Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-06

| Policeman Berkely, 9Th street, between ana
| South Caroins avenue; house of Mr.. Dolan on
| b, between 9Th and 9TH street; house OF lanes
Peakes, adjoining; house of Mrs. Davis, chin
ney fell and smashed hack building; house on
s Sew Jersey ssenae, between ID and Z streets
houses near Eastern Market, roofs blown of
and walls injured; the new steam hosting ma
ehinsry recently constructed BY VIM. Guinsnd,
on his wharf at the foot of 80 street. stood the
storm, but fell within an hour after.
There WAS sad havoc in Lafayette and Frank
IN squares, on the Avenue fronting the Presi-
dents house, and on the line OF the Metropolitan
railroad. Large trees were uprooted, torn limb
from limb, and strewn in all directions. The
only dsmsge sustained by property in the old
nrst ward WIS the partial unroofing OF Dr. j. H
McBlafrs house, at the corner OF 2ist and the
Avenue. Both the police and teleeraph xires
were Frustrated in all parts of the city, every
post being blown down in Judiciary SQUARE
and workmen were busy all day Yesterday in
getting the wires into working order. In some
Instances the poles were snapped of like pipe
stems. The several public squares and grounds
suffered somewhat by the uprooting of trees ana
demolishing Of shrubbery. Several Valuable
trees In the Capitol grounds were injured and
planted in 1881.
GEORGETOWN.
Inc TN roof Of the tower OF Christ p. E
church, corner Of Congress and Beall street,
Georgetown, was blown on. In the same CITY
large number Of trees we're uprooted; one on
Green street, between West and Stoddard, com
ten feet in circumference, in the grounds adj
joining Oak Hill Cemetery, was snapped in
twain ike twig and blown directly across the
stIeet. Inc shed connected with The Consoli-
dation coal wharf, Georgetown, was blown into
The cana, from which IL has since been removed
and used for fire. wood. During the storm the
schooner Lula, OF Boston,, collided with the
Georgetown, and carried away her flying lib
boom, besides otherwise injuring her.
UNIOHTowN.
Uniontown, across the Eastern Branch and
In TACT, for q considerable distance from the
river bank, inland, in that section of country
the stOrm was se furious as in the city limits.
1he roof OF the Masonic Temple, at the corner
OF Asylum road and the road 70 Good Hope
Hill, was lifted completely of, and after ca
vortng In the air for some time, landed in Mar.
TINS yard, across the road. The roof OF Mr.
Lees house, on the Asylum road, was also
blown of, landing considerable distance from
the house. No damage was done by the rain in
tered to great extent, many of them that had
stood the elbows" OF half q century were
stripped OF some Of their heaviest branches
THE STORM ON The RIVER.
Lake left their wharves Ga Saturday morning,
each crowded with passengers for the different
landings. Many of the excursionists went 20
the terminus OF the trip-Point Lookout-eo
witness the camping out in tents of the sixth
Maryland militia. The storm extended all the
way down to Chesapeake bay. The Georgeanna
was struck by the gale while attempting 20 make
a landing at Msrshalls, below Piney Point, and
after several Intellectual attempts finally sue
ceeded in getting her cable lines mads fast to
the wharf. By this time the wind had 50 in
creased That the strong four-inch ropes broke
as fast as they could secure them 70 the wharf
The boat was then headed up to the wharf to be
made fast instead of the usual brosdside Do
sitiOn. Capt. Davis here determined to lay by
for the night instead Of proceeding to Poin,
Lookout, as at first intended After getting her
fast by means of five different hawsers, al on
and cabins TO shelter themselves from the
rain and hail, which was coming down
in torrents, with very sharp lightning and
heavy thunder. A sudden change in the direc-
ton of the wind and increase in power snapped
all the lines again, and the steamer hoated of
towards the bay, without steam sufficient 20
LACE a se bv 8eaS. Of ybs here sSSk
ming the passengers became aware OF the sta
alton. Men and women went for their lite-pre-
servers IN great haste. There were plenty OF
them, and some Of the men strapped two or
three on themselves and their wives and chill
dreD. There was no need for them, as IL proved
for Captain Davis and his officers made them
selves lively for awhile in assuring all that
there was no danger. The captain ordered
steam TO be got up az once, which was done b.
means OF such combustioles rs they hal on
board, and got the steamer under control Just
in time to save her from grounding. Finally
she was returned to the wharf at Marehsll's
and the number Of lines increased. This time
che renamed firm through the duration OF the
gale and successive storms, some five or six In
number, one after another. At daylight yes
terday morning she got under way and went
.
the Lake weathered out the storm in the
channel and arrived at her destination,
Point Lookout, on Saturday night. Mr.. George
Lady Of the Lake and states that tSs so sne
was one OF the worst he ever saw on the bay.
The steamer Vanderbilt, frsm Baltimore, hay-
ing on board Gov. Groome and staff, arrived
yesterday morning at the Point, where the 9th
Maryland regiment were enoamped. The gov
erDor was met at the wharf by the line ofioer.
OF the regiment, and escorted up to the hotel,
This Is one Of the best drilled And disciplined
regiments in the country, and yesterday pre-
sented fine appearance In their gray uniforms.
The regiIlental band and drum corps were with
them, and the ceremonies passed on orderly
and quietly. In the afternoon OF yesterday =
dress parade took place in front OF the hotel.
On the passage down the bay frem Baltimore
and during the terrific storm, q coal-oil lamp
exploded in the governors state room ON board
the Vanderbilt, which created q panic amilar
to the one on board the Georgianna. Men and
women flew to their life -preservers IN great
haste, but the flames were subdued without any
other damage than burning the window curtain
Several houses were unroofed and trees uproof-
ed. The cabin which was In course OF construc-
ton and nearly completed, on the new steamer
built al Occoquan and taken into Alexandra 70
receive her engine and boiler, was lifted off by
the storm, and the timbers and planking scat
tered all about the harbor.
DAMAGE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY MD.
The neighborhood of DarnestoTn, Montgom-
storm. Trees were torn mp by the roots, barns
blown down, roofs lifted from dwelling houses
and grain fields strewn with the newly cut
grain. Some farms, with crops OF 100 acres OF
wheat, have not a shock left standing. In some
cases il was carried TO adjoining field. Among
the sufferers is Mr.. j. I. Kelly Of the Board OF
Health Of this District, whose whole crop Of
grain lie fat on the ground. The greatest dam
sge seemed to be Immediately on the banks OF
Seneca creek, where Mrs. Slaymaker had her
barn "a stone buiidiRg) razed TO the ground,
burying two carriages and lot OF farming i'm
plements. The whole is an entire loss. The
dwelling on the adjoining farm, owned by Rev.
Charles Nourse, a very tne building, had the
roof torn of and carried quite q distance. At |
midnight terrific hail storm visited the same
section, smashing in the windows and doing
great damage to the growing crops.
LOSS OF LIFE By THE TORNADO KLsKwHRRB
This fearful hurricane was terribly destructive
Of life before IL broke upon this section. The /
first disaster reported occurred on Lake Erie.
A pleasure boat containing eight persons was /
and two men and two women we're Il
drowned. The others chung 10 the side q the i
boat for an hour and q half, and we're rescued Il
by An excursion steamer. We next hear Of raw
ages Of the hurricane in Aifiin county, Penn. Il
sylvania. A railroad bridge across the Juniata, |
near Lewiston, was blown down, and q freight Il
train Was thrown into the river. party Of Il
boys who had been playing base ball near by, /
ran under the bridge to get out Of the rain be- /
fore IL fell. Two OF them were killed and oey-