70 the s,rf n
jured by the bricks. AS far as could he discovered
no serious damage was done to the building.
A house at No. BOB Do graw-st struck BY
the lightning. and damage to the amount OF $50
was DONE