New-York tribune., 1907-06-27
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING.
Tzco Churches Stuck-GirJ Killed
in Jerscy-Po7oer House Hit.

The heat yesterday was the most oppressive
of the summer and four deaths and number OF
prostrations were reported. Although a thun-
der shower bore down on the city about noon it
di- not reduce the heat. and there was much
suffering At noon the thermometer recorded
the maximum temperature for the day-SS de-
grees 1t opened yesterday morning at 76 de-
grees and at , o'clock registered so degrees.
During the thunder shower lightning struck
several places in the city. The chapel of the
Church of the Atonement, McGraw and Ham
mOnd avenues Westchester was struck by
lightning early yesterday afternoon and the
steeple ruined st. Monica's Roman Catholic
Church. East 10Th street. struck during
the Storm and the steeple wrecked. Souvenir
seekers rushed to the scene. So great was the
crowd that the police reserves from the East
SSth street station were called to preserve order.
The list of dead and those overcome by the
heat is follows:
DEAD.
CONK. Joseph, No ~ Steuben street Brooklyn.
DURY, Anna No, 1876 street. Brooklyn.
FUCH. William. Little Ferry N j.
HOLEN, Mrs. Mary. No. SO Dkeman street. Peooklyn.
REGISTRATIONS.
to Hudson street Hospital.
QUICK. Anna No. 1850 Jerome avenue: attended at
CARALAs. Gtorgo Hotel Victoria; New York Hos
HANLEY. Thomas NO 81 First avenue; to Gregory
MEYER, valentine No 1886 Classon avenue. Brooklyn:
MCLUsKY James l.. No 5ss West 124th street; to
Hudson Street Hospital
MANGAUL. Peter. Avenue A. between 9th and 10th
streets to Bellevue Hospital.
MoNGANO Aphonso EastpOrt, N. Y: to Hu1son stree:
MILLER Joseph No 80 Bowery: to Gouverueur Hos
MDoNALD Joseph. No III South oxford street Brook
RoTHENBERG Rebeoca No 81 East 1l1th street,
SMITH Maurice No. 400 East 14sth street; Lebanon
sHEBRELLo FGancisG9 No go President street
Unidentified Itaan at Third avenue street.
Harlem Hospital
VAUGHAN, Richard. Fulton street, Brooklyn: to Long
Island COLLEGE Hospital
WHITE Miss Emily No. oil 4Oth street: went to
home in carriage.
At Orange, y. j., the private ambulance of
Frederick Ardrey, in South Orange, was sum-
moned to Union late yesterday J. y. McKenna,
Of No. 29S Fourteenth avenue, Newark and two
daughters were standing under a tree IN Union.
ten miles from here. when a thunder shower
came up. Lightning struck the tree. and one of
the McKenna girls was killed outright. The
other girl severely shocked, and McKenna
badly affected.
At oyster Bay lightning struck and shattered
q Presidential banner pole which stands less
than a hundred feet from the executive office.
No one was injured. The pole bore a huge ban
ner for President Roosevelt when he was elected
President.
At Paterson. n. j. Charles Young. who was
overcome by heat Tuesday and fell from the
roof OF an icehouse. died in the General Hospital
from his injuries.
At Newark. n J.. three fires were started by
the lightning, and Mrs. Mary Rogers and her
four children. who in one of the houses,
were stunned by a bolt
During the thunderstorm yesterday afternoon
lightning struck the signal tower located near
the Coscob power station Of the New Haven
Railroad. setting the roof on fire. Superinten-
dent Julius Beermann rushed TO the power sta
ton and, securing the emergency fire hose.
climbed TO the roof. and, with the assistance of a
few ironworkers. extinguished the blaze.
John Lawless. fifty years old. OF No 40 Court
street. Brooklyn was struck by lightning while
at work on the Gowanus Canal, at 9th street.
and died almost instantly. His body was taken
10 his home.
Lightning struck the home OF Alderman Will
lam Greenfield. OF Kearny. n. J.. yesterday
while the family was at dinner Mr.. Greenfield
had changed from his usual seat. Had he not
he would have been killed. the bolt struck
the floor Just where his chair is usually placed.
All the members Of the family were stunned but
none was seriously hurt.