New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

storm. which blew down trees and wirea
all over the borough.
In the stampede for shelter at Coney Isl
and Mrs. Florence Ritsheimer. of NO. -
Vanderbilt avenue, was trampled by 'ne
crowd at Henderson Walk and the Bow
cry. and was unconscious when taken 10
the Coney Island Reception Hospital
| A Culver line train. loaded with pessen
| gers who ran 20 II for shelter from the
storm. was struck by lightning as 1t drew
into the Parkvile station. Passenger
Jumped through the windows and crowded
through the doors to the station. They
we're budding beneath the shelter OF 'he
station when another bolt struck the sta
ton and drove them panicstricken into
the downpour.
Shortly after midnight the bodies OF
man and a woman were found by the
Coney Island police on the beach at Sea
Gate. It IL supposed that they were out
in a small boat when the storm struck
them and were unable to reach the shore.
One of the big lightning flashes struck
one Of the oil tanks OF the ]. NJ. Guney
Petroleum Company, at Bayonne, durins
the storm and set It afire. The blaze III up
the bay between the flashes OF lightning
and for a time threatened~to spread to me
other tanks The Bayonne Fire Department
protected the other tanks while the nre
burned itself out. Trees and wires all over
Bayonne were blown down.
The electric lights in Hackensack and IN
the Palisade Amusement Park went out
with the second fash of lightning wheh
tho storm began. and there was the same
general destruction in both places.
Severe thunder shocks caused an auto
matte fire alarm IN the Home for the Des-
titute Blind. at Amsterdam avenue ana
10Th street. to 90 of during the storm,
and the sound of the fire signal, the thun-
der and the force Of the storm caused wiid
excitement among the inmates. Mrs. cart
well. the superintendent telephoned 10
Fire Headquarters. and succeeded in pre-
venting the fremen from responding to the
alarms.
The top of freight car on the Jersey
Central Railroad was blown completely OF
Just as the train was nearing the bridge
over Newark Bay.
Scores Of yachts anchored In Newark
Bay were torn from their fastenings ana
blown ashore. resulting In heavy damage
The police training stable on the North
Hampstead Turnpike and Jamaica avenue,
between Flushing and Jamaica, were
struck by lightning and burned. The sta
bles cost $4,000 and made blaze that was
seen for miles around. The location is $50
lated and the building was beyond saving
before iremen could get 10 it. The twenty
FIVE horses in the stable were saved and
taken TO Flushing
Most of the downtown ferryboats were
tied up by the storm. The Staten Island
ferry was delayed for nearly half An hour.
At John street and Broadway big plate
glass window was blown ont of the Good
year Raincoat COMPANY. Others we're blown
out AT No. Is New Chambers street. occu'
pied by the Department of Street Cleaning.
and al No Maiden Lane. occupied by an
optician.
According 10 the Weather Bureau. II
Was the lack of cooling breezes that made
the weather preceding the s;orm seem so
oppressive The highest temperature re-
corded for the day was 81 degrees. at
y m and the storm made the mercury
drou TO s. degrees at midnight.