The sun., 1905-07-31

and was only half hali yust - II eot II
front OF Engine House iS% the lightnini
seemed TO strike the trolley wire sont
distance behind the car. According ID
some Of tho hremen who were Watching.
tho lightning seemed to run . raco with
the car until 1t finally caught UP TO II and
ran down the trolley pole. The whole cal
seemed filed with electricity.
A Mr.. and Mrs. Seddar were sitting at
the end Of seat. When the lightning
struck both screamed, and the next the
passeng gers knew they were gone. Miss
Spatz Of l07 Hopkins street, who sat d.
reotly behind them, had also disappeared.
The car was stopped and the three were
found lying In ditch. They were taken
into the engine house and later resumed
their journey. The roof Of tho car was
wrecked, as we'll a. the trolley polo.
Following Is the list Of dead and the
more seriously injured In the three acoi-
dents:
DxxssnLs. oHAsLss, % yssr. old. Of q, se.,
sixteenth street. Flasbush; killed ~ me PATHWAY
.iss :Is. Isa. Ess :. Hs =: Es g..
.Tss psswS1S1 bfoosse: fIf Eliza P.rs..g ~ s.ss: 'a"
., ysn ys: a q; ~; s:s:'
is S.aeRgs nsd SHs % .:. T. eSs
"a :'ssv. "a
ya A'1 sss sa .sss sns
.isss :!sses N sslfSsy ss;h' 81 burn. % o. SSds
.ss 5roSsyn 'nuel . s sslswss 1 Bans ~ Hs feas
oARlzr. MARY A.. ,oye.rs old. SIS astss avenue
Brooklyn: struck at Parkway Datha feet
DUNE Josxpn j.. a year, old. - Bedford
sn syenus ,s., Pbrookyn; struck /" Parkway Bs'h'
KRoaAs. cARRIs. 10 years old. ~ South Firth
street; sns srSo1ly struck Partway B"'h' hands
H McAvLEY M IH @. 81 year, old. 500 Twelfth stree.
way avenue Gravesend; arms burned.
struck M 3. PssEwsy E Baths, sa' fsss eu1ass s
pHEll, CLARA. 10 years old Twelfth street; MAJ;
haitian: HAITI struck a. Parkway Baths arms ouneo
RAiswsiLDsa. Wi.LrAM. ,s7 Bush street, Brook:
avenue Gravesend: back burned,
REESE. ISAAC, Dean street. Brooklyn: struck .:
STATE. Miss. io7 Hopkins avenue. BROOKLYN
sirH'E snG Esy Tns Gh on se. eod Sy sn:
srEpAr, ~. 30 Tomptns avenue: fell from car
SsspAs. Mrs. bruised falling from car.
L1oHrN1No's FRANKS IN JERSEY.
A bolt Of lightning struck the residence
OF Mrs. Clara E. Peterson, the divorced
wife, Of George. Morehouse Meyers, the
envelope manufacturer. at l04 Gihord
avenue, Jersey City. last evening and ripped
the plaster from the ceiling OF two rear
rooms. 1t smashed two panes OF glaes.
Mrs. Peterson has been out Of town since
shortly after Louis j. Apgar correspondent
in the divorce suit. committed suicide.
Of a 7o-foot pole at jackson and Commu-
nipaw avenues was hit by bolt. The our
rent ran down the wires into . conduit
and ignited some gases, causing an ex-
plosion. A heavy manhole cover over the
conduit was blown o6 and Q section Of the
street, 10 by IL feet, was torn up. Light
ming struck in the same place three ysars
A bolt trimmed the hagpole on the club
house Of the Samuel d. Dickinson Associa-
ton at Sixth street and Jersey avenue:
Lightning ran along en- electric light
wire Into Tony Lembeoks house at 90 Harri
son avenue, and set fire to some wood work.
The flames were quickly extinguished.
1t also sent In false alarm Of fire from box
the same thing two weeks ago.
The power house Of the public service
corporation In Jersey City was flooded last
evening. Water ran into the pit In which
the big fly wheel Tevo!ves and put the halt
out Of business. The plant shut down for
thirty-seven minutes and cars were stalled
all over town. Tho service was crippled
The steepie 81 the church Of St. Peter and
Paul, at Fourth and Hudson streets. Hobo
ken, was struck by lightning last night.
A board was ripped Of.