The New York herald., 1921-08-08
ELECTRICAL STORM
FATAL AT BEACHES
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clubhouse of the Metropolitan Yacht
Club at City Island and on the club s
tpier when a bolt Of lightning hit a
hagpole thirty feet from the clubhouse.
The cracking of the pole caused panic
among the people who had been waching
series OF water events. Men and
women were knocked down In the
scramble to reach safety. and three
persons We're shocked.
George Keller. 25. city fireman, of
1897 Clay avenue. The Bronx. and his
brother Morris. Is. Of the same ad-
dress were sitting ON the edge of the
float with their legs dangling In the
water when the bolt hit the pole. Both
were picked up unconscious mad taken
TO Fordham Hospital suffering from
shock
Arthur Waterman. Ia years old. OF
324 East Twenty fifth street. Manhat-
tan. the third one shocked. had just
jumped overheard for a swim after hav-
ing won second place in 100 yard dash.
He was unconscious from shock and
slipped from sight. Arthur Stafford. "a,
OF 430 East 153d street, The Bronx. who
had been watching the events. jumped
into the water without removing his
clothing and succeeded in rescuing Wat
erman. The boy was also taken to
Fordham Hospital where physicians
said his condition was serious. Aside
from 5hock he had d bad case OF SUBJ
mersion.
The Misses winifred. Lucy and
Gertrude Whitney. sisters. Is. 1s and 20
years old, respectively of 5ss Prospect
avenue, Brooklyn. were with John Egan
of 112 Grant avenue, Brooklyn, in a
IL AEf
Brighton Beach as they were making
for Sheepshead Bay. Persons on the
beach saw the canoe turn over and
notified the United States Volunteer Life
Saving Station at the Parkway Baths.
Captain Irving Subin and six guards
went to the rescue. The canoeists were
taken safely ashore and did not need
medical attention, all OF them having
been good swimmers.
Jacob Schatz, a life guard at the
Parkway Baths, was seized with cramps
while in swimming during the storm
and had to be rescued by Nicholas
Frank, another life guard.
Harry f. Dekobnick, IA, of 1894 Park
avenue, Manhattan, was knocked down
by an automobile while crossing Surf
avenue, Coney Island. during the storm.
The people in the automobile stopped,
picked him up and started toward Coney
Island Hospital, but at Surf avenue and
Jones Walk. a half mile distant they
again stopped the machine. placed the
boy under a shelter and disappeared
Policeman Charles Gully of the Coney
Island station. found the boy later and
had him removed to the hospital where
physicians said his right leg had been
broken and that he had suffered pos
sible internal injuries.
There were virtually no accidents TO
river craft in the Hudson. although the
Jersey shore opposite Dyckman street
was visited by one of the worst hail
storms in many years. officers of the
America and the Harvey Jones. the
Dykeman street ferries, said the hail
stones were as large as marbles and
that there was a steady downpour for
about three minutes. Boats moored to
the wharfs or the New York Motor
Boat Company at 147th street fllcd with
water, but at no place along the Hudson
River front were boats pulled loose from
their moorings.
According to the officials of the
Weather Bureau. in the Whitehall Build
ing, the downpour between 3:15 and 80
measured 33-100ths of an inch. Between
s 80 z. NJ ana 10 lis o'clock last night
the fall measured 39-100ths of an inch,
or a total of 72-100ths of an inch for the
seven hours OF rainfall. When the storm
broke the thermometer dropped IL de-
grees to SO.