Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-22
The Storm Last Evening.

The severe storm which visited this section
last evening seems by the Geographic ac-
counts 10 have prevailed during the day and
evening throughout the northern portion of
Tie country as far west as Iowa and ca -
ward TO the Atlantic coast, doing great dam
age In this city the rain fell in torrents
and was accompanied by high winds and
VIVID lightning. AS the train due here al Q
O'Clock p. m. on the Il. Il p. X. X. was COM
ing south, the headlight of the engine (5l was
struck by lightning and shivered. Damage
in and around this city is reported as fol-
lows: Two cows belonging to Mrs. Margaret
Bresnehan, No. los l. street northwest, were
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
Ihey were valued at Sl2j. The water backed
up on 9th street and Missouri avenue, filling
all the easements from Pennsylvania ave
hue 10 Missouri avenue on 9th stree: on Pa
avenue east OF 9Th street, and on 4 street
many easements were flooded. The Howard
House basement was filled with water. Tue
residents of Purdy's Court We're compelled
10 seek refuge in the second stories of their
houses. on account of the water which
Hooded the first stories. The amount of
damage on the line stated is considerable
Two unfinished brick houses on q street, be-
tween 18th and 10th northwest, propertv of
Augustus Davis & Son, were thrown down
by the storm, and some damage was done in
that neighborhood by the overflow of the
sever; The foundation OF the rear wall of
Ialty's restaurant, on + street. near 18th,
gave way, and came down with a crash
falling inwardly on the floor of the dining
room. Martins restaurant, corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and 9Th street northwest
was flooded with water nearly two feet in
depth. The cells of the first precinct station
house IN South Washington were filled with
water, compelling the officers TO remove the
lodgers and prisoners. North of the city i'm
the County the storm was particularly Sc
we're, doing much damage TO the market
EardeI 5, washing out the hills and seeds.
Further out, the grain and corn fields. were
damaged to considerable extent by the
wind, when was very violent.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Inspector
Plowman: Thomas Weaver, repair a two
story brick store, 9Th, between q aud III
streets: $3.50 John Safer, repair twO-story
brick store, 9Th, between S and streets; S35.
r. Nuck, repair frame shop, 18th street. be-
tween Ohio avenue and Canal street; $3.50.
VIM. b. Halves, repair three story brick
dwelling, %, between ID and f streets north
west; $500. Peter Donnelly, construct a two
story brick dwelling, 1917 between B and Q
streets southwest; $500. Geo. w. Lurkin, a
Two story brick stable, 10th, between q and
III streets northwest, $780, Agnes Schupley
construct a two-story brick dwelling, l3E.
between and c streets southwest; 81 900.
John Walton, construct brick back build
ing, 9TH, between and NJ streets northwest;
$500. Thomas q. Lyddane, construct two
story brick dwelling, III, between 2Ist and
I'D streets northwest; 2,0C0. Thomas Col
Inns. construct two-stOry brick dwelling,
III, between North Capitol and list streets
northeast; 81 800. A. H. HaZen, construct q
lhree-story brick dwelling, III, between AZ
ard 9Th streets southwest; 81 800. Thomas
Augell, brick addition TO dwelling l4th be-
tween 4 and streets southeast; SIS. Rich
ard Young, repair building on Boundary
street, corner X street northwest; $50. Thos.
a. Brown, construct a two story brick dwell
ing on NJ between 4th and 5th streets north
west; $500. w. C.. Dodge, a two story bTiclx
dWe!ling in alley rear of b, between list and
"a streets northeast; 81, 900. Also a brick
stable on same premises; $3.50. L. w Brown
ing extend three story brick hotel, Penn
sy lyania avenue, between 81 aud AZ street
northwest; $50.