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

lsmus says that the wind lifted the gasometer
on and 2oth streets bodily up, and pushed it
against the iron framework, keeping it there
for some five minutes.
NEARLY THIRTEEN HUNDRED SHADE rRSRs
BLOWN DOWN.
The number OF trees reported by the poll .
as being blown down up TO noon to-day footed
up ], ,260. This, OF course. does not include very
many which have been partially broken and
others mutilated by limbs being broken. &c
probably thousand more. This is not 50 bad
as 1t might have been, out OF 50, 600 trees
planted by the parking commission. Most OF
ibis damage was In the northern and north
western part OF the city.
400 STREET LAMPS DAMAGED
superintendent Bailey, In charge OF street
lamps and lamp posts, states that great dam
age was done the street lamps-some 300 or 400
lamps have been broken and fully 400 will re
Guire repairs In some cases the lamps were
taken clean of the posts and dashed into
pieces, and one lamp-post was blown down b,
sheer force OF the wind.
DWELLINGS AND STORES uSRooFED.
Houses were uhroofed in every section OF the
city, the wind rolling up the sheets OF tin like
paper. Among the dwellings which were un-
rooted We're the following: Twelve two story
houses or Coyington ST.; four houses on eth
st., between z and X, belonging TO A. Dietrich;
Mrs. BendeIs. on 9th St, above K; Mrs. Lane'-,
corner OF Columbia and q Sts.; Vim. Thomas,
q st., between Sth and 9th; several houses on
the east side OF 9th. between o and sts; T.
H. Tomley's. corner OF Sth and P sts; Mrs. Hig-
gins, J. ST, between 18Th and 18th; the parsor.
sge OF Hamline NJ. E. church, 9th St, above 2,
aid several houses In the same row; three two.
story dwellings on the north side OF z ST.. be-
tween Columbia and 10th SITS; the Georgetos q
Medical College building. corner OF 10Th and Z
Sis. M. X. Woodward, ,2I 1st st. NV. Mrs.
wise. i25 st ST. q. W; grocery store and dwell
ing corner "a St and Massachusetts, ave. NV /.
four houses On New jersey ave bet. L and NJ;
c. T Thompson's. New Jersey av.. between
ana X; ex- Mayor Emery's 9O7 Ct; Mr.. Rake
mans south side or X. near 4th ST.; house No.
1909 X ST.; house southwest corner OF New York
ave. and 18th ST.; three houses on St, be
tween 18th and 18th; Dr. A. p. Fardon's near
dupont Circle: two houses On G ST., near the
Metropolitan Church; John A. Bakers, Indiana
ay; Chencey bhilding, AZ St, near indians
ave-; Hilman House. North Capitol street; rec
tory In rear OF Trinity Church, corner Sd and G
sts; MI. Melon AIDS, on lst St, above d; Mrs
Judge PaschallS house, n, between 18th ana
18th; Gen. Willlamson's, n, between 18th aud
18th; six houses on ST.. between 18th and l4th
sts.; DR.. Turner's, NJ, between 18th and 18Th;
John Majors. 1, near 5th; Mr.. Kearney's on
lst. between and L; house No 103 X ST.. four
houses on New jersey ave.. between L and NJ
SITS ; Il. Moran's 1922 1th st: :G. w. Knox's S13 X
ST; three houses on st, between 13th aud lat /:
T. j. Gerdi ers and NJ. Vests, Nos. 1924 aud
l426 9th ST.: house I7o4 New Jersey ave-;
house No. 1913 9Th ST.. owned by Gen. Grant;
L. Smidts. No. 40 X street; Turkish bath
rooms, E, between 5th and 9th sts. p.w.;
Stephen Taty's I'd St and Mass ave-; Mur.
ply 8 blacks m1th shop, near Mass ave. and Sd
SITS; Dennis QUILTS ~ St: James OConner,
40 q ST.; Elizabeth Collins; 105 ID St; Samue
Moments, 1913 M ST.; Paymaster Viedder'
III III Mass. ave; s. Polkinhorn. 81 l sG NV.
Walters carriage factory, l4th and E sts.;
Marble Saloon, corner Pa ay. and 9th st.; F. A.
LutZ, jr., corner and ~ stS.; Schneider s
building. 1912 Pa, av. NV; VIM. Young, Stn
ait X SIS. NV; DR.. Adams, Sth and L sJs.: j.
W. Sinms, 800 M St; Vim. Thomas 1lO7 Mass.
av; Sioussa, 1925 L St: Mrs. Bruce. 1885 ST.;
Mr.. Andrews, 1873. 81; Mr.. Smith. 200 I'd St
St; Mr. johnson, 9o3 \ ST; Neal's drug store,
9TH and n sts; Col. Penny baker, 14l6 n st :
John Hulhurt, 11I n St; Mrs. Hatcher, l4lS n
ST.; Mrs Mells, l4ll n ST: Windon Baker. 1886
Mr.. Dolsn, 1905 \ st.; Mr.. Kingston. 1891 n ST.
Gen. Hill, 1853 st.; Mrs. Spars. 1909 ST.; Mrs.
pickersoD. ll16 o ST.; Jos Brady. 4th and NJ sts
houses 100, l1o4 and 1lo6 o St: G. a. Curtin,
1909 K ST.; j. E Curtin, 1907 x St; Fl. A. Wind,
Sth, between Nj and n: T. B. hood, 1909 st
Rev. DR.. Raj kin, Grant Place; houses Nos. 1906
10th ST. D.w.. 1885 10th ST. NV: Nos HOS, ZIG
and l1l2 Fl. NV; Nos. 1902 1904, 1906 and l,Os
9th ST. NV: n )S. 1924. 14l1 and l4l5 9Th sLn
NOS 9ll anC 9lS st. NV; row On 1lth ST.. b.
tween and Q SITS. NV: corner OF 10Th aud Z
Stott, q, be'. 18th and 10Th sts.
OTHER DAMAGES BY THE WIND.
Tie wind also DID other damage than un.
roc fing houses Chimneys were blown down,
walls OF houses in course OF erection were de-
molisht and much injury was done by roofs
being flown against houses. The gable end OF
brauiey's law building. on ~ ST., was blown
SITS was completely demolished; the roofing of
the street market was rolled up for some %
feet; an unfinished house on New Hampshire
avenue, near NJ st.. was blown down; the
Roof of Odd Fellow IS hall, on 7lh st.. was dam.
aged; the south spire Of Trinity Church was
blow down. the entire front part OF Walters
coach shop. on ST. near 14th was blown In.
DAMAGE BY WATER.
In some sections OF the city the water did
greater damage than the wind. All along the
Lire Of St, south CT Pennsylvania avenue,
cellars were flooded, and the Baltimore and Po-
TOM &C del OF v as lns uiated. Pennsylvania ave
nUe, from Sd st. TO the Capitol, was Hooded.
Among otner places where damage was done by
water are Gihscn's printing Office, Pennsylvania
avenue, between 10th and 1lth sts.; Gainnip.
Day Co., 9TH ST., between II and /; Beall *
Bakers, Pennsylvania avenue. near 9th St.;
Mrs. DR.. kdson's. 1903 ST.; Marble Saloon. cor
Der 9th ST. and Pennsylvania avenue; Young
dry goods store, .36 9TH St
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SEWERS.
Major Twining states that overfiows on the
line OF the Avenue on such occasions as last
evening can hardly be averted by any system
OF sewerage. He says that there will have to
be another sewer put In on line with the b
street sewer, nearly or quite as large to carry
on the water from the sewers now running
down from South Washington into the present
B street sewer. This will save such overlows
as that CT last hight The b street sewer is
not OF sufficfent size to drain the space between
New York avenue and south street on such
occe sfoDs. Lieut.. HoXie states that his new
interce pt1ng sewer on New York avenue was
fully tested last night running full for some
time, and that 1t stood the test perfectly. The
flow OF water down from the county into the
Boundary street sewer northeast Is represented
as havfIg been very great ana considerable
damage was done to the county roads by
washing.
REPAIRING AND PROTECTING PROPERTY.
The District Commissioners this morning
sent word to Major Brock to set all the police at
werk to protect both public and private prop
erty until damages can be repaired; also, to re-
Neve the trees from the shattered and dilapf-
dated tree boxes. prop them up where feasible,
and when there Is any hope of saving them,
until the parking commission can replace the
tree boxes. The police have been drawn in
from the country for this purpose DR.. Chaplin.
ID charge OF street repairs and sewers, has all
II his own force, and has also employed an
extra force and put them all at work with carts
Clearing away the debris OF broken trees, signs
and ether rubbish, and clearing cut the sew er
traps. Lieut. Green gave orders this morning
that all the forces under his department give
their attention at once to the saving OF both
bic private property until repairs can BE- made
EAST WASHINGTON.
In the eastern part of the city the DAMS &c
was also considerable. The show WI ldo4 (
house No. 1921 G street southeast, was blow n
In; foot bridge corner 9th and II streets sout.
east, was carried away; sewer oursted corner