The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
sroRn DAMAGE ON LoxG ISLAND
Houses Struck by LightninE-PliEht of Be
lnted Young Women Mt Rocknway.

6AYvILLE. L. l.. Sept 4.-The two-story frame
house occupied by Thomas Grimm. carpenter
and builder, on South Main street nearly OPP
posite St AIMS Episcopal Church. was struck
by lightning In last nights storm. md the in
terror was almost wrecked. None OF the family
was injured Mr.. Griffin and his four children
we're in bed. They were stunned by the bolt.
but were not otherwise hurt. part OF the
roof OF the house was torn of. the front OF the
house WINS 40 badly shattered that II will have
to be replaced. the ceiling in nearly every room
was Knocked down or badly crack ed. and much
ofthc furniture was splntercd Every mirror
in the house was smashed. The storm was
particularly severe throughout this section of
the island
PATcHoGUE. l.. l.. Sept 4.-Lightning dur
ing the storm last night struck the house OF
Mrs +. p. Lewis GA Academy street, and did
considerable damage. Mira. Lewis and her
brothers. DR. W. s. Kelly and Edward Kelly 2
Jamaica. and Hiss Kirk and Miss Briggs OF
brooklyn, were in the parlor at the time Tho
bot struck the chimney and came down into
the rarlor, knocking out the flreboard. 1t
PASSED out to the kitchen. where 1t tore up
things to some extent. The chimney was
knocked down. All of tho people in the house
were stunned
JAMAICA. Sept. 4.-The wind with last nights
storm. blowing n gaze from the northwest
tore up shrubbery. vines. trees and fences.
Windows were broken by large hailstones.
EAST MANOR H. l.. sept 4.-Lightning struck
tho house OF George Davis last night One
side OF the house was demolished and the
house was set on fire. Neighbors who went to
work promptly with buckets succeeded in cx-
tinguishing the flames before much further
damage was done.
RoCKAwAY BEACH. l.. l.. Sept. 4-The violence
fNf
power had to be shut of from ;he trolley line
which runs between Far Rockawav and Rock
away Park at II o'clock. Two young women
who missed the last train for New York at
Rockaway lark were counting upon taking
the trolley to Far Rockaway and going
thence to Brooklyn. When they learned
that the trolley cars had stopped
running they went into Mysteries at the
thought OF heinz kept away from homo all
night. Tho telegraph operator did not dare
enter his office. nor go near the telegraph or
telephone instruments. Finally Yardmaster
Wright Of the Long Island Railroad took uron
himself the responsibility OF sending out the
switch engine and two coaches TO convey tho
Young women and thor escort to Far Rockaway
When Sea Side was reached n crowd Of nearly
hundred passengers was found waiting for
som" means oftranspprtation to Far Eockaway.
When the latter place was reached the crowd
found that its troubles were not ended. A
trolley car had left the track at Lawrence.
blocking tho road, and there was no car out
from Far kockaway from ] P. NJ. until A. NJ.
For three hours women, children and Babies
shivered in the cold wind which FOL owed the
rain. Whom ear did arrive there was wild
scramble tor seats. Tho car had become
charged with electricity and nearly all OF the
passengers. in some way. received severe
shocks.