Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-24
LOCAL NEWS.
ADJUSTMENTS re- MIGHT.

rORDs THEATER. Sheridan's Tragedy OF
"Pizarro: or, the Death Of Rolla," Proctor as
t'Roiia," Mccullough as "Pizarro" and Miss
Alice Gray as ssElvira," the performance 70
conclude with the Indian drama OF 'outa-
lanchet"
Growers THEArER.-I3eethoven'sg great OPP
q era of "Fidelio." and benefit night OF Madame
Johannsen. with a cast of unsurpassed strength
including Mad Johannsen, Mad: hotter, Her.
MAINS, Habelmann, Himmer, Steinecke and
Graf, supported by the grand chorus and or
chestra. Tomorrow night positively the last
night of the opera.
OxFoRD.-Ballet, songs, fun and sentiment,
Concluding with a capital afterpiece. Matinee
tomorrow afternoon.
ODD FELLOWS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Illustrating battles, sieges, bombardments and
other interesting events of the war.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ballet, songs and
the drama OF tine Butchers Dog of Ghent.''
Tomorrow AFTERNOON matinee for ladies.
THE GALE YRsTERDAY-Hs Effects The
effects OF the gale yesterday, which we briefly
noticed, IL seems, was felt not only In this To-.
caity but over a large portion of the country.
On the river 1t was particularly severe, and
large number OF boats were driven ashore
BY the blowing Off OF the roof OF Col. Close
foundry, near the steamboat wharf, the colored
haekman manned James Bush) was so badly
injured that he died during the night. The
Meaors, which was lifted up and capsized near
abe OH street wharf, was righted and those on
board, some of whom it was thought were
crowned, were rescued by the manly efforts of
the crsw or another vessel near by. One Of
the pinnacles on the north tower OF Trinity
church was blown down. The roof of Ave.
story brick house near ST. Aloyslus' Church
was blown OF. and a portion of a new frame
house belonging TO Kelly Lambell, near BIag-
den's wharf, was blown down. One OF the
iron caps on the Wallaeh School House was
lifted up, and fell on the skylight Of the main
saloon.
Among the contraband shantes In the north
ern section of the city sad havoc was made
the felt roofing being pulled off OF about one
half For some time the inmates of the new
contraband hospital, Vermont avenue and nj
streets, were little frightened, the motion of
the building, which is a two story, being yery
preceptible. but Notwithstanding that it was
exposed TO the full force of the tornado, 1t was
not damaged The gable end OF frame house
on 18TH street, near p, was blown out, and two
brick houses near by had their roofs pulled
Of. The scaffolding around the Foundry
Church was displaced and much of it blown
down; several persons who were PASSING at
the time narrowly escaping being struck by
the flying timbers.
number of trees were torn MP in various
sections of the city. One lady on Sixth street,
on The Island, was caught by the gale while
carrying eggs and coffee to a neighbor, and she
on the other side.
The first gale caught the hospital steamer
Connecticut naar the White House Yesterday
and keeled her over, but Aotwith standing her
length, with her tremendous power she man
aged TO keep On her way. In this. vicinity a
number OF trees were seen to be uproo.ed and
thrown into the river, some Of them thirty or
forty feet high. Some of the after work OF the
upper deck was lifted a few inches and it was
thought at one time that most of it would be
carried away. The second squall caught the
Connecticut off Jones's Point, and here by the
able management of Captain Shanahan, as
sisted by the surgeon in charge, Dr. Hood, she
WAS made TO weather il. She, however, ran
foul of the propeller Ajax and her steering ap-
paratus was disabled, leaving her for few
minutes at the mercy OF the waves. An az
tempt was made 10 anchor her, but the crew
found it impossible to walk ont on the ward
deck, when several crawled out and her az
chors were let go and the bow being kept to the
wind she weathered il.
The Ajax was driven ashore on the fl ats Cd.
posite Alexandria. a number CT boats were
driven ashore, and between the White House
there are over twenty, some OF them lying high
and dry.
The damage at the Navy Yard was consid-
cradle, and resulted III loss Of life and injuries
TO various individuals. Il part of tn west
end of the large ship. house was blown out, and
the tin roef considerably tern up. The tin roof
OF the other ship house was damaged, and a
shutter Of one OF the skylights torn off, which,
in Its descent, fell upon a young man named
George Gates, employed in the painters de-
partment and so injured him that he died last
night, Notwithstanding the constant attention
OF Assistant Surgeon Bannon- William CLARK,
ship carpenter, was severely bruised by fall.
ing shutter. The roof OF the tank shop WAS
damaged, some of the slate being tora Off. The
larger part OF the fire. wail-fourteen inches
thick-on the south end of the naval store was
blown down, aud fell among gang OF labor
eIs, fortunately without seriously in luring any
one. The United States steamer Saco await
ing repairs at the yard, was started from her
moorDgs, but fortunately had an extra cable
attached to large buoy in the channel, which
held her until Master Morris and Master La
borer White collected a gang of men and
cured her to the yard wharf. The large lum-
Der and wood piles on the west side Of the ard
were blown in all directions, and the water
dashed up on all the wharves.
Sergeant Baker. of the 1st precinct police,
reports the general hospital at Good Hope, near
Fort Baker, was blown down, seriously in-
1urIng one man and bruising two or three 9TH
ers. This hospital is for the use of the forts
east of the Anecosta bridge, and fortunately
at the time contained few patients. A coach
passing over the Eastern Branch bridge had
the top torn from the body.
The gale caused much alarm at the canal
wharves east of 1itn street, scattering the lum-
Der and causing an evacuation of the frail
feAements in the vicinity. The felt roofs of the
shantIes in Murder Bay suffered considerably,
fragments OF the felt ii wing in the air like crows
from cOrpfields.
The hospitals north OF the city suffered some
little, but none were Frustrated. Some of the
temporary quarters had their canvass roofs
torn of. but no serious damage occurred that
has yet been reported.
The storm extended TO Fortress Monroe, and
several vessels were driven ashore, while some
were injured by being thumped against the
wharf. The mail boat Webster was caught by
the storm here and was obliged to go into
harbor where her passengers were taken of
by a tug. After she was out in the bay the
storm subsidized and the weather was not
rough.
The gale in Baltimore was equally severe
large number of buildings were demolished,
and several lives lost.
PRoMoTED.-Ths following clerks have been
promoted in the Internal Revenue office:
samuel NJ Wilcox, 7. Taylor, L. A. How
ard, G.. w. Windall, i g Jamson. r +. Stem,
T. A. Mackin, from third 10 fourth class.
Israel Ollie, J. @. Kimball, G. Il. Haywood
ID. A. Chambers, ID. a. Clayton. III. l.. Fisher,
r. Poesche, g. Forster, T. b. Stevens, W. q.
Chaplin, T.. Tompkins, jr., s p. Dooiittle, w
n. Jerks, T.. G.. UpSrr, =. ). Sumner, Isaac
Pugh, r. III. Ball, G. y. Young, from second to
third class.
q. A. Clifford and j. A. Gushing, from first
to third class.
III r banner, :. A. Lewis, F.. b. Brecken-
ridge, Y W. Stokes, G.. p. Fkeeland. l.. b. PEN
cling, r. Barrere, J. T. Moves. f Green. i. Z.
Ray, -. J. Koontz, w. W. Dean, Thos. Gath
cart, trom first to second class.
A DoCBLR ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Yestar-
day morning officers Lewis and Grant, of the
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