New-York tribune., 1909-12-14
STORM SWEEPS CITY
DRIVING GALE FORKS
WILD HAVOC.
Umbrellas Reduced to Scrap IN
Stress of Furious Rain
Laden Wind.

II will be fair tomorrow. That Is
the best the weather man can do for
Father Knickerbocker, who finds him
self wrinsins Wet this morning after
one OF the most persistent transforms
that has been let loose in New York in
many a day. Since 10 O'Clock Sunday
night when ii began 10 snow. the ele-
ments have lashed Manhattan Island
with their fury. and at an early hour
this morning they were still going
strong.
A high wiz that at times attained
velocity Of sixty miles an hour added
10 the general discomfort. and umbrellas
were no better than so much excess
baggage. The streets of New York are
lined with their remains this morning,
especially at those points where the
winds are the most energetic, Times
Square the Flatiron Building, Brook
lyn Bridge and the lower Broadway
canyon. Few persons Ventured out last
evening and the theatres reported large
sales Of tickets that were not used
Several accidents, the direct result Of
the storm, We're reported TO the police.
Mrs. Susie Rufcr. of No. 81 West 43d
street, was waiting for a car at Eighth
avenue and 44th street yesterday after
noon when a blast Of wind from the
North River blew her half way across
the avenue and almost in front of a
southbound car. The car grazed her
and knocked her down. She refused TO
90 TO hospital, and AT her home last
night il was said that her condition was
critical, conclusion Of the brain md
possible internal injuries being the dag
nosis Of her physician.
An unidentified woman. about forty
FIVE wears old fell dead in the retail
liquor store of Philip Jacobius. No. 2o5
Eighth avenue. last night. When the
woman entered the store she was groan-
ing. and before Jacobius could reach her
side she fell.
SIGN HURTS MAN
A wooden sign was blown from the
sixth story Of A building at No. 1S3
Broadway last night and fell on the left
foot Of Morris Weirman, of No. 3D. stone
street, Brooklyn. Weirman was removed
10 St Vincents Hospital Miss Jennie
Trowillan, Of No. 101 stanton street, was
knocked down when Weirman was
struck, but was able 10 go 20 her home
At Il O'Clock last night Patrolman
Harboldt, Of the TenderlOin station.
brought in two boys. the elder twelve
Years old. whom he had found looking
Al the Christmas displays along sixth
avenue Both Of them were drenched 10
the skin. and said that they had played
a.r.1 rffr
10 90 home. The boys said that they
were Thomas Burke, Of No. 3o4 West
9th street, and Joseph Forenza, Of No.
40 West 18th street The mother OF
Burke had reported his absence earlier
In the evening.
A huge sign above the fourth noor OF
No 6S3 Broadway was ripped from its
fastenings by the wind last night and
carried around into 3d street. AT No.
$50 broadway . sign fell from the third
floor and was blown through plate
slass window on the street floor. An
italian tenement house al Houston and
Mulberry streets was emptied Of It's ten
ants in short order last night when a
coping fell from the fourth floor. carry
ing with il a lot OF brick. and made a
noise like a bomb when il struck the
sidewalk
About an inch Of snow fell before il
turned 10 rain at o'clock yesterday
morning. The combined rain and snow
fau up 20 IL O'Clock last night was 2.s6
inches. Rain or snow and colder is the
,Veather forecast for to-day. accompa-
ried By high southwest 20 west winds.
f-ti,,.-aa nv clearing
A large part Of Richmond Borough