New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
LIGHTNING KILLS THREE.
STORMS .SUEEP THE CITY.
Metropolitan District Damaged by
the HeaJy Rains.

This city visited Yesterday by success
sion Of some Of the heaviest electri, storms and
wind squalls that have beer seen in this region
this season Much damage done ia prop
erty by the lightning and vino ana rain. Tvs
deaths from lightning were reported IN this city.
and two children were hurt by the overthrow OF
a tent at Coney Island. The fire alarm system
OF Hoboken demoralized the greater part OF
the afternoon by the lightning. Viii IN also
slightly damaged three buildings in that city.
one Of therl being ST Johns Evangelical
Lutheran Church TWO buildings In Jersey City
We're also damaged h. the lightning. and a boy
was killed in Newark.
Fire started in the controller box of a car Of
the Rockaway-ave line in Rockaway-ave.. near
Fulton-st.. Brooklyn. after lightning struck the
overhead trolley pole The passengers were too
badly frightened to leave their seats. a young
wOman's skirt caught fire, but two men extn-
guished the flames before she burned. The
front of the caught fire and engines were
called out in response TO an alarm. The hremen
put out the fire quickly and the car. after re-
pairs made. continued its way 10
Canarsie
on the Far Rockaway- Rockaway Beach
branch OF the Long Island Railroad the rain
washed away portion OF the roadbed making
IT unsafe. and covering portion of the tracks
several inches deep Averne. The women
passengers on of the trolley at this
point had to be carried through the water by
men,
The first storm struck New-York about 8 a. m.
and then in quick succession came one after
other Each storm accompanied by down
pour that seemed like a cloudburst yet up TO S
p. m the Weather Bureau reported a precipita-
tion of only 15 inches. For the greater part OF
the morning the city overcast by a huge
cloud appalling in its blackness and with edges
like FURNISHED copper. From the cloud there
were continuous jagged flashes Of lightning ac-
companied by thunder which shook the build
ings of the city.
In he dOwnpou- Of the various storms um-
brellas and wraps proved to be no protection. In
crossing the street would be soaked before
he passed the centre of the road. and umbrellas
were about much as a covering of gauze
The water went through them as easily as
though only the bare ribs had been spread OPEN
The Weather Bureau predicts much the same
kind of weather for to-day. only worse and more
of it. One feature alone of the prediction prom
ises relief. 1t is to be cooler. The humidity of
yesterday almost unbearable and the drop
in temperature promised will mitigate to some
extent the discomfort from the moisture felt yes
terday
William Hagen, twenty-seven years old, Of
Grand-ave. and Dean-st, Brooklyn was killed
by lightning while driving through Seventh-st
near Third-ave.. late in the afternoon. His
body rolled off the truck into the street. little
later unidentified boy was killed by lightning
at Riverdale-ave and Christopher-st.. East
New-York.
miniature cyclone which accompanied
heavy at Coney Island about 3 p. m.
wrecked ten tents of the seaside camp for
( bcrculous children at Surf-ave. and West Twen-
tyeighth-st. Forty-five children In the
tents when the windstorm uprooted them.
TWO were injured in the panic which followed
the accident.
The storm flooded everything from Rockaway
/ Point to Cedarhurst. At ROckaway Park many
of the tents blown down. but except that
the inmates drenched no one was hurt.
Lightning struck the hotel of Daniel Gallagher.
at Rockaway Beach, and Mr. Gallagher and
bartender were stunned for few minutes. The
home OF Charles Ikes. in Broadway, Woodmere,
was hit by lightning, which passed down
chimney and into the Kitchen wrecklpg the
stove. The kitchen was set fire, but the
flames were confined to it by the Woodmere fire
+ department.
maica aves., Richmond HILL hit by light
ming. and about 800 damage was done.
John MacGrieVe, eight years old, the son OF
killed by lightning while he was walking on the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near the Stanley
stone crusher. at Manor-ave. There was a
heavy downpour of rain when the lightning
struck the boy The body Was taken 10 the
house of his mother