The Ocala banner., 1922-06-16
MANY LIVES ARE
LOST IN LAST
SUNDAYS STORM

shifting winds reaching a. velocity
of IS miles an hour. took the lives
of more than so persons, injured more
than hundred and caused enormous
property loss in the metropolitan sec
tion Of New York city late last Sun
day.
Forty persons were reported TO have
Host their lives while boating in Long
Island sound. and many others were
killed by falling trees, lightning and
accidents caused by the wind Ten
bodies Of the drowned have been re-
covered, and the water about New
York are being searched for 80 miss
ing
The storm came at the close of one
of the most torrid days of the season.
The wind coming gently from the
south and southwest, shifted sud
denly into the northwest and increas-
ed in velocity to SIS miles, and sweep
ing through New Jersey, Westchester
county, across the City Island, the
Bronx and Manhattan, left death and
destruction in its wake.
Torrential rains, then lightning fol-
lowed the wind.
Hundreds of thousands of New
Workers were on the beaches and at
various outlying resorts seeking re-
lief from the heat, when the storm
broke, and it was from these that
the storm took il sdeath toll.
Six persons were killed and more
than forty hurt when the wind caught
a huge ferris wheel at Clason Point
amusement park and crushed it to the
ground.
A woman and her 7-year-Old daugh- .
ter were crushed to death and several
other persons injured when an oak
tree blown by the wind crashed
through the roof to. the crowded din
ing room of the Red Lion Inn, on
Boston Post road, carrying with it an
old fashioned stone chimney
The body of seven canoeists caught
in Lonk Island sound off City island,
at the height of the storm, were wash
ed ashore after nightfall
Miss Edna Smith, IT, walking with
a companion along the reservoir road at
Ossining. was blowed into the water
and drowned.
Charles Emerson. New Rochelle
clothing manufacturer, was rowing in
Echo bay with his wife and three chill
dren when the storm broke. He
managed to row to shore, then died
from heart attack
A tree fell across a party of mo-
torists seeking shelter on the Brook
vile road, near Locust Valley, Long
Island, killing Harry Halleran, of
Oyster Bay and seriously injuring his
three male companions.
i Unable TO reach shore in the stiff
wind, Jack Lowenthal, 20, was drown
ed while swimming in East river
COncetti Basiato and his ten-year-
Told son, Anthony. of Mt. Vernon. were
killed when tree under which they
had found shelter in the Bronx was
struck by lightning.
Two men were killed in Newark. ".
j., when they came in contact with
electric wires torn down by the wind.
decayed tree on the New York.
Westchester county line at Mount
Vernon fell, crushing to death Mrs
Cassie Cavallo and her infant son.
Moe Ruskin. one OF the party OF
canoeists in Echo bay, was drowned.
Three other members of the party
swan to shore after the canoe cap-
sized.
Ten axcursionists on the ferryboat
Mildegrad returning from Interstate
park, n. ]. TO West 15Sth street. were
injured when the wind tore a life
boat from its devits In falling the
boat struck the railing of the lower
deck at spot where about dozen
passengers had gathered for shelter.
then il slid into the river and disap-
peared. Sidney Jacob, II, was badly
| Others injured were able to go to their
homes
Extensive property damage from
wind and lightning was reported from
all borroughs of the city, and out
lying districts.
Central park suffered heavily, dog
ems OF trees having been uprooted and
hurled across the driveways block
ing automobile traffic
Lightning struck Brooklyn trolley
car and half dozen passengers were
stunned and thrown to the floor.
Lightning also struck barn and ten
horses were burned to death.
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