New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14
FIVE DEAD IN CHERRY HILL.

THE LITTLE JERSEY VILLAGE COMPLETE
wREcK-MANY PEOPLE INJURED.
Cherry Hi. a village o, thirty-nine houses. a
few miles from Hackensack. In Bergen County,
y T. felt the full force Of a violent storm Of
wind and hail yesterday afternoon. and within
n minute after the storm broke twenty-seven Of
the houses inathc village were swept away or 20
badly wrecked to be uninhabitable
Five persons we're killed and probably a hum
dred injured Four OF the Injured were so badly
hurt thcy had 10 be taken to a hospital. The
dead are:
Conrad Frederman. hotel keeper.
Child OF william Ahrens.
John -, Polish farm laborer.
Henry - Polish farm laborer.
Anton Benski. farm laborer.
The storm approached the village from the
northwest The first sign noticed WAS a darken-
ing OF the sky and In q short time there came
a strong though shortiived breeze The black
clouds which followed the wind appeared to be
ordinary rain clouds. Then came another rush Of
warm wind followed by another lull. during
which rain fell Then came cold wind which
chilled every one 1t struck. but people had little
time to notice this. for almost simultaneously
with the cold wind there came a shower OF hall
stones as large as pigeons eggs. Then came the
The width OF the storm centre was about three
hundred feet but its effects were felt long dis
,ance on either side Of the strip over which
the whlrlwInd passed
Deputy Postmaster Fisher says that the black
clouds parted and from them came yellow
cloud He says he watched It approach from the
door OF the postofilce. He says that only few
seconds elapsed from the time the cloud OF yell
b,,rc "a ba clouds
was thrown backward by the wind. Not build
ing I'm the path Of the whirlwlnd was spared.
Those that were not entirely wrecked were un-
rooted and moved from their foundations. Great
masses Of wreckage were carried through the
air by the wind. completing the damage Heavy
oaken girders were torn from wrecks or houses
and carried along with the wind.
CHURCH WRECKED.
The Dutch Reformed Church. brick struc-
ture erected two years ago to replace the
wooden church which vas burned. was In the
middle OF the storm. The walls are standing
but they Will have to be pulled down. One cor
ner Of the building Is out OF plumb, and the walls
are all strained and broken. Three large beams
picked from the wreck Of other buildings by the
wind were blown against the side OF the church.
and they went through It as though the walls
dow remains In the church.
It was about 3:45 o'clock when the storm broke
and nve minutes later came the whirlwind The
sun shining ten minutes later.
The railroad station beside the tracks Of the
New-Jersey and Ncw-York Railroad was COM
pletely wrecked The wind first tore the roof
from the building and landed the tin. which
was cured up In the leaves OF tree hundred
feet away on the other side OF the track
When the roof blew off the station agent
started to run out He had only eight feet to
20 from the ticket office to the door. Before he
reached the door tho building fell. He was
buried beneath the ruins. but was taken out
without being much Injured.
The freight shed was demolished, and the
heavy planks Of the platform were torn up and
carried several hundred feet. They were an
inch and a half thick. One OF them struck the
trunk of tree, end on. and for distance of
ten inches was hattened out and spntered as
though 1t had been beneath pile-driver.
CRUSHED UNDER HIS HOTEL.
Opposite the station stood the hotel Of the vii
lage. kept by Conrad Friedman. In the hotel at
the time. besides the proprietor. were his wif'
and three children. Just as the storm broke he
hustled them into the street, as he realized that
the building was In danger Of going. He ran
through the barroom after taking the money
from the cash drawer. intending to join his fam
ily He had just reached the door in front when
the whirlwind struck the building. The rear
door was open and the wind rushing through.
caught him as he was the doors!ll. Wit
nesses say ne was lifted from his feet and car
ried forward and then dropped to the ground He