The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-12
Fearful Scene at a Circus i'm BaItimor

From the Sun Of yesterday.
EFFECTS OF THE STORM OF TUEsDAY-ExTES-
slvE DAMAGE By THE WIND AND TIE LIGHT
MING.
The heavy wind and rain-storm which oc-
Cured Tuesday evening did more damage in
the city than was at first supposed. During
the heaviest part of the storm (about 8
o'clock} the chimney of dwelling 30 Court
land street WAS struck by lightning, and il
quantity of bricks thrown into the street.
The State tobacco warehouse, No. l Long
Dock. was struck about 10 O'Clock, and dam
aged to the amout of about 81 200; and the
bow window of the store Of George II.
Vintage, corner of Broadway and Chase
street, was also demolished by the same ter
ribIe agency. The roof of Beck's chair fac
tory, north of Baltimore and east of Bond
street, was blown oil, entailing damage OF
about 81 800. Three new and unoccupicd
houses, corner Washington and jefferson
streets. owned by Mr.. Curtin, were un-
rooted and damaged about 81 zoo.
The upper portion of Il new building on
Broadway, north of Eager street, was blown
down and the materials scattered in every
direction. The roofs of stores Nos. ST and
SIS west Pratt street, occupied respectively by
H.. ~.
Mr.. John Kran, corner of jackson Square
and Washington street, together with that OF
the Fredericksburg Steamboat Company
warehouse, No. 1lS Spears wharf, were also
blown off, 4 portion of the walls Of two
houses in course of erection on Castle street,
near Fayctte, were blown down. The houses
are owned by Mrs. Jones. Damage, $500.
The side wall of a limc-houSc on east Falls
avenue. near Pratt street, owned by Mr..
Fay. was blown down, and two lumber
wagons with dressed lumber, i'll all adjoining
ward, were damaged to the extent of S25.
several unfinished houses in the eastern and
northeastern section of the city, where the
storm appeared to rage tiercer than in any
ether portion of the city, were also damaged
to considerable extent. but so far as ascer-
tanned no one was injured by any Of the dis
.lSterS.
The roof of Bates's new building on east
Falls avenue, adjoining Perry's lime store,
was also blown of, while OILERS ice shed, III
the same locality, was totally demolished by
the wind.
The tin roofs of two dwellings, Nos 1GJ
and 161 Light street, were blown of, CAUSING
Il damage of about $3.50. The side walls OF
Il pipe factory on Stockholm street near
Sharp were blown out, entailing loss OF
about $50. The roof of the back building OF
the house at the foot of Eutaw street was
damaged about 50. A large staincd-shlss
window in the German Lutheran church
corner of Sharp and Henrietta streets
was broken, causing loss of about $50
The tin roof OF new house on
Leadenhall street was blown of; also
the roof of a carpenter shop on Cross
street belonging to Mr.. Grouse. A bow win,
dow of store corner of Warren aud Light
streets was blown down, causing loss OF
about $50. The walls on the east side of the
burned building corner Of Charles street
and Guilford's alley were partially blown
down. The tin roofs 81 houses Nos. 2o4 and
25G, Battery avenue, were blown of, entail
ing loss OF about 300. The roofs Of three
unfinished houses OH MclIenry street ne1l
Gilmor were damaged about $50, ard the