The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-13

row and Is situated at the corner OF Norman
and Morgan avenues In the explosion that
followed the top 81 the tank was blown of and
hurled a considerable distance. The concus-
sion was so great that number OF windows
In the houses In the neighborhoOd we're shat
tered and several pedestrians were Knocked
fat. None OF them was injured seriously.
Three alarms Of fire were sent in and tho
employees OF the company began Drawing the
oil from the burning tank. II was rpcd over
to the tanks OF the Queens County OIL Com
pany. A considerable amount Of oil was saved
The officials of the company said that hey ex;
pected the tank 70 Inirn umtli h"2p ,",In{ naI
The fire attracted Il big crowd il spite OF the
fact that the storm was at tts height. IN" SKY
was ilnminat"I br,Lnnty ard the rGG ns t
tention OF crowd Of boys who had been play
ing, in Windsor Afrk, and they started to run
One. Of the boy. was sidney Howell y"ars
old. OF 40 briggs avenue, When he ana I'M, ms
found themselves blocked of from the street
by fence made 81 telegraph, wires strung
the top wire and inst as no did so there was
binding flash of lightning;
The boy was lifted from his feet and thrown
complete somersault. landing on his head.
The other boys ran away. thoroughly fright
s snoa ea Metms he Mes Saloon keopor Of
Monitor street end Nassau avenue. directly
the lad. who was unconscious. into the sal" Don.
Blood was flowing from his right oar and there
risSt h n Where 4 /, had had touched the wr"
DIR. Hick man OF st. Catharines Hospital was
summ94ed. b9t he was unable to r.. Trs tor,
In addition to the shock caused by the light;
ming the boy was suffering from a, fractured
viii probably die. ~ ~ N,~
Joseph Fitzpatrick OF 10 Berry, street ran
in front Of tho drug store o. william Wicker at
North Sixth street and Wythc avenue. He had
he c.n sS bnaeG BY Hash SuS ff
He heard Fitzpatrick scream and ran to tn"
store and summond Dr. Bulwinkle Of Eastern
RsEet apspt,a DIR BuTnke 2HHd that
by the lightning He restored him to con-
sciousness after working over him for nearly
half an hour. Fitzpatrick was taken in all am
Lightning struck two story frame barn at
as Il "FH ame Barn
few feet distant Both buildings were entirely
DESTROYED. Joseph Fisher. the, owner. placed
Shortly after O'Clock bolt Of lightning. hit
acontractor's tool shed in the Brooklyn Navy
siderable excitement The shed. a one-story
frame structure. was completely wiped out and
When Mo the iishtntne hit vi" the bndns sheet
Of flame shot nigh up in the air. illum mating
tS "a a. end the in h yHrd
turned in an alarm from the York street gate.
and another alarm calling the city tlrcmen was
turned in by the Sergeant on duty at the Sands
street gate. The ilremen took 1t as two
Harm fire and six engine. companies and two
truck companies responded. In the mean
tnn the. fire signals in the navy
yard had brought ont the marines.
roundsmen. shipkeepers and scntries The
at tho yard. answered tho call for fire drill.
Two dotachments o. men from the Vermont
n'so responded. Many OF the sailors were
l;'rrfooted and hatiess. They worked with
lr,1;ets and succeeded In getting the fire un-
de, control before the city fremcn arrived
The Captain. OF the yard took personal charge
OF the work Of extinguishing the flames and
transmitted signals with a red flag A hiG
crowd Of citizens gathered In the streets about
the yard and stood in the rain for half an hour.
anxious to see tho FIRE. They were kept out
sid" by squads OF marines,
" zen the Vermont fired her signal gun one
OF the Government tugs pulled up along
side OF tho Detroit and made preparations to
tow the cruiser away from her dock This was
not necessary. however al the fire was half a
milo away.
A $50 o'clock bolt Of lightning hit James
". smiths barn, situated on Trotting Horse
lane, near White Pot In the borough Of Queens
Tn barn took fire and was completely de-
stroyed: Two horses and two cows were burned
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