Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-28

were more or less damaged. one lamp az "a,
cSIner OF Lstn ana sts ". was blown OF
OK rHs RIVER
The steamers down the river escaped the
Storm Altogether. Excursionists, when they re-
turned 10 the city. were surprised 70 ind what
devastation had been done IN the city. The
steamers and other craft along the river front
sustained no damage.
N THE sUBURBs
Country men from Montgomery county. NJ.
state that the storm was very slight In that
section; that IL seemed 10 so 10 the south OF
tnat county In the neighborhood OF Washing
.on, ana rom sil accounts ii burst just outside
In UIiontown the house OF Dr. TORY was de-
molis he'd and many trees on the hills beyond
uprooted. Mr. A Eagleston's temperance tent
near the Mallach school, was blown down and
considerably damaged.
DAMAGES KEPoRrED BY rHE POLICE.
Lieut.. Arnold OF the NTH precinct central
portion OF the city, reports the stock OF Young's
cloth and SILK house. No. $50 sth street. dam
/ aged from s.. .0Oo 10 s. coo; damage TO Masonic
Temple, $1,000: front wall OF house on SOUTH
west corner or l2th and / SIS. bio wn out and
Shattered; glass In two windows sontavsst
/ corner or 12th and blown IN and smashed:
/ French Plate glass In Haryey's saloon, corner
5rn and {. broken. damage $50: Mohun's cellar.
| corner lith ST. and Pennsylvania ave-, filled
with water 10 the depth OF nine inches; Smiths
| dining loom window, on +, between 9th and
10th Sis, broken In; two large plate glass win-
| dows IN house on southwest corner OF 18th and
F sts.. broken IL; water backed up from sewer
and flooded all the basement rooms on Ohio
ave. and llth ST; sign OF Mr. Bergling, 1915 sr.
plown down. damage $50; bow windows OF MI.
Neisner, ccrner 18th and L sts.. blown out,
| damage $50; bow windows or Mr.. Mockaoee's
corner OF 18Th and + SITS, broken, damage ESQ;
bow windows (plate glass; or I. A Oten1in
! ers, 80 st, broken; In Aoser's garden
twen'y-six glass globes and four large window
| panes broken; sign on top OF the Rept5lioda
| building broken down and part OF roof bio, q
| on; large pane OF glass In LeDroit building
broken; awning CT W. R. Riley. sth and E 81
| broken down: part or roof OF house l22s ID Sc.
! blown CT; corDice OF house sl6 II n St bown
down; damage 10 Pension Office oy lightning
The damage from the unroonng OF the hard
ware store OF Mt. l.. VI. Schneider was qu' G
| serious. not only TO Mr.. schneider. whose stock
| OF hardware was wet and rusted by the wafer,
but also TO tie Messrs. Gibson Bros. printsrs
on the story above Mr. Schneider. The w. tef
came pouring 10 1ocdIng their presses and ma.
chlnery. all OF which requires unlimoering aud
cleaning. aid lis stock Of paper was damaged
| TO the extent OF { so or more. The book bind
cry OF Miss Lycett, on the third story, was also
very greatly Injured, the water oirstiny In
anc damaging much or the work. which was In
an VI finished state; her loss VIII not be less
than 5000, and many valuable books belonging
TO other parties. left there for binding, were
ported oy the police as unroofed are three on Q
ST.. Lear 18Th: ten on 9th ST.. north OF Z: two
on 7 st near 9th; two on llth between Z and
q SITS; three on q st.. near 1ltb; two on ver-
mont avenue; two on q 81. Dear 18th; two on X
st, near 10th; two on Massachusetts avenue,
near lih: i've on L ST., between i3 q and l4fh:
ten OF L St, between 18TH and 18th; and six
on o ST.. between llth ana 18th; three houses
west side Sth, between NJ and SIS.
DAMAGE IN WEST WASHINGTON
The storm did comparatively little damage on
the vest side OF Rock Greek. The sewer from
the heights between Congress ana Washington
streets. broke out on Gay ana Stodd art streets
and flooded the cellars or the villas In Cookies
row, on Stoddart street. An attic window on
the residence OF DIR. A. b. Sheckels. 1922 3lf
street, was blown In, and his attic Dodei,
| causing the plastering 10 fail In the rooms De-
low; dameage ABOUT $40. A portion OF the roof
was torn from the warehouse or Z. |. Moore
800 street, opposite the station house The tin
| cap upon the chimney at the station house was
blown on; constituting the only damage 10 the
| house. Three 3-masted sch ooners-the Mable
| Phillips. d. Nj. Anthony. and Zaccheus Sher-
| man--all light. broke from their moorings at
winships docks, but were anchored In the
river near by, and suffered no dam age. Trees
were blown down all through the country, ana
rhe roacs badly washed. great many shade
| trees were blown down In Sllis place.
INCIDENTS OF THE STORM.
The roof OF a house on 9th above p St, lifted
and careened over, portion OF 10 setting down
house, cutting one side OF a crib In which was
sleeping child and demolishing it, without
| waking the child
Mir. J. T. c. Clark, living on n. between 10Th
and goth Sis. reports that tue hail ala great
damage to his grapes, pears and other fruit,
cutting the fruit and mulching the leaves. He
states that 500 would not compensate him for
| tie loss sustained 10 his fruit and hot houses
| EarIy IN the evening that portion OF the city
on on AL. nne & OF X ST extending from near .Ih st.
icing too small 10 carry Of the Immense
amount OF water which fell.
Wo,kmen were busy at the White House and
In lafayette square to-day Ia removing the
limbs OF Tie Trees torn OF by last nights
| storm.
During tie progress of the storm street car
| travel was checked In several sections or the
! City by Debris blown across the track.
| The pleasure seekers al the SchuetZen Park
got thorough drenching. The lights were al
| eKtlf gulsheC AID decorations blown down. A
! large party OF people bound for the SchuetZen
Park were caught In the storm at ,th an1 the
boundary. They were in great dilemma, es
they could get conyeyances neither 10 tn,
Schuetzen Park nor back TO the city. Thy
were consequently well soaked
| The japanese Minister was among those who
suffered by the storm, his residence being IN
| rooted.
The drug sore OF Mr r. A. Neal. corner OF
| lth AID streets, had one OF The show windows
| and contents blown out.
DR.. S. S. Stearns property On street. near
10th, was damaged 10y the roof OF a neIgnporing
house being blown against IT.
| n Ualu Ou Tic d. a W Tohl. ulc ~ y.iD
| p.m., ran Cn the track at Seneca Falls, on the
Metropolitan branch, on account OF a wash out,
| and was delay ed an hour.
| Much OF the glass In the Botanic garden
| green. house, as well as In other c)nservatorles
| ana greenhouses in the city, was broken.
| The signal Office fisures show that from 3 TO
II pm. there was rainfall OF 2 SO N ches. Dur
| iDg the IS minutes Immediately after O'Clock,
"a inches OF water fell. The velocity OF the
| wind for the same period was SO miles per hoar
| aDo blowing from the northwest
The scaffoidiBg on Nr. L. Spanier's building,
/ In course or erection, On y street. was blown
| down.
A lady naued Mrs. Sullivan WAS injured By
being buried Under the de brls OF a partition
which was blown down az No. 1894 r street
| northwest.
The roof or house belonging TO Mr.. Jesse
| b. Wilson, on T street, between Few jersey
| avenue and North Capitol street, was blown of.
| and also roof on another OF his houses oa Z
street, between 5th and 9th streets
The water burst through one OF c. NJ. Tow
| sons show windows, on Pe1nsy lvania avenue
| ard damaged his goods considerably.
The stetple on the Metropolitan church IS
very much out OF plumb.
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