The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-13
COOL WAVE HERE.
Storm That Brought it Did
Some Damage But
Who Cares.
CHURCH ROOF RAISED
Trees Struck by Lightning and
Many Branches Blown
About.

The severe storm of yesterday afternoon
played havoc with the Court House
grounds. The big willow tree standing in
front of the County Jail was struck by
the gale and a large limb was torn off.
This fell across the well kept lawn and
badly damaged the flower beds. Another
large tree which stood in the yard near
the Freeholders office fell a victim to the
force of the storm. In falling this mar
rowly escaped a number of men who had
taken refuge from the storm nearby.
Early this morning workmen were put to
work clearing away the debris and in a
short time had cleared away the wreck.
The gaps left by the fallen trees remained
however and marred the beauty OF the
grounds.
In the aerce storm of yesterday after
noon lightning struck and raised about
forty feet of roof of ST. Paufs German
Lutheran Church, at ST. Paul's and Sum-
nit avenue Some of the brick work be-
meath the roof was knocked out.
Lightning also struck the home of
Charles Rosenbaum, No. 99S Central ave
nue., mad set it on fire. Fire box No As
was pulled but failed to send out an
alarm. The flames were extinguished by
people in the house with the assistance of
neighbors.
mammoth advertising fence was
blown down at Manhattan avenue and the
Boulevard. It blocked the sidewalk
The wind blew down the mammoth
willow treet along side of the Oakland
avenue police station. Only shattered
part Of the stump which was rotting away
remains.
The tree had been for some time more
or less a menace and it was supported
by guy wires. Had it not been for these
and a stout telegraph pole the timbers of
the big tree would have crashed through
the large fiat plate glass window in the
front of the late James Murrer's under
taking establishment. The pole caught
the falling tree at the crotch of two
stout branches and held It fast.
All through the Hudson City section
there are traces of the storm in the shape
of broken branches of trees, some of the
shaded cross streets are literally strewn
with them.
Last nights downpour of rain flooded
the meadows. The pools and streams
which for weeks have been almost dried
up are overffowing and the innumerable
dHSls.ssh.s and little, belonging to the
squatters, that have been fioundering
about in the mud, are having great sport
today
In the storm bolt of lightning shat
tered the forward mast of the Holland
American line steamship Staatendam ly-
ing at her pier at Hoboken. There were
several of the crew on deck at the time
and they narrowly escaped being struck
by the flying splinters. The mast was
shattered about six feet from the top
down.
The new sewer at the corner of Sip
and Garretson avenues became clogged
yesterday afternoon during the storm
and overfiowed The water spread until
the entire corner was made impassable
Tho heavy wind storm yesterday after
non blew in large pane of glass in the
second story of the Fifth Precinct police
station house. Then mtn had to hustle
TO fix up the window to keep out the wind
and rain
Evidence Of the two weather extremes
were furnished in Hoboken yesterday
The intense heat in gthe early morning
killed man and the high wind in the
afternoon tore up trees. demolished fences
and played havoc with things in general
noon storm was the demolition of the
Gospel tent, at Washington and Twelfth
streets The big stretch of convas, under
which the Ministers Union had been con-
Quoting nightly revivals, was torn to rib
bons by the wind The poles were splint-
cred and the entire tent was rendered
useless.
Three big trees were uprooted, one at
Garden and First streets. another on Sec
ond near Hudson street, and the third
in front of the residence at No. 92s Park
avenue. Electric wires were broken by
all three in falling. The board fencing of
St George Cricket Grounds, facing Gin
ton street, was blown down for over
block. The storm which passed over the
town like a small cyclone left its traces
everywhere in the shape of broken shut
ters, demolished gates and like damage.
No casualties resulting from it were re-
ported to the police.
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