Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-19
BOY MEETS DEATH UNDER
TREE BY LIGHTNING BOLT
severe Blow capsizes Many Small
Craft in Hafbor and Streets Of City
Are Flooded from Heavy Rain
BattIeship Florida at Brooklyn Navy
Yard Has Marrow Escape.
cBy Associated rrcss.)

NEW YORK, June lS.-On the
heels Of the reception to Theodore
Roosevelt today came the deluge.
Two hours after the parade that
escorted him up Fifth avenue hsd
disbanded. the whole metropolitan dis
II ct was swept by the most violent
storm in months. In twenty minutes
60 of an inch Of rain fell, while the
wind at times attained velocity Oh
fifty eight miles an hour.
Three deaths were reported early
tonight, four ether persons are be-
lieyed to have been drowned in the
caps,zing of IL fishing smack on Long
Island, while scores OF others mad :
marrow escapes In accidents on the
water. from lightning. and in being
struck by trees. cornices and heavy
signs hurled to the ground by the
wind.
Baseball games were abandoned and
for while panic threatened under
the tents OF a circus. showing in the
upper part OF the city.
Breaks Without Warning.
The storm broke almost without
warning, preceded by a gust OF wina
that uprcoted trees. sent street signs
flying and tore into tatters the slat-''
crate decorations hung out IN honor
Of Mr.. Roosevelt Then came the
downpour, almost cloudbuEst In y.o-
lence. In a moment streets were Hood
ed and the crowds still lingering down
town were soaked and bedragsied.
For an hour and half the storm
continued causing great damage.
Passengers en- excursion boats Were
among the worst sufferers. Several
boats were hung up in Hell Gate by
the storm not daring to face such
treaeherous currents. From all along
water fronts came reports o. scores
Of rowboats and sailing craft being
capsized with probable loss of Ire.
Small craft in the harbor and far
cut on the Long Island coast eIso SUI
fered.
In Brooklyn Frank Ross. SO years
old. was killed by an uprooted tree.
Another tree in Flushing was struck
and Julius Joska. i5-yeaTs-oId, who
he'd sought refuge under its branches
with his two small sisters. were X H.
ed. Lightning was also responsible
for the death of Pietro Santamaarito.
80 years old, an engineer OF Long
Island brewery. The bolt tcppied
over the huge smokestack and the en-
.einecr was buried under tons of de-
bris Fire that followed. caused a
loss OF $4,000.
The hattleship Florida. on which
finishing touches are being made ~
the Brooklyn navy yard. narrowly es-
capped serious damage. When the
first violent g-rst struck the East river
an immense floating derrick. with
lifting capacity OF 125 tons. WIS APP
preaching alongside TO hoist srmcr
plate The wind caused wave OF
dangerous proportions, which would
have sent the derrick crash ne lrto
the bsttleships side, but navy tug.
near at hand, saw the danger and
quickly towed the derrick out OF
harms way.
Bot the violence OF the wind sway
cd the great 20 feet crane of the der
rick and snapped IL OF at It's base.
With equilibrium. the derrick wab-
bled. then turned on its side ahd
sank. The crane had previously
plunged to the bottom
Sixteen men. comp isiny the der
ricks crew. we're forced to leap INTO
the water, but dctks we're ncsr AZ
hand and ssiIors esd MARINES frots
the receiving shin Hancock pulled all
hands safely ashore