Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-30
TWO SETERE STORMS,
Damage In and About Washington
Man Killed by Lightning


was followed by another equally severe
storm yesterday. The sudden rise of wa. =,
in the street cutters swept the accumui 81
debris before 1t, choking up the entran| -. =,
Ihesewers on many of the street corners 60
ing in short space of time tmmenr a nnan
Til. of water to overflow the carr e,.N.,,s
and even into baseme 80 $50,
and dwellings. This was espec eAix, The aSe
along me T,h lines OF the Old c' raj Slash ran
Pennsy lvania avenue. DR. ring botb stHyrns
the lightning struck in se' en-; Mac within
me District lines carsr q death in al least
damage. Saturdays eorr1 lastS / for about
al hour, and seldom t.as there been knoxn
more rain TO fall b. re in that space of time.
- nhssIv ,s,1 Az Fn1e and o.heg streets
paNtu WIN CoD Isete were swept clear by
wind and water OF every particle of debris.
and after the s. yerm ceased had the cleaness
io9 o. tnsy na' ever presented.
Inc , TaoIn yesterday was even more sud
den. Inc rain came down IL continuous
sheets me water poured out Of some stupen-
oous rest fvoir In the heavens.
THE DAMAGE
was Se y considerable in the surrouRdi i z
oo"I'S 10th TO roads and crops. On the line
oI l.. street, between 10th street and Sla sh
I1 "a where the land is lowest In the west end
VI the city, the cellars Of nearly all the
'oUSes were submerged, doing great dam
age 10 stores and furniture This locality is
represented as having had the appearance OF
lake. The grocery store of J. lyman Il Son,
southeast corner of 18th and l. streets, was
flooded 10 the depth OF 3 or feet. aud gods
damaged TO the extent OF 81 500. Daniel Nc
CarfhyS grocery, on the opposite corner
was damaged to the extent OF 500. The dam
ages at Jos. Jackson's feed store amounted
to SIS, ard at Mrs. McCOrmick's grocery,
corner OF 18th and l., abOu. $500 AT the cor
ner OF 1lth and e streets nor Invest. a pOr-
ton Of the street was washed away. The
rev sewer now being constructed on : street
in This locality, by Contractor Himber, was
badly damaged, the banks caving IN, and
new work displaced. Ten trees and two
street lamp posts were washed away and
lodged III the sewer ditch. Part OF q frame
dwelling on 18th street, near l., was washed
away.
IN THE NEIGHBoRBOoD OF THE OLD
CANAL.
from 18th street TO the Botanical gardens
was a continuous lake Of " alter, the sewers
being incapable OF carrying Off the heavy
ain fall. Lumber was wsfhed about, and
alter the rain subsidized the stone pavement
on Ire entire line of Il street was dotted with
timber, old wooden blocks from the streets
IL the upper portion Of the city whsre con-
crete streets are being substituted for wool
and sH kinds of rubbish. TIE water COM
pletely surrounded the Baltimore and Pato-
mae depot. The cellars theresbeu aud on
P6lnsy ivania avenue were all oysrflDwei
and much damage done. In some eases the
water in The Easements rose to dc Dth Of I'VE
feet. This was also the case in cellars on
the north side Of the avenue. Three feet OF
water stood in Dubant'S restaurant. corner
OF Pennsylvania avenue and Gfh street.
About the same lii the Marble Saloon. form
criy kept by Russell Il Leonard; a in the
cellars on on street, opposite the nlarBet
house, causing great damage The provision
store Of Mr.. Charles Ebel, 2l6 9th street. was
deluged, and after the flood subsldei about
an Inch OF soft mud covered his floors and
every surrounding object. Mr.. r.. had re-
moved his goods Satu. lay out OF reach OF
the water. Jones feed store, on 9TH. near Il
street northwest, was fooled, and his bins
and sacks containing grain were damaged 70
the extent of about 500. The bacon eStab-
lishment OF Rudolph Eichorn, No. 294 glh
street northwest, was badly flooded. The
cellar of the junk store of f.. u. Wheeler,
corner Of 9TH ard II streets north west and
other cellars on eth street, opposite the mar
ket. were all flooded. On Louisiana avenue.
between Sth and 10Th streets, the water rose
10 cOnsidera Die height. In the horse bazaar
IL stood 10 the hubs of the wagons stored
within. The basement and first floor of Me
Ciellard's iron foundry. corner OF 10Th street
and Louisiana avenue. was flooded, causing
considerable damage TO the machinery. The
sewer al the corner of 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue was chOked up, and the
engine ard press rooms in the basement of
tire- RepUbticdn building were partially
Hooded. No. engine company soon pump
The water out. During the storm yesterd ay,
of street and Delaware avenue norfneast
washed away. The east end of the building
being erected for Secretary Sherman 10y
Charles w. King was damaged To the extent
Of S1C0.
DESTRUCTION ELSEWHERE
In The neighborhOCi of tine Ba ltlmOre and
ohio depot ne rain swept down the hills on
Tie cast SIDE, bring down immense uuan-
titles of sand ard mud, in some localities
covering up the tracks. Many cellars OF
dwellings situated ia the lower grounds in
THIS vicinity were overlooked, and several of
the sewers, II is feaI 1, damaged by the Sc
eIe stain upon them. Considerable da mage
MAS also done in Georgetown and along
blow Gown all over the District.
A MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
During the storm Saturday afternoon,
Henry jackson, colOred, while standing un-
DER tree for shelter, 7 ear Lyons mill dam,
on Rock Creek, was instantly killed by
lightning, which struck The tree He was
sfterwaIds discovered by Mr.. John E. Knott,
viewed the body. and deerned an ina uest ur-
necessary. 1t seems that Jackson was hunt
ing and had two dogs with him, which were
also killed. Sergeant Hess and Officers Jones
and DaI gler, of the Sd precinct, had the body
removed 10 JacksOn's home on Stoddari
near Mill street, Georgetown.
OTHER DAMAGE BY IGHTNISG.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Mary Moore,
vile OF George Moore, living on the ct. b.
ros ID, about six miles from Washington,
was severely shocked by lightning at the
The chimney on the grocery store of Mr.. Il.
Mccormick, on the corner of and Eth
streets southeast, During the same storm
the gospel tent at the corner of 18th street
| ghtuing ard thrown down. The watch man
vas struck by the pole and became entan-
gled in The ropes, but was not seriously in
jured. The tent will be re-erected at the
corner of 18th and 9 streets. During the
storm yesterday lightning struck the house
corner Massachusetts avenue and 81 streets
occupied by Prof. Thomas Taylor,
CT tie Agricultural department, and dam
aged IL 10 the extent of about $50.
INCIDENTS.
william Brown, white boy, IL wears of
age, while taking shelter under the culyert
above the old distillery in GEORGETOWN, yes
terday, was washed over the rocks into the
river and was seriously injured. He was
rescued by some friends In small boat
Or. Tyler was sent for and rendered Ii Heal
and.
Cn Capitol Hill a number OF shade trees
were blown down, and some in the east park
Of the Capitol broken short off. a house on
u street, between LIST and ID northwest,
occupied by Mr.. Kelly, was struck by light
ming and badly damaged yesterday. The
brick terrace in rear OF Michael Honliller's
house, on Ii street, was struck by lightning
and considerably shattered.
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a WELL KNOWN LAWYER Drowned
Mr.. Stratford Fendall, the youngest son OF
the late Philip X. Fendall, was accidentally
drowned Saturday evening at the 7th street
wharf Mr.. Fendall went to Alexandria on
The i:2O p. m. train on visit and left there
Tor Washington on the boat, arriving at the
wharf in this city about o'clock d. m. 90
leaving the boat ~ WALKED nfffha into