Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1896, Page 10

1¢ WASHINGTON: SWEPT (Continued from second page.) train to Washington until after 9 o'clock, and most of the Washington employes were compelled to take the boat. ‘At an early hour this morning a Star re- porter made a hasty survey of the entire city and the situation, showing the de- struction wrought by the storm to be about as follows: Roof of W. F. Vincent’s house, on West Prince street, completely blown away and walls of third story blown in. Roof of Charles Adams’ Duke street badly damaged. Residence of James Patterson on Cam- eron street, roof blown off, and walls blown off near cornice. Residence of Joseph Brodus on North Washington street, north wall blown in and roof blown off. Residence of the Misses Greene, 317 North Washington street, roof blown off and front blown in. Residence of John A. Dixon, North Wash- ington street, tin roof blown off and car- ried away some distance. Other Damage. The Northwest Pharmacy, W. T. Smith, proprietor, roof blown off and front wal facing east badly blown in and damage. One of the tall chimneys on the residence of Mr. E. L. Daingertield was blown off. ‘The large trees in frout of the residence of H. R. Elliott blew down and completely demolished an iron fence in front. Smoot’s tan yard suffered a Joss in bark sheds and bark being blown away. Thomas Downey, corner Columbus and Franklin streets, fences and outbuildings demolished. James McCuen, corner Alfred and Gibbons! streets, house unroofed. Shuler’s Hall Wrecked. Shuler’s Hall and stables comptetely un- roofed and walls blown in, damage esti- mated as being very great. This is another new brick building, which was completed within the last year. Opposite Shuler's Hall a tall telegraph pole was saapped in two, one piece being driven through the window of Mr. Harry Brown's residence, nearly killing his wife, who was csleep in bed. residence on RC. Acton’s residence on upper King street was unroofed. Residence 818 King strget, unoccupted, un- roofed, and third floor gutted. The southern face to the town clock was blown out and away; the clock stopped, the hands pointing to 11:15, which was evi- dently when the storm was at its height. ‘Tue Pioneer mills, unoccupied, was badly damaged, and the cooper shop just across the street was completely demolished. only the walls on one end being left standing. The works of the Wood Vulcanizing Com- pany ase badly wrecked, the roofs of the buildings being blown away and walls badly blown in. M. Boush’s store, on lower King street, unroofed and front wall blown in. Fisher Bros." grocery store, corner King and Lee streets, roof blown off and wall blown In. Hotel Unroofed. Exchange and Ballard Hotel unroofed, buliding gutted from cellar to garret, plas- ter being blown off the walls and chimneys blown off. Damage great. The smokestack at Burroughs’ mill was blown away completely, shutting down his business. A blacksmith shop opposite Bur- Troughs’ mill blown away. ‘The residence of Mrs. Carlin. corner Duke and Pitt streets, was unroofed. Residence of E. S. Leadbeater on Pitt street unrocfed. Baggot’s new barn at the head of King street was blown down to the ground. ‘The Virginia glass works, located In West End, loat half of its plant, crippling their business badly. The Graham residence, on Prince street, 1s completely unroofed and fully one-third of the front wall blown away, exposing the rooms. The office of J. H. D. Smoot & Co., on ion street, is demolished, and their plan- mill is damaged to the extent of about Am). The Minnegerode residence, on Prince Street, front blown in and roof blown off. A large tree fell across the high stone adjoining Mr. R. 8. Windsor’s resi- and completely demolished it. Cameron street, the residence of Mr. i swart, who was killed, is a com- in the second story, the entire being smashed in by the falling walis ‘L Cameron street, which Is badly d, the east and west walls from the story up being blown completely the roof badly used up. Perhaps a Prophetic Freak. Some folks in Alexandria are wondering if ther anything prophetic in the storm's treatment of the democratic committee's which is conspicuously displayed on “~ street on the front of the building which the Bryan wall-Rixey Club slds its meetings. The sign !s one of the tary painted muslin affairs, stretched on a light wooden frame. Its prominent words were “Democratic Party,” but those w not d it this morning and were en- Seed In commenting about {ft called at- tention to the fact that the “Democratic rty” had been turned to the wall and ¢ remainder of the sign was past recog- pition. There was lively speculation among the shoppers on King street whether the Political storm of November would have the same effect on the fortunes of the dem- ocratic party that last night's gale had upon the sign. ‘The roof of Hammond's Ice house is Blown off and walls badly damaged. The gas works are badly damaged, thovgh not enough to interfere with work. The damage to Portner’s brewery was slight, only a small portion of the roof be:ng blown off. GS. Coleman, $24 N. St. Asaph street, pide of house blown off." 117 and 119 South e street, brick butidings, completely de- molished roof and a ras J. F. Heisley’s residence street, roof crushed in and front badly damaged. It was by a close shave that Mr. Helsley managed to get out three of is children, who were asleep in the third- story room, before the roof fell in. Sisson’s residence, South Fairfax street, completely demolished. te of J. W. Burke unroofed. Chimney on the residence of Mrs. Edgar Snowden blown off. . Underwood's stable on Franklin street de- molished. ag gstinston School building badly dam- ged. The danage to the telephone, telegraph 1 electric light lines is great, and at on Fairfax this time cannot be estimated. J. M. Jchnson’s houses on Duke street, unrooted. of Maj. E. H. Janney, near badly damaged. Windsor’s barn demolished. At the residence of Mr. H. C. Ausley, treasurer of the Southern railway, the roof was blown in and the bricks from the wall and chimneys fell through to the floor. 409 Patrick street, brick walls blown tn. A row of frames on Henry street com- Pletely demolished. Sid Hemmersley’s saloon, corner Fayette and Cameron streets, unroofed. In Wheat and Suter’s subdivision the damage is very great, nearly all of the pomites being unroofed and walls blown in. ‘The residence of Frank Hume, in Alex- andria county, was badly wrecked, and his lawn had many handsome trees blown from it. The residence of Capt. Sam Davis, in Braddock Heights, was completely de- molished and his family had to run for their live: Sam Mill badly 1 e, tho florist, had a loss In glass houses, said to exceed $1,500, many frames being blown away. The green houses of John Robertson, a were badly wrecked. . ‘T. Sisson, on the Mount Vernon road, house completely blown away. Cross arms of telegraph and telephone polls were blown off and are scattered through the streets. DAMAGE AT BRIGHTWOOD. is’ bakery, 909 Oronoco street, wrecked. Unroofed nd =Windmills Blown to the Ground. Brightwood suffered severely from last night’s storm, and this damage is easily Boticeable. Besides the pitiful sights of the fine shade trees in the yards of Mr. L. P. Shoemaker, Dr. O. G. Stone, Mr. W. V. Cox, Admiral Lee, Mr. Irving Ashby, Alex. Shepherd, Mrs. M. E. White, Mr. Joseph R. Keene, Mr. Thomas Blagden and a few everywhere, windmills, buildings of all sizes and portions of them were blown to leces or hundreds of feet away. The two windmiUs which belong to the pro- pricier of Brightwood Park, Mr. Diller and which formerly furnished water THE EVENING ‘SFAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. for the residents. are now. worthless. The ‘one ou Genesee ‘strect ws “blown u but the entire machinery ruined; the pipes were wrenched from the artesian well and the wheel twisted. The other, on 9th street, now no wheel or suffictent boards to make it appear as a windmill. A two-story frame house on 8th street was blown entirely off and away. from its foundation. It was occupied and is owned by Mr. Blundon; no one was hurt seriously, but all were terribly shaken, and Mrs. Blundon slightly injured. Another heuse, together with a small shed, situated on 14th street and A road, and occusled by the family of Mr. George Banes, was torn from the.foundation and left standing @ few feet out of the way. It is owned by Mr. Phillip Caffery, and is a small two- story dwelling. The sheet-iron roof of the Brightwood car shed, a brick and Iron structure, was nearly all blown cff the south side. The heavy, corrugated sheets, probably 5x2 feet in size, were carried like pieces of cardboard high into the air and three hundred yards away. Several narrow capes from these dangerous missiles are reported, all of which refer to the boom- erang principle of sailing high northward and then suddenly returning to the ground. A barn belonging to Mr. Harry Daly was completely overturned, and chickens killed by dozens. An entire coop with its guinea fowl, four in number, belonging to Mr. C. W. Mattingly, was carried away from the barn yard to a place many strides away. The upper portion of a porch on Mr. W. E. Nalley’s residence was badly damaged, and @ carriage shed belonging to Dr. Stone de- prived of a roof. Singularly, this shed was on the north side of a large stable, showing that suction was the cause. Not a windmill is in running order. The one owned by Mr. Beck of Flint street was blown down, as was another belonging to Mrs. M. E. White. Mr. Andreas Loeffler, the sausage manu- facturer of Brightwood avenue, opposite Petworth subdivision, loses more than any one else in his neighborhood. The rear por- tion of his fine residence was unroofed en- tirely, leaving a sort of summer garden where bed rooms were. This roof lies in one piece flat on the ground, inside up, on the lot adjoining Mr. Loefiler, but this was not all. The whole second story of a brick storage building, back of his residence, was wrecked, and his windmill between the two buildings aiso. The roof from Denekas’ feed store, on Brightwood avenue, just below Rock Creek Church road, was tossed furiously from its position fifty feet.in the air, ling like an immense air ship and not failing until it had reached a telegraph pole a hundred yards away, when it severed every one of the wires as it fell. On Farragut street just west of Bright- wood avenue a row of five frame houses on the north side was unroofed, aud on the south two or three houses. The tin roof of the Monroe School was partly taken. The old Gen. O. O. Howard mansion, on Brightwood nue and How- ard avenue, suffered the unroofing and wrecking of every tower window and every- thing there was in the tower. A windmill belonging to Mr. Michael Sullivan of Brightwood avenue and Grant street was left In pieces barely held together, leaning over the back portion of his dwelling. The most singular Incident of the storm in this neighborhood happened at Bright- wood avenue and Whitney avenue. On the southwest and northwest corners are high frame buildings. From the top of the former a piece of cornice five feet long and about four inches thick was hurled, spear- like, across the road to the roof of the building on the northwest corner with such force that it pierced it the same as though tke roof were puper and the plece of cor- nice an arrow. AT CHEVY CHASE. Track of the Storm Marked by Wrecked Buildings. Almost the entire line of the Chevy Chase railroad from 18th ard U streets to Chevy Chase and beyond, even to Kensington, 1s marked by wrecks of trees, windmills, sheds and outhouses, &c., but the line was opened this morning shortly after schedule time, and travel was not interrupted. All the buildings along the route suffered more cr less damage, but so far as reported this morning there were no casualties. Th2 small statien at the entrance to the Zoolog- ical Park was completely gutted by the wind, the refreshment cases and contents being blown clear across the road, leav- ing standing only the skeleton frame of the building. At the country home of Mr. c. C. Lancaster, on the Pierce Mill road, the storm did considerable damage, and the inmates were badly frightened by their threatened danger. The roof was blown partly off and the tall windmill blown down, and the wreck rattled against the wafls of the cottage in a most omi- nous manner. Most of the families in the vicinity remained up together all night, being too frightened to separate and go to bed. The conservatory and green houses of Mr. John Morgan, near the intersec- tion of Grant road and Connecticut ave- nue exterded, suffered severely by the storm, the walls being blown over in places and nearly all the glass broken. A car- Tiage shed near the dwelling was razed to the ground and the parts scattered in smal] pieces all over the garden. There were two buggies in the building at the time, and, singular to state, they were not even scratched by the destruction raging around them. Across the road at Fatr- fleld the wind blew all the heavy wooden chairs off the porch far down into the garden and siammed and banged the shut- ters until there was hardly a sound pane of glass left in the house. The water tank on the high tower just beside the house, which is a familiar sight to all travelers on the Connecticut avenue extension, al- though filled to the brim with water, was blown like a feather from its high estate and smashed Into splinters against the small cottage near the junction of Chapel road. The roof of the cottage was broken in and part of the side wall carried away. There was similar destruction of trees, plants, windmills and small detached build- ings at various other places further out to Chevy Chase, and beyond the District line, but no fatalities or serious accidents to persons are reported. The village of Chevy Chase sustained no serious damage, although broken windows and uprooted trees were common to nearly every dwell- Ing place. WARNER CHURCH DAMAGED. Swept Kensington rounding Country. There is scarcely a building in Kensing- ton, Md., which did not suffer in some way from the violent storm of last night. The Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church building, which stands upon a hill, without protection of any sort, elther from trees or other buildings, met with considerable damage, the large tower on the east side of the church and several small towers being blown down and demolished. Mr. R. Humphrey Perry, who lives about a mile from the town, found, upon awakening this morning, that a large cedar tree, standing about a half mile from his house, had been blown to his doorstep. Three large barns upon his farm were blown en- tirely down, a chimney upon his house was demolished and several windows were broken. In Kersington nearly every wind- mili was eitter blown to the ground or broken by the storm. Chimneys were torn from the houses, barns were blown down, windows broken and valuable trees either broken or torn up by the roots. Those suf- fering most severely from the storm were Judge C. F. Scott, who lost windmill and chimney; Mr. J. F. Stoek, windmill, chim- ney and windows; Mrs. F. M. Faucett, three chimneys and a number of trees; Dr. R. B. Detrick, windmill; Mr. W. H. Mannakee, windmill and large barn; Mr. G. ‘Ogden, Mr. L. W. Maxson, Mr. W. T. Hutchinson, Mr. L. H. Milliken, Mr. W. W. Eldridge, whose windmills were either broken off, or thrown entirely down. Large panes of glass in the office of the Kensington Publishing Company were broken, and the fence surrounding the coal yard of Mr. Thomas R. Martin was partially torn down. Several large trees along the sidewalks were torn up by the roots, while the board walks themselves were in many places lifted and carried some distance away. . AT THE EMERGENCY. The Win 8 Not Many Injuries Resulted From the Wreckage. Fortunately for the citizens of Wash- ington the storm paid its respects to the city in the dead cf night, therefore the roll of the injured at the Emergency Hos- pital this merning showed comparatively few injuries due directly to the storm. A number of people were cut by falling glass and bruised by flying limbs of trees, but none so seriously as to warrant more than @ bandage. The telephone wire of the. Emergency Hospital was thrown down by sSolid Silver ®“Novelties” @At Less Than Plated Ware. 1 lot Strawberry Emerys. Silver mounted top, silk tassels. Worth 50 cents, Our price...... 25, 1 lot Silver Penknives. Solid silver, hand-engraved. Worth $1.50. Our price. 1 lot Silver Key Rings. Heart-shaped. Worth 60 cents. Our price... 50 35 1 lot Silver Cigar Cutters. Our Worth $1 and $1.50. price .. 1 lot Silver Emb. Scissors. Solid silver, and worth $1.50. Our price... 1 lot Silver Brushes. ‘These are Hat and Nail Brushes, and are handsomely embossed. Worth $1.50. 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Blount of the interstate commerce commission, who were caught in the collapse of the building at 1217 Penn- sylvania avenue, sustained seriqus injuries. Both were rescued from the ruins and taken in the ambulance to the Emergency, where a hasty examination showed that Sutton had broken his right leg and was bruised considerabiy about the body. The doctors dressed his injuries, and if he is not hurt any worse than the examina- tion this morning showed, he will recover. At no time since he was injured has he lost consciousness, and today he was resting easily. It is impossible to tell how badly Mr. Blount is hurt, as the injuries are on the body, but it is thought that they are not very serious. Others who felt the effects of the storm through flying missiles and who were at- tended to at the Emergency are Susie Wil- Mams, 123 G street, contusion of right shoulder; Alex. Brown, 517 24 street south- west, contusion around left eye, and Thi Curtain, a tailor at 202 2d street northeast, contusion on left shoulder. NARROW ESCAPE. House on Myrtle Street Crushed by a Roof. While the storm was raging its flercest a cry of murder came from a house on Myrtle street. Across the street Charles Bushby lives with his wife and two chil- dren. The husband was down town when the storm broke, and fearing for the safety of his little ones, hastened home. As he reached Myrtle street he saw a sight that filled him with fear. A huge roof from I street sailed over the housetops on the south side of Myrtle street and went crash- ing {1.to his little home. A shriek, followed by falling bricks, was all he could hear. The air was full of dust, and the electric light at the corner went out. Groping his yay through the dark, he at last reached his home. The front was pretty much all caved in, and to gain an entrance through the doorway was an impossibility. Climb- ing to the porch of the adjoining house, he tore away the blinds of his window and crawled in through the sash. Down stairs, where they had run for their lives, he foui d his little family all huddled together. The mother was drenched in blood and her right eye was terribly lacerated, while her right hand had been severely injured. Quickly summoning medical aid, he set sbout to make his family safe. But there was Lothing to be done but wait for the daylight. So there, in the basement, the little family huddled, waiting for the day. Doctor Masterson responded to the call for aid and rendered efficient service. ‘A repcrter of The Star visited the scene this mcrnirg and found the family still in the basement, surrounded by kind friends and neighbors. Mrs.Bushby had sufficiently recevered from the shock to tell her story to the reporter. It was about 11 o'clock, she said, when the crash came. She had retired for the night, but the storm awoke her. When it was at its height she heard a cry of murder from across the street. Quickly rousing the children, she ran to the window to learn the cause of the alarm. That cry saved her life and those of the children, for when she reached the window the roof from some other house crashed throigh the brick wall and carried with it @ mass of flying bricks. The bed where only a moment before they had all been was literally demolished and piled high with the bricks. After that she gathered the chiidren together, and, with blood streaming down her face, hurried into the basement, where a little later she was fovrd by her husband, weak and fainting from the loss of blood. Her escape was miraculous. TOOK THE BELL. Seaton School Minus an Important Feature. With a parting knell that sounded strangely clear and reverberated along I street, the big bell on top of the Seaton public school was torn from its fastenings and went crashing through the roof, final- ly bringing up in the loft with a bang that sounded like a clap of thunder. For twenty- five years this bell has summoned th chil- dren to school. This morning it was sient, and the school children, as they listened: for its familiar sound and did not hear it, knew that something was Wrong at school. They were right. The storm had arranged mat- ters there for a short vacation. It had razed the tower, pulled the heavy roof from its fastenings and let the daylight in. A reporter of The Star visited the school this morning and found a number of school children congregated on the sidewalk watching the work of repairs that had commenced with the day. Carpenters and tinners were hard at work repairing the damage of the storm. Of course there was no school today, and it may be a day or two before all the grades are running again. The damage is confined to the upper story. Besides the tearing away of the roof, the Plaster in several cf the rooms has fallen, and all this must be repaired before school is held. It may be possible to resume school in the lower rooms tomorrow. AT MERCY OF FIRES, District Telephone and Fire Wires All Down. The District telephone and fire alarm wires were in a horrible condition this morning, and will, In all probability, not be in perfect running order again for some days. Just to what extent they were dam- aged will not be known until late this af- ternoon. The fire alarm system was in a terrible condition, and Superintendent Miles said that none of the alarm boxes could be counted on to transmit an alarm. Early in the morning the superintendent started out to make the rounds of the lines, and he soon discovered that the system was almost a complete wreck. Dozens of poles had been blown down and wires were crossed and broken, so that messages could rot be transmitted over them. Telephonic: communication could be had with only one police station this morning and two engine houses. In event of fire the officials suggest that a telephone message be sent to fire alarm headquarters over the exchange wire, the call being “444,” or that a messenger be sent to the nearest engine house. An extra large force of men was employed this morn- ing and sent out to repair the damage, but the electrical work has to be done by com- petent electrical workers, and this will take some time. “The trouble 1s all due to the fact that there are so many overhead wires,” said Superintendent Miles to a Star reporter. “I have called the attention of Congress to the necessity for putting all the wires under ground, but have been unable to get the necessary appropriations for the work.’ DAMAGE TO TREES. Pstimated That Five Thousand Have Been Destroyed. The damage done the trees of the city is incalculable. In every square, trees were blown down, and those left standing were more or les seriously damaged. Many of the side streets were completely blocked with fallen trees. In some,places only two or three trees were left standing out of rows of a block or two. The long row of silver maples on B street edging the Agri- cultural grounds, the Monumdnt lot and the Smithscnian Park sufferdd terribly. Tree after tree was stretched, its length across the street. In the parks|in that vi- cinity a number of big willows.and fir trees were blown down or brokengoff at the stump. ie Mr. Saunders, the head wf th¢ park com- mission, said to a Star séporter that the commission had not had time fo ascertain the extent of the damage: thgsughout the city, but that {t was evidently very great. “There are seventy-five thousand trees.” said Mr. Saunders. “Judging from what we see along the streets, it would probably not be an overestimate to say five thousand trees have been destroyed. Some of these: are no loss, being in bad condition or badlv located, but many fine trees have been de- stroyed. You cannot estimate thelr value. for it is a question of time to restore them, which no money can overcome. But to re- place them with small trees costs about $3 a tree. If five thousand have to be planted that will be $15,0G0. Aside from this, it will cost not less than $10,000 to clear the streets and lop off the broken branches. ‘With our present force I do not think we could do it in a month. It may be done in two weeks with a big force, but we have so little money that it will seriously embar- rass the commission to clean everything up quickly.” In the Agricultural grounds Mr. Saunders said very little serious damage was done. Very few trees of value, he said, were greatly damaged. A number of large trees were blown down or broken, but they were not of great value. It looked like a storm in the tropics at the Botanical Gardens. While the damage to the trees and shrubbery was not great, a@ number of valuable plants were lost. When a reporter of The Star visited the gardens this morning the sight that pre- sented itself was very picturesque. The cactus path leading from the 3d street en- trance was almost blocked by the fallen plants. Everywhere lay scattered the huge prickly leaves, a silent warning to the pedestrian with light shoes. The big green- house escaped almost entirely. There were some panes of glass broken, but they were few and can be replaced in a few hours. Outside in the grounds those picturesque Uttle circles of growing tropical plants were badly wrecked. The tall and stately banana trees, the pride of Supt. Smith, stood the storm bravely. Supt. Smith was directing a force of workmen when a re- porter of The Star found him this morning. He said: “I am glad to say that the fury of the storm was not felt at the Botanical Gar- dens. As you see, we escaped with little damage. But the trees of Washington—O, how terrible is their destruction. I have thought of them every minute. The dam- age to them is inestimable. But the most of it could have been averted. The parking commission has blundered. The trees have not been trimmed properly. Now, I dont say that all of the damage could have been averted by the most careful pruning, but I do maintain that many of those grand old landmarks that are lying prone today could have been saved. The trees should never have been allowed to reach such heights. They should have been pruned from the top. Capt. Fiebeger had the right idea, and when he was on duty at the Commis- sioners’ office the trees were properly trim- med. Since he went away there has been a change. It has been criminal negiect. The trees have been allowed to grow up too much, and not having roots big enough i= support them, they have been blown lown.”” BROOKLAND ALSO SUFFERED. Damage at the Catholic University ‘Was Considerable. The wind storm last night did much dam- age In Brookland. Trees, coops, sheds, fences, chimneys, blinds and window panes were torn off or broken in by the wind's furious sweep. Porches were demolished, favorite shrubs and trees were destroyed and arbors and vines were found on the ground this morning. Telegraph poles and wires are in a disabled condition near Uni- versity station. The woods are a tangled mass of broken and uprooted trees. In many instances the course of the mad gale can be traced. In South Brookland on 12th street near the new railroad track there is an open avenue in the thick woods, where trees are broken off, leaving rows of trunks standing of the same height. Had it not been that there was an open field beyond greater damage would have been done. Another case of this character is seen on llth street between Lansing and Fort streets, where every tree is broken or uprooted. Some of the trestle work of the new sewer which is being brought through Brookland was badly disabled. Great loss is felt in the blowing down of the rafters and roof structure of the new dormitory of the Catholic University, on the Bunker Hill road. Here the com- plete top story was taken off. Mr. Eberly’s house on 12th and Frankfort streets was much damaged. It is a brick structure, but despite that the roof was blown off and the rooms beneath are a mass of fall- en plastering and broken timber. Fortu- nately no one was injured. The back chimney on the Catholic church was swept away, as also was the chimney on Rev. Dr. Hyvernot's new house on 12th street. The roof of the cupola of theMarist Fathers’ home was found in Mr. Thomas’ yard this morning, and much damage of trees and fences was done in that direction. Mr. 8. M. Hamilton of University Heights has considerable loss in the complete demolish- ing of his windmill and coops. The frame of the tower of Prof. Carl Burg’s house on 13th street, which is now in course of re- modeling, was torn away. Damage has been done to the roof of the Brookland school building and the Mc- Mahon Hall of Philosophy. The roof of the new building now being erected next to the Brookland Hall, which was just put on yesterday, was found scattered through the streets in that vicinity. Stables and cther outbuildings also received damage. The rear of the town hall was also un- roofed. It it strange to note how some old struc- tures escaped the fury. The tower on the site of Old Fert Bunker Hill, a light woo- en structure, and seemingly in an unstable condition, stands as erect as it always hi with not even the flagpole broken. Oid shanties, almost in decay, which the wind in its hurry might easily have taken miles away, are peacefully resting on their crumbling foundations. The greater part of the damage seems to have been in the nerth and west sections of this vicinity, the east and south sections suffering but slight Icss. In many instances the streets and walks were blockaded by fallen trees and lumber, which haa to be cleared away to make a passage for pedestrians and ve- hicles. The houses rocked and people sought refuge in their cellars for protec- tion. Hardly any one slept and open spaces and houses heretofore hidden were exposed to view this morning. In Eckington the chief damage was in the destruction of trees. The roof of the house occupied by Mr. Marean, on Lincoln avenue, now rests in the adjacent trees, and the roof of the central portion of the residence of ex-Commissioner Hine, on Prospect Hill, is off. The park about the old Eckington Hotel, now used as a school, presents a desolate appearance, nearly every one of the fine trees being broken or_uprooted. The gipsy tents on 4th street, near the Catholic University, were swept away and some of their wagons were overturned. Considerable damage was done along the Glenwood road. Outbuildings, fences, trees and tombstones were laid low, and parts of roofs ef houses are now to be found in many directions. The wind played havoc with the telegraph wires here, and poles and wires are badly disabled. Mr. W Mam Cord, superintendent of St. Mary's cemetery, suffered considerable loss in the utter destruction of all his outbuildings. Fortunately, the cattle were in the neigh- boring field, and the horses were in a small old stable, which alone was standing this morning. Mr. Weyrick and Mr. Finn, both | in the same vicinity, had the roofs taken off their homes. Great destruction is found in this section, and the losses are heavy. ACROSS THE RIVER. Extended Damage Around Rosslyn and Fort Myer. ‘The ravages of the storm were plainly visible this morning in the district around Rosslyn, Ballston and Fort Myer. Roofs were to be found in the middle of fields and across the roads, while big trees had been uprooted and thrown as if they were corn- stalks. At Rosslyn the principal damage done was to the big brewery which is in course of erection by the Consumers’ Brewery Company. That the whole building was not demolished is due to its excellent con- struction and solidity. As it was the whole fifth story of the tower on the front of the building will have to come down and be re- built. The wind bulged out all four sides of it, and workmen were engaged this morning in completing the work of demoli- tion. A beam blown from the tower went straight through the north wall, while the iron girders were bent and twisted in all sorts of fantastic shapes. In the center of the building, on the south end, a pier three feet square of solid brick and masonry was tipped over, so that it leans at a consider- able angle and ts liable to fall into the building below. The engine house roof was also badly damaged and will have to be re- placed. Altogether, however, the builder, Mr. Foster, thinks that the bullding came out of the storm remarkably well. He esti- mates the damage to be about $600. The walls at the bottom are three feet thick, of heavy brick and masonry, and it is due to their solidity and the good work done on the superstructure that the building stood the blow as well as it did. The pier and the tower projected above the rest of the structure, and were, of course, exposed more to the full force of the blast. The only damage done to the walls proper was @ small portion of the rear wall of the front part of the bullding, which was blown out and down upon the back. The fence around the new Pennsylvania yard at Rosslyn was blown down, and several small buildings in the vicinity were unroofed. No one, however, was hurt in that district, although several narrow escapes from fiying debris were said to have occurred. At Fort Myer the wind spent its force on the old water tank and threw it directly across the road, blocking travel in that di- rection for some time. The tall flagstaff was bent at the middie, and the big chim- ney on the new barracks was blown dow Several other chimneys on different ho within the inclosure were demolished, a a nur ber of windows were broken. The farm of Columbus Ale: : adjoins Fort Myer, ra damage. A number of tenants hold prop erty on the farm, and nearly all the houses and barns were unroofed. Down on the road back into country from Fort Myer considerable damage to barns and dwelling houses is reported William Young had his barn blown do’ imprisoning six horses. Van Everett | his barn blown down, while that of James Williams was almost cut in half. casualties are reported and the wind ¢ fined its efforts mainly to taking off roc blowing over barns and trees and teari down ferwes. House Burned. A number of people noticed the dark red cloud which hovered over the western por- tion of the city last night about half-past 11 o'clock. Its peculiar color gave some the idea that It was an aimorpheric condition brought about by the storm, but the ma- jority were of the opinion that a big fire was burning in some part of the country back of Fort Myer. The most meager in- formation was obtainable this morning however, even the people residing in the country near the scene not knowing any- thing about it. : It was finally learned, however, that a two-story, four-room frame structure, rent- ed by Mary Cook, a colored woman, ha burned to the ground on the estate of lumbus Alexander, clore to Fort Myer. Jt appears that the Cook woman had a visitor from town, and, becoming frightened at the intensity of the wind, which threatened every minute to blow the house over, ran over to the residence of Joe Gardner, a neighbor, to ask help in getting her horse cut of the stable, which she feared would be blown down. ‘Just as ehe was leaving the house rocked, and as the door was at the south end of the structure she had great difficulty in getting her visitor, who was an old man, out. She had not gone half way when the wind completely turned the house over. She had left a lamp burn- ing in the sitting room, and this ignited the ruins. Mrs. Cock proceeded on her way, not knowing the extent of the disaster, amd when the party returned they had barely enough time to rescue the horse. The house was a complete ruin ard the flames quickly ate up the kindling wood left the wind. Mrs. Cook did not save a thing out of the house and it is said that she had a consideradle sum of money hidden away in the structure, which was also destroyed. The fire burned steadily for perhaps twen- ty-five minutes and was plainly visible for a distance of twelve or fifteen miles. Mre. Cook and her visitor spent the night with her neighbor, Mr. Gardner. There was no insurance on the property. OVER IN VIRGINIA, Damage on the Line of the Alexandria Electric Road. Along the line of the Washington, Alex- andria ard Mt. Vernon electric road are evidences of the hurricane intensity of last night’s storm. ‘Trees are uprooted, branches blown off, fences overturne:, barns and houses demolished or partially wrecked, windmills rendered useless. standing corn leveled and corn in shocks scattered in all directions over the fields, and havoc wrought generally. The steamer Mary Washington is blown hard up against the Maryland end of the Long bridge, itself badly wrecked and damaging considerably the embankment along the channel. On the flais are hur dreds of young saplings that, yielding to fierce winds, usually escape damage, last night were snapped short off. At the south end of the bridge the road so frequented by the wagons from the brick yards, and lined by the gambling dens and saloons of Jackson City, is entirely submerged for a long distance. Several of the shanties in Jackson City are badiy wrenched; Jack's saloon is unreofed, as is also a brick butlding near by, and others show the effects of the gal The high board fence inclosing the Alexander Island race track grounds is blown down for al- most its entire length, and a portion of the grand stand is unroofed. The wind had a clear sweep past the brick yards at Waterico and Brick Haven and Ft. Runyon, and the low sheds where the baking is done are well nigh stripped bare of covering. The Virginia Brick Com- pany had a smokestack blown down. The (Continued on eleventh page.) .