Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-05
THE CYCLONE YESTERDAY.

! fed. All day yesterday the rain poured
/ Gown IN torrents in aud around Wsshington,
and about O'Clock in the afternoon, the
1 wind, which was at first from the east and
| northeast, veered around TO the northwest
/ and blew hurricane, doing considerable
damage IN various directions by injury TO
buildings, fences and shade trees. Ladies
who were obliged TO be out found consldera-
bic d. niculty in facing the storm. but male
| good time running with the Wind while
eastward bound cars and chariots were
/ blown along by The gale, the energies of the
driver being solely directed in working the
/ brakes.
The damage at the uuroofei Patent offi,e
was very extensive, and is given in detail
| elsewhere.
WALLS BLOWN DOWN.
| About O'Clock in the afternoon the front
! al q east walls of Messrs Gheen Il Osb Drn-'s
stables, on q street, near Ith, recently burn
/ ed, fell with a loud crash, demOlishing the
! one-story building just completed by Mr..
! Matlock for Chapin's stable and carriage
| house. Mr.. T. W. Murphy's building, al
! Joining the carriage house, received on the
| lower part OF the west wall a large portion
! OF the debris, and "wss stove in" up TO the
/ secotd story, and The whole building was
| seriously shaken. The roof was damaged al
! the time of the late fire, and was only COM
! pleted this week by the Mutual Insurance
| Comp any of This city.
DAMAGE BY WATER.
In the EeishboThoOt of tie V Al timOTe aud
! Ohio depot The pavementS we're overlooked
! aud cellars filled, the water coming up
I
| flooding many of the lower stories Of that
! nelshboThOod, doing much damage, particu-
| larry In Dan O'Brlel's new building, corner
| oil street and New Jersey avenue. Ia ami
| about the Baltimore and Potomac depot the
water was over the platforms aud on the
south side of Penrsy IV auia avenue. Nearly
| every cellar between Sd and 1th streets suf-
| fered from the flood, including thOse Of the
| st. James hotel, the Howard house, G. Gorge
! Holmes, Joe PlalZ, + AL d Baker West of
| 9h street the Marble saloon basement aud
! the Chesapeake suffered from the ele nenls
| On the north side of the Avenue the cellar of
| The Parkinson house, corner of 81 street was
| OVERLOOKED, also the cellar OF Hickling's
| drug store, opposite. Aman, OF 9th street,
| for The first time, was overfowed in the cell
| lar Rock Creek wGS very high, aud much
| damage was done by the flood.
| A WAGON BLOWN OVER.
! Yesterday afternoon horse and wagon,
| driven by Robert Washington, colored, when
| at tie corner of 9Th and Boundary streets,
| was upset by The Strong wind. Washington
was thrown 10 the ground aud nal his head
| store by Officers Morgan aud Stone, when he
| was red for. The horse cleared itself from
| the harness ard ran away.
| NARROW ESCAPE.
About O'Clock last evening, "a Mr.. VIM.
| Il. Marche was returning from Fort Foo;e,
while crossing Oxen Run, his horse aud Wa
gon was carried down stream by the force OF
TIE current and the horse was drnwoet. Mr..
| Marche saved himself by clinging 10 a tree.
DAMAGE TO HOUSES, STREETS, SEWERS
! AND TREES.
| the corner of 9;h and ID st.eets north west: a
| dangerous hole In alley between 9Jh and Co.
| lumbia and and streets northwest, aud
| another in alley between 10Th and 18th ant .
| and l. streets northwest. A quantity OF foul
water is reported as collected on 10th, near
| street northwest, and repairs OF the sewer
| traps are needed. The sewer along New
Jersey avenue, between and c streets. has
! been washed away, dong considerable dam
age. In many PAGES throughout the city
| the rotten weed pavemeuts have been
| washed out, king ugly gullies in the
| street foundation The wood pavement on
| 1871. near Il street, putied up in large bis
teis by the accumulation of water or gas uu-
| cerne ath, end burst open. making the street
| almost impossible Tor vehicles. The large
accun ulatiOn OF water on Il street, ali the
| way from Eth street to the Botanical Gar
| deus, and the consequent overflow over the
| parks and grounds, caused considerable
| damage, as usual. Some OF the man-hOleS
| of sewers on ad jacent streets We're damaged
| by the wash. The line OF Lombariy poplars
| on street, between l2'h and 14th Sire Is,
of the ground and the heavy wind.
| 1t is probable that some of them
were bioken Off and destroyed. Three
| trees on c street, between 2d and 81 reefs
| northeast, Were blown down; one on 6ih, be-
| tween Rhode Island avenue All street
| northwest; two at Massachusetts avenue and
| 10th street; one on Sth, between I ami X
| streets; several in Mt. Vernon square; one at
| 18Th street and Massachusetts avenue; two
on Massachusetts avenue, between 18th and
| lith streets; one on 18th, between n and l.
| streets; one Oh 18th oetween and y streets;
one on 9th, bet ~een l. aud NJ streets; one on
New Jersey avenue, between L and NJ streets;
| two on 10th, between Fl and streets; sew
| eral on the reservation at corner of Pennsyl-
| wanna avenue and 10Th street northwest; a
! large tree was blown down across the Metro
| pOlitan street railroad at 80, between High
| and Market streets, Georgetown; several
| about the Capitol and Oh Capitol Hill were
| uproOted. A house owned by Patrick Buck
| ley, in Jackson alley, was unroofed. The
cells OF the LIST precinct station-hOuse, in
| South Washington, were flooded to the depth
| IA IF ba
| cinct station house, eth and Boundary streets,
1 was flooded. The It'll precidct station-hOuSa
| was Also deluged, rendering the quarters fJr
| the officers very uncomfortable. In theme gin
| bOrhood OF the new street sewer, connect.
| ing with Slash Run sewer, the water did
! great damage, this WORK EOt having so far
| progressed as to be out of reach Of danger.
chimney on the brick house southwest
! corner of 18th and streets was toppled
| over by the wind, smashing the roof ald
scattering bricks, slate and mortar on the
| sidewalk. Some houses On Sth street north
| west, between and IL streets, were dam
aged IN consequence OF defective sewerage.
| tree in the yard OF house No. I2l S,h street
was blown down doing considerable damage
| to some cho' &c plants aud the fences In that
| neignborhood. The gravel walks i'm Frank
| In Square, Judiciary Square and in the
Smithsonian grounds Were badly damaged
| by the wash, and viii require conside fabIe
! labor to prepare them for travel. A chimney
! of house No. 2l0S Pennsylvania avenue blew
over, smashing the slate roof considerably.
the ROOF OF a large unoccupied house on Gay,
| between Congress and II gu streets, George
| town, blew off, and a back building on the
| premises Of Mr.. Cunningham, on High, be-
| tween Bridge and Fayeite streets, George
| town, was demolished. Rock Creek,
| usual, was much swollen, but so far little
| damage has beeu reported in that quarter.
| In the neighbOrhoOd of Vermont avenue and
| l street and on New Hampshire avenue the
| damage was considerable from insult cien
| sewerage. A large hole has sun in u, be-
| tween nth and 18th streets, ca used by the
| giving way of tie sewer underne lth. In the
vicinity OF 18th and Is streets aud the low
ling "a
| many OF the Easements, and considerable
| dSmage was done To goods and chaiiels. A
! house belonging TO DIR. Busey, On 18th, near
| 7 street, was blown in, shattering the walls
| greatly. and the new public scnool building
| on 18th, between and L streets northwest,
| was partially blown down, the back build
| ing OF the house next door south being de-
| molished by the falling walls. The telegraph
| wires on The fire. alarm and police lines were
| considerably demoralized, and will require
| looking after. Considerable damage lis
f; thought 70 have been done down the Poto-
| mac. During the gale yesterday afternoon
a large schooner, loaded with coal, was
blown ashore. with the ugnoaf i'm chorpa