The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-15
NEW YORK STORM STRUCK.
Hundreds of Spnrrows Killed by the
Wind and EuiI.

New York, July l3.-SkOrtly after o'clock
this afternoon the northern portion OF ms
city was visited by an extremely heavy
and Devastating storm OF rain, hail and
wind. The storm clouds parted in thc up
per part of the city before the rain began
10 fan. in the midst OF what appeared 10
be a peculiar twilight, big drops OF rain
fell, followed by naiIstones as large as
hiskorynutS. So far as known ta2""~ vas
no loss Of life or severe bodily y
The breakage of windows ami d
valuable vegetation IN sGrdeus =
vatories was considerable.
In the vicinity of l4otn street
avenue there were hundreds OF
bodies lying on the sidewalks an
after the violence of the storm !
sided.
The storm was very severe in kn
ana on Long Island. Several large IS IN
the Cypress HIS cemetery We're uqrcuteA.
At Woodhaveu, l.. L.. ii is reported that
more than thirty houses We're blown down.
ore woman vas killed and number in
Jured. AT Ked Bank, y. d., the hail
stones were as large as walnuts ana gid
great damage.
swept by Tan.
Hartford, Conn. July ia destruc
hail storm. accompanied by wind, sw
through the t0Jlcca st'tf0n ts
TINS afternoon brlWeen . al4 o'cs -
tending over a track about two r' s.
Windsor, Locksdeld. East Hartford, -
tonbury, Manchester and WetheI field " e
the towns that suffered worst In f.
field the tobacco crop is riddled and pits,-
tically ruined. AT Woods station, just
north of Windsor Locks, Harvey Fuller.
who had sought refuge in a shed<e was
struck by lightning and severely red.
In Glastonbury the hail fell two eGes
deep on the field. and whore il rJpl
the roofs of barns and houses it v s.
cen inches deep. The tobacco crc
town and in the south part Of II
ford Is totally ruined. Leaves a IA
from the trees and the whole
devastated. In this city the
heavy ana in the southeastern 5
den crops We're destroyed. The Is
not be estimated ass the wires are
many places and telephonng is in.
1t VIII certainly reach over 500 coo.
The DEADLY Tornado.
Cherry HI. y. j.. July ia tornado
swept over this place al $50 O'Clock this
afternoon and, besides rendering twenty
FIVE families homeless, killed thsee persons
outright. namely: Condar Friedman, pro-
prietor OF the Cherry Hill hotel; = Hun
gari5n named Anton, IN tie employ Of
August Mund. and the eightmoaths' OLE
son of William Ahren. Edgar CaiNoc,z.
while attempting TO release his horses
from barn, was caught in the ruins aHd
his head badly crushed.
The depot Of the New Jersey Central
railroad was picked up and carried up the
track nearly eco feet. then fell on H. OPP
posite SIDE of the track. Agent Vat Wet
lering claims he went along with = part
of the depot and was found un4ar
freight car. A large beam went t..r5Hgh
the side Of the Reformed church, Wktch
eiihce was Knocked two feet of Is Iouuta-
ton.
Coniar Friedman was in the act OF cIos
Ing the upstairs shutters when the Wud
blew him out OF the window, and ne land
ca on his head on the hay scales dea.a
being instantaneous.
AIRS Ahren's baby was found in the
ru.us when her house and THAI Of a neigh
boris was lifted into the air together ana
came down in confused mass
All the injured may recover. thoueh
ChnuockS condition is critical. Ii a.
stones fell at Hackensack. a mile south Of
here, but the W.udstDrm was not felt