New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-08
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
FOLLOW STORMS TRAIL
Man Killed Near PaSSalC, N. j..
When High Wind Blows
Building Over.
MUCH DAMAGE IN Y0NKERS
Manhattan, Though Beaten by
Fierce and Driving Rain, Has
No Casualties Of Sc
rious Nature.

Fa,oer sundays storm which swept
across Manhattan with such force, carried
with II wind and rain. fierce and driving
IN the afternoon, but there were no casual
ties in this city. although signs and clothes
were badly damaged. In some OF the helsh-
boring territory there were destruction ana
death. At Clifton, a small village near
Passalc y. j.. a whole building was olowh
down. killing one man and injuring several
others.
At Yonkers the high wind ripped the
roofs from four houses. knocked down
many telegraph poles and crippled wire
service in part Of the town. There were
narrow escapes from death when the
houses were uncovered and timbers fell
about the heads Of the occupants. Long
Island also felt the storm severely.
Policemen and others went TO the aid OF
a man who was caught in launch IN the
Hudson off Yonkers, and both the man and
those who went TO aid him had thrilling
experience.
The wrecked building at Clifton was
two story frame structure at Parker ana
Alderman avenues. owned by the linen
life brewery, Of Paterson 1t topped over
on its side when the wind struck il. There
were twenty-five men in the saloon on the
ground floor. which is run by Lewis coles.
Anthony Leonardo. Of Garfield. one OF
them. was crushed to death by falling
timbers All Of the others were injured
some of them severely. Two other men are
believed 10 be buried in the ruins. and
workrnen are digging for them tonight.
Coles the saloon proprietor, lived with
his family on the second floor Of the build
ing. He has a wife and several children
and they were all in the building at the
time All escaped with only slight cuts
and bruises when their home topped over
Leonardo was a foreman IN the forSt-
man & huffman mills. in GARFIELD Where
the strike riots have occurred. lie was
not q striker John Savio, of No 80 Lake
avenue. Clifton. who was with Leonarui'
was badly injured. lie and half a dozen
others had TO he dug out Of the Vrechage
by the firemen They were taken to the
General Hospital in Clifton suffering from
severe cuts about the head and body.
The Passaic fire apparatus went to the
scene Of the accident. Half dozen ply
siclans from there and Clifton attended
the injured The more severely injured
we're Peter Battel, Of No. "A Sherman
place. Lewis Verrcelio. of no 264 Dayton
avenue: John Ferro. Thomas Norbe. OF
sherman Place; Victor Gallo. of Lake
avenue and Peter Marchesiau, of Dayton
avenue. all Of Clifton. and Antonio Tos-
canio of Exchange Place, Passaic.
The high wind that prevailed in Ionker7
blew the roofs from three houses. damaged
the roof of a fourth house and wrecked the
porches Of two others. The roof OF an
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at No. 16S Elm street was the first 10 g
II struck the roof of an apartment house
at No. 1863 Elm street owned by Jane!
Stovel. This was torn away. and 1t crashed
down on the roof Of the adjoining house,
40. III This is also an apartment house
and is owned 10y George Taylor
The roof was demolished and Taylor anc
his family had narrow escapes from being
killed or injured by debris
The roof Of the dwelling house Of James
j. Cuddy. IF No Guion street was also
carried away and the porches Of two houses
at Cliff and Spruce streets. owned by Oliver
scott. were also demolished Many trees
and telegraph poles are reported down as
a result Of the blow.
While the storm was at its height a man
Vas seen fighting his way across the Hud-
son River in a roVboat from the New
Jersey shore It was feared that the boat
would be swamped. and rescuing party
Put out i'm a launch. I'm the launch were
Thomas Nav. policeman; Theodore Miller
and Richard Luckcy. lifeSavers, and Ed
ward Matthews. a steeplejack
The launch was buffeted by the wind for
about an hour and was finally driven
ashore at Glenwood. on the Westchester
side Of the river The launch did not sink
and the occupants got ashore I'm safety.
Meanwhile the man 10 whose assistance
they had gone had managed 10 make the
WasicleCter shore do>pitp the gale.