Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31
NEW YORK STRUCK.
Doings of the Great Storm in the
Vicinity of the Metropolis.
CONEY ISLAND ALMOST A WRECK.


Boat In Peril.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. The hurricane
from the south did much damage here.
An electric wire that had been loosened
by the storm fell in the street Two
monster horses owned by brewing
company were standing directly under
the wire and it fell fairly across their
backs. Both animals were instantly
killed. At G:l5 the wind lifted part
of the roof off the second-story brick
house of John Buckner, in Brooklyn.
At $3.50 the wind swept away nine
houses that stood in "a row on Bleccker
street These houses, not being quite
finished, were not occupied. At Graf
tan street four four-story houses that
were going up were lifted from their
foundations.
Along Coney Island beach everything
has been completely wiped away and
the roofs of many buildings have been
lifted off and carried blocks away. on
George Tilyous' worlds fair grounds,
the building where the Bolivian In
dams were sleeping was blown down.
The little frame structure began TO
rock at $3.50 o'clock, and the Indians,
terribly frightened after last weeks
storm, rushed out on the beach, and
falling upon their knees prayed until
daylight. The building fell at 5o'clock,
but there was no one in IL at the time.
The big awning of hotel on Sea Beach
Palace walk was blown down at 1
o'clock, while Charles Barlow, the
manager, was standing under IL. Bar
low had four ribs broken and suffered
from several scalp wounds Along The
beach all of the Frunxfurtcr, popcorn,
fruit and other catch-penuy stands
were carried out to sea. Electric and
gaslight globes have all been smashed
to pieces, and large canvas awnings
and flags have been torn into ribbons
The southeast corner Of the roof of the
Scabright Palace hotel has been torn
off and nearly every piece of glass in
the building has been broken by the
storm. The fence around Pains
fireworks inclosure has been blown
down and the long roof of Swigert's
toboggan slide on Jones avenue was
swept off and carried 300 feet The big
building of the Coney Island Athletic
| club was on the waters edge and rocked
for hours yesterday morning, while the
heavy wind blew in windows and shat
tered the glass in pieces on the floor.
Razzlc-dazzle, merry-go-arounds, big
wheels, toboggan slides and other
amusement machinery were unable to
stand the heavy pressure of the tornado
and fell
The cars on the Brighton Elevated
and the Marine railroads were not run
ming on account of the storm. All the
telegraph and telephone wires were
down, and it was very hard to commu.
nicnte with people in the city The
people are waiting patiently for the
next turn of the tide, when they ex.
| pect the storm will abate.
The Robert Garrett, the largest OF
the ferry boats of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit line, had rough time
coming on an early trip to this city
yesterday morning. She left ST. George
Mt about $3.50 o'clock. At that time the
wind was blowing hurricane and the
crew hesitated to go ahead. The fury
with which the water beat against the
mems side of the boat, threatened to
swamp it. The floor of the cabin,
which was made of heavy pine, soon
yielded to the waves and one by one
by one the boards loosencd and were
torn up. The rain was falling heavily
at the time and slSylights were
smashed. There were not NOR,
than fifty passengers ON board the Gar
rctt and all of them were much fright
ened. The sound of falling glass after
the floors of the cabin had been torn NJ
only added TO their terror Notwith.
standing the accident, the Garrett pro
coeded on her way to the slip at the
foot of Whitehall street, where the be
lated Staten Islanders were landed
The Garrett, without taking any pas
sengers, returned to st, George, wher,
she is now laid up.