New-York tribune., 1922-06-12
Tree Kills Woman and
Child Seeking Shelter
Girl Terrified by Thunder Clap
Falls Into the ReSerrOir Gt
OSsining and Is DrOiCned

Tho storm did thousands OF dollars
worth Of damage through New Jersey
and Connecticut Seven persons were
Killed and three others were injured
Telcphonc wires were torn down. the
lighting systems we're put out Of order
.rees were torn down By the hundreds
end traffic was so hampercd that thou
sands OF pleasure seekers were unaol.
TO reach their destinations.
Mrs. Cassie Cacavallo, thirty-ioui
years old. was struck by q falling tree
as she was running through her bach
yard at Monday Lane and Sixth street
Mount Vernon, 20 get indoors out 81
the rain She had her siN-months-eld
son, Anthony. in her arms.
An unidentified man was found dead
in a rowboat which had been swept W
on the rocks near Larchmont n. y. y
was not determined whether he had
been struck by lightning or whether nc
had died OF natural causes.
Edda Smith. seventeen years Old OIL
Linden Avenue. Ossining. was drowned
in the Ossining reservoir She had
been walking along the edge near
Picasantyiie Road with another girl
when the storm broke. A sudden crash
Of thunder so terrified her that she
lost her balance and fell into the
water. Neither she nor her companion
could swim. The body was recovered
Peter Killian. OF los Tyler Street,
Newark. was killed when he touched a
charged wire blown down By the storm
He was crossing the street with his
son. Another man. identified as Wal
ter Dunn. was killed by the same wire
Charles Emerson, ffty-fvc years,
president Of the Emerson Clothing
Company here, was rowing oil New
Rochelle when the storm struck. HIS
wife and thre children were with him
IIe was able O. beach the boat, but tne
exortion killed him.
In the same waters a canoe with four
pcrsons ~ 10 capsiZcd and Moe Ruskir
one Of the party was drowned.
Tho storm fol- with such violence on
the Valley Road IN West Orange. y.
J.. that more than $50 large trees were
uprooted by the wind and blown across
tie road.
Charles Luhr, general works mana
Ger o. Thomas A. Edison's plant, who
VAS driving along the road in his auto
mobile with his wife. Catherine, and
his tArce sons. Charles, Joseph and
James. barely escaped serious injury
70 himself and his family.
One Of the trees fell on top Of his
machine and wrecked IL. His wife was
thrown out Of the automobile. Her
nose was broken, her teeth were
knocked out. and she is suffering from
q possible fracture Of the skull. Luhrs
right hand was cut Two OF his sons
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had all his teeth broken.
More than 100000 worth Of damage
was done in Morristown, y. J. One
were blown down, making the streets
impsssable TO traffic.
Lightning struck the court house
there and the chimney and part Of th'
coping fell 70 the street In the bust
ness section scores Of windows were
blown out and signs were torn IRON
buildings
A turrct on the roof OF st. Patrick''
Cathedral was blown away Al the
height Of the gale. The roof Of ST
Peters parochial School in Newark
was torn of.
Several were rescued from drowning
in Greenwood Lake. twenty-eight miles
from Paterson, y. j., when their boat!
were capsized.
In Perth Amboy farmers reported ex
tcrsiye damage done 20 their crops
Thousands of fruit bearing trees wer'
destroyed and the roofs Of severs
houses were blown of.
The telephone, telegraph and electri
systcms Of Greenwich, Conn, were pu
out Of order for a time and the saml
coadition existed at Port Chester ant
other towns. Many OF the beautiful
residences in Larchmont were damaged