The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-28
LIGHTNING And
HEAT KILL SEVEN



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she was cut about the mouth and face
and on the scalp. She is In the Wash
ington Heights Hospital. An operation
was performed late last night in a final
EFFORT to save her life.
Passersby picked UP Miss Antiguadad
and carried her into a drug tore. She
was unconscious Her Identity was not
learned until late In the evening. when
Miss Inez Consuegra, niece with whom
she has been living at the Rolyat H.
apartments, 600 West 140th street. and
Gustavo Dinea, nephew, in searching
for their aunt, were directed to the hos
pital The accident occurred shortly after
. o'clock.
Father Once q Governor.
Miss Antguadad Is so years old and is
Colombian by birth. Her father. Gus.
tavo Antiguadad, was formerly Governor
OF one of the States of that Republic
She Is the author of number of short
stories and has done much translating
from the Spanish for American mag
azines. John J. Mile, IS years old. a
bookkeeper for contracting firm. died OF
heart trouble induced by the heat while
in a telephone booth In Rudolph Thless
drug store at 494 Columbus avenue. near
Eighty fourth street.
Mr.. Mile was not married He lived
at 16i West Elghty-fourth street. IIe
was graduate OF the city College AMI
had been connected with various contract
ing firms all his life. His brother. Rob
ert w. Mile Is contractor. living AZ
f54 Riverside drive. His mother and one
sister live in Larchmont Manor
Four buildings were struck by lightning
IN East New York and Queens borough.
Three bolts, described by witnesses as
having the appearance of burning oranges.
dropped in quick succession from tree
to the roof of the home of Thomas Walsh.
frame building at a. New Jersey ave-
nue.. East New York The roof was
ripped off and the building set afre.
Dishes and furniture we're thrown about
inside the house. Mrs. Walsh aud her
three children ran to the street and were
not Injured. Firemen put out the fire In
few minutes. The hremen found a
much electrified and more frightened cat
in the house.
FiremRn's Home In Flames.
The home of Edward Mundy, a frema n.
another frame structure across the street
from the Walsh house, was struck a few
minutes later The hremen. including
Mundy crossed the street and put out
the second blaze. Other buildings
struck In this district were the homes OF
Joseph Nolan. at 2i2 New York avenue.
BROOKLYN. and JDhn
Harbor road. Glendale. Queens
lightning ripped out the masts OF two
slOops of Canarse
The Thomas A. Edison. Inc. moving
picture studio. which was badly damaged
by hre two months ago. was struck by
lightning yesterday and a twenty foot
square section OF the glass dome, Just re-
paired from the effects OF the fire, tumbled
down on the stage. The actors and ac-
tresses heard the crash and lodged lust
In time To avoid the glass, which is an
inch and a half thick.
Augustus Phillips, one OF the actors.
mad the narrowest escape OF all. The
rain. which came through the big gap
In the dome. demolished the stage set
ting and soon there were inches of water
In the studio.
The roof of bungalow at South
Beach, Staten Island, was blown of and
was carried 100 feet, where 1t brought
UP against dnOtnef bungalow smashing
In the sides of the secoru building A
dozen boats were carried OF to sea from
the southern end OF Staten Island and
electric light poles were snapped off and
the wires tangled.
school FlaEpoIe struck.
Lightning struck the four story brick
house at 1871 Lincoln place. Brooklyn
and knocked the plaster of the walls OF
the apartments OF Joseph Cochrane OF
the top floor. At the same time the
fagpole on the roof of Public School 4.
q st. Marks and Classon avenue,
splintered into kindling wood. The chin
ney OF house At 63l East Eighteenth
street and the side walls OF a building
at 1874 Forty-frst street were als'
slightly damaged by the lightning. NJ
one was reported injured.
Trees were blown down in Jersey Cit!
by the storm yesterday afternoon, tele
was blown off the home of Mrs. Anni
Wilson at 3ls9 Hudson Boulevard. Tn
rafters, tin roofing and caves were car
ried In one big piece right out into tn
centre OF the boulevard. The house. which
u Q three story brick structure. wa
dreched from attic to cellar.
Mrs. Wilson. who II convalescing from
a long illness, suffered a relapse and 4
again under the care OF a physician. He
daughter. Ruth. was with her at the time
The rain was most apprec!a ted by tn
Jersey farmers. Although 1t battered
down the crops which were well ad
vanced, It nevertheless did much good.