New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
GALE SWEEPS THE CITY
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| 1urieS, ana one DlOWlIl5 lTolii wv
the Circle Theatre. at No. 1877 Broao,
way, gave Joseph Jocks, Of No. loo "eS'
Goth street reminder Of the day III th'
form of a badly cut head. Inc Po'io'
did not come out OF the hurricane I'M
scathed, for Patrolman John j. Deldhe!
earned day off to get patched up oS
having his cheek gashed by splinter
of glass from a shattered window or q
drug store in the TIMES Building. Again
il was a sign that swooped down ano
took John Fitzpatrick, of No. "a Wes'
4th street, off his feet, leaving him with
bruised head and body.
Not content with hurling things al
people, the wind varied it's sport by hurl-
ing people at things. IL picked up Heller
Finley. sixty-two years old, Of No.
Rivington street, and threw her against
an iron railing, dropping her heavily 70
the ground. She was removed to Belle
vue Hospital. suffering from fracture
Of both bopes in her right leg and severe
contusions about the body.
Six-year- old Isaac Rose, of No. 1896
Washington avenue, The Bronx. was cut
about the face by flying glass from a
broken plate glass window as he was
entering candy store at No. 1910 Wash
| ington avenue.
Down at Garden City, Long Island
four more were added TO this list, when
men In charge OF the hangars and flying
! machines there battled with the wind TO
save from damage the property under
| their care. Various degrees Of cuts and
! bruises were received by Walter Stage,
| a head mechanic: George Roushe, his
| assistant; Robert ]. Allen and Charles
Rousseau. The men were in charge OF
| helicopter valued at $4,000 I'm inc
! hangar Of y. T. Rabbit Hyde. Alarmed
| by tho wind. they got up in the night
and went to brace the hangar, but the
wind would not he denied, and swept
the sPucture away, running the flying
machine and injuring the men In the
wreckago
| Coffyns Hydroplane Goes Adrift.
Several other hangers and flying ma
chimes in tho colony at Garden City
! suffered similar damage. Nor did the
wind spare the hydroplane moored at
! the Battery belonging to Frank Coffyn.
II was torn loose from its raft, but was
rescued by employees OF the Dock Depart
mcnt. after being considerably damaged.
\ realistic imitation OF a storm at sea
was stirred up by the galloping wind IN
| the harhor The water was lashed INTO
| billows and spoon drift" and had one
wreck 70 itq credit The tugboat Mar
garct u, moored TO tho pier at East l8sth
street, was swamped by the high waters
and SUM; in her berth some time during
the night. No one was aboard at the
time.
Giuseppi Pecarora keeps a grocery
! store a. No. 40S First avenue. In the
night he heard a crashing Of windows
and called a clerk. Aiming themselves
with clubs. they sailed out to repel
whatever Il might be that had attacked
them. They thought 1t might be the
wind. but the ncighborhood has had bad
name ever since PADDY" Craven shot
and killed Scar" Reilly there. four years
ago. So the men went armed thinking
! II might be a ghost or robbers
Patrolmau Mullen vas on nearby
post. and he heard the crash also. He
hastened "a the spot, thinking " might
he n burglar, and when he found two
mon there armed with clubs. he was
s,,,.o II ,yos Tho "cop" and the grocer
! shook their respective clubs at each
other until they discerned each other $
real character. and then they ooiheH
forces in guarding IN" store.
Tho strength Of the wind was SUM-
cicnt 20 blow wagon belonging 10 inc
| Department Of Water Supply distance
~ seventy five feet across 12lst street
and hurl II against tho plate glass "'n-
dow Of the Office OF 3. Krausz, at NO. 100
| East 12Ist street. smashing. the glass
| A large electric sign blown from NO -o'
Rowery barely missed striking pass
ing elevated train.
over in Queens prisoners in inc county
ieu got bad fright when the "no'o
south side of the roof on the adminis'r"-
tion building adjoining lifted on the winn
and fell with crash against the JAN
wall.
Staten Island Great Sufferer
The wind did great damage on staten
Island Yesterday and last night, the
North Shore being the greatest sunereF'
| At Mariners Harbor half dozen large
nate glass windows were blown In by
tbe wind. and trees. telephone and tele-
rraph wires and poles were blown down.
The big wind which hit Brooklyn early
Yesterday morning left wide swain OF
wreckage along the Waterfront ana
severely damaged buildings and signs IN
various parts of the borough, ana
numerous gcows, barges and tugs were
either sunk OF disabled. Boats which
were tied ND n, their docks were so badly
battered that It will be days before thcy
will be In commission gain.
| Many persons who had made their
homes in the scows along the Erie ana
Atlantic basins were frightened away
from their shelters by the wind and
waves in the early morning, and when
they returned later in the day found The
| craft either sunk or adrift and their
goods scattered all over the area OF the
basins. Several bsrges were swept out
10 sea, and at least one man is reported
AZ missing. Several Standard on bargcs
broke loose and the Atlantic Basin was
covered with floating oil cans
The roofs Of many unfinished buildings
throughout the borough were carried