Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29
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Injury tn Persons AID Damage %
ftNEe,fy Some khrIeN Eacanes

der storm visited this section. dong graa.
fsmeae 10 property in and about Washing
out the cay, but about the hour m .ntioRet
bright flashes of lightning In the s1lth and
tht Ium5iiT of thunder heralded an az
preaching storm from that direc ion. II
burst Urun the city with great yiOl nee the
heavy wind being accompanied by thunder
ara Htninlng and pouring rain, Consid-
some Instances persons were iuinr a by the
fal1ng roofs, signs, &C. Capt Frank ShRf-
Ter formerly of the National Rin ~ of this
cliy), while passing down 9Th street, near ID,
was struck by the large wooden sign of VIM
smith, pawn broker, and badly hurt about
the mead He was taken To Drew & Gibbs
In South Washington the front Of a new
Orlek house on Maryland avenue between
lZth and 18Th streets, belonging 10 Mr.. Yer
million, was blown out In the secord police
precinct (the northern part of the cityl, the
following houses were unToofed: Toe row of
brick buildings corner of 10th and / streets:
the row corner Of 18th and q streets; the row
ON 18th, between V and w streets; Kava-
Daugh's stable. corner of 10th and y streets:
nearly every house on street, between 10th
ara lttb streets, and also the following on p
>t-tet: L. ESIrOlPs house, No. 1916; William
Crsmpton's, No Ills; X Parker's, No. 17i2;
q W Edwarss', No. 1854. The roofs of the
houses occupied by Mr. j. W. Darling and
Ny. r. -. Queen. situated on Samson street
were blown OF, brea king down the pOrches
fences, &C. ard doing considerable damage.
HOUSES TOTALLY DEsTRo yED-A NARROW
ESCAPE.
Mt ]. Atkiuson's house, 1856 p street. a
mick but'diES. T8E entirely DESTROYED, and
m, ne inmates barely escaped with taair live.
Ihls home |as valued at So .O0N. VIM.
- phaN's hOuse, corner of nth and p streets,
had the entire front carried out, aud was
Otherwise damaged. the loss being about
y 200 KilDourn & Istta's oil stable. on
18th street, near L, was totally dem olShed.
OTHER DAMAGE.
The wind blew down large tree on Penn
syivanta avenue, between Eth aud 18th
streets; one on ]. between 20th ana 2ist streets
northwest and arCth'r on 18th street De
tween and X streets northwest. \ bow
widow at % 9th street. was bTOEea in; the
plate glass OF j. w BOteler & Bros window
was demolished. The roof Of 1890 PannSyl-
Vanis avenue. belonging to 9. y. Grahqm,
wes blown off, ana the building damaged.
The loss being about 1920. Tie roof OF
Bcavans Sbaw's warehouse, on 3 street.
netWeen 10Th and llth, was carried of, and
The stock Of flour and feed was somewhat
damaged; show window of Masonic Tenn
pIe was blown in; two chimneys in house OF
airs. ElsenbslsS was blown down, damaging
FAMILITs SEEKING REFUGE AT THE TO-
LICE STATION.
Seven brick houses on New jersey avenue
between + street and MasSach ISettS avenue,
belonging to Mr.. johnson, were unronfad,
taking rafteTs, tiInbers and chimneys OF,
carry ing the roof some two hundred feet and
landing on top OF a row of frame houses on
Sachusetts avenue, crushing in the tor
OF them and causing great damage. The
families residing in these houses were very
much terrified and took refuge in the Sew
enth Precinct station house near by. when
LIedienant Kelly provided for them the best
way he could.
Houses Nos ass, 44O and 4i2 X, between 4th
and 5ih streets, were uDrOoted; n large plafe
glass broken in the window of Prof. Smiths
barber shop, 9Th street. between + and q;
large sign on the marble building, on eth,
between F and streets, blown down: plate
glass IN Hempler's (optician) store, on Penn
sy IVania avenue, near AZ street. broken;
glass In Heller's drug store, under National
hotel, broken in; awning at the st. Marc
Hotel blown down.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SERyANrs.-A
movement fall OF promise TO housekeepers
and servants was formally inaugurated at
Israel church (cOlOTed), corner B and ISt
street southwest, Rev. Jacob II. Mitchell,
pastor, on Thursday evening. The meeting
was called TO listen to an address by Mrs.
Luclnda MOTTiIl. lady who long ago hai
forced upon her attention the vital necessity
OF some organized effort on the part of the
charitable aud humane portion of society to
educate and train that very numerous class
OF our population who are both anxious and
wiling TO enter domestic service, as well as
other branches of domestic industry. IL they
could he taught 10 perform their labor with
profit and satisfaction to their employers.
Especially are there thousands OF cOlored
girls and boys, young women and men, VINO
are quick and eager 10 learn, and who would
be eagerly Sought after by housekeepers, if
they could come with a guarantee OF Skill
and faithfulness. These thousands are now
q burden TO themsel YES, their friends and the
&C community, and they crowd our station
houses, asylumS, courts aud jails, and spread
phy seal and moral pestilence where they
might become, with proper guidance Of In
calculable convenience and value 10 the
community. intensely realizing these evils,
ard hoping 10 mitigate, If not 10 cure them,
Mrs. Morrill, has been striving for months IN
can be received. taught the rudiments
OF housekeeping, cooking, plain sew
ness, and then provided with goOi
places in good families. Having laid her
plans before Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, he saw the
great possibilities foI good which existed in
her ideas and plans, and he at once called
the meeting above alluded 10 in the vestry
OF his church. A very interesting meeting
was the result, participated in by Mrs Nor
n the pastor, Rev. James Henry, pastor OF
John Wesley church, who made a very prac-
teal and earnest address, Mr.. Ferguson and
several others, whose names we did not Ob-
taln. committee OF five, three ladies aud
two gentlemen, were appointed on behalf of
israel church, TO confer with the other
churches, with the object or inducing them
10 enter into the movement, and thus make
us success worthy of the great object IL has
In view. This committee promptly met at
Mrs. MOrrilis parlors, 45i X street, last eve-
ming, and showed itself 20 be infused with a
hearty belief In the Importance OF the work,
ana took effective steps 10 enlist their people
IN the cause.
A second of series ofsimilar public meet
ing will be held al John Wesley church, on
thursday evening next. Rev. James Henry
pastor pastor, wAich is expected TO he OF very in
Both pastors earnestly request the pastors
OF the other churches to be present at this
meeting, that they may be fully informed OF
Inc character and purposes of q movement
which they hope and believe may prove OF
great and lasting benefit TO their people.
THE POLICEMEN AND THE PooR-A
meeting Of police lieutenants was held yes
teIday al police headquarters TO further con-
slider the project of relieving the suffering
poor OF this District, Capt. Brock in the
chair. Lieut.. NOOnan, OF the I'd precinct
reported that the officers in his command,
with the exception of four, had agreed to the
proposition of donating one days paw for
this purpose, provided the money be expend-
ed 10 the really deserving poor OF their own
precinct. If benevolent citizens would con-
rlbute OF any surplus provisions, clothing,
or even money in connection with the efforts
OF the policemen, and allow the officers TO
distribute the same, it would do much good
Lieut.. Skippon, OF the 5th precinct, reported
that his men had signifed their willingness
10 accede 10 the project, the money to be APP
piled through the police department and 10
go 10 the relief of the poor IN their own pre-
circt. Lieut.. Kelly, OF the 9Th precinct
siated that his men were willing TO give one
days pay, but they wished to distribute the
relief 10 those they knew were deserving OF
II. Lieut.. Eckloff, of the 9Th precinct re-
ported that his men had agreed TO the pro