The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-14
Many Hurt In Three Trolley
Cars Nit Ia Tho Bronx
and Brooklyn.
GIRL STRUCK DOWN DEAD
In a Yachting Parry Of Eight AZ
Of Whom Were Stunned.

Flagpoles and Elevated Structure nm
Bricks From Steam Company Chim.
ney Rain ~ Teuement Rsses-0Qusll
Upsets two Sleep Yachts in ~ nay
and Sends Three Barees aad 80
Frightened Innisr.nts Adrift--Pstsr.
son Loft in Darkness Last Night By
Burning Out q Electric light wires.
The city has rarely been 20 peitsd b.
lightning as It was in the thundeptom
that began . little before O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. lifting trolley cars was
the specially Of the hghtning. and many
persons were hurt either by the electricity
or In the panios 1t caused. Ono bolt
stunned = yachting party OF eight persons.
killing one woman. The squall with which
the storm introduced itself upset two small
yachts in tho bay and sent 500 immigrants
adrift On barges that broke from their
mcorings at Ellis Island.
A chain OF thunderstorms extending
ITOIu W uldestdCuuncUto uou0 Vt1o
Atlantic coast vivid with electrical flasher
q larger part Of the afternoon. Here
about tho cloud discharges were Of the
triphammer, slashing variety. The light
ming struck low and hit hard. The Weather
Bureau said there was only one storm, but
was willing to admit that 1t dripped its fire
and water on the instalment plan.
The first thunder heard on the official
tower was recorded at l2:3o P. M. and the
last at 400 p. M. Between these periods
there were several fine sunshine showers
and startling splittings Of the air allow
and aloit. The rain came down in sheets
for few minutes between 1 and clock,
when most of the LIZ inches measured
by the official gage fell. The loudest 70
ports, and those closest to earth, came
In The Bronx, where one Of the local official
prophets lives. The wind during ths
storm blew chiefly from west and north
west. In the evening 1t had got around
to the east and was making only about
six miles.
TEN 10 HOSPITAL FROM THIS CAR.
In wild scramble to get of q Mount
Vernon trolley oar that was struck by
lightning at 10th street and Webster ave-
nue ten persons were hurt badly enough
to be removed to Lebanon Hospital suffer.
ing from shock and bruises. A nine-year-
old girl was the most seriously injured.
for It is thought that her skull was fractured.
In addition to those taken to the hospital
most Of whom remained but short timeJ
a score Of others were slightly hurt. Every
body aboard the open car was checked.
The car was bound to Mount Vernon
1t was a o0-foot car and there were nearly
40 men, women and children aboard. Be-
tween some of the seats there were standees.
The constant opening Of the screens to take
on new passengers had wet the floor and
most OF the seats. When the bolt fell
flames shot out from the foot Of each motor
box, and the next moment the whole oar;
including the wet floor and the seats, be-
came charged with electricity. The metal
work Of the car was charged. and persons
who had their hands on metal cried out
Bernard Clardn OF u Franklin avenue,
New Rochelle, the motorman, fell back on
the front seat blinded by the fash from tho
motor box. Blue fame shot out from the
bottom of the box and set fire to bis trou-
sers. He dropped the controller quickly
and was only slightly shocked. The car
was going 80 fast that il went on Of It's own
momentum. The motors had burned out.
In the car men fought to hoist the rain
screens and to get of the moving car.
Women and children were trampled on.
Men jumped of without any regard to
where they were jumping or how. So did
some women.
Nine-year-old Irene jackson OF H2 East
l4Sth street was sitting in the front seat
with her father and mother. Her father
was pushed from the car and then the child
was pushed out OF her seat. She fell under
the footboard and would have been crushed
II a man directly behind her had not bent
over quickly, grabbed her by the clothing
and pulled her from under the car. Tho
front wheel cut of some Of her hair and
gave her a couple Of bad gashes IN the
head.
Motorman Clarkin put out his burning
trousers before the car had run a block.
Then he put on the brakes and stopped the
car fifty feet further on. All the way back
to where the lightning had struck people
WoIO iyhiB III CilC ottcCt. VOIIicu anu Cuu~
drep were still in the car crying for help.
All the men had got off, The persons who
remained In the car we're suffering from
shook and fright Smoke came through
the flooring. but there were no flames.
John Connolly, the conductor. had stuck
to his post and pulled the trolley pole Of
the feed wire.
Ambulances and reserves arrived quickly
and Drs. Bose and Aronow OF the Lebanon
Hospital began work. The ambuances
took Ave to the hospital and the patrol
wagon five. The police took the names
OF these sixteen injured:
Irene jackson, probable fracture Of the
skull, scalp wounds and Commissions; Mrs.
Theresa Ulrioh, Inwood avenue and 18TH
street. COMMISSIONS; Maggie Dietz, II years
old. same address, and Mary Ulrioh. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Ulrioh, COMMISSIONS and shock;
Annie Frees. ~ yean old pf LoprWooA