, 1874-07-06
WIND AND WEATHER,
A Similar Storm in Central Penn
sylvn1liu.
Large Destruction Of Property and
Several Lives Lost.
Tornado Mt Washington, n. @.

WAsM1NoroR, D. c., Juno 6.-0n Saturday
ovoning. about d quarter to o'clock, this city
aud vicinity WAS Visited by tho most torrlo and
disastrous wind-atorm ever known In this section
OF the country. It Hwopt acrosa tho Dis
trlct like = hurricane, loayipx 8 very
disastrous trail behind. IIouaos woro lovo1od
with tho oarth. aud othors wero unroofed trnes
wero upliftei from thor bo1B, windows BmnHhetl,
aud algn-boards hurled indiscslminately about
tho straets. After tho wind had spent its fury.
tho rain came on, aud for fiftoon minutes the
fall Of water waH very hoavy. Showers
worn reported during tho night, and tho
storm did not finally pass OF until o'clock this
morning. Nearly oil tho telegraph wtros ruiz
nng ont Of tap city wero blown down mud rom
Tic following graphic description OF tile storm
Will appear In to-noFrow's National Republican /:
T" few minutes after O'clock OIL Saturday
night, Several grnt'omen wcro seated in front of
tto polsce headquarters, and their attention was
storms nppearcd to be approaching eao, other !;
deep black clouds sklrtel tho l,orlzou on
tho north and east. whiso ot.,ors Of a
lsgllt.r hue wero rising between tho north and
west, atd, us thoy increased in size. from thoso
to the north sprang white clouds. resembling
immenae balls of snow, that rolled and tumbled
in furious manner, moving t1rat in ono liroc-
ton aud then another. 1t was predicted that II
they met, tho result would be dlsaBtl ous to The
uty.
''Tho two storms drow nearer each other. There
wore apparently
TWO srnoNd CURRENTS At WORK..
for ono storm appeared to ba crossing diroot1y
over the other. All OF sudden these
EssI EEa@snl'F u,1eaoc %t9 '0ads 'haGses' 5' sHd 5
SO, they grow thinner, and nnaly Disappeared.
'Wlio this waA t!nnsplring, tho two clouds that
bud appeared to bo moving iu opposite directions
seemed to have become united, and formed ono
pESaE iMpENErnADLR MAss OF DARKNESS,
Tie zopbyr-ko brcoge was Al TINT time felt com
inN from tho direction Of tho clouds. Soon
thoro Naa Beou to rise above tho houEe-
tops q yellowlBh and suspicious cloud. that
kopt rapidly in front Of tho dark md
etorner ono. 1t required no guessing to discover
taat this wAs dust, that the storm vas
quickly approaching, would soon Lo over tho
city. aud, from tho throatenfug aspect presented,
would eltlor be powerful with Wiud or delnging
with wafer.
The streets aud porchea woro abruptly de-
sorted aud safoty sought with'n doors. lhe
storm catno IN. and moro fearful hurricane in
thiH CITY was never experienced. It laAtcd prob.
ably twenty minutes, but In that time did Eli inn
inonso amount OF damago. The dust was 10 strong
a"d bllnding that even grown persons werc unable
to battle with It, aud although short distance
from lome, were compelled to soek tho uoareBt
placo Ut rofuge.
H0UAE-TopS WE'RE LIFTED OFF,
oven the coruicing IN some instances being
takeu with then, aud Bonln Of tna1i were act
down ID a strange locality, the occupant of
the dwelling not knowing whore the roof
had gone, and the ownor OF tho property whore
1t a]iglted wtlonco it came. T'rees wore dragged
from tho earth and taken into tho streots whore
tione Ind been Reeu before, while brnncleB
wore scattered In every direction. business
signs laid about promisououBy ~ II In seurch OF
at ownor, or loet from homo.
The great trees gu tue Capitol grounds, aud
those about the White House and in tho parks,
piled with broken limbs until they became
almost impossible.
"soveral excursion steamers loaded With pas
sengera Toro caught GU tho Potomac but
weatherad tlo stortn Without accaont or sorious
damage.
TIRE TOTAL. LQss OF PROPERTY
in tho city by tho wind mud rain IL variaus1y est-
mated ut Detwenn $3.50 40OD aud @5QU, QUO. Thera
are mute number of miraculous cHcapas from
doatl. Of poraoua whose houses were unroofad,
reported"
ANOTHER ACCoUST.
SptsIat Dispatch to 3he cAteago 1rtbMHs+
WASHINGTON, d. q. July 5.-Tle storm last
evening was one or tue most torrilo that over
visited this section Of tho country. Dozens Of
houHca. stables aud barns woro unroofed, while
q fow woro blown from sheir foundations. Troes
we're torn up by tleir roots or their branches
were brokcn Oh and carried O considerable dis
tance, mud. In iuahy respuats. the lurncaue was
the most damaging ct any within thu racollae-
tion Of tho oldest inhabitants.
ITO the Asyoc.at<d Prtss.1
WAsHrSoToN, D. C.. July ia terrible storm
Of wind md rain passed over the city last eyen-
Ing. Trunks of trees two or three feet IN cir
cumference wore snapped by tho hurricane, aud
ornamental and shade trees all over the city, in
Guiding q number in tho Capitol and Presidents
grounds mud public parka, were enti.oty do
stroyod or ahorn Of their branches. Five louses
ia row were completely stripped OF their roofs,
which we're carried distance Of several hundred
fee1. Several carriagoa passing along the streetH
we're overturned, and = lady in ono sustained
= severe injury. Telegraph wiles to NIL po.nty
wore Frustrated. While number Of colorotl
children wese enjoying themselves in hail, tho
roof fell in. cuusod by ths Wind atraining tho
raftors, and four of tho childron wore injured.
fhe steepio ct tho Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church, 100 feet i'll hoight, WAS moved
live feet from lta perpendicular, aud is now In =
dangerous condition.
TnruHGn EB..ar1uv1rr~1r