Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-02
LOCAL NEWS.

WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.-WGr Ueg0Tt-
mept Office If the Chief Signal O.Bcer, Wash
,n0tou, D. g., February 2, lS76-l0:So a. ID.
FSr The Middle States rising and hlgn oarome-
Tor. brisk and high north to west WINGS, graou-
oIlv diminishing in force, falling ana low tenn
n.rs.urs and clear OF clearing weather.
The GALE.-The rain, which commenced
about dusk, yesterday evening, continued until
after midnight, when the weather commenced
r. clear off with a blow. The wind increased
in violence until it blew a perfect gale irtm
the northwest. Great damage has been dohe,
and It is feared that there has been great loss
1T shipping and life along the coast. The
chimney of the residence of Capt. Charles +.
In; yislc. corner of Lee aud Cameron streets,
was blown down, aud falling upon the root
crushed it 10, causing the debris OF shingles,
,Iaster, &c.. to fall through into the room be-
low and on Che bed where Capt. f.. was sleep
inp with his wife and child. Fortunately
neither of them Was hurt, although one brick
was arrested iu IT'S fall by catching in some
laths Immediately above Captain Eo;wlsle's
head, but he hal a valuable watch mashed
up aud a bureau brok:n by the rubbish falling
upon them. A chimney on the house of Maj.
Eli Ja0ney, at the upper end of King street,
was also blown down, bu' did no damage.
Three houses in Mr.. Oliver Pullman's row, at
the extreme southern end of Patrick street,
were uuroofed. A caual boat lylug at one OF
the wharves was blown across the flats aud
high up on the opposite NJ 4ryland shore. Christ
Church fence, on Columbus street, aud many
other fences and some trees were bloWo down.
The Fly roof on the re1ort house at the gas works
was also blown of. The house of a colorcd
man Damed VIM. Shocks, situated jus. above
Hunting Greek bridge, was blown entirely
down the hill there and badly smashed up.
Fortunately no one was IN 1t at the
Tine. The telegraph poles on the w. Il D.
road at Car!iu's Springs we're blown down, but
we're speedily placed 10 position again, and the
line was in working order at nine o'clock this
morning. On the river above the city much
damage was done. 4 ,cow was blown ashore
at the Arsenal and driven with such force
against the sea wall as to make a large breacb
in it. A long boat loaded with wood was sunk
at the 9Th street wharf in Washington, and The
steamer Arrow, which was wing at her wharf,
mad all of her upper works carried away. WIFI.
such force was the water blown against the sea
wall at the Arsenal, and so iotcuse was the
cold, that the trees and ground for a distance
of fifty feet inward were covered With Ice. 1t
is said, also, that the spire ct the Metropolitan
Methodist Church was badly canted from the
perpendicular. This morning it was swinging
six feet out of a vertical line and its tall Was
expected every momeut. Ropes we're stretch
ed to keep people out of the way. This morn
ing the chimney of one of the new houses be-
ing built by Mr.. Price, on Wolfe street, was
blown down, and narrowly escaped %iojurlng a
man VINO was working on the buildings. At
the brick yards near this city, and between
here and Washington, nearly all the sheds
have been blown down. The gale Of who'd cou-
tinucd With almos! undated free uutl' this
afternoon.