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Show THREE LIVES LOST; MUCH DAMAGE DOE i Survey of the Havoc Wrought by Saturday's Storm in New ' York and Vicinity. i MAN -KILLED BY LIVE WIRE Man . and Woman Drowned 'Off Gravesend by Capsizing- of Little Skiff. NEW YORK, June 11. -A survey today to-day of the nearby territory swept by a storm la-.t night showed that three lives were lost and that the havoc wrought by water, lightning, wind and tire amountod to many thousands of dollars. Two bodies found on tlio shore of Gravesend bay were Identified as Mrs. Emllle Faulkner, a widow, and Iter borth-er, borth-er, Captain George Lantc. a boat builder. They had gone out to his houseboat, with provisions for a party which had been planned for today. It is presumed they were returning to the shore when the storm broke and capsized cap-sized their little skiff. The third death was in Jersey City, where a fallen wire electrocuted David Clark, Losses aggregating more than $100,000 were, caused by fires set by lightning. It is cs'tlmi-ted J50.000 damage was done at Flushing, Long Island, where 2000 men and ' women were within a big enclosure witnessing a society circus. Twcivo large tents were leveled by the wind and' In tho stampede six women were trampled and taken to the hospital. "At Coney Island tents and shacks erected erect-ed on the site of the rncont fire were blown down and some whirled out to sea. At Fatcrson, N. J.. 200 big trees were uprooted, carrying down with them elec-.tric" elec-.tric" light and trolley wires, leaving the city without light or car service for several sev-eral hours. 1 |