National Republican., 1878-08-06
The storm In Georgetown.

Tho storm yesterday afternoon was the
scverest that has visited Georgetown for many
years. Business was almost entirely suspended
along the river front, and great anxiety was
manifested for the safety of tho crafts floating
in the Potomac ad accnt to this port, and more
particularly In regard TO those bound for
Gcorgctown light aud consigned TO the several
eoal.shppers.
Tho barge Cockadc City left the foot Of High
street yesterday morning, at half.past eight
o'clock, having on board tho Young Catholic
Friends Society and the school attached to
Trinity Catholic Church, given for the benefit
of the school. The barge was to go rs far as
Marshall Hall, and when the storm came up
many parents In Georgetown became very anx.
ious as to tho safety Of their children.
The awnings on several Of the canal-boat
lying In the canal, waiting TO discharge their
| cargocs, were blown off and landed IN the canal
occasioning considerable ioss to the boatmcm.
The schooner Florence Dean, lying at tho
New Central Coal Company wharf broke her
aft line, swaycd against one Of the wharf shutes,
and carried portion Of 1t away, aud the com.
pany was compelled to continue loading the
| vessel with one shute.
| The windows in the toll.keepcrs Office of
! tho Agueduct Bridge Company were shattered.
! Mr.. Augustus Sherman, chief clerk at the
Borden Coal Company's Office, was standing on
| the elevated railway platform, with his um.
brolla hOistOd. when 1t wips struck by the gale.
The ribs OF tho umbrella were broken, aud one
of them struck his hand and came near seri.
ously injnrlng 1t.
Rock Creek was swollen TO q great extent
and the tow.pHth covered with water. The
steam drehge, which was anchored IN the
creek broke from her anchorage and drfte,l
down as far rs the X street bridge, where she
was captured and made fast.
Ono Of yanderwerken's stone scows stopped
In tho second lock during tho storm, when the
water washed over II and came near sinking IL
The standing walls of Mr.. Mark Young's
mill, which was destroyed by tre about year
ago, We're struck by lightning and greater
portion OF tho east and west walls iellol to tho
ground.
/ While Colonel IIoltzman, book .koeper for
Samuel Cropley's Sons, corner Of Market aud
Bridge streets, WAS sitting at his desk in tho
counting room, with his back 10 the window,
| tho lightning struck the window. shiycring
the sash aud breaking tho glass to atoms. The
glass spattered over Colonel IOtznan's head
aud shoulders lie was stunned, aud IL was
some minutes before no recovered. It /.
thought that the lightning was attracted by
the telephone wire running into this store
from the other store Of the irm, corner OF Con,
gross aud Bridge streets.
Most OF the streets running north and south
were flooded, and Washington street rartcu
larly had more Of the appearance of a mill
Hpu than u thoroughtare.
The trap.door on the roof of the residence o
Mr.. Vincent Barnes, No. 81 Washington street
which had been fastened down when it was
seen the storm was coming, was raised by the
wind or Lightning.
A house Oh tho corner Of Montgomery aud
Wost streets was flooded.
Considerable damage was done in the NORTH
ogsturn SECTION Of the town.
4 large number Of trees was blown down
| on Washington, Jefferson, and Green streets
apd In other sections OF the town. Il Is cst
mated that not lcss than one hundred sut
twenty shnde trees were blown down.
In the county no little damage was done t.
the fruit trees and the late crops.
The storm mterlercd with the frc-alarn
wires that the alarm from box 80 yesterday
afternoon was not received iu Georgetown a
all. When six o'clock" was struck the wire
were working all right.