New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
MANY HOUSES FALL DOWN IN BRoohhhN'

-, ocys Su,vrS DOWN IN VARIOUS PARTS OF
THE CITy-F>MILIES MADE HOMELESS.
Considerable damage was done by the who
Yesterday when the gale was sweeping W.
prooklvn number of trees when escaPeo "e
e,orr, of last week suffered yesterday. ana were
.,on,n down or shorn of their branches IN 'he
or,,vine portions of the city several houses Ill
course of erection were blown do"h .'o'i'e
streets were blocked with fallen trees carry III
tho dav and a number of plateglass WINDOWS
were broken huge willow tree was blown down
at Bergen-st. and New-York-ave.' ana hve oaA
,rees fell in one block of Myrtle-ave., near Frank
un-aye An OAK tree in front OF No. S26 State-st.'
near Hoyt-st.. blown down across 'he street
and the top struck the doors OF the Hepre" 1!"-
agogue Beth Elohm. The building was not
seriously harmed but the street was blocked for
some time.
A row of nine unfinished houses in Beecker-st,
near Irvng-ave.. blown down. They were
three-storv and basement frame dwellings, owned
BY Joseph Cornell. of No 1871 Greene-ave., and
he placed his loss at 5000 No was hurt by
the accident. Several new houses In the twenty
sixth Ward reported to be in dangerous
condition from the wind At Division and Wythe
ayes. a large part of the side wall of the three
story and basement brick dwelling was blown down
few minutes before o'clock. Three families oc-
cupied the building and all the inmates were in
bed at the time and they awakened by the
crash and for minutes great excitement
prevailed The building has frontage in Division
ave. Crowds of people fiocked TO the scene after
the crash was heard to render any assistance that
might be necessary Only the outside Philadel-
phia bricks were carried away. The wall was
twelve inches in thickness. An eight inch wall
which OF common brick is left The floor
beams of two floors and the roof beams can be
seen through the remaining wall Both chimneys
were cut away, exposing the flues to distance
of at least twenty-five feet from the top.
In various parts of the Eastern District big trees
were blown down. and in several places they
crossed the tracks of lines and mpeded travel.
At Broadway Havemeyer-st.. a tree crashed
against store front and blocked the walk. At
Bedford-ave. and Rodney-st., the site of the Han
Club, a high tree toppled, and in its descent
damaged the iron railing fronting the clubhouse.
When the storm set in Policeman Snow, of the
Fifth Precinct. found bright faced child at the
Grand-st. ferry. At the police station the child
gave her name Barbara Kemble. aged five years,
and said that she lived in Moore-st
The telegraph poles on Driggs-ave from Manhat-
tan-aye. 10 Union-st. left in a dangerous con-
dition. dozen poles would have blown down had
they not been supported by the wires.
The wind twisted the three unfinished four-sory
frame houses at Grattan-st. and Knickerbocker-
ave. badly out of shape. Workmen were at once
timbers Hubert Francis, a Waterman. who went
on duty at O'Clock Monday night. not
seen after the buildings collapsed. and 1t the
oninion OF those interested that he was In the
rims The damage amounted 10 5000.