New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
NOR'EASTER RAMPANT.
SNOW ON H JUNE DAY.
Record Temperature accompanies
Fifty-t1CO Nile Gale.

perature accompanying il. causing suffering and
/ Inconvenience to an unprepared community, was
chroniced in the office of the local weather
bureau the coolest for June on record
The unusual feature of the storm it's wide
. spread effect throughout the United states. for
at no place where the weather bureau has a sta
ton was a normal summer temperature re-
corded. not even in the Southern districts.
/ where at least some sign of summer might be
expected. Another striking feature of the storm
as far as the ken of the local weather bureau eX-
. tends was that no snow was reported. except
. a slight fall at Coney Island in the early morn
ing. Some persons declared yesterday that a
thin film of snow covered certain areas in The
Bronx. but of this the weather bureau had no
| knowledge.
An officer from the Italian warshIp Varess
who ventured ashore yesterday remarked as he
/ walked up Broadway: This is indeed to-day a
dead city. DAnnunzio must have been inspired
, to write 'Cttta MOrta' such day as this
The city was indeed as the Italian described it.
( Practically no one ventured in the streets, and
/ all the resorts that were invariably filed to
| overaowing on June > in years gone by, were
/ like deserted villages
| CONEY ISLAND BOATS IDLE.
/ The fleet of excursion steamboats, that for
merly carried thousands to Coney Island before
| the end Of May had passed, hung up sign yes
/ terday which read: Not running on account OF
bad weather" Bill QuigIey, the Battery boat
/ man. who is nothing il not cynical threw up
/ his ha nds when he read the sign. and observed
| that while ne knew it bad day on the
water il must be more than dirty weather when
/ the steamboats, closed up for the day
The signs might as well not have been hung
up for no one veutured TO the piers to read
them.
The ianitor was an individual who hid himself
yesterday Thousands of persons throughout
the greater city remained indoors huddled to-
gether to keep warm. Few apartments were
prepared for the sudden drop in temperature
In nearly every block the head of the family
was on picket duty anxious TO say Halt! Who
/ goes there" to the mysterious janitor.
| WIND CAUSES DAMAGE
| The wind caused much damage in the subur-
ban districts, especially in Brooklyn and The
/ Bronx. Trees were uprooted. houses were rent
/ and bOwled over. and all that was possible was
/ done to the trolley and electric feed wires
| The temperature yesterday was not only the
/ coldest on record for June =. but the Coldesc
/ June day that is known in the history of the
weather bureau. Until yesterday the coldest
/ average June day temperature was 53 degrees.
occurring on June 10. 1881. While the storm
sneaked over the city the local forecaster kept a
/ close watch on IT, and was not surprised when
/ the mercury did its phenomenal shoot the
/ chutes" act TO 40 degrees above zero at 1910
/ a IN.
/ The storm. which is described as a cyclone
I was first observed last Monday in the lower
/ Rocky Mountain region. II moved slowly into
I Texas. and then took northeasterly course
into the lower ohio Valley. \ high pressure 70
the northeast held it back somewhat. and then.
after acCunuIatng a fair amount of energy, IL
spread and headed for the Atlantic States. GO.
ing seward yesterday afternoon of the Virginia
coast,
The neutrality-suspicious. liner Blucher, wnici
had the fajrest of fair weather across the At
Ianrtc. felt the effects Of the storm on Saturday
night \ dirty drizze, accompanied by st'tr
gale beat against her continually un1h
she locked last night in Hoboken- The wind
off the pier was So violent that the big liner
took nearly hour 10 warp in
CYCLONE OF - MILES AN HOUR
The highest velocity Of the wind was reported
Yesterday at Block Island II was north
easter. and attained a maximum velocity OF
Aftv-two miles an hour The gale came origl-
naIIv from the southeast and shifted 70 tne
east after 1O:45 a. NJ on saturday AZ a. M
Yesterday IT suddenly shifted 70 the nortneasC
and finally settled down 10 north II IS Possloie
that hits of sunshine may be seen to-day but
a s11-pfciOus low pressure forming i'm Texas may
forestau the reluctant promise Of sunshine
Possibly the most effective damage of the
Wind in The Bronx occurred at 1IOth and
Rrtstow streets. where a two story frame oulio-
frr partIv constructed. was blown into an adj
iacent lot The house. which is 10 by IL feet, ts
called a spite house. having been constructed oy
the owner to defy a realty company. which was
aDxiOus to purchase il. \ watChman who slept
in the place ran into the street minute before
the house toppled over.
4 number of large trees IN the Bronx ZOOlogi-
cal Garden and several in front of the Catholic
Protectory. in the Unionport Road. We're up
rooted. Fences were laid fiat apenty all over
The Bronx and a number Of roOkeries near
Third avenue and 1SOth street were badly
damaged that the occupants will have TO move
until repairs made.
FAILING ELM CAUSES SHORT CIRCUIT.
Worshippers in the Lithuanian Roman Catholic
Church of Mary Queen of the Angels at South
18th and RoebIing streets. williamsburg. well
thrown into a panicky state yesterday when a
large elm tree was blown down in front by the
force of the wind. The tree had stood for a
century, it was said, and about y, feet high.
II carried down with it heavy electric feed
wires and trolley wires. which touched the car
rails and formed a short circuit a series Of ex-
plosions following.
y crowded car Of the crosstown line had lust
passed. There was a report that several per-
sons standing about had been hurt by coming
into contact with the top branches. which
charged with electricity Policemen Brogan.
McGrath and DocIey. OF the Williamsburg Bridge
squad, and Policeman Young. OF the Bedford
avenue station. were shocked and burned IN
keeping people away from danger.
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