Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-06
THE GREAT STORM OF SATURDAY
Hts Work of Destruction Here and
ElseW here.

| ohe OF lhe everest WIND storms, accompa
MED by heavy rain sni thunder and lightning
that has visited this section for years occurred
| on Saturday evening. The first indications o,
the approaching tornado were seen in tn.
| northwest, almost directly under the comets DO
| siton, where few shimmering Il ashes OF light
resembling heat ightning, - were visible, un
| accompanied by thunder. Shortly thereafte,
threats ming and singular looking clouds rapidly
| arose from the horizon and soon overspread thu
| whole northwestern sky. Almost before tn,
| movements had ceased the rushing of wind
was heard like the approach OF an angry food
and the storm burst upon the cItyin all its fury
shortly before eight O'Clock, raising immense
clouds of dust in its progress. Then follower q
scene OF terror and confusion. The scampering
and shouting of returning picnic parties wa.
falling chimneys, rafting glass, fyiag
branches of trees and TIN roofs and crashing
tlmbers, and above all tie roaring of the wind.
What added to the CONSERVATION was the fact
that nothing could be seen for the blinding
clouds of dust, and no one knew the locality or
extent OF the damage that was being done.
children were lifted from their feet in some
cases and whjrled into corners and down areas;
strong men buffeted with dust aud wind in a
VAIN attempt TO reach their homes and were
finally compelled to seek the nearest shelter
under stoops, basement doorwsys, Sc The
lightning soon began to shoot through the
murky air made by clouds of dust, and added
new element of terror to the scene. IL was a
positive relief when finally the rain began Z,
fan In torrents purifying the air and clearing II
OF the dust. In every quarter houses were I'm
b 0S,sa, siees 1pfOSted Windows blown in.
whole squares and dropped down on the premises
OF neighbors who were not aware OF having
ordered any duplicate covers to their domciles
chlmneys made freternal visits to neighborng
back yards and front flower gardens, and inter-
changes Of all kinds of building materials wa
free and impartial.
DAMAGE IN THE CITY.
The roof of the house of Mr.. CHAPMAN a
Drlcklayer, on 18th street, between and p
was torn on and carried across the street, none
OF tie family, however, being injured All
aleDg street, and especially between 10Th and
10Th streets, in the parks the trees have been
uprooted or so twisted that they will have to be
tsmoVed. On NJ street, between 14th aud 18th,
the same destruction OF sh ade trees occurred. A
portion OF the roof of the Memorial church cor
her OF vermont avenue and 18th street wa.
carried away. In Franklin square and the
grounds OF the Executive Mansion MANY trees
nave been uproOted and the shrubbery de-
stroyed The house OF ex-Mayor Bowen, on X
street, between 18th and 18th, was uuroofed
ard nve other adjoining houses We're injured.
The lumber of the roof of Mr.. b owen : house
was blown across the street, some of the timbers
damaging the frame dwellings on the opposite
sloe. "A c0lored woman in the street, named
LOUISA Brown. was struck by one of the flying
beams, and cut on the head and bruised about
the legs. A celored child, sleeping in the back
t rar, Of one OF ihe frame Dwellings above men
umbers from the house OF MIR. Bowen plunged
through the roof and descended to the floor
The tin roof on Burchs' new building, $50
street, was rolled up like cigar and lodged
on the Creecy building, adjoining. row o.
,nree-s story nouses on Vermont avenue, be
tween ana y streets, were unroofed. The
awning in front of No. us Pennsylyanis ave
nue. northwest was blown of, and struck a co..
ored girl named Julia King, and injured he:
severely. The roof of the house of judge
Bradley, on L street, was blown off, and wa
lodged in the yard OF the Seaton school-build-
ing: Two dwelling houses on G. street, Nos
N nfaAf -
N Manning, had their roofs taken of, and All
along the same square the young trees were
broken off and blown thrOug Oh the street.
large three story brick house. No, 1870 13tb
street, was swept of roof, cornices and chin,
neys, and the debris carried a distance OF on
hundred feet. The dwellings of John o. Evan.
aDa ~. bnse, on street, between 18th ana
18th streets, were unroofed ana portion OF the
un-work carried over and thrown against a
frame house on the south side of street near
1Sth street A row OF five houses belonging 10
Dr. Began, and situated on Q street. below
10Th, were compl stely stripped of their roofs
not plank or single being left. The entirr-
covering or these houses was carried down 10
litn street. On COrcoran street, between Iith
and l5sh, the houses OF Messrs. Wilson, Van
Week, Woods, Cainn, johnson, Harley suC
others were unroofed. The roof Of the Office OF
pany. at the corner OF Pennsylvania avenue
and LIST street, " as torn off and thrown on the
opposite eide Of the street. The bulk window
OF Henry Bogus cigar store, on ID street
between 9th and 10th streets, was blown in
The roofs or the places OF business OF A. w
Kirk q Co., and Garwood & Willard, on 10th
near Y street, and Beidler, Howard s. Co., and
Charles A. Vedder, on Louisiana avenue adj
Joining the central guardhouse. were blown off
The awning in front OF G. NJ. Hsywurd's stove
store, on 9Th street, near ID, was blown down
smashing the windows and otherwise damaping
the property. Houses Nos 1911 and 1913 q ST.
AND NO. l205 street, were considerably dam
Several trees in the Smithsonian Grounds. Is.
fayette square and other parks were blown
down, and others were partly stripped OF their
limbs A large tree in front of DIR. Smiths
church, on 9Th street. near q, was also blown
down, and fell across the street. The beautiful
metropolitan church spire was carecped consid-
e e.nd ana is sun ont OF perpendcqar. The
ner 18th and n streets, was unroofed, and tue
rain soon made sad havoc of the plastering of
the upper story rooms. The Judge is now alb
sent In massachusetts,, but has been advised by
his friends of the occurrence. A window ia the
washington gymnasium. on Louisiana avenue
near 9th street, was blown out. At Kolb'. no.
were burst open with such force as to smash 10
atoms the plate glass panels worth SOS, and a
chimney was blown on to the porch in the rear,
completely smashing the flooring. At the house
OF MRS. s: M. Williams, on 18th street, adjoin-
ing the kirkwoOd house, q chimney was blown
%hs fGffS oo%pesey through the roof
and ID streets, was blown OFF, and the north enc
OF the feed store of Mr.. McCauley, corner OF
~ street and Virginia avenue, was blown out
IL,
9th and It'll, was also blown off. The roofs of a
rev OF three story brick houses on street, be-
tween 9th and 9TH, were blown Off damaging
tnem very much. The house of Dennis Me-
CuLough, 9TH and streets, was much dam
aged. The roofs OF the following residences
were also blown OFF: On street, belonging 10
Gwynn Harris; on street, belonging to Ham
ilton CHASE; two houses on 10th street. belong
ing to Judge Wylie; on Maryland avenue, be-
longing to j. L. Bradley, and on 18th street
belonging to Lewis Winan. The fire. alarm
telegraph pole on Sth street was blown dowp;
also, the wires at the corner OF 9th and +
streets. A frame building. used as a colored
church, on 9th street, near E, was blown dow n
while festiva! was in progress. The children.
about one hundred and fifty in number, fortu-
nately escaped unhurt, with the exception OF
one girl, named Bette Bird, living on street
between u and 9Th, who had one arm broken
The west end Of the house corner OF M and 9th
streets was blown out, and the roof Of the
house Of j. ID. Hubbon, on It'll street, between
= and streets, was blown of. James McCar-
thy's corner and X sts-, was badly dsmaged
The two brick houses on Maryland avenue
near 18th street, occupied by the Mesrs. Brad
ley, were unroofed, the remnants being thrown
into the back yards. The roof Of the brick
house Of Joseph King, on K street, between 81
and *, was reversed. The old building on
Virginia avenue, near half street, formerly used
as mArket-house. and known a. "Mosquito
Market" was entirely blown down. The tin
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