National Republican., 1878-08-12
SATURDAYS STORM.
Devastation by . Fierce Tornado-Damaee
and Casualties.

ana ChsuhAties.
Another severe wind and rain storm visited
this city about two o'clock Saturday afternoon,
and, like Its predecessors of the early part Of
last week. did considerable damage. In every
section Of the city trees were broken aud
blown down. Chimneys, tin roofs, and sky
lights also suffered greatly. There was an
other dclugc Of water on Pennsylvania avenue,
and property holders along the line Of the B.
street sewer all suffered by having their cell
lars flooded. Georgetown aud tho western
part of Washington suffered, especially by wind
ravages. A portion of the tin roof Of st. AIMS
Infant Asylum was carried away by the wind
and lodged In the street hundred
yards away. Mr.. Keny's house,i on Penn
house corner Of Nineteenth and O
streets one on Twenty first street, between II
and j; one OH Pennsylvania avenue, between
Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth; the house Of
Judge Drake, on @, near Twenty.frst Mrs.
Meaney's, Twenty-sccond, near II 1; William
Housh's, Twenty.first, near l. Robert Hultze's,
2ll5 II street p. Tummcty's, corner Of Twen-
ty-frst and II streets house No 2Ils VI street,
occupied by Mr.. Bryan; two houses corner Of
Sixteenth and NJ streets house corner ofTwen-
ty.frst street and New Hampshire avenue !;
General Bingham's house, corner of Nine
teenth and q streets, house In an alley near
the corner Of Twcnty'fourth and VI streets I;
the houses of Thomas O'Day L street, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth; John Curtin's,
Twenty-frst street, near VI John Gibson, two
frames on VI, between Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-ffth streets j ONcer Wolfe, 1929 X
street; 2ll7 II street; Sl2 and 723 Twenty
first street; 2l17 G street 2l33 and 2l35 F
street sic Twenty y-second street; Mrs Ecklof
Sixteenth and " streets; Mr.. Hugh Colds.
borough's. q street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, were all unroofed.
A house being erected at the corner Of B
and Thirteenth streets southwest was badly
damaged. The tin roof aud chimncys Of
new house on Maryland avenue, between
Third and Four-and-a-half streets, owned by
John Shea, were blown of. Whites foundry,
on Maine avenue southwest was entirely IN.
rooted. and also the shop of John I. Long. on
Eighth street, near ID. A woodland coal
street was blown over. The two.story frame
house, owned by John Gibson, OH VI street, be.
tween Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth streets,
was blown from its foundation. A young girl
in the house escaped by jumping from win
dow. Tho walls Of the Purifying department
at the gas-housc were badly damaged. A large
frame house at Easby IS wharf, owned by l.. 4.
Littlcfeld and used as stOro- house, was
blown down.
The wings of the large gilded eagle that sur.
cunts THE REPUBLICAN building were clipped
off close to its body.
The western part Of the city seemed to lie
directly in the path Of the tornado as the
damage done east Of Fourteenth street was
comparatively small. Many awnings in front
Of stores were torn away aud skylights broken.
At tho Corcoran building two plato glass
windows, one on 7 and the other on Fifteenth
street, were smashed. The shattered glass
flew in all directions, striking aud cutting very
| badly two laborers of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad who had sought refuge
in the telegraph office. A portion Of the glass
struck Fred J. klotz, messenger No. of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, who re-
sides at No. 2li Massachusetts, avenue, cutting
| him fearfuly IN the scalp and on the right
arm, making wound some i've inches long.
| DR.. Bliss scwel mp and dressed his wounds aud
| he Is represented ~ doing we'll
Edward II. Hume, while assisting in lower.
| ing windows in Walters blliard-rOom, on
| Pennsylvania avenue, near the Metropolitan
| Hotel, was injured by having the arteries OF
his wrist cut by falling glass.
4 panic was created at the Northern Liberty
| Market house. Several teams, atfrighted by
The terrific lightning stampeded and rushed
among the huCksters, who were endeavoring tC
save their produce. Tho horses were finally
secured and quiet restored.
| In Georgetown the storm did much damage
| lIllllN 'NIluOilCl anu JUN = |IllNtDplll
| Churches aud the Methodist Mission were un.
rooted. George 7. Dunlop's new warehouse,
| corner of bridge and High streets, was badly
| damaged. W. NJ HutChins house. on Third
! near Market street DR.. Rtchie's stable
| James kenncy's house, on Fayettc street anC
three houses Oh Grace, near Potomac street
were unroOfed. The gable Of the roof djVin
| ing the Morgan House was blown of. Tn,
| fencing Of the Academy of the Visitation anC
of Joseph Savage's property was blown down
Two shanties OH Rock creek, near the P-strer
| bridge, were blown to pieces. Several vcssel
broke from their moorings, but were soon Sc
cured.
Ihe glasses in the street lamps on the soutl
side Of Bridge street were broken. As lum
ber wagon was passing down Frederick stree
| 1t was blown Oycr and fell against a lamp-pUst
breaking 1t to atoms. Two sohOoners whicl
parted their NneS at Winship's wharf driltet
into the stream, where they cast anchors. An
other at the docks drifted to Analostan Island
where 1t grounded aud sprung a leak. A tut
went to her assistance, aud, after tugging for
considerable time, failed to get her oil. Tn,
river was considerably swollen, and great anx
iety was expressed by the shipping merchants
Water street was covered with water, Higl
street was submerged, and tho adjacen
thoroughfares completely overlOwed.
The streets iu tho northern aud western sec
tons OF the town were damaged by the storr
considerably. a number OF large trees wer
blown down. Market street is impas'able, /
consequence Of the timber lying across th
roadway. Frederick street was also damage
to u considerable extent by the washing ava
Of sidewalks and caying In Of sewers. .
chimney of the Morgan House was blow
down and fell upon the roof Of the new ware
house Of Mr., Dunlop ou the corner of Brilg
and High streets, clving in the roof and il
juring the second floor. The damage is est
mated at 81 ,O)O to S3,O0n.
A small boy Oh board a lOng-bost, whic
broke away from q street wharf, narrowly e'
capped drowning and was rescued by o sailor
A Convincing Argument.
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