New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19

west 33l street. Manhattan. drowned in the
HackensaCk River.
ROSS Frank grocer forty-t1ve Years old, Of
while working in a ward Al No 2i2 North
street MSS felled by large tree which was
struck by lightning. and instantly killed
saNTAMAURI7E, Pietro. forty years old.
buried under tons Of debris in the engine
room Of Garlr's brewery. at Cypress and
willis avenues. Evergreen.
WEBER. Frederick. twenty-one- years old. Of
No SO Van Ccltlandt avenue RidgeTood
drowned II the Haclensack River.
crowned in Newark Bay.
alp Holm r7ve-,t7--ive years old a baker
drowned il the Passaic River.
eEBEARD-. Mrs Elizabeth. forty-fve years
old Of ~. 607 Essex street. Brooklyn.
drowned in 7saaice Bay. near Goose Greek.
-Four persons who had been seen ii a
fishing smack of Sea Gate while the
s.orrn was al its height are believed to
have been drowned. Arthur ". Locke
superintendent at Sea Gate, and Henry
Eagle. an employe. who had seen the
men. put out in q rowboat when the
storm had abated. but could see no one
there. The harbor squad was notified,
and at a late hour no trace had been
found Of the party.
August GebhaTdt and his wife. Eliza
heth. Of No 607 Essex street Brooklyn.
were out on a fishing excursion in their
naphiha launch when the storm came
I'D Just as they reached Goose Greek
the launch upset and MI and Mrs. Geb-
hardt were thrown into the water. Mrs.
Gebhardt was drowned, but her husband
held on lorg enough for the vessel to be
rescued by several persons who saw the
accident
John Alp and Garret Gaertsnla dove
from q float at The bathhouse at the
Passaic River and started TO swim across
Just as the storm broke They had
reached the middle Of the river when
Alp was seized with cramps. owing 10
his struggle in the wild waters, and went
down before his friend could rescue him.
Margaret First, sixteen years old, was
bathing with several companions in the
Passalc River. al Little Falls, when the
storm broke. Despite all efforts TO save
her. she was drowned.
Joseph Weissbecker. sixteen years old,
Of No. % Main street, Newark. while
fishing il Newark Bay, was drowned
when his boat capsized at the time Of
the storm. The boy was asleep in the
boat al the time Of the accident The
wind struck the boat and capsiZed il and
he lac was thrown into the water.
From many outlying districts reports
continued until q late hour last night,
telling Of the great damage which had
been wrought by the fury Of the gale
Al along the Long Island and New Jer-
Eey ocean fronts the sands were strewn
with wTec'zs Of fishing and pleasure
5oats, and the force Of the wind was so
great that the sea was dashed into
mountainous mss. L was Kuown that
many boats were caught before they
could scud before the wind, and although
many attempts at rescues were made the
AtesaTers found il impossible - launch
their boats.
The greatest strength Of the gale was
lei 70 tae southwark Of Manhattan, the
great sweep q the winds tearing down
telegraph and telephone wires, damaging
railroad trestlcs and bridges. and inter
1erlng with traffic al nearby points
was estimated that the velocity Of
he wind il and about Manhattan
feaehed seventy-fve miles an hour at
lie height Of the storm.
Leaves Trail of Destruction.
After the last Of the storm had left
Aanhattan Island. some idea of the
wholesale destruction il had caused could
Oe seen In every street and thorough
-sfe there were litters Of broken signs,
'efn awnings. broken Aagpoles and pieces
u smashed windows. Church steeples
sHe roofs Of houses were struck by light
1Ag, and brick and mortar from the
0aTn9ged buildings descended in showers
% the streets.
n Luna Park, at Coney Island, the
es'e caused q crowd of several hundred
Ieope 70 become panicstricken. and
"'leh bolt Of lightning hit the big flag
'N'e IN The park the falling splinters
sSled 10 the ground, and many women
- children were injured in the rush for
Safety.
- Williamsburg il was estimated that
T-'f'F' t1lIisSe Was CdlStl bS A'iI
H. and the streetcar traffic was par
sIea- Other sections Of Long Island.
- as Queens and Far Rockaway. were
eo by the storm. and at the latter
- and al Sheepshead Bay the seas
co rolled in from the ocean were so
tlat many houses near the shore
hooded a. far Us the first floors.
Oentral Park many people We're
eAt IN the rain and had TO wade
ush water uD 10 their knees. Most
-iese We're cared for in the Arsenal
- staten, while others stayed under
Alelter Of the trees. hoping thus to
orE, but all were drenched.
'-e4y Of the big Sound steamers which
y. Detweea this city and Boston and
He - points were forced TO run under
zee Of the land and ride out the
- as best they could Boats coming
''in European points were compelled
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