New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19
FOURTEEN DEAD IN STORM
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mails until to-day.
Not in wears has a storm visited New
York City and the surrounding territory
that made such havoc and exacted such
toll of death. The gale rolled In across
the Hudson River, moving in a dense
rolling cloud over the surface -of the
water. 1t first swept down to the Bat
terry, then on up through the centre of
Manhattan Island. 1t seized upon the
city with such sudden fury that il left
everybody stunned with the force of its
impact.
More than six-tenths of an inch Of
rain fell in the brief d0wnpouri accord
ing to the Weather Bureau.
In addition to doing great damage to
shipping in the harbor and on the river
fronts, both east and west, it tore down
1agpoles and awnings and broke many
! hundreds of windows in tall buildings.
Storm Strikes the City.
AS the fury of the storm struck the
Hudson River, where a few moments
river craft Of every description, arrayed
in bunting and other decorations in
honor of the water parade. the scene
changed within the space of five minutes
TO one of wild panic and disorder. Those
Cd the eastern shore of the river had
their first warning of the approaching
gale when they saw a yellow cloud NOV
ing across from the New Jersey shore.
This sight was one sufficient TO terrify
II did. in a solid mass across the gray
waters and followed by darkness al
most as black as night. Preceding this
evidence IF the advanceguard of the
tornado was a peculiar low whistling
sound. that increa sed as il came nearer.
The people af1oat in small boats and on
the floats along the western shore of the
river had a hard time reaching shelter
before the fury of the gale made itself
felt
When about hundred yards offshore
the ominous, yellow storm cloud dropped
like a dead weight upon the land. and
the result of its sudden action was be-
wildering. Men women and children
ran about in every direction. filed with
crying out for help. The sight all along
the Hudson River shore was a men1ora-
BILE one. Boats which it had been
thought were securely moored near the
shore suddenly began TO pull and surge
al their fastenings with uncomfortable
fury. In a few minutes the shore was
Uttered with the wreckaee, some of
!, of t,n
waves on the tracks Of the New York
Central Railroad
THE Calm That Came Before.
after hitting the city the storm
seemed TO take a freak turn and started
cff in a mad whirl toward the centre Of
the river again. With the wind blow
Ing at nearly sixty miles an hour, the
column of yellow dust from the Jersey
shore swept on down the river until it
reached the Upper Bay, off the Battery
wall It came from a northwesterly
direction directly for the Barge Office
and described q most remarkable series
OF twists and turns over the water
For twenty minues before the storm
hit the Battery there had been an
impenetra wall of heavy fog lying
close over the waters of the Bay. It was
impossible to see more than fifty yards
in any direction from the Battery land
ing. but there was an ominous calm and
silence all about the place and the
voices of men sounded over the waters
with astonishing clearness through the
gloom.
When the first giant strength of the
tornado struck this bank of fog the eff
feet was magical. Where before there
had been no outlook beyond the thick,
billowy masses of white fog, there now
appeared with the speed of lightning
great riffs in the bank. It seemed as
though the ranks of the fog banks were
being torn asunder by a heavy cannon
aiding. Through the riffs thus made
masses OF yellow dust forced their way,
disclosing for d fleeing moment
glimpses of Governors Island and the
frowning muzzles of the guns in Castle
Williams, across the Bay.
AS the storm struck the land at the
Battery wall the floods of rain. which up
to this moment had been held in re-
serve, fell with a roar as of a Niagara,
and this was aided by a sudden gale
that laid fat f7agpoles, stands and tents.
Battery's Great Flag Goes.
In the centre of the Battery Park
stands the giant steel mast of the old
yacht Constitution, which was presented
TO the city by the owners OF the yacht.
From this fiagpole was flung great
flag, said to be the largest ever made in
this country. The immense piece of
bunting measures go by 40 feet, and
when the first gust of wind struck its
bellying folds there was series of
loud reports. as though a bunch of can
non crackers had been exploded. AS the
last of these reports died away there
followed a ripping and tearing of cam
vas and cloth. The next instant the
great mass of brilliant bunting was
ripped from the stout haIyards and few
with the velocity of bullet directly
over the Barge Office.
The wind seemed to tie the great flag
into a compact mass, and II hurtled
through the dust and fog until it struck
against the side Of one of the municipal
ferryboats and sank like a piece of lead.
Almost before this freak of the storm
had been completed another huge flag,
flying from the staff on the Washington
from its pole and sailed through the