New-York tribune., 1913-07-25
DEVERY, IN M0T0RBOAT,
ADR|FT At SEA IN STORM
Craft Founders About for Sew
eraI Hours with Its
Engines Disabled.
FRANK FARRELL IN PARTY
Priest Helps to Rescue Two
Others Thrown in Ocean
When Helpless Boat
Is Overturned.

Broadsides OF rain accompanied by
thunder and lightning and. in places
more remote from the heart OF the city.
heavy hall. combined early yesterday
afternoon 20 bring about welcome drop
In the temperature. and within ive min
utes the murky atmosphere was clear
again and the temperature stood at S,
instead of ~ degrees
While the atmospheric Disturbances re-
suited In the greatest good 10 the greatest
number. they were attended by accidents
In which property was destroyed and sew
eral persons narrowly escaped with their
lives.
william 5. Devery. former Chief Of Po-
lice Of New York, and a number Of other
summer residents of Far Rockaway were
nut fishing about siX miles OF Long
Beach when the storm broke. The engine
of their boat was soon disabled by water
In the cylinder cups and the boat floun-
dcred around fer several hours before the
engine could be started. Meanwhile the
passengers had {" submit To- being locked
W IN the cabin. which came very hard
for Mr. Devery. whose habit II was To
lock up others.
In ,hc party were Frank Farrell. Jus
ticc Peter Schmuck. Of the city Court:
John !. DietZ. Tammany leader. Daniel
Flvnn. secretary of the New York Fire
Department: William Henkel. ir. George
Lester and Edward Fin. a son-in-low OF
Mr. Devery.
4. g. Prior president of the United
States Gum Tape COMPANY and his stem
oxrapher were thrown on the foor of his
Liberty street Office when bolt of light
nlng entered the window. The hair WAS
burned from Mr. Prior's head and sheet
of paper ne Rad In his hands was bored
with tiny holes. Russel clark. of H"-
hok,n. and stenographer were struck
hy lightning on a pier at Liberty street.
but neither was seriously injured.
Lightning struck a three story frame
building I'm surf avenue. Edgemere. IL
ripped m clIphoards and set the struc-
ture ahrc. So one vas injured, and the
flames were soon put ont. bolt ais"
struck a twenty-foot hagpole on the roof
nf TN. Mott Haven Storage company =
building. In East ltoth street, and scat
tered the Jagged splInters In the street
hve stories bcloa.
The Rev. Edward Costello. of the
church 81 St Rose or Lima. Rockaway.
and James Cabhle were In motor boat
I'm Jamaica BAY when the storm struck.
Rain. hall. lightning and a heavy wind
combined In the disturbance, and within
4 few minutes the waves We're pitching
their craft about Wildly. James Nash. OF
canarsle. and his siH.year-old son were
IN row boat short distance from
Father Costrllo's launch. and when they
pulled up anchor Z" make run FOR
shore the waves sWamped them.
Father Costello and Cabble went over
anard AZ the same lime and struck out
for the father and son. Iahhle reached
tho pair urst. and as he tried 1" take tho
child. which Nash had In his arms. the
father grabbed him 10y the throat. ana
all three went down. They came up be-
fore Cabhle could break the stranSied
mans hold. and Father Costello. realiz-
ing the desperate situation. struck Nash
IN the Jaw. knocking him out
Az soon a. the man released his hold
Cahhlc sized ia, little boy. and the
priest took the unconscious Nash In tow.
Ry this time the wind had drifted the
struggling swimmers close to. the piers at
tifth avenue. where a crowd threw ont
lines and dragged the exhausted men and
their burdens 10 safety. Within an h"ur
Nash and the child were on the road Ia
recovery. and Cabhle and the courageous
priest returned TO their boat