Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-01
Violent Storm ut Alexandria and washing
81 ton-serious DANA &c TO the Two Cities.

ttoieut storm Ut AleXanurtm anu Wbhulnk@
ton-Serious Damage TO the Two Cities.
Washington and Alexandria were visited
on Saturday afternoon by furious storm Of
wind and rain, which was sufficiently violent
and powerful TO inspire for awhile a very
general sense of alarm. Tho Alexandria
Gazette says: ag a
The storm sprang up about half-past three
o'clock, and was the most violent eyer expe-
rienced In Alexandria. During It's hight the
lightning flashed in one incessant blaze, and
though the thunder, with the exception Of
one or two claps, was not heavy, 1t was con-
tinuous. Limbs Of trees were wrenched
from their trunks, awnings torn from their
supports, and whole trees pfostrated by the
violence Of the storm. One, d large aspen,
on the premises Of Mr.. T. NJ. Mccormick, was
twisted off completely at its roots. la
Pitt-street, north of King, and the adjacent
portions Of the streets opening into it resem-
bled canals, the water in them having not
only overhowed their beds, but washing
against the bases of the houses. Down these
canals swept dry goods boxes, piles Of wood
and loose lumber, as if they were in the cur
rent ct a freshet and even after the rain had
partially ceased, the boys sailed down Pitt
street, perched upon empty dry goods boxes
Some fifteen feet of the roof of the African
Methodist church on Washiugton-stree was
blown off-portions of IL being carried to 0
considerable distance.
The three-story brick residence of Capt
Graham, on Prince-street, near ST. Asaph,
was struck by lightning, and the false chin.
ney knocked of, doing considerable damage
The heavy timber cappings, weighing sew.
eral hundred pounds, on the northwest corner
of Geeen & Brothers cabinet manufactory
on Fairfax-street, were blown off, carried 9
distance of twenty feet, and precipitated into
the yard with such force as TO drive the end
of one of the timbers some twenty inches
into the earth. Several windows of the fac.
tory were also blown out, and considerable
damage done to the stock of the Messrs
Green.
Two canal-boats loaded with coal wert
sunk. The steeple Of the Friendship Engine
house; the establishments of Mr.. W. F. Pad
gett and Mr.. W. +. McGraw; the extensiy'
lanyard of Messrs Smoot & Son, and tht
residence Of Mr.. Thomas Smith, were al
more or less damaged. a
The George Page started from Washing
ton previous to the storm, and when abou
half way down was struck by the wind; shI
was driven over on her side, whereupon I
scene of wild excitement ensued. Ladie
tainted, andgentlemen seized life preservers-
all were seized with panic. The impression
was that that boat would certainly sink
She weathered the danger, however, and, af
ter considerable difficulty, was brought il
safely to her wharf. The scene on board a
the hight of the storm is said to have beef
extremely exciting.
The storm was accompanied by fall 9
hail in the upper portions of the city
Along the wharves, little or no hail was oh
served. If -. ,-r......,,.-
One-fifth of the cellars of the city wer
filed with water, and all the low grounds Q
the neighborhood were overhowed.
Below this city, on the river, the storm o
wind, rain, and lightning was not so sever
as in this city, but the hail storm was NOR
severe and 1t is feared great damage ha
been done to, the growing crops. ).
In Washington the storm was very severe
The residence Of Senator Rice was unroofet
and other damage done. sitaIl