The sun., 1910-05-31
LIGHTNING hits BOAT PARTY
YOUNG CLERK KILLED m A
LAUNCH on THE HUDSON.

i've ~ M Twelve CsmpanioAs stunned
-msy were LSins Under Canvas IN
NlastreAm OR Hastings When the
Bslt shot DOWu ThFOugh the RAN.
Thirteen young men started out in a
gasOlsns launch yesterday morning for
a day on the Hudson. Ons Of thsm vas
Charles Herbert. the tWsnty-twO-year-Old
son Of Henry Herbert Of 10 Leroy street.
Manhattan and a clerk Of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company. The party was
Overtaksn by q thunderstorm when II
was in midstFeam O6 Hastings and the
launch was struck by lightning. Herbert
was killed instantly Two others were
stunned but later recovered.
The party reached RiverView Grove,
on the west side 81 the river. about noon.
They went ashore and cooked lunch. They
stopped at the grove for about two hours
and q half and then started on up the
river.
The clouds had been gathering over the
Palisades for some time. but the young
men did not expect more than a passing
shower. A. soon a. they pushed OF
from shore they made ready for a wetting
The launch. the Eddie B.. belonging
10 Henry CollinE of West New Brighton.
Staten Island. was fitted with q canvas
rain shields and the young men started
TO stretch Il over the little craft from
stem to stern. They thought that II
would be well 10 let the boat drift. because
quarters under canvas would not he COM
Portable Il the motor kept on sputtering.
Hertlsrt crept up into the bow % the
boat and covered himself with the can
vas. Near him was John Drout. a hank
clerk. who lives at lOT Leroy street, He
ton kept we'll under oover
When they were just about even with
Hastings the storm struck them. A. FIRST
moderate. Il soon increased in intensity
The boat. without headway. was caught
in ths trough Of the waves and for a time
Il looked As though she might take In
some water When lightning HE the
launch Herbert was killed instantly
Drout. next 70 him. and a third men,
ber q the party were Knocked ssnse-
less One or two Of the others felt the
charge also
A soon a. Capt ColIinG and the men in
the stern realized what had happened
they ripped oH the canvas and started
cranking the motor IL was some min
utes before they could get IL moving.
They headed through the rain for the
HahlrshaW Wire COmpany'a dock az
Hastings thinking that there might still
b. hops for Herbert A. soon a. the
boat touched they started on for a doe
tor and a priest The two excur.ionists
who were unconscious we're revived and
with fhe roag started back for New York
Those In the boat besides Capt COllinR.
Herbert and DrOut. were John Fleming
of o. Bedford street. John McAlanus OF
y Morton street. J. y Ryan Of stT Green
wich street. John Flynn Of 20 King street.
Charles Murphy of los Bank street.
Thomas Williams 81 50 Morton street.
John Foye OF ss Jane street. Frank Fisher
and John Fisher Of S Commerce .treet
and william Nulty.
The storm hit Cann0ns Park IN West !
chester while = thousand persons were !
watching a baseball game streak ol
lightning struck a twenty-five foot flag
stat At ons end Of the grand stand. shiv- 7
cred Il. and sent one end fyinE fifty feet /
out on the field Il didn't hit anybody .
and except for some headaches nobody
was injured