The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-12
AWFUL WIND STORM
WatertoWn, N. J., Rendered
a Scene of Wreck
Many Injured.
GREAT ELECTRIC DISPLAY
Depot Blown Down and Many
Other Buildings Demolished
Floods of Rain Elsewhere.

WATERTOWN, N. Y, Sept. II. 1885,
A terrific storm swept over this section
at about nine o'clock last evening,
causing much damage to property gen
orally and eliminating in a serious dis
aster and fatality at Cape Vincent, at
the foot of Lake Ontario. Thomas Ar
mel and George Godfrey, of Cape Vim
cent, have since died from internal in
juries received from the wrecking OF
the depot, and others were injured as
follows
]. NJ. Anderson, New York City, frac-
ture at base Of the brain.
Miss Maud Walshe. Kingston, Ont,
severe scalp wound.
Miss Lille Wilson. Cape vincent, dfae-
tured clavicle.
Mrs. John Aiken. Hamilton. Ont, frac-
tured limb, and internal injuries.
David Andrus. Pierrepont Manor. hand
And the following from. Cape Vincent
Mrs Eugene Fitzgerald, severely in
jured internally.
Miss Addie Dennison.
Willie Rives.
Fred Strong.
Miss Addie Dunham.
Miss Adele Seymour.
Miss Lizzie McGowan.
Miss Rose Stumpf.
Miss Grace Augustus
Eugene Fitzgerald.
Steve OEdine
Though it continued only a few min
utes, it was the most severe wind storm
that has visited this section since Its
settlement by the whites me e+ ram +inin9 Ga1ng
half an hour. but the wind which
wrought the destruction was like tre7
mendous gust; COMING 80 ,,ed suouedIig got aifo ~
have lasted more than minute, and yet.
in that brief time showing power pe1ofe
way. The depot at Cape Vincent, which
was wrecked. was an immense shed
capable Of sheltering great crowds ItIs &c Of !
and Canadian points. 1t seemed like a
straw under the force of the wilma. A
large laay storage barn belonging to
Railroad Company was smashed into
kindling wood and piled up on the tracks.
The round house was knocked ,cl1ts down 9,n n
was emptied of it's contents and the
boards Scattered throughout the town,
in the streets. on the roofs and on the
Lake and river. Two men We're driving
in a carriage. They were. struck by the
flying boards, their carriage capslzed.
and one man was Knocked lnsensiple,
finding himself in lot when he recover
The number Of victims of the accident
at the Cape Vincent is small compared
pected from such a wreck
The evening train had just arrived with
about 200 people on board for Kingston.
Ont. The boat succeeded in getting
away from the dock with most OF her
With With hardly any warning the depot
was fairly smashed in, but luckily for
those inside the windward side raised,
and thus many We're saved from serious
AS soon as the building had collapsed
the cali for assistance was given and
in a very few minutes medical aid was
there.
The cyclone was preceded and accom-
panied by a remarkable electric storm.
AS night approached after a very sultry
afternoon, the clouds gathered ominously
and flashes of lightning glimmered along
the horizon in different directions. AS
night closed in manifestations of cleo
tricity increased and by half past seven
the whole heavens hung with leaden
clouds, were one continuous glare, and
for two hours or more it would have
been easy to recognize an acquaintance
on the street at any instant, so nearly
uninterrupted was the illumination by
the silent flashes of the subtle fluid. FIRE.
quent mutterings and rumblings were
heard in the distance and occasionally
a serious sharp explosion until about
$50, when the storm broke. Accom-
panying this was copious rain, contin-
uance of the electric discharges and a
rumble and roar as continuous as the
lightning flashes.
In st. Lawrence county. particularly
in the vicinity of Gouverneur, the storm
took the form of flood, accompanied
by the terrifying electric display.
/ Several fires are reported, in which
farm barns were struck by lightning
and harvested crops and stock destroyed.