The record-union., 1895-09-14
THE STORM IN NEW YORK.
1T PLAYED SAD HAVOC AT MANY
PLACES.
The Display of Lightning Terrifying e
and the Wind Hurrlcane-Sev-
eral Fatalities Reported.

New YORK, Sept. 13.-The storm
which swept over the State last night
turns out to have been much more seri-
GUS than first reported. The display of
lightning at City Island was terrifying.
Judge Van Cott and kinswoman, Nine.
Albert, were on the veranda of the
Judges house at High Island while the
clouds were gathering and the wind
growing higher. The Judge went into
his orchard to secure tent that was flap
ping and Nine. Albert finally decided to
90 into the house. Just as she rose from
her chair bolt of lightning struck her
and she fell dead. The electricity burned
off her eyebrows and eyelashes, tore her
straw hat in tatters and melted the pins
in her hair.
on the back porch of the same house
sat Joseph Alicolos, veteran of the Civil
War. The same bolt knocked the pipe
he was smoking out OF hls mouth. 1t
then jumped to post three feet away
and split it into splinters. Alicolos was
not hurt, but the walls of the cottage were
SCARED as if by redhot pokers.
The cyclone struck the village of Cape
Vincent just as large excursion, home
ward bound from Jefferson County Fair
at Watertown, was about TO take the boat
for Kingston. Ont. The Rome Water
town and Ogdensburg Railway station
collapsed. George Godfrey and Thomas
Arneel of Cape Vincent received injuries
from which they died. A large mum Der
of persons were injured, several OF whom
it is feared Will die
The storm was particularly severe at
the east end of Long Island. Just before
sunset the wind rose. Then there was o
lull. and it seemed as if the heavens had
opened. Rain came down in torrents.
while sheets of binding lightning fright
ened women and children and drove the
bravest.men indoors.
The wind, while it lasted, had hurri
cane force. Trees were ieveled to the
ground, and telegraph and telephone
wires were blown down in many places
in the suburbs of New York. The light
ming struck in several places.
AT Roselyn Mrs. Oliver Bennett was
out doors when the storm broke. The
lightning struck her and ran down her
right side, leaving blush black streaks,
but did not kill her.
Several farmhouses near Watertown
were struck by lightning and burned.
The roads were washed out in places and
fallen trees block the highways in many
parts of the country. 1t was the most
severe storm in years, although lasting
only about an hour.
The storm was the severest of the sea-
son at oyster Bay. Lightning struck and
burned a barn owned by Thomas Young,
Jr.. New York broker, killed one of
the horses and stunned the coachman,
Thomas Palmer who was unconscious
several hours.
At West Sayviile Seymour Burr was
struck by lightning and severely burned.
His condition is critical. Telegraph and
telephone wires and poles were broken
down there and communication was cut
of.
Telegraph wires and trees were blown
down at Port Jefferson and the force of
the wind smashed the pfate-glass win
dows in some of the shops.
The heavy corner of DR.. jones' water
tank was carried eight yards off. where
it brought up against fence. demolish-
ing it.
Haverstraw also suffered, many brick
yards having been flooded.