New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
FOUR DIE, 50 HURT,
IN TORNADO DELUGE
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| capped sea. simultaneously thc S'
was blotted out by dense bank OF
storm clouds. and rain began TO fan,
first mildly, then In mad swirl. like a
blanket.
Every body started rush for shelter.
Those out in boats headed straight Tor
the shore. although many were cap
sized and rescued only after hard work
by the lifesavers. So heavily did the
rain descend that many. as soon as
they reached shore, turned their boats
bottom up and crawled under until the
worst of the tornado should pass BY.
Hundreds Of Women Orenehed.
In Fort Washington Park a crowd
OF perhaps five hundred persons were
sitting under the giant tulip trees lis
tening to n band concert. The rain and
lightning struck here so swiftly that
few OF the five hundred had chance
, to escape the drenching that was their
portion. The women were forced TO
face the heaviest of the blast without
even the protection of a sunshade. and
before the rain had ceased their light
dresses chung TO them like wet bathing
suits.
The storm came in two sections.
After the first attack had swept on tow
ard Long Island Sound many of those
marooned in places Of shelter ventured
forth and started for their homes.
Hardly had the trek OF the besieged
begun. however. than the second storm
broke. with equal velocity and even
heavier rain, and then all gave up hope
of reaching home in a dry condition
and trudged gloomily along in a sea
Of mud and water.
The fremont section OF The Bronx
lay in the path of the gale. and here
large hailstones. accompanied by blind
ing flashes OF lightning, did extensive
damage Windows were smashed,
signs and trees torn down and the troll
ley system put out OF business for up
ward OF an hour.
After the downpour Of rain in Pei
ham Bay Park a crowd Of two thou
sand made a rush for the trolley line
10 find a single car waiting. In the
stampede 10 enter this car Pigeoni aud
Maloney. inspectors o, the trolley COM
panv. were set upon and beaten. sgd
nev Koopferman and Samuel Fink.
both Of No. pol West l4sth street, were
arrested and locked UP. charged with
felonious assault. They are said 20
have used iron switch bars in attack
ing the Inspectors. both Of whom had
10 be treated by an ambulance SUR
geon.
browns When Launch Goes Over.
The storm driven waves that rolled
the length OF the Hudson River yes
,erdav afternoon overturned twenty
five foot launch. opposite 232d street
in which we're three men. one Of
them. Peter Olsen. Of No. 3031 Corlear
avenue. The Bronx. was drowned.
John Quinn. Of No. 14l Hull street
Brooklyn, and Edward Mcdonald. OF
the same address. swan TO shore.
The thirty-fve foot sailing sloop
Fontabella. with It's owner and a young
woman aboard. was capsized in the
midst Of the storm yesterday after
noon Just off Harris Island. Both were
rescued by government lifesavers.
The owner Of the sloop, Max Umluft,
Of the city Island Yacht Club. and
Miss Katherine Kauser. Of No. 46S
Southern Boulevard. The Bronx, were
clnging 10 the rigging Of the sloop
when Commander Frederick Thesis
and his crew in the Iifesaving SER
vice boat Dewey. from the Execution
Lighthouse. rescued them. They were
taken care Of on Harris Island
Girls Legs Broken; Boy Hurt.
Agnes Hoy and James Hoy. her brother.
Of No 1885 West l29th street. were struck
by the limb OF tree al Wilcox and
Phillip avenues. The Bronx, and knocked
unconscious An ambulance surgeon
from the Lebanon Hospital found Miss
Hoys legs were broken. while Hoy's
right leg was fractured. They were both
taken 10 the hospital.
Salvatore 81 Fisco, OF Central avenue
and NH Road. New Dorp. Staten Island
was struck by lightning and killed az he
was clos ne a window IN his home.
At Rye on the Sound. Peter Kelly. Of
Club Sweepstakes. playing from scratch
Palace Place. Port Chester, and Frank
Morgan. OF Irving avenue. Port Chester
were rowing in a small boat. When the
storm broke they landed on Manursing
Island. the home OF several wealthy fami-
lies They turned their boat upside down
on the beach and crawled under II for
shelter bolt Of lightning struck the
boat. killed Kelly and seriously injured
Morgan.
Servants from the home OF w H.
Browning saw the boat struck and rushed
10 the beach. The two men were carried
20 the house and an ambulance sum
moned from the United Hospital. in Port
Chester. The surgeon said Kelly was
dead Morgan was taken away In the
ambulance.
John Brown. one OF the crew of the
steamer Curityba. OF the Munson Line
living at the National Sugar Refinery dock
I'm Yonkers, was blown from the deck
into the Hudson and drowned. Grapplers
later recovered his body.
At the height OF the storm Sergeant
Mulhall. of Harbor squad. saw
motorboat near the New Jersey shore