The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-25
FURIOUS STORM SWEEPS THE CITY
OF NEW YORK AND
VICINITY
WAS WORST IN JERSEY CITY
Roman Catholic Church and the
BijOu Theater Wrecked by the
acknowledgement
Damage.
NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED

NEW YORK, Aug. PA most violent
and protracted rain storm accompanied
by wind, VIII ch at times In some sections
approached the proportions of a hurri-
cane, swept over New York city, West
chester county and the northeastern por-
ton of New Jersey this afternoon. The
most damage so far reported was at
Jersey City, where buildings were
wrecked, including a church and a
theater
Rain had been fall ng interm;ttently all
morning and about l p. m. the low
hanging clouds began to discharge tor
rents of water and this was kept up
until after clock. About o'clock the
wind increased nightly in violence, and
at $3.50 Jersey City began TO have the
worst storm experienced in it's history
Blasts of wind carried widespread
destruction. Two wind storms seemingly
met in the neighborhood of Newark ave
nue. and Barrow street and cyclonic
condition resulted. Horses standing in
Newark avenue and the wagons to
which they were hitched were blown
over. Telegraph poles and wires fell. A
moment later the steeple of st. Mary's S
Roman Catholic church. the largest in
the city, fell backward upon the church,
striking the roof. Piles Of brick from
the spire crashed through the roof and
down upon the pews.
THEATER WRECKED.
Two blocks south of St Mary's church
and nearly on a line with it on Newark
avenue is the Bijou theater. 1.-The Man
Who Dared" company was rehearsing
for an opening of the theater for the
season. Two lions that are used in the
play were in cages on the stage when a
sudden rush of wind made the building
tremble. Warning cries caused the per-
formers to leave the stage not a second
too soon. Bricks came down from the
high walls, running the stage and bending
in the lions cage. The lions roared in
terror. AS the performers rushed out a
shout was raised in the street that the
lions were loose and the crowd which
had sought shelter in the corridor fled
panic stricken. The lions did not escape.
but their cages were hit and the beasts
were cut by the bricks, but the bars held
them.
On the south side of Newark avenue
opposite the theater, the roofs of twelve
three-story buildings were ripped off and
great pieces of tin fell in the street.
The roofs were completely ruined and
the rain soon deluged the buildings.
TROLLEY SERVICE STOPPED.
An immense telegraph pole just east
of the theater, fell against the brick
building on the north side of the street
Show windows crashed and the glass
Uttered the street. The breaking of the
wires stopped the trolley cars moving up
Newark avenue and in many other parts
of the city the cars stopped because the
wires were broken.
Between the theater and ST. Mary's
church is the St. Boniface Roman
Catholic church. It's roof was loosened
in places. The storm struck st.
Mathews German Lutheran church de-
molishing the roof and part of the
steeple At Van Voorst park trees that
were the growth of many decades were
uprooted or broken off as though they
were made Of pipe clay. A piece of the
roof of the Union League club. opposite
the midle of the park, was carried over
to the park and dropped on a broken
tree.
No one was reported as killed or in
jured
The storm in New York city was con-
fined to a downpour of rain with a VIC.
lent wind It was the heaviest in the
Bronx, where the streets were flooded.
The Harlem division of the New York
Central & Hudson River railroad, which
runs from Melrose to Williams bridge
was flooded to depth of from two to
four feet. The branch running between
Port Morris and Melrose and used ex-
clusiVely for freight traffic is covered.
it is estimated, with r1ve feet of water
mixed with sand The same is true of
the branch running between Pennyfield
and West Chester.