New-York tribune., 1909-06-26
THUNDERSTORM BEINGS
BRIEF RESPITE.
Big Damage at Coney Island
Mercury at 90 Degrees Pros
trdtes Nearly Hundred.


FOR brief space the all pervading heat Within
g short time. however. the heat demon reas-
serted himself and fastened his whitening grip
on the city with discouraging tenacitE. cllnging
FAST until far into the night
The mercury attained its greatest height yes
.erdav at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. when il
registered 30 degrees. the record for the year
IN the interval after the storm the mercury IN
the bulb dropped 70 the 6S-degree mark With
in the next hour it was moving upward, and
continued until near midnight
With New York's hottest day Of the year also
cane the greatest number Of deaths from the
heat. and up TO midnight nearly a score Of
deaths had been reported throughout the metro
r,ol!tsr district The number Of heat prostra-
tions vas nearly one hundred It seemed as II
TIE people had stood the ravages Of the hot
wave as long as possible. and that finally their
powers Of endurance had been overcome But
for the fact that there vas . steady drop N
the humidity il IS believed that the number OF
dead and prostrated would have been doubled
The deaths from the heat in the metropolitan
district were
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wy!he ay,snus ana KeaP street. BFooklsn. died in
gnE3oTn: disa the io6sr Ct tas Eou Theatre
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= bosue. Long Isisnd died az his hcrne
Those persons living in the city looked with
rooeful ewes 70 the east and west about ; o'clock
n the afternoon. when dark clouds gathered
over t9e rivers. for they saw visions of cool
.ng deluge and prepared 10 enjoy it The rain
drops struck the paverents and the melting
zsphalt and the streets with much the same
effect as If they had fallen on the top Of giEan-
tic stove heated to white glow
STORMS FURY AT COMFY ISLAND
# the city itself did not derive any benefit from
the fall Of rain the outlying districts had no
cause for complaint The storm seemed 10 have
tts greatest strength down at the seashore,
Conev Island especially being selected as an
objective point There the first indication Of
the storm that was brewing appeared about
O'clock. when those a. the resort noticed the
approach Of dark clouds. with vivid flashes Of
lightning and threatening growls Of thunder
Far of 70 the southwark peculiar funnel
SHAPED cone Of clouds came up out of the ocean
ard was whirled along straight toward the
shir,rnering CITY by the sea. Those who saw the
ha-binEers Of an atmospheric disturbance as
-hev made their way toward the centre Of the
island. did not realize that soon they would Wit
ness the most violent storm that the residents
had seen in years.
Just as the three opposing armies OF the storm
god met above Dreanland there was an oTnl-
Gus stiffness followed by jagged streaks Of cleo
trtcitv. as though the sky forces were engaging
IN an artillery duel for the supremacy OF the
heavens without warning Of Its suddenness
the cloudburst struck the island with a mighty
shock Where before it had been a day Of
breathless heat and calm suddenly there sue
oeeded violent vindstorm.
While the crowds that had sought the beaches
for coolness and chance to dip in the SURF
were preparing 10 seek shelter in the houses
there was furious clap Of thunder and literal
deluge Of rain simultaneously with the rain
enormous hailstones fell Many persons were
cut by the frozen particles as they made rush
for shelter and their screams were adoed 10
the general din and confusion.
Now that the hurricane had broken with al
tts forces nlarshalled for the fight, the ocean,
too ioined IN the fray and in an almost incred-
tbly short time the waves attained mountainous
proportions and rushed up the beach with IN
creasinz power. Small bathing houses fifty feet
from the ordinary sea limits were swept out to
sea: awnings from the shops along the Bowery
were torn from their fastenings and sent hurt
ling through the air and the smashing and
crashing Of windows as they were STUCK by the
hsllstones caused terror to many
On the top of the Dreamland tower' two men,
'l~ Whitney and James Johnson we've at Work
On the electric lights They had been warned 10
come down before the gale broke, but they were
too late. The top Of the tower vas almost
hidden at times BY the gloomy clouts ana ule
sheets Of rain The men were on a s'aholdlng'
and as the fury OF the wind vented it''elf about
the tower the frail scaffoding was sent crash
Ing against the walls. The men hnsLy sue
cseded fr hauling themselves hand over mana
Until they had gained the safety Of the ooaros
tnst supported the scaffold and there they huhs
Desperately. So powerful was the force WIN
which the gale ragged about the pinnacle OF the
tower that almost every particle of clothing on
the two vas torn from them before they were
rescued
LIGHTNING HITS MUSIC HALL.
Along the Ocean Boulevard many wagons and
automobiles were overturned by the wind ana