New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
DAMAGE IN THE SUBURBS.

! FFFTCTS OF THE STORM FELT AT NEWARK MD
| E>ITw\Y SLIGHT DAMAGE At CONEY ISLAND
Newark was swept by a severe wind storm al
o'clock last evening followed by heavy rain
and considerable damage was done. The trees IN
the parks were stripped of branches, and trees
throughout the city were blown down. Among
the building, damaged were the English
school in Ni'hols-st.. its roof being blown of
Tho roof Of the grand stand in The shooting park
was dostrycd An electric ght pole in Broad-st
was broken on and twenty wires torn down.
Policemen report roofs damaged. chmneys blown
down and shade trees injured in all sections Of
the city.
Railway was visited at o'clock last night by
a terrific wind storm. II destroyed shade trees
aud fences, and many dwellings and barns were
damaged Great elm trees were twisted oil short
or tom up 10y the roots Many fine gardens were
ruined The wind was followed by heavy rain.
The tornado followed the river, and swung toward
Staten Island Sound. Reports from the outlying
country towns tell of great damage 10 growing
crops Many streets in Railway wcr' imp sstble
because of broken tres.
The storm was severe in Woodbridge, and at
Perth Amboy lightning struck the office of The
kcpublican," and the building was burned, cdus-
ng heavy loss.
The storm struck West Brighton Beach with
Great fury last evening. For ten minutes the
wind and rain swept mp and down >urt-avc.. up
setting stands and scattering booths and their
contents about tine street. h" torb't Pavilion,
small hail. was blown down. and a bath
hons nearby wa> upset The Mason Villa lost
towrr anl there were several other ic>s'r
tama.c, reported to properly. Two chll irrn
verr hurt rhodgh not s"rlnUsly, ny IN" laliluT
Of the bathhousc. The storm did not spoil thr
SATURDAY evening crowd al the COney Island
beaches however.
Idi,.vili,. With trrrb, force Five coaches OF
the Rockawav Beach Railroad. which were stand,
ing ON side track III ia" Long ISIahu hailro3Su
damaged The pumping station of the iIlg
Island City water work, suffered stE'I'N. me
bic chimney. 1876 feet hlEh, was hl9Wh Nown
breaking OIL within a few feet OF the Tpnnd.
Fortunately the bricks fell away from the boiler
room and the building Itself l. mt iit'le IN
iurrd The roof OF the pump house wis wrcnched
ont Of place and the cover blown oli IN" wells
II, wire, along the Long Island Rllroad and
through the city ar" badly damaged. Many small
boate in the vicinity of Astoria were overturned
No fatality hai been tcpor%dt IN nopT n tSaH ne SIX ,H
Chiffon Paint Works, II was hurled 300 iN't
through tie air and lard"d against the side Of
a house The house was badly damaged ANa'hi
= nloneng 10 the knickcrbock"r and Harlem
clubs was overturned The yacht was Nlng at
anchor AT the time.
were blOWn across tht' 1oduNdNN, anu -'l~N
of men We're at once started clearing them away.
The service wire of the Flushing and Colleg"
Point Electric Railway broke during the storm
and stalled all the cars on the road.
one edge of the storm swept oyer Fort Hamilton
and Bath Beach doine considerable damage. y
house in process of construction. belonging to
George Stlwell. blown down and wrecked |
The house was in Ninety ifth--t. between Third
and Fourth aves The workmen had left the |
building short time before the accident The |
loss j. estimated Mt 81 900. BESIDES overturnlng
aaf nIp
the streets with wrecked branches. the storm Is |
not known to have done further damage.