National Republican., 1878-08-06
YESTERDAYS STORM.
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Huysman, was unroofed. chimney was
also blown of, and, falling on the roof Of house
No. 2i7, owned by Mrs. Graves, and occupied
by q colored family, broke through the roof and
dem oishcd bed In ono OF tho rooms. The
family was away from home at the time.
Thirty .nino trees wero blown down betweon
Maryland avenue south and New Jersey
avenue and East Capitol street. A largo num-
ber Of trees were blown down on Eleventh
street, between T. and East Capitol streets
southeast. The roof and chimney were blown
from the house Of Charles Thoirbach, No. 6li
d street, between Sixth and Seventh, aud a
chimney from the house Of Joseph p. Aleidcr,
6l2 d, between Sixth and seventh streets
southeast. Many trees were blown down OH
Pennsylvania avenue, between Sixth aud
Eleventh streets southeast.
There was great devastation among the
plants and shrubbery at the Agricultural
grounds, aud the trees In the Smithsonian
grounds suffered severely.
South Washington suffered less fiom tho
storm than any other section Of the city. al
though many trees were blown down.
The brick wall OH Twenty.frst street, be.
tween Pennsylvania avenue and X street
north, surrounding the property Of Major Me-
Blair, was blown down.
The fencing enclosing tho lot OH the north.
west corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Twenty-first street northwest was blown down.
The tin roof on house No. 1915 q street north
west was blown Of. The roof Of the residence
OF Mr.. A. :. Taylor, justice Of the peace, on
X street, between Eighteenth aud Nineteenth
streets northwest, was blown oil.
The mattress manu- factory Of Linger Bros.
on Nineteenth street, between l. and VI
streets northwest, was flooded and considerable
damage done.
sign was blown OF tho Lafayette House
and carried across Second street, striking the
windows of house occupied BY Mr.. Slack and
smashing them TO pieces.
The plate. glass winjows In the stores Of
Mcssrs. Shilington and Jarvis were broken.
Tho brick pavement Mt tho corner Of Third
street aud Indiana avenue northwest was
washed up for distance of fifty feet.
The rear wall Of the new Methodist Church.
corner of Eleventh and II streets northwest,
was blown down damage about 500.
A new brick dwelling.hOusc at the cornor Of
Fourth aud streets northeast, was blown
down, ontsiling loss of about 81 200 upon
the owner, Mr.. Andrew Bailey.
| Tho roof was blown oil No. p3 ii street
| northeast, and an immOnsc volume Of water
poured into the lower portion OF the house.
which is used as u drugstore by Mr.. Kramer.
| The loss at this place will DO fully $500.
The roof of General Il. d. Musscy's house,
| No sos Fifth street northwest, was blown of
and Carried to the opposite side of tho street.
| The store Of 4. A. Rover, corner OF North
| Capitol and II streets northeast, was damaged
| by water to the amount of $3.50.
The steeple Of s.. Joseph's Church waS struck
| by lightning, and number OF boards were
| loOsenod and blown about tho roof The light.
| ming also struck tho house Of Mrs. Ellis, OPP
posite the church. but did no damage.
The sewer between Massachusetts, avenue
| and street and Delaware avCnIe northeast
caved in, and about fifty feet OF the brick work
| was washed away.
| The water burs.ed the sOwcr in two places
at tic corner OF North Carolina avenue and
| L street northeast, ard washed the earth away
| for about twenty feet.
| A large tree in the rear Of tho Sunday Herald
office was struck by lightning and split in
twain.
The lightning ran down the telegraph wire.
| of THE REPUBLICAN, building struck the fire,
alarm gong, mado u terrific report, plaster fell
to the floor, aud the janitor, white with fright
hastcnel from tho room, rCmarliing that he
did not like this August weather anyhow.
The Easements Of the houses on ID street, be
between Ninth aud Tcrnh northwest, wer,
flooded, aud also on T. street, between the SAINT
streets. The basement OF the Washington Gas
Light Com pany's building, on Tenth street. wai
inundated.
A stroke Of lightning raised quite a commo
tion in Treasurer Gilnllan's Office, the Trca
ury Department. messenger in the otc,
wns stunned.
Tho north side Of the now German Hall, II
course OF construction on Eleventh street, be
twcct I aud g. was washed out. The front
on which was used black mortar, now look
like It had received coat of black paint.
Tho lightning and wind played sad hayo
with the telegraph wirc6 In the city, aud II
many places the wires arc down. 4 fash q
} lightning entered the Office Of the Inpcria
Hotel, by way Of tho District Telegraph wire
but did no other damage than swapping tn
wire.
The north side of tho house In course q
construction on the west side Of Thirteenth
street, between VI and streets, was blOwI
down, aud the mortar between tho ncwly-lai,
bricks was washed out, noccs-itating their be
ing pulled down and rcplscOd.
On | street, near Eleventh, large tree wa
blown down, aud falling against franz
house, broke IN tho windows and did othe
damage tO the front Of the house.
The Pans Royal Restaurant, under th
shepherd building, had about ten inches o
water OH the floor. Thv Marble Saloon, c0rne
OF Ninth stree. and Pennsylvania avenue, va
also under water.
Some OF the hail stones that fell were Of NJ
unusual size. They did considerable daniag
to the lighthouses In tho Agricultural ground
aud at the Botanical Gardens.
The sewer which rams along 7 street burstc,
. at the southwest CUrnUr OF Thirteenth an,
flooded tho cellar of Mr.. VI. q. Scpley'
grocery, at the corner Of T'hirt onth and :
streets, TO the depth Of five feet, thereby caus
ing him a considerable loss OF goods III
owner Of the property has for soma time beel
aware of the bad condition OF the sewer, bu
has failed to have the proper steps taken 70
its sIfcty.
Houses No. 100 100? and 1904 Riggs stree,
and three hoIsCs on sixteenth street. bCtwecl
+ street and New llauIpsb irG avenue, had thoi
| ROOFS blown of. The tiubers were carried
} distance Of about 200 iCot.
House li3O 4 street, the residence OF Nj
StOTrs, aud house / rs, also VII q street, wer
uuTOOfud.
Houses lili, lilO, lIlS, lI20, l423, and li2
: CorcDrAn street were unTOUicd. Officer Whit
moved the furniture from No. lil6, the resi-
denc2 Of Captain Clark, 10 the back building
aud then turned 1t over TO It's owner.
The residence of Mr.. I. Mcmahon, l426
street, was damaged by being struck by III
roof of house So.liil Two unfinished brcl
houses on . street, betwurn Fifteenth and Six
, teunth streets. had their roDis blown off, Tn
fence around the National basc.bull ground
was blown down. Tho collars and basement
Of tho houses on street, between seventh
and Iunth streets, and uh French street be
twcun X and \ aud Ninth and Tenth street.
were lIplcd. Tho sUwOr-trap At tho corner o
New jersey avenu. and S'cOnd street Wa
wOshod away, leaving worry dangerous hole
Houses Nos. 1905 aud 1871 q street, owned b.
Mr.. Peter Campbell, und houses No. l3O0, ,pwmr
by Mr. :. G. Ford, and 1871, owned by DIR. An