Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-02
The. Hurricane Last Night.

'IOTtl west. which 0iu CDlElutFdDle damage
throughout the city. Houses were I'M
rooted, trees uproOted, and fences blown
down in every direction. On the east side of
Riggs street, between 17th aud 18th, the roofs
and cOrniccs OF four houses were blown off
4 house on q street, one on Corcoran street
and one on 18th street Were also uncovered.
Half OF the olympic base ball ground fence,
bordering on 10Th street was blown down
The Roof OF Lyceum hail. between nth and
nth streets, was carried off. The damage to
property in South Washington was very ex.
tensiye. The houses occupied by Messrs
Gee, Clear, and Haulenbeck, on 18th street
southwest, were swept of their tin coverings
as completely as though done by the timer.
The house occupied by Messrs. VIM. Turner
and Charles A. Taylor suffered to a great
extent, the roofs being taken entirely OF aud
Landed in the street where they now lie,
making the thoroughfare almost impossible.
The FIRE alarm telegraph wire at this point
Is also down. The wind blew of the roof OF
Mrs. ReGin's house, corner of North Capitol
and q streets; the stable and buildings con-
| nected with the lumber yard on North Capt.
! tol, between and streets, were COM
/ pletely unroofed; three houses on I'd, be-
tween r and streets, were uncovered, Gre
| ating great alarm among the inmates; three
I New Jersey avenue and North Capitol
street, in course of construction by Moses
bck houses o9 the sde o bel e
tween v and W streets northwest, hat the
cornice and sheathing torn of; st. Clout
Hotel had the tin and iron roof ard sheath
ing damaged considerably; Foundry church
roof was considerably damaged aud a por-
ton thrown TO the ground; the roofs were
blown off houses corner of ~ street and
Maryland avenue, corner sth and ID SOUTH
west academy of Sacred Heart five houses
belonging to c. 3; Church, IIth, between Z
and r; No 40 9TH street, (WOlfort * Sail
bergl; Walkers store, AZ street, between
and +; two houses on Virginia ave. he wen
, and LIST street west. 8. Nerme u; Vir-
sinia avenue, between Sd and < streets. e.
kearneys; one unroOfed on *, between
and {; Gray * NOyes' iodndry roof badly
damaged, trees and fences lying aTounf.
The roof of Major Vanderburgs stable, on r..
between 18th anu 10th streets, was blown OF;
also The, roof of Nathan Imley' g dwelling, on
!, between sd and 9th streets northwest;
also, The roofs OF two new brick houses on
18Th, between l. and NJ streets northwest,
owned by Thomas Kenny; also, the roofs OF
two new brick dwellings on 2Gth and NJ
streets northwest, and tin roofat No. 1911
street ChimneyS were blown down at No.
1907 Pernsy lVania avenue, and No 1913 Penn
sylvania avenue. Tin roofs of No. ITO 18Th
street, No 1l22 18th street, No. 20l5 l. street
northwest, and the houses corner of path and
NJ streets, were blown oil. a row Of houses
on Rhode Island avenue, between 9Th and
Sth streets northwest, were uDroOfed Tue tin
roof ON Edward WeseT's house, on Tth street
between ID and + streets southwest, was
comp letely torn of and removed some dis
lance into eth street. AT BrightwooI. in
tie county, the roof OF the residence of Sir.
WinebeTger, with the chimney. went of, and
two new brick stories belonging To him were
demolished. The house of John Pepper, 9Th
street, between NJ and n, was unroOfed.
Three three-story brick houses on gth, below
r. southeast, were uurOOfed. The roof was
blown of The Coast Survey building, GA New
Jersey avenue, Capitol Hill.
THE METROPOLITAN ". f. CHURCH SPIRE
TOTTERING.
During The prevalence of the storm the
spiTe OF the Metropolitan NJ. T.. Church.
which for some time past has b.ell consider
ably out Of plumb careened still more to-
wards - street, making ii dangerous
TO paSSeT- by. At every heavygust OF wind
THIS morning the steeple careelet, making
an opening where the wood work joins
re stCntWorE at least from six To eight
inches l. width. This steeple + known "a
the kelsO spiTe, 81 is one of the tallest and
EardsOmest in the District, being of graceful
proportions and Of 7 leasing color. TIE sway
ing 10 and fro of the spITe with the gusts OF
WIG to-day very much alarmed the resi-
cents III the nc'ghtOrhoOt Of the church. who
itar carnage 70 prop Tty and life II IL falls.
Tie police cut oil travel during the morning
bL SiTCtChlng ropes across !. street, above
and below. and on G. street. AbOut O'clock
WoTkmen We're sent up the inside TO the pO!-
ton where the chimes are fixed to knock
ont the Stats which form screen TO the
bells, in OrIieI 10 give the wind a free passage
through. Inc steeple is 80 feet high from
the ground. about 100 feet being a tower OF
Seneca stone masonry, on top OF which IS the
FEEe, l5e feet high, OF wood ia the latter
portion very heavy imhers were uSe.i which
run down some forty feet inside the masonry
work, besides being otherwise secured with
lTCn bars ard colts. During heavy storm.
Ialy 4.1STi, this steeple careened coas.Ger4b. y
-. "a It has since remained some six inches
out of perpendicular, il being found lnp0s-
slole 10 stTalghten ii without taxing down
and rebuilding it entire. The chime bells.
eight in mum Der, are in that portion of the
structure. just above the stone work, and
are many tons in weight. Widows 1.-THE
cEimisD stuck by the stceple all day, and
occasionally would strike the bells to assure
himself ihat they were all right, and the
people that there was no danger, as in fact
there Is not supposed TO be, unless the wind
rises again. Inspector Plowman this morn
ing addressed written notice TO the frus-
SfapTla T...
no opinion as TO how 1t can be done,
but ia conversation with a STAR reporter
ne stated mat 1t might be brought To- a
perpendicular by means of wire cables
reaching from the windows of the steeple
at as great an elevation as possible and
anchCTing them some three hundred feet
at westerly point, and By short blocks force
II back TO Its place. when IL could be male
secure. No cracks are observable I'm the stone
walls, but the mOOrings have either given
way or so weakened that every strong pufOf
wind makes IL sway and lift from the stone
Work. To-day the top Ofthe spire moved six
feet or more out of plumb, the base of the
wood work raising six or more inches from
the masonry every time. The line of deiIec-
lion was directly eastward across - street,
ana IL was feared If 1t should fail in tnat di-
TectiOn that Mrs. Parker's house. on the
southeast corner of Ia and c streets, would
be crushed. There were several thousand
people in the neighbOrhOOd in the course OF
the day. AT last accounts the spire was stu
in place.
NO. ENGINK-BoUsE IN DANGER.
About ! o'clock to-day the tin roof and
chimney Of the five story unoccupied build
ing on II street, between 18th and 18th Streets
were blown OFF with a loud crash, and fell on
the roof of the building occupied by Fire
Company No. 2. No damage was done, en-
cept that tie roof was cut by the falling
bricks and a crack started in the com
pany's bunk room. The high wall of the
adjoining building, however, is greatly
huiged, and unless the wind moierateS
there is great danger Of the whole
walls falling, and in such a case IL would
crash through the roof into the bunk room
OF company No. 2, ard smash the engine
house. On the whole, the premises are at
pres ent unfit for habitatiOn.
The Fire Commissioners have repeatedly
called attention To- the dangerous condition
OF the building, and IL has been the subject
OF great deal OF other official complaint
without action being taken. II is hoped
something Will now be done.
Mr.. Morgan, president Of the Board OF Fire
Commissioners, has given orders for No. 2
company To Immediately remove their an
IaratUs anu take quarters at the track house
temporarily on account ofthe threatened de-
StrGctiOn or the engine house.
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INCEPTION TO MAJOR FULTON OF THE
AMERICAN TEAM.-A special meeting O. the
II. Z. Game Club was held last evening in
the lie DTOit building. for the DurnOSe n