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Show THE ROOSEVELT LUCK HOLDS One of Worst Sto.-ms in History of New York Follows Disbandment of Parade in Colonel's Honor. Xew York City. The 'Roosevelt good luck" held to the last on the occasion oc-casion of the home-coming of ihe distinguished dis-tinguished hunter. Though hot and sultry, the weather held fair until the marine parade, the exercises at the battery, and tue march up Broadway and Fifth avenue 10 Central park had been carried through with punctuality and precision, and then it rained great guns. It was one of the most terrific Wind and rain storms, accompanied by thunder and lightning, in the history of the city. . As a result of the storm seventeen met death and at least' twenly-three were injured. Three persons were killed in Brooklyn, the collapse of a circus tent at Manhattan field caused a panic and one woman met death. In Jamaica bay, four row boats were upset up-set and seven persons were drowned, while off Seagate four lost their lives, and the Huckensack river claimed two victims. But it cleared again shortly after 5 o'clock, in time to give Colonel Roose-. velt's eager fellow citizens of Long Island ample chance to - see . him standing on the rear platform of his special train as he waved them a welcome. |