The national Republican., 1862-02-25
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4uSnros q shs he city, On g account Of the sxecs:d
ftbDpnS, snd brtckp IRON chinneys. with shdsa.
sson. e. s. q VII Sy1s: II %
wh9.f - travelling xiens N4s stfeS6, were
cbissd 70. cook .thsir eyes ,hr vlsitoss. fross
Above. We hearof several ACE; ;dsats, s,AaA eonsnS
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| = gentlemaa named Lndslsy, who 49, Su
\ eavsnth street ROAD, about Two milea from the
sy.,:h S .hiis Rs,:SsIss n IN: sSs ;SS S
Of hisshssd hya Alino byiet. snd knoctsf
eenseless TO the pavswneA tae9se taken late
| The store, and Ms wosnls sltsuAeA 10 by Dr..
Toner, who pronouuUsA bis ekuli ffaotured. y
was oonsidsrabls time before be was restored
| is0tiiSr sooidsnt occurred on q street., near
rfth, which reeultpd tn man named O'Brien
being considsrably bruissd about the head, and
several other. slightly injured. The accident
Several other accidents, from similar causes,
occurred in different parts Of the city-none OF
wnioh, however, were very serious in their
4 large sign. on the top Of tho building ocou.
pied BY kr. kcGill rs printing ofioe, on Penn.
sylvanfa avenue, near Tenth street, was blown
down, and came very. near falling on several
persons who were In front Of the building. A
iittlc boy, sitting in wagon, had very marrow
ost striking him. his escape was most mirao.
ulous. a.
4 gentleman. passing along Seventh street
opposite the Patent Once. was brought to the
ground ey I falling brick: + and another. while
same place. was much astonished 70 nnd him.
| self In . perfect shower Of bricks, none Of
which, however, struck him. -1Efn u7-
.: nu%Sss aooi 81 n scny S,d Msy o
curred on the Avenue, occasioned by ladies
loosibg hese necessary articles Of female gear.
We observed that none Of the losers stopped to
| pick the articles up again, but hurried along
bic. Several wrecks Of this sort were to be-
seen on Seventh street also. gEE nd -
4 number Of brick houses were blown down
south Of the Capitol. and on the Navy Yard!
Of and carried By the wind into Tifth street.
Two brick houses on Seventh street, belong.
| ing to Mr.. Paulus Tyson, were unroofed, the
wind carrying on both roof and raftsrs.
| The roof Of the new hospital In Innrmary
tearing OF the fslting, which hSd just been put
Klsppingsr,s bake house, on the corner Of
Seventh and Q streets, wes blown down; also a
The tin roof Of AIS Tenth street was torn of,
and carried to considerable distance.
The roof OF the public school house on the
corner Of and Fsurteenth street, was blown
Of and one ;ids cot 0f Ginisy store on The corner
tremendous force Of the wind. -, =.
Trinity church, on the corner Of Third and
@ streets, was also Injured. Several large
stones in each Of the spires were detached
| from the main structure and oame TO the
ground with atremendous crash. The tin roof
Or the edince was also con siderably damaged.
At one time, II was feared that the whole
structure would be blown down, and police.
70 pa: .oss hat side q Il. e street,
We are also Informed that the skylights Of
the Congressional Library were blown out.
This accident 70 attributable to defeot in the
o. between hs
Tie Rsptist church on Thiftssnth street, be.
tween anA q, whioh wss constructed under
the auspicss Of the Rsv. Dr.. Tsasdaie, chiefly
Stephen A. Douglas, also suffered greatly. The
noble stsepie, which contained 6ne. toned and
massive bell, was seen TO osctIate several times
before yielding to the fearful blast, when it
penss OF fspsctators. In It's fall, the crash vas
iehtful, penetrating the roof and descending
to the lower door, throwing out the north wall,
and damaging the residence OF Mr.. g. 4assie 10
= considerable extent. Fortunately, no person.
70 hear, is only partially injured. The stseple
Was one of the highest In the oity-l6l feet.
The tin roof Of the three. story building on
Seventh street, near L, owned BY Mr.. Charles F.
Queen, WAS torn on and carried considerable
: A building owned by Sampson simms, ESQ.,,
| on Eleventh street, near u, was also unrO0fed.
The old Sentinel building on the corner Of
s psnnsylsania avenue and Second street. was
A building opposite the Northern Liberty
market house, occupied by Mr.. Conner as q
tinwsre establishment, had its roof torn of.
II: fSo e as s. The
A back building TO- the house Of Ar. Adams,
/ on Four. and. a.half street, near G, was blown
down. An alarm Of hre was raised at the latter
place, and upon the arrival Of the engines at
the sceneit became necessary for the police to
interfere to prevent q deluge ofwster being
/ poured, in upon. the furniture.
The Potomac exhibited more the appearances
Of the ocean than river, the water being
ds:Sins 1S tSs wave: IL .oms psoss ' ocmp:ssS S S
over the walls. into the roadway, which VA
which was anchored hSar the Arsenal, dragged
damage to river crsft has Doubtless been done
BY the gale in the waters Of the Lower Poto
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A large number Of shade trees, in various
parts Of the city, were also prostrated by the
blast. .r. -. ar.. .'-
f.. Moro WsrrsAts.
Mr.. Hathorn, the proprietor Of the livery
stable in Old Trinity church, on Fifth street
received yesterday morning, through the oour'
| tesy OF Oficer Pende, six more or Justice Wal
tsr's bilst dosIr, inviting him to appear before
Il him to answer to the charges Of Keeping y liv.
cry stable without license, and with violating
the corporation ordinance which declares 4
feet from adjoining buildings. Mr.. H., however
Is game 10 the backbone, and still sticks to the
ld.ohuroh like death TO the darkey." This