The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-11
BTa GAS TANK DEMOLISHED.
Tons or Iron blown Away-Souad shore or
Long Isiaaa Lined with Wrecks.

The tornado cut swath through Long Island
leaving its wake strewn with wrecked vessels
demolished buildings, and uproOted trees. A
ribbon Of wrcckage lines the shore on the sound
from He'll Gate, in Long Island CITY, To Green
port, at the extreme eastern end of the island.
The hurricane reached Long Island City in
force about 30 O'Clock. II played havoc with
the new plant of the Ravenswood Ga Company
at Webster and Vernon avenues, where a mann
moth gas tank. said TO be the largest in the
world is in course of construction, from which
this city is to be supplied with gus through the
cOmpany's tunnel under the East River huge
open iron framework, $50 feet high and 1903 feet
in diameter, which is 10 support the tank inside
of tho spider-ike structure, was snapped on fifty
feet from the ground by the gale, and pieces of
iron weighing tons were carried some distance
away and twisted and gnarled into knots like so
much patseboard. The entire framework was
broken on clear, together with the inside sheat-
ing of the tank, which had reached height of
about nifty feet from the ground. The crash
aroused the entire neighborhood. part of the
structure crashed into a house on Webster ave-
nue., but no one was injured. A row OF trees
along the avenue were stripped as clean bar
Der poles by the falling iron. The damage. il is
said, will amount 10 about $4,000. The work
Is still in the hands of the contractor, who IL is
said, win lie held responsible for the completion
OF the job. The work on the tank was being
pushed night and day by the gas company in
order 20 get their plant in operation as soon as
possible.
Heaps of wreckage was piled on the shore at
North Beach. Fragments OF small boats were
scattered everywhere. Big yachts were carried
far inshOre over the sea wall and left high and
dry by the receding waters. Near "A bulk head lay
what remained OF the Gemini. a fOrty-siX-fOOt
twin screw Daimler motor, owned by Louis Won
Bernuth, which had been on exhibition al the
Worlds Fair. The boat cost more than SlO.-
200. and, in order to save her from becoming
total wreck. IL was found necessary to scuttle
her. An anchor and the upper deck was all
that remained of the sloop yacht Broom, owned
by samuel SiminsOn of GreenpOint. The hull
had been dashed TO pieces and carried away.
The yacht SOrCeress lay far inshOre near WI
liam Steinway's residence. she was badly
wrecked. The yacht Comfort was stove in
and sunk, and the yacht Vision, owned by
the Barlow Brothers of Astoria, went to the bot
tom IN Berrianj Greek. John Wilson's slOop
Gossip was also wreck ed, and the bowsprit and
mast of the slOOp LeOntine were snapped on
close TO the deck. The elOOp Matte sank with a
hole IN her bow and Robert Anderson's yacht,
the Breeze was also wrecked. Louis Raves
Progress lost her bOwsprit and mast. She was
badly damaged by being driven intn a bulkhead.
Charles smiths slOOp, Bessie y. shared sim
far inshore. The sloop Una is ashore on Ber-
rlan's Island with all her sails In ribbons. The
Moses EDgle. owned by Police Justice Engle, was
sunk. and James CliffOrd's slOOp, the Harvest
was badly wrecked. The sloop Foo-FoO Was also
Charles Weydig OF sss Steinway avenue, \.
Rinckler Of Albert street, and Fred kaultz and
Valentine Msssert Of Long Island City, who
evening have not been heard from. Il Is thought
shelter.
Island city, was toppled over by the gale, and 4
neH IRE house Ia the course of construction in |
Flushing avenue was partly blown down. The |
Nhety-seeoLd street Ferry was badly crippled !