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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
FIVE HORSES KILLED.
They stepped On Electric Wire.
That Had Deen blown Down.

A horse was killed by coming into
to contact with a live e!cctrlc-light wire
just outside the ferry house of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
at st. George, s, ., early this morning.
lie WIS one of a team drawing a bakers
wagon and driven by William Conlling.
Tie wagon left Now Y,rli on the boat
which arrived at st. George shortly he
fore O'Clock. After the passengers had
left the boat the team started on its
way. 1t was quite dark and the storm
was raging at it's height.
When but few yards away from the
t9rry-houEe the horses were seen to
driver, terrified by the, sizzling instru-
ments of death. jumped from his wagon
and escaped Injury.
The wires had been blown down during
The storm and lay across the road. one
horse was horribly mutilatei and burned
and the other slightly burned.
4 number CT passengers from the boat
leadly wires, and 1t is miraculous that
some of them did not come in contact
with them.
The teams Of Frank Darraatl>,. a milk
man. of lSs seventh street, and Henry
NJ, Kingston, of ~ Centre street, New
ark. while waiting Ter the CortlaEds
street ferry at O'Clock this morning at
struck 10y IA live electric light wire and
Darrzath's morse and one of kingston's
,cam were Instantly killed. \ tnrl
horse, owned by George Crosse, of &c
Cherry street, New York. stepped on a
I've vi "a at the entrance to the ferry
about an hour later. and received a
shock which caused his death in short
time.
parrzath vas slightly shocked, but
escaped serious injury. The other drlv-
crs were not hurt.
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 1O.-The storm
in this city was very severe Trees,
electric Light, trolley and telephone
wires suffered. and for quite time
there was trouble in getting connection
over the telephone with outside places.
A live telegraph wire on Market street,
near Congress street, to-day caused the
death of horse belonging to Brewer
FCigcrSpan. The horse was one of n
team driven by Ferdinand Hing, and
as they were passing Market street one
Of the horses stepped on the wire and
dropped dead. The other horse was
but slightly shocked.
The wire became fastened around the
neck of the dead horse, and when Him.
touched the horse he received a shock
which hurled him across the street.
He was removed TO the City Hospital
and his condition is critical.
The horse that was not killed on re-
ceiVinE the shock leaped and dragged
the body of the dead horse quite a
distance before he could be stopped.
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The STORMS
FATALITIES.
Four Members Of a Tug,
boats Grew Drowned off
Huntington, L. l.
ELECTRICITY KILLS HORSES.
An Englewood Woman Crushed
in Bed by a Falling
Chimney.
GREAT DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
Railroad Tracks Inundated and
Wires Down in Every
Dire cti0n.

An almost unprecedented number OF
accidents were caused during the early
hours to-day by the high winds which
burst upon New York and the sur
rounding territory about o'clock.
Miss Kerr, a popular young lady Of
EngIewood, n. j.. was buried beneath a
pile of bricks from a demolished chin
ney, whICnh crashed through the roof
OF her chamber while she was sleeping
Death resulted In "a few minutes.
Five horses were Killed as a result of
stepping on live electric light wires that
had been blown down; one at St George
$. T.; three at Jersey City, and one at
Newark
Buildings were demolished in BROOK
Ign, at Seabright and other places. No
loss of life reported.
All along the shores of New Jersey
and Long Island yachts ard vessels OF
all descriptions dragged their anchors
Many of them washed ashore and were
wrecked At New Rochelle the damage
10 yachts Is particularly heavy. \ fish
ING smack was wrecked at Highland
beach
Nearly all the railroads i'm New Jer-
sey were washed out at various points.
ana traffic was badly delayed. An
engine cab was unroofed in squat
that nearly derailed Il train.
-Four members of the tug-boat Belle
McWilliams were lost in the wreck of
that vessel off Huntington, l.. /.
In Central PARK the storm played sad
havoc. Thousands of dollars damage
was done to trees and plants. sSomc of
the trees most exposed We're snapped off
close to the ground, while plants and
shrubbery Were blown down and de-
stroyed. Young trees were torn up bod
lily by the roots and the urpeuhOuge ha
more broken glass than ever before in its
bigtpry
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A HOUSE BLOWN DOWN.
Heavy Damage Caused In Various
Sections of Brooklyn.

The storm which swept over Brook
iyn early this morning. carried away
signboards, blew down trees and tele-
graph poles, flooded cellars and in sew
eral Instances caused delay In operating
the various trolley railroads
The reports OF storm incidents re
cetved at Police Headquarters were in
complete. The most serious damage
was done in the Thirtieth Ward, form
crly the town OF New Utrecht. At G.45
o'clock n gale struck an unfinished two
story frame house, at Tweuty-nlnth
street ANA Bath avenue. 1t was com
pletely demolished. The loss, estimated
AZ $500, Will fall upon &. A. Jones, OF
New York. City, the owner, and Hal
lick bradshaw, contractors, who We're
erecting 1t. Tho building was surround
ed by open grounds and NOBODY was
injured
At o'clock this morning swinging
slSnhoard was ripped from Its fasten-
Widow In B0lton'S drug store, go Full
ton stree. The window was worth SIS
\ window, valued al $50 in the front
Of Wolres candy store as Fulton
street, was blown in at the same time
W hen the occupants Of a fiat house. at
"N st Marks avenue. awoke this morn
ing, they found water coming into their
apartments through the ceiling and IN
der the doors. Investigation disclosed
that tn" Wind had carried away the sily-
light AMI a portion Of the tin roof AMI
tho rain poured iIto the house for sew
e"al hours before the fact was discoy-
ercl.
a Msntell a jcweller. ~ 1924 Broad
way, reported that n window valued al
SO, lad been smashed.
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FOUR LOST From A TUG.
swept from the BeIIe McwiIiinms
ON Huntington, l..

HUNTINGTON. L. l., oct. 10 This
section Of Long Island was swept by tn"
storm. with fearful results incuiing
loss of life and great damage to prop
crtv. 1t Is known here that four lives
have been lost The wind blew from the
northeast al the rate Of sixty miles an
hour aud the tide was the highest
known in thirty years.
During the height Of the storm the tug
Belle McWilliams, having in tow seven
bargrH loaded with coal, was Causht IN
nc gaze Wn1C trying to make "a shelter
in llOyd'H liurbor. The force of the gale
broke the hawscrs. and not only tn" tuE,
but the seven heavily loaded hargcS were
driven ash Ire with fearful force.
The bnrEes had from two to five per
sons on each Of them, and the tug car
ri"d "A full crew.
-Four persons who we're known to be on
the boat are reported lost. having been
swept away. The others were saved.
The shOr" all along the northeast sec
ton of Long Island Is strewn with
WrcCkage.
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MANY YACHTS WRECKED.
Only Five Left In Echo Bny Out of
Twenty at Anchor.

NEW ROCHELLE, n. y, Oct. TO-
the harbors along the Westminster Coun-
ty shore of the Sound. IN Echo Bay last
night there were fifteen or twenty yachts
at anchor. At daylight this morning
only five yachts could he seen. The
others were either completely wrecked
or carried away ~ the storm. The dam
age to the yachts will not be less than
s2O,O
The yacht Goblin was carried away
from her anchorage. and had a hole
stove In her side ana now lies wedged
In between the Mosquito Fleet Club
house, and tbs, rocks. The yacht ora,
owned by William II. Sampson, with a
captain and full crew ON board, ran
ashore at A. NJ. at Hudson PARK. The
captain and crew were saved. The sloop
yacht Van Shee, valued at $500, and
owned by Henry Verahere, lies bottom
up on Potter's Beach, and viii prove a
total loss. DR.. u. +. Lewis's yacht ANA
ION is missing, and part of her bow has
been washed ashore. The float and
steam launch or the New Rochelle Row
ing Club was torn away from their an
chorage. and the feat was smashed on
the rocks. The boathouse YVES considcra-
bly, damaged. Charles H. Noxon's
schooner and the yacht Ellen were com
Arthur NJ Hunters house, on Potter's
chcllc Lumber Company was carried
away. The New York Athletic Club
house. at Travers Island, is also reported
to have been damaged.
Oliver lseiin's residence, on Premium
Point, was damaged, the sea wall being
carried away. Several barns at Scars
dale were blown down.
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PROSTRATED!
A Most Dreaded and Awful
Danger.
What Makes So Many People
Drop Dad in the Street,
Why Are Homes Filled with the
Weak and Nervous
Weak Nerves, Weak Heart and
Exhausted Brain
They Are the Causes and They
Must Be Overcome.


u Is" """Nhes'' SIN crime, to neglect your
h"h!'h' I'a'h histerr"rs Tor every one, but PEG.
p'" 40 nov 'e n 1" think much about II until they
are """ut 10 break down. Then anguish fills the
'VHI. lh"h despair replaces ambition. and weak
mes ana exhaustion take the place of strength.
Have you ralpitation. fluttering and feeling of
weakness anu nh'nslneSs around the heart, dlzzi-
ness ihintncsN ANA shorness OF breath" TIen
lo'' To you" heart ! II Is dangerously weak
sometimes 'her" Is pain around the heart. with
these srinptonsth there In generally loss OF appetite,
gas, "elHn"sS, anxiety fcrehodinRs despond-
'm"y and extreme nervousness. Such a condition
u equal to deadly serpent coiled about you
who'c Nen"mou' iauge hre about to sink into your
fc>i ana draw your lies blood. Read the re-
markahle experience Of Joseph Booth, Esq the
widely known superintendent of Torry's Razor
Manutactory, Worcester. Mass:
- Some time ago he Gays, az was taken
with n terrible ,li?z ness and palpi,stiop of the
heart, which weakened me could not stand
A terrible burning sensation would be felt over
the heart. and ut tie same time 1t would pap
tate In a dangerous manner,
- had an all gone feeling. WAS terribly weak
and dcspondpnt, and n horrible forebodinp vas
continually over me. NV ,ood die, res.ed mo
terribly and h ID severe prlns. was 40 veal;
and sick | thought | should die. was also
troubled greatly With pps
After irving many doc,orx and nod.c,rc,
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DAMAGE AT LONG BRANCH.
Fishing smack Goes Ashore and n
uOteI suffers.

LONG BRANCH, n. j., oct lO.-Thc
storm here last night did great damage
along the coast At Morgan. along the
line of the New York and Long Branch
Railroad, the high tide washed out the
northbound tracks for a distance Of
800 yards,
South of the South Amboy coal docks
the hull Of the thrce-masted schooner
years and which wreckers had been
trying for a long time to get closer to
shore, was washed up by the seas to
the shores edge this morning FISH
ing smack near by dragged her anchor
and was tossed upon the shore,
North Of SeaNight and near Highland
Reach the, New Jersey Southern Rail
road track is all washed out and a
bed. All the trains are tied up.
The. fishing smack Marie Louise, hail
ing from New York, with ten men
aboard, came ashore at scabright at
o'clock this morning. The men got to
shore safely, but the smack was com
pletely demolished.
,Twenty-nye feet of the West End
conovcr Cottage, In which capt Me
Namara and his family live. was blown
away SIXTY, clearinghouse belonging
belonging to the cottage
of ID. r. Schaeffer. n Wall street man.
was blown to sea. The Summer-house
of LAUGHS Hotel shared the same fate
Mr. Herbert of the Atlantic Hotel
lost great many bathing houses.
one hundred piles of the new iron pier
were torn away, and the bulkhead be
tween the Brighton and the Grand View
Hotels was also seriously damaged
Barring the loss of two valuable fish
ing boats sustained by the two West
brothers. the fishermen along the coast
here suffered little loss.
Capt. Edward Twins schooner, the
Hiram Edwards. of Red Bank, ran
ashore In the Shrewsbury River, but
was not damaged.
The sloop Rio Grande dredging
boat of Sea Side, broke from her an
rhorage in the ebb tide and nearly col
I'D cd with the railroad bridge. Two men
pvt of in "A rowboat, and she was
b: ought to anCnor.
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WRECKAGE ON THE TRESTLE.
Only One Rapid Transit Track Pass
able Mt Tompk insviIIe.


TOMPKINSVILLE, s. l., Oct. 10--The
water front here is strcwn with wreck
age from last nights storm, to which this
mornings gale was constantly adding.
Against the railroad trestle, just south
Of the station, this morning were piled
UP a schooner yacht. "A sloop yacht. two
catboats and several other smaller
craft. These were so wedged into the
trestle that traffic on the east track had
to be abandoned. all trains using the
west track.
one OF these. the yawl Whistler
owned by Hugh McRoberts. was
smashed and sunk. her crew OF three
narrowly escaping being carried down
with her.
At St. George the high wind and heavy
swell set directly INTO the ferry slips.
and all boats were compelled to warp
In by the means of hawscrs secured to
the pillnG at the outer end OF the slips.
Only the team gangplank was used, and
the landing stage pitched and rolled as
heavily as ship at sea, making footing
on the slippery planks very insecure.
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WALKED TO THE FERRIES.
Patrons of Brooklyn Trolley Cars
Seriously IncOnyenienced.

InCOnNenlenced.
South Brooklyn people who had to
depend on trolley cars for transporta-
ton to ferries or the bridge reached
New York very much behind time this
morning. Court street cars, in particu-
lar, moved at a snails pace, sometimes
occupying five minutes in passing a
block
Power Is weak" was the laconic and
only explanation youchsafed by the con-
duetcr of car No. 32S when asked the
cause Of the delay.
Many passengers, after riding a few
blocks a. Il speed that might best be
described as - inching along" left the
cars and, Drawing wind and rain to save
time, made their way to the ferry on
foot.
Very few open cars were operated on
the various trolley railroads in Brooklyn
this morning. on Fulton street, oppo-
site the city Hall. where a majority of
the railroads run cars, an open car was
a rae sight, but on the Atlantic avenue
railroad the patrons We're in some In
stances compelled to ride on the "pneu-
monia bfCedCrS," or walk several blocks
to patroniz- other modes of transporta-
ton.
A, the offices of the Company II was
said that closed cars would be in opera
ton on all the branches within a few
days.
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partment of Building Construction APP
peared on the scene this afternoon and
when seen by an Evening World" re
porter declared that he had received
no report concerning the new building
at "A Monroe street and an lnvestiga-
tlon would be made He said the work
of rescuing the living was the most i'm
portant matter at present.
An Evening World" reporter oticcd
that the mortar, which had been used in
the construction OF the new building
could he pulverized by the fingers into
so much sand with little effort
Builders who were spoken to pro-
nounccd 1t unfit for use. and said It
lacked the proper amount Of hair and
lime. II Is probable that this will figure
In the Investigation that Will he made.
Shortly after 3 o'clock the fremen
pulled down the western wall of tn"
building, u Monroe street and the
chimney on the east side of the build
ing. At the same time all hope was
given up Of rcsculng any more people
alive from the ruins.
1t was then believed that at least
two persons were buried in the debris
besides those of Mr.. and Mrs Abrams
whose bodies, although seen, have not
vet been taken ont.
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and small boats all along the shore from
Long Island city to Bowery Bay Beach
were broker and thrown up on the
beach. Trees and telephone wires were
torn and twisted. The TROLLEY wires of
the Brooklyn Railroad at North Beach
were all broken and cars are not now
be!rg run.
The ferry boat Harlem, OF the Ninety
second street ferry, was disabled on en-
tering her slip about 5.3j this morning.
The new cngine-house at the corner OF
Stelnw'-y ard Flushing avenues, whicn
had reached the height OF one and one
hair stories, was blown down.
Thus far no serious trouble to steam
boats along the shore have been re
mort ed
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ENGINE CAB UNROOFED.
jersey Commuters BADLY Fright
cned. hut No One Was Hurt.

Passengers on the New Jersey and
New York train. which was due In Jer-
sey city at s.07 o'clock this morning. had
scare while crossing the Hackensack
meadows.
Engine No. was drawing the train
at a iorty-mile an hour clip, when a
terrific gust of wind came sweeping
across the meadows. 1t struck the
train broadsde with tremendous force.
For moment the coaches swayCd and
came 10 a standstill AMI the frightened
commuters tumbled out to see what the
matter was.
The reason for the stoppaEe was found
In the fact that the roof of the engine
cab had been ripped off by the hurri-
cane and hung dangling over the side
of the cab.
There was a delay of fifteen minutes
In clearing up the wreck.
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THE STORM WAS ON TIME.
Mr. Dunn Says II WIN lie Fair and
Cooler To-NorrOw.

The vanguard of the storm reached
New York at clock this morning and
by O'Clock the barometer had gone
down to 29.l5. a northeast gale was blow
ing Al knots an hour and the rain was
coming down in torrents.
New York had been soaked by LEO
Inches of rain by o'clock, and 1t was
still falling, flooding cellars and making
the street crossings almost impossible,
while the wind blew 1t in every dlrec-
ton. saturnting pedestrians and max
Ing everybody who had to weather IL
very uncomfortable.
The storm centre was at Atlantic City
at O'Clock this morning, said Prophet
Dunn.
The wind was bllwing "A seventy
Snmably al greater ve.ocity off Sandy
Hook, but we 4 It no reports from there,
the wires being down.
1t IL extremely dangerous for vessels
of any kind To leave thir por: for any
destination, as they would encounter a
Rdle stronger on me ocean than on land,
ana stronger than at any of our icrort-
ing station sent out warning last
Monday. and | AGAIN caution skippers of
AL kints Of craft
"Fhe. storm area extends from the
lower lakes 10 a point 800 miles out to
sea, and from Hattcras to Maine 1t is
"A smaller radius than that OF the storm
OF ten days ago, hut i fully as danger
call the numher of wrecks reported from
that storm, in spite OF the suggestion
IN some newspapers that my predicted
storm did not matrrIaliae."
the rainfall has been heavy every
where in the storm area. There were
ESQ inches at Norfolk, Va; l.SS at Char
lotte, l72 NJ Philadelphia. $50 at Balti-
more and LIS at Washington
Sup, flumstone, of the Western Union
telegraph company, reported that the
service was short many wires south, and
a few Fast, only two of the thirty
wires to Chicago are down.
we were intact at 7 o'clock this
morning said Mr.. Humstonc. Now,
at ~ O'Clock, We have 50 out of 80 wires
down 10 tween here and Trenton. and
perhaus ha,f Of the 10 wires between
mi ad"lFhiA and Hdl moro have been
rendered useless. There are SOal" wires
down on !.onG Island, and all wires are
lTpSlat"d On the Jersey coast. I have
~ me % ont repairing the damage, and
I thrr. are r,uhghly as many more sent
ont from other sections"
At the lulf"n Eish Market the fisher
men were aiming away the day playing
rAriS or iDmnrcS in the cabins Of th,ir
hit!r sh.nS About sixty smacks
them were IN their docks to-day or have
/ taken shelter Il 'wu Ma" bay.
Pilot \ Iritloy. on" Of the fv" who
Won, OUT on capt john Shooks's pilot
NumAaIs 81 IN" White star lac. last
night He brought goods news VI the
two pilot boat. which had not been
heard from in 50 long that anxiety for
their N9fniy hld become general.
~ ,"f' No. q about 40 miles out last
Mon. b ,y. ~" MA, was al rig9f and the
I we passed the Washington No g.,
/ ah3ii -" m.'o- from pnr' as We came IN,
/ am n" Ambrose Snow, 80 H. about
az niles ou'. De" 1850 Monday" said ,ha
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JERSEY ROADS WASHED OUT.
Meadows transformed Into Lakes
and Trains Badly Delayed.

The train service on the Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey, on both the main
line and the Ne% York and Long
Branch division. was delayed for several
hovrs during the early morning on ac-
count of numerous washouts caused by
the heavy rain.
At the Cove, about two miles below
delayed over an hour. Tn water en-
t.rely covered the tracks, and trains
were forced to wait until the tide fell
ctween tartcret and rremlcv trains
were also stalled bv series Of wash
outs. The meadows in the vicinity are
transformed into lakes
The beach at Matteawan IL badly
washed out. The barge John Watt was
driven ashore near the Sand Dock dur
ing the night. She Is rot loaded and
can easily be ha lied of.
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PIGEONS SEEK SHELTER.
Hundreds of Dead Birds in the
Parks ut HobOkcn.

About six hundred pigeons sought
shelter from the storm in the dome OF
the Church OF Our Lady of Peace,
Hoboker, this morning. Both parks
were sire "n with the bodies OF hun
dreds OF dead birds that had been blown
and washed out OF the trees
Tree are down all over the city and
signs and shutters down In nearly every
street Telephone and telegraph wires
are IN bad shape.
Several huge bouliers were rolled down
from the Palisades on to the West Shore
and Erie Railroad tracks. They were
removed IN time to prevent accidents.
The meadow district OF jersey city and
HohCkeI Ii flooded. The mud Is nearly
waist deep in the vicinity of the Gutten-
burg race track.
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VESSELS IN PERIL.
Five Crnft In the Trough of the
Sea on Cane Nav.

CAPE MAY, n. J., Oct. lO..-The &C.
'ere gale which struck this city last
night continues this morning. All night
long there was heavy east wind, ac-
companied by torrents of rain. The sea
Is running mountains high, and the high
tide has completely submerged the
meadows.
Five vessels are in sight off the beach
and are rolling heavily In the trough OF
the sea. The life-saving crews cannot
tempt 10 board the vessels
The heavy wind has shifted to the
northwest. but Is still blowing a gale.
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CRUSHED BY A CHIMNEY,
Miss Kerr III ried Beneath Falling
Bricks While Sleeping.

Special to The Evening world.)
ENGLEWOOD. y. j., Oct. l0.-The
heavy gale blew n large brick chimney
from the Kerr residence, on Chestnu,
street. early to-day, and crashed through
the roof of the chamber where Miss
Mary Kerr was sleeping.
The other occupants of the house
hasteIcd TO the room, and were horrl-
fled to find the young woman buried be
meath pile of bricks. She was uncon-
scious, and a physician was at once
summoned, but her injuries were so Sc
we're that death cnsued in a few minutes
Miss Kerr was about twenty-five years
old, and the eldest child of T. b. Kerr,
OF the law firm of Kerr & Curtis, which
mas Offices in the Equitable Building,
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BALED HAY OVERHEARD.
An Albany barge Cnreencd and
Lost Her Deck Lond.

When the storm was at Its height,
about i.3O NJ. two open barges, laden
with baled hay, from Albany. came
down the river in tow OF one of Romans
towboats.
In attempting to enter the slip at pier
T.. sudden gust of wind careened one
OF the barges and about $50 bales of hay
were dumped into the river.
The barge was badly strained and be
gan TO leak, but no fears are felt that
she Will sink. as the pumps are capable
of keeping her afoat.
The bales par.y filled the slip, but
after a time most of them driftei out
into the river and were carried away
by the tide.