The sun., 1910-06-19
TORNADO WHEN SHOW IS OYER


that Nuut Alrrr,rk and Irainfna ~tar II ave
we're IN the train and they tnnk ch arg
- mattsrs Mr nerrck ordered thl
moturman q eass up On, brakes, anC
heing "a q down grade the tram Wa
rol.ssl intn the lSIth street station. wher,
the Passengers alightcs.
After the power vas shut ~ MrrriCk
and Hayes g1s t1grthHr a gang Il mea.
Who opened tho ulinhol-s of the sub
Say's independient drainagr syatem, and
m an hour the Mater h.ld run "a and tht
trains resumed their sChndule
Ihe wind came over Coora1's Blud
and whacked tho nam tent VI the lore
paugh-S.lla Circus 90 Manhattan Field
az Eighth avenus and ls5th street, ippsd
u ln ssv.gal plarss and lst In the ram
Thea a side pole snapped and 1T down tbs
canvas az that I.0iut The 3oo peOpl-
in ths tent began % take alarm a. the
black clouds shut out what daylight
bad bsan COMING into the tent The
hand played the Tournament March
% reassurs them but Manager Curtis
I cut tbs pert0rmance short aud had the
employees guide the peopl. Out by ths
various exits into the solid vail that
vas coming down outside. Everybody
vac soaked. Thsre were many women
and children, tho women In light summer
wear Some ul che women carried babies.
some sought tbs uncertain protection
u the elevated railroad tracks and sta.
| tiOR, others got into tho Polo Grounds
aud found protection in Sheds.
There were over 5000 persons in the
! Polo Grounds and mor5 coming when
the storm made IL sudden and tempest
'ious descent. .Thoss Ia the bleaohsrs
aud on the Tunways Were unyeloped IN
thick dust clouds and then In no time
caught In a torrent oi rain. Tho grand
stand people were protected. but the fans
On the bleachers had 10 hunt shelter and
~ quick about Il. Most Of thsm took
refuge under ths bleArhers. but the rain
ssept In there and many were AZ thor
Oughiy drenchcd a. u they had fallen
into the river.
The wind snapped the championship
pennant loose from ils pole and spread
it out on The beacher seats. hut every
body was too much occupied Just then
- pay much attsntiOn TO onens. Il vas
a sad occasion for summer millinery
The Polo Grounds employees whose
duty u n 10 spread out the new patent
held cover had the time Of their lives
bpcking the wind. which was whipping
be cover around like a huge rag. One
gust wrsnched the big larpa1lin loose
from The men holding i and made a whole
de u it belly up high in the air When
tie cover was finally lad enough wind
got under TO send pudy npplss shooting
across IL. and this With the water which
Tell on the cover. produced 10 rediistio
an ocean eIsct that a number of persons
Decame seasick ana some hitohsd up
their trousers
The rain came through the roof Of the
clubhouse where the home players dress
and started q miniature food there In
The Oifices Of the clubhouse were many
refugees from the circus adjoining
Women and children. vet 10 the skin
took refuge there The baseball club
DeOphe opened the door to The basement
Ot the clubhouse and allowed circus
spectators 10 come mp into the protection
81 the clubhouse that way woman and
child stood around In Their wet clothing
until somebody suggested tha' thev
would do well 10 20 home Thereupon
he mother explained that thsv had
walked 10 the circ's anal had only enough
money 10 pay their way in The woman
vas siakei 10 car'are and she ard the
voung~ier ispar,sd.
There were more pe1nle In Van Cort-
'anl Park than c1uli nnd shelter in al
Tire huiiii' g. ald many of those who
hutilei under me tres were driven
into the 0pea when trees began tn fall
or lose hTaHche, The subway service
having broken down there was rothing
10 10 but stand a1i take a wetting
b. vc-n 80 and 10 hlats we're ou
az '-IhAn Ray Park aud al tity Island
They put for shore bui many wore not
able 10 reach i' unaiisi and others we're
driven yioleutly on the teaCh The City
Island Nolur tear Life Saving squa and
other fescurr- WORKED ard hnallv got all
ashore With 70 ~. of Ire
The simu'H7e ~ rproOiink n haN
4 do7en ires- in Division avenue het wern
EpehiiuR and Hewe, slree.s. Wilians-
burg distance of siN BLOCKS caused
be breaking - an the trolley wires and
pr the ToaDsiua avenue line q cars
or0~ainE the Williams burg BridEs 0ut
q commission for nearly three hours.
Among the ir-es blown down an BROOK
lvn vas an elm az FIfth avenue and IhiTd
street which tradition 0f the neigh bor-
hood avs was NliutHsl Nv George Wash
Ingtan when be- had no hgidqun-tnr
there
The roofs ~ three adjoining houses.
40 i67. IGi and IeB UoCntu-st-g BroCklvn.
were blown ~ during the storm The
houses helOnsri o. Josephine Logeshoi
Wallace Jennings and Class1n y Mey"r
John J G"urersnu 8 years Old. ~
~ Grand street WILLIAMSBURG wlE
playing iu Iooger Park when q tsce va,
NN'IW % .A.'1N To " INl ~ INl.' Nh'NH WA
n" storm swept over the Sherushoad .
3ay racptrlck about ~ O'Clock iust
before M" running n the Daisy Stakes
DARK rl0udr rolled up from tfo west jIs'
b. the horses sent to he est isT uu the
-lturity chute gud when hey arrived
there q dust CinLd driven by O. hurricane
IlsCured them They we're started iu
iurry and IN enc minute they were fr-
shnC hgt by that time Il was =a dark
hat the cclors worn by the Jockeys could
,1t he distin Euished Then came heavier
gloom and a delgGe
lI rained ~ hard and the wind drove IL
rith such force through the windows IN
he rear wall ~ the grand stand that
women huddlsd together % Leep their
'lrthnE dry while the oral speculators
~ tho lawn ran down into the long bar
nom where gas lights hlckered and were
llpwn out
There seered 60 be- NJ end ~ the in
'reasinE gloom when suddenly there
~ q binding dash aud n dcafeninR clap
4 thunder 4 ball q fr" struck a pole
loar tho Jockeys board ard tore of
niinter six feet long Then the bolt
visited N into the ground ripn.ng ~ !
ne turf and apparently burying itself
n q huge trench that wss not in evidence
,ef1ra the atlrm Women shTieked and
ainted. others berane hysfericnl and
I'll unon their knees in terror The
'ltkert,n detectives ran about trying
% assure Deople thnt the danger was
yer. but a. there were more lightning
,olts ard more crashing thunder the
.owd became panic stricEeu
Even the horses IN the paddock wore
o terror stricken that it was impossible
n quiet them The running nf the
.0nev Island Handicap was postponed I
.ntil the storr, had abated
IN he midst ~ the turmoil somebody I