Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-06

flooded, and also on E street, betw cen the
same streets. The basement OF the. Washing
s9n Gas .ght s hS on 10Th
ed on the south side OF o, between 1st and
North Capitol streets. A wash was made on
., between LIST and Moth Capitol streets, fif.
John Hayes, corcer of LIST and o streets,
We're Undermined. Houses 203 and 205 Q
street were surrounded and filed with ten feet
and had to be Y
on Connecticut avenue, between and NJ
streets northwest, was blown down.
DAMAGE TO SEWERS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
badly damaged. about 60 feet between street
and Massachusetts avenue falling in. A sewer
on + street, between LIST and I'd northeast,
bursted, and for time there was a jet OF
water, nearly as large as barrel, playing over
Is feet in height. A dangerous hole was
caused BY the bursting of a sewer on the south
the Whole Sidewalk going into the excavation,
The sewer which runs along burSted at the
southwest corner of 18th street, and flooded
the cellar Of Mr. Leplsys a. the
five feet, causing him loss of goods. The
sewer at the corner OF North Carolina avenue
and street northeast was bursted, and the
earth for about twenty feet washed away. The
sewer trap on the corner Of New Jersey ave-
nue. and I'd street northwest fell IN, leaving
dangerous hole. The cellars on eth street,
near the Boundary were flooded for the first
time since their construction. The cellars and
easements of the houses on r street, between
9Th and 10th streets were filled with water, as
The cellar of Mrs. Mccormick, on the corner
of 18th and streets, was overlooked, and the
store OF Mr.. John lyman, corner Of 10th and
opposite corner the cellar of the store of Mr..
Peter Mccartney was flooded. The sewer on
L street, between 18th and 10th streets, caved
streets the water was ten feet deep. On L
street, between 10th and sd streets, the water
covered the sidewalks and filled many cellars
and easements. The e,! cellar Of the grocery
10th streets, was flooded, causing the earth
around the outer corner of the house to cave
In. leaving wide chasm around the entrance.
In Mrs. Hickey's house. on the opposite cor
ner. the water was four feet deep on the
ground floor. The premises of Mrs. Muligan,
who occupies the house adjoining that of Mr..
niture of about $50: Many other persons ON
l. street suffered serious losses. The sewer In
18th street, between q and r Streets burst and
bridge at 18Th street, and in some places was
over ten feet deep. 1t is thought that the
s sewer is damaged along its whole length. On.
Nos 1872 and 1915 and the house of Mr.. simms
had their Easements overflowed, the water
standing five or six feet deep, and colored
family in the alley were completely washed
out, their bedding and other goods being
saved with some difficulty. Dangerous holes
were made in the sidewalk at the corner of
2lst and l. streets; on 18th street, between
Pennsylv anla avenue and street; in the
carriage-Way corner of 18th and u streets,
18th and q streets, on 18th street, between E
and streets, and on 18th street, between
tress malr,factOry of Linger Bros, on 18th
street. between L and M streets northwest,
was flooded and considerable damage done.
At +. A. NewtOn's box factory, Alb L street
northwest, ECO boxes were destroyed by the
storm.
The main city sewer, which runs directly
under house 9l5 f street northwest, used as
the Office of the topOgrapher for the Post Of
flee department, cayed in directly under the
house for space OF several feet, in the fur
mace room, flooding the basement and emit
ting very offensive stencil.
A dangerous hole was washed at NJ and
Water streets southwest; one at 18th and d,
and one on l4th,, between B and G streets
tween North Capitol and LIST streets northeast,
and one at corner of G and North Capitol
streets northwest. A sewer cayed in at cor
ner of North Capitol and X streets, and one at
Boundary, between LIST and I'd streets north
east At corner of North Capitol and streets
northwest between 30 and 50 feet of sewer is
washed away, filling Easements of adjoining
houses, and doing large amount OF damage.
DAMAGE BY THE WIND, ETC.
MIR. Jesse Williams row OF houses on 18th.
between M and N streets southeast, were
damaged, and one entire side was blown over
crashing upon small one-story frame house.
occupied by Margaret Boston, completely
smashing it to the ground and destroying the
pied at the time. On 10th street southeast
house 2l9, owned by j. G. Hardness, and occu-
pied by Mrs. HuySman. had the roof torn off
adjoining house., owned by Mrs. Graves and
occupied by cOlOred family. The roof was
broken through and bed and other furniture
damaged, A heavy brick wall on 2lst street,
surrounding the yard of Mr.. McBlair, was
blown down. The tin roof on house No. 1915
g street northwest was blown off. The roof of
the residence of Mr.. A. S. Taylor, justice of
the peace, on street, between 18th and 10Th
streets northwest, was blown Off. A sign
blown from the Lafayette house on I'd street,
house occupied by Mr.. Slack, SCATTERING them.
At the corner of Sd street and Indiana avenue
the brick pavement was washed away some
fifty or more feet: A new brick house belong
and n streets. was nearly demolished; loss
about $1,000. The roof of house 403 X street
northeast, was blown off, the water damaging
the drug store of Mr.. Kramer on the first
story; loss $500. Gen. Il. D. Mussey's house,
sos 5th street. was unrOOfed and the roof car
lied across the street. The roof was blown off
southwest. tree was blown down on l ST.,
near 9th n. W., breaking Mr.. Reynolds wagon.
The store OF L. A. Rover, corner OF North Cap
itol and 81 streets, was damaged by water to a
were made by the caving in of streets at the
corner of 4th and and at the corner of 4th
and ID streets. The trees On Maryland ave-
nue., New Jersey avenue, East Capitol street
and other streets on Capitol Hill were very
much damaged. Tie thrifty row of trees on
pennsylvania avenue east Oh the line of the
street railroad, were badly used many of them
being broken or uprOOted. A large tree on
18th, between and X, and another on /, near
9th street, were blown down. The roof aud
of house 61i ID, between 9Th and 18th
streets southeast, were blown off; and chin
ney from the house of Jos. z. Aleider, on the
same street; The sheds and fence of the Ma
tional base ball grounds were demolished, but
can easily be repaired. A tin roof on the three
story brick No. 1917 G street, occupied by Mr.
Harry G. Whiting, was blown Off The chin
neys OF the house adjoining were damaged
Vacant house 80 10th street, property of Mr.
A. A. Wilson. was badly torn and damaged by
water The ceilings were all damaged and
will have to be replaced. Houses 1922 and 1924
street, occupied by policeman Fisher and
A.S.Iaylor, were unr0ofed and the tin carried
away. Two small hOnSes in Lawrence street
were unrOOfed and the chimneyS shattered
Houses 1895 and 1907 q street, belonging to
Peter Campbell, and house 1909, belonging to
MI. s. c. Ford, and No. 1911, owned by Dr.
AntlSell, were unrOOfed and the chimneys
damaged. A very large tree on l. between 2lst
and I'D streets, was blown down. The houses
on S street, between 18th and 2lst streets, were
OverflOwed so that the inmates were obliged to
take refuge in the second story. The tin
roof of house No. 1915 street was blown
off: The entire third story OF an un.
finished brick house on Connecticut avenue
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