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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
5
A violent gale smashed into the Red Lion Inn on the Boston Post Road, wrecking the roof and killing many. Authorities report about 38 people drowned as fishermen yachtsmen and canoeists were caught unaware by the storm.
A severe storm caused multiple drownings and fatalities across New York and New Jersey. Victims include Miss Edda Smith in Ossining, Charles Emerson and family in Evho Bay, Harry Halloran near Locust Valley, Jack Lowenthal in the East River, and a Mt. Vernon family from a fallen tree. Dozens injured or missing as debris and toppled trees halt traffic and shatter windows from Manhattan to Newark.
Thirty eight pleasure craft capsized in Long Island Sound off City Island as rescuers battled a chaotic scene. Eight bodies were recovered as crews from New York moved to locate missing passengers and assist survivors.
A violent storm with winds up to 88 mph caused 57 deaths and over 100 injuries in the Metropolitan New York area. About 38 drowned as floods and high winds battered cities and towns in New York and New Jersey.
A fierce late day storm capsized scores of small craft off City Island in Long Island Sound. Eight bodies were recovered and up to 30 others were missing as thousands flocked to the area for the holiday. Rescue efforts continued amid blown telephone lines and improvised morgue locations.
Kathleen Dudley aged 13 of 80 Beach road Winthrop and Robert Holden aged 9 of Illeasant street Brookline were rescued from drowning at Cottage Park Winthrop yesterday afternoon by William F. Dealey of 41 Court road and Harry F Brown of 77 Court road who swam to aid them.
A day agent remains in custody on a charge of shooting Joseph Sequeria a 19 year old lobster fisherman at the North Ferry late Saturday night. Sequeria sustained injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The investigation continues as authorities seek witnesses and additional evidence.
The shooting of Sequeria ends a wild carousal led by Edward Bogan of 1340 Common wealth avenue Joseph Perreault of 11 Park street Brookline and Stephen Nelson of 272 Brook road Quincy alleged stool pigeon of Federal agents Prohibition officers involved. conflicting statements cloud what triggered the affray and the two bullet injuries to Sequeria.
Tense confrontation ends when Bogan shoots Sequeria in the North Ferry toilet room after a feud with local Portuguese fishermen. Perreault and Nelson accompany him as a crowd gathers, police rescue, and questions arise about intoxication and motives.
At South Sudbury near a curve a car rear ended a stopped party of seven changing a tire on the State highway. Edgar Nelson 22 of Brighton Harry Kiley 35 of Lowell and Christopher O Hara 24 of Roxbury sustained leg injuries and other wounds. The other car, registered 91412, reportedly belonged to Wetmore Savage Company of Boston and fled the scene.
Workers at Lonsdale Mills vote to persist with a 48 hour week and no wage cut. The plan proposed by ex Governor Garvin for a 48 hour week with a 10 percent wage reduction was rejected by the Goddard Brothers who control Lonsdale Berkeley and Ashton Mills.
Torrential rain and high winds swamped Syracuse and central New York. A westbound New York Central passenger train carrying 200 passengers was trapped as floodwaters rose, tracks washed out, and basements flooded. One man died in Cortland when a tree fell on his car. The Western New York express halted in rising waters, passengers rescued by police and railroad crews, many losing baggage and clothes. Travelers moved to autos and hotels to continue their journey.
A youthful explorer uncovered the fourth skeleton in the Mt. Auburn street Cambridge tract between Traill and Channing streets last night.
A storm disaster at the Red Lion Inn on the Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck New York kills Mrs Abram Wrana of Brooklyn and her seven year old daughter when an oak tree, blown through the roof, hurls a stone chimney into the dining room. Several others are injured including Mrs Wrana's sister in law and C J Winthrop of New Haven who was seated nearby.
Buyers in Zion are compelled to honor instalment purchases of wives, with obligations enforced by the system. This report outlines the practice and its social implications within the community.
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