Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-14 | Page 1 | Heat and Storm Cause Deaths in New York

HEATAHD STORM CAUSE DEATHS IH MEW 101 Woman Killed by Bolt Which Strikes Bathhouse; Panic on Trolley. NEW TORK, Aug. 13. Widespread domaffo was caused by a thunderstorm of unusual vlolonco, accompanied by a high wind, and a delugo of rain. that, burst over New York and vicinity today. A boathouso at the fooc of West One Hundred , and Fifty-second street. In which a large number of persons had taken shelter, was struck by lightning and Miss Jcnnetto Freer, aged 20 yoars. was killed. A dozen other persons were rendered unconscious but quickly recovered, recov-ered, sustaining no Injuries. Strikes a Trolley Car. A Webster avenuo trolley car carrying nearly 100 passengers, was struck, the lightning rushing down the trolley pole and grounding through tho tracks. Although Al-though tho car and Its occupants were unscathed, a panic was precipitated among the passengers. Fourteen persons, almost all women, were injured In a frantic fran-tic strugglo to escape. Many of thorn vere severely hurt- Many small boats were capsized In the harbor. The Immigrant steamer John E. Moore effected rescues. Immigrants in Danger. Flvo hundred Immigrants wcro in dan-gerTfor dan-gerTfor an hour when two bargee on which thev were broke away from tho dock at Ellis Island and wero blown down the bay. pitching and rolling In tho heavy seas. Three tugs grappled the barges and succeeded In holding them until Iho storm subsided. One Death From Heat. One death and three cases of prostration prostra-tion resulted from tho heat, which was intense in-tense beforo tho storm broke.