New-York tribune., 1909-02-11
WIND FATAL In JERSEY
EYPRESSM4N KILLED IN
NFWARK-OTHERS HURT.
Buildings and Trees Uprooted and
Roofs Torn off III Wake Of Storm
Which Srept City.

The storm which swept ecross this city yes
tsrdav. causing much damage IN the lower part
t-oush. death TO al least one person ana N
<,,,,ed several others in New Jersey before II
rassed the Hudson. David H Bowdish a Vet-
eran expressnan Of Newark. was standing near
his horse and wagon in front Of the Cs-Slnen'al
Hotel in that place. when the squan swept
down upon them. lifted the wagon clear OF the
ground and threw the horse over on its side. In
falling the animal bore Bowdish TO the ground
and the mans chest was crushed in. He died
q few minutes later.
Samuel Galizio was driving wagon along
Frelinghuysen avenue, Newark when the wind
overturned the rig, burying him under the
wreck. Both Of his legs were broken, ano he
was taken TO St Barnabas's Hospital George
fIuIley and Nicholas F1orio were caught be-
meath falling debris, torn from buildings by the
gale IN Newark. and each had a leg broken
william Rienhard was struck by q skylight
and his skull fractured
According to the weather records at the
Newark High School, the storm came from the
northeast accompanied by heavy downpour
of rain Shortly after O'Clock q black pail
scrept over the SKY. and by o'clock It was tw1-
light In the streets A few minutes later the
setorri broke. and, sweeping through the main
business section. smashed in many plate glass
'xindo7vs and sent fruit stands. signs and other
movable articles flying about the streets In
she north enc OF Newark portion OF the roof
OF the rev Auditorium torn OF and blown
into the street. At about the same time the
roof Of Bernstein Brothers shoe store at Broad
ssnd Orange streets. was ripped OF
The small tornado swept down Broad street
and from there turned into Bridge street. where
II lifted the harness shop of S. A Stephens from
.ts foundations and deposited It half block
evay The roofs were torn from a row Of
houses in James street from No. 2s to No. 81
snclusive the debris crashing into the roadway
or falling across the electric light and other
wires. A shauty IN Ogden street, belonging to
Cook & Gerung, was totally destroyed. while in
Hillside avenue the roofs were ripped from four
frame dwellings.
The storm also did much damage IN Harrison
where the bricks from e chimney that was
blown down. at No. 90 North ID street crashed
through the roof. some of them striking Mrs
John Watson and fracturng her skull The
roof Of the three story apartment house at No
-227 Harrison avenue. occupied by J. J. Schmidt
OF No IS Canal street. this city, as branch
store was lifted of and carried across the
street The roof of the brick building at No 800
North zth street was also torn away. The spire
Of the Davis Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church was badly twisted and the business
streets were filed with wreckage
After rassing through New Jersey. leaving
death and wreckage in It's path, the big black
land suual struck Manhattan, with no small
amount of force at 2:30 p m Although traV-
elling TO the eastward. the sQuau veered of a
bit 10 the south. and the Battery, lower Broad
wev Governors Island and the Buttermilk
Channel got the br11nt OF it Windows. fences
and trees suffered IN Harlem and The Bronx and
in central Manhattan. but teams and persons in
the streets were able TO keep on their feet for
The most part without any great effort
Conditions were different. however. at the Bat
terry the bulTs-eye Of the squall- There George
Foster q driver, sat comfortably within the can
vas cover Of his wagon, and gave little or no
heed to the approaching storm It caught him
.u the vortex and his wagon was suddenly
hurled over on it's side The driver was thrown
10 the pavennent. and the helpless horse was
sent surewling into q mix-up' Of wagon and har-
ness that could hardly be duplicated by the
worst kind of q wind.
The horse which had been going northwest.
found himself facing southeast, with his left
fore foot oyer the shaft and his right fore foot
between the spokes Of the left front wheel.
Pa4rolrnsn Mury, of the I'd Precinct, sent for
q saw and had TO cut through the shafts and
two spokes of the wheel to release the horse.
The harness which had to be cut I'm many
places, was ruined
The tall old tree which had stood in front of
tha tsuilGing at No "a Fast Both street for many
wears was blown down, and in falling ii killed
~-1ich was being driven through 30th street was
srazed bv the heavy limbs of the tree. and the
Su,o women occupants were badly frightened.
The trees topmosr branches crashed through
across the street