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BETHPAGE •MMff p^[lf: WY
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I L I A- V
G£ MY I 1714
OLD BETHPAGE
also serving ISLAND TREES
PLAINVIEW PLAINEDGE SEAFORD
VOL.10 No. 28 Thursday, June 3, 1976 10 cents per copy
Big Wind Hits Small Towns
Local Photographers,
Joe Ferlise
and
Bob Berkowitz,
Capture Storm's Havoc
Bethpage and Hicksville felt
the full force of what has been
called a small tornado as it
twisted its way across Long
Island on Tuesday evening. With
it galing winds, torrential rain
and, in some areas, icy hail, the
brief storm left the surrounding
areas with caved in buildings,
felled trees and downed power
lines.
Chief David V. Nathan of the
Bethpage Fire Department,
which responded to all calls in the
Bethpage-Hicksville area, said
approximately 34 calls were
answered between 5 p.m., when
the storm began, until 8 p.m.
According to Chief Nathan, the
industrial complex on Lauman
Lane in Hicksville suffered the
most extensive damage. Several
roofs were blown off stores and
air conditioning units, weighing
between 1,500-1,600.lbs., caved in
rooftops or were blown off
buildings.
Nathan said the conditions his
men were working under were
extremely hazardous since the
firefighters had to remove felled
power lines, shut off leaking gas
lines and avoid falling metal and
debris from damaged buildings.
The Bethpage firemen were also
dispersed to remove fallen trees
and to stop and direct traffic
where police were not available.
Approximately 75 to 90 men
assisted in the calls within their
fire district, Nathan said,
working hand in hand with the
police of the Eighth Precinct.
In commenting on the skilled
work of his firefighters Chief
Nathan said, "the men of the
Bethpage Fire Department did
an outstanding job in their
coverage of the hazardous
conditions involved in last
Tuesday's storm, in complete
disregard of their own personal
safety."
While the fire department was
occupied with the affects of the
storm, spectators and players at
the lacrosse field at Bethpage
High School were busy dodging
"hail the size of golf balls," according
to Bethpage coach Fran
Mc Call. The hail began shortly
after the game between Division
Avenue High in Hicksville and
Bethpage had been called off
because of the rain.
Spectators and players ran for
cover, and although there were
no serious injuries reported,
many people were hit. "It. was
like getting hit on the head with a
a hammer," McCall said.
Those not caught outside when
the storm struck, may have been
among the several hundred
residents in the area who lost their
lights as high winds downed
power lines.
According to a LILCO
spokesman, about 400 homes in
Bethpage and over 1,500 homes in
Hicksville were affected, these
towns being the hardest hit within
the area. The spokesman said the
storm struck all over Long Island
affecting about 30,000 LILCO
customers. However, most
residents had their lights restored
by Wednesday morning.
While the fire department
reported only one injury during
the storm, last Tuesdays
"twister" left a sizable amount of
damage in its wake for the
residents and merchants of the
Bethpage-Hicksville area.
Photo By Robert Berkowitz
Photos By Robert Berkowitz Photo by Ferlise
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Bethpage-Tribune_1976-06-03 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a newspaper distributed locally within Bethpage, Old Bethpage, Island Trees, Plainedge and Seaford. |
| Creator | Florence Cullem |
| Publisher | Florence Cullem |
| Contributors | Scanned and prepared by Hudson Microimaging, Port Ewen, New York 12466. |
| Date | 2009 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Bethpage Public Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | The Newspaper is in the Public Domain and Digital Rights are held by Bethpage Public Library. |
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