New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
LIGHTNING KILLS
WOMEN'S CADDY
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Flatbush and Bushwick are in fear
full condition. Numerous trees were
blown into the streets or felled by
lightning.
Weakened by the food, brick
sewer at Nostrand and Tilden ave-
nues burst. The water poured into
the Nostrand Avenue subway, now un-
der construction. Supports OF the ex-
cavation collapsed under the weight
of a south bound Nostrand Avenue
trolley. The car pitched thirty feet
TO the bottom of the cut, taking with
it about seventy-five feet of the plank
roadway. A steam derrick standing
at the roadside crashed down above
the car.
All the passengers had left the car
at Tilden Avenue. The conductor and
motorman escaped with minor injuries.
They were Thomas Brady, motorman,
173 East Thirty-second Street, Brook
lyn. and Robert J. Ryan, conductor, 2l0
Dunno Street, Brooklyn.
Subway Cave-in Halted.
To prevent other sections Of the
subway from collapsing, the sewer was
plugged with sand bags. Traffic Will
be diverted from the weakened sections
probably for several days.
Assistant District Attorney Louis
Goldstein began an immediate investi-
cation of the accident. w. o. l.. Cor
win. an assistant engineer Of the Dock
Construction Company, in charge OF
the affected section, testified that no
precautions had been taken to guard
against such an accident.
When the bursting Of the sewer was
discovered, Corwin said, his men did
what they could TO prevent the under
pinning froS. being washed away. Sup
porting stakes were placed near the
spiles. The water, sprnging In cas-
cades from the first twelve-foot level TO
the last thirty-foot cut, was swirling
along with great force. II was impos-
sible 10 save all the supports from
collapse.
The approaching car was warned
away but could not back along the slip
perry rails in time TO avoid sinking
through the weakened subway roofing.
Public Service Commissioner Travis
Whitney blamed the accident on the
inadequate sewer system Of Brooklyn.
"Is is impossible TO guard against all
such accidents" he said. THE sewer
burst from the heavy food. The land
is sandy and adds greatly to the diff
fculties of construction work"
Engineers, after being questioned
late last night by Mr.. Goldsteln, went
back to work They said it was neces-
sary 10 prevent further damage. When
thew did not reappear, Mr.. Goldstein
said he would have subp9nas served
on the men he wanted as witnesses.
A. 1880 Robert Ridgeway, one OF the
Public Service engineers, was served
with a subpoena, TO appear before the
grand jury to-day.
The greatest monetary losses, per-
haps. were suffered in Connecticut
The fields of growing tobacco around
Suffeld and Windsor were trans
formed into muddy rivers by the rain
and hail. Canvas coverings on shade
grown tobacco were set on fre. Ihe
damage 70 the crops is thought to be
we'll over sl5o,00O.
Ten Killed BY Heat.
There have been reported ten deaths
due 70 the heat wave before the storm
brought relief. Seven are dead in
Brooklyn: Mrs. Maud Hahn. OF 81
Sixth Avenue; Samuel Weinburg
OF 1923 Church Avenue; John Wagner
of SIS George Street; Robert Hudson. OF
l39 Norma Avenue; Peter Peterson, OF
"A Woodruff Street. The two follow.
ing killed themselves while deranged
because of the excessive heat: John
Mahnken, Of s96 Hancock street. and
Jennie Wanless, Of 29s st. Johns Place
Frank Lambert, Of 4l2 West Twenty
hfth Street; John Dechert assistant
manager of the Bijou Theatre IN Hack
ensaek, and Abraham Brown, Of River
dale, L. L, dropped dead from the heat