The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-28

pcnsc; Mr. NJ. X. Woodward, No. 721 First
street. lost to the extent of 1925
Roofs were blown off the following houses:
20i + street, James Summers owner, dam
age 800; 206 Il street, James Smith owner,
damage 5000; Fifteenth and Il streets, E.Mor-
rison owner damage 1900; G street, between
Second and Third, DIR. Addison, damage I'M
appraised; 457 and 455 street northwest,
and store owned by J. A. Lcander, GA
Louisiana avenue; 470 X street, occupied
by Smidt as restaurant, damage $500; 423
X street, damage $500; part of roof of
Northern Liberty Market Pierce street, be-
tween New Jersey avenue and First street,
two houses; Hillman House. Capitol Hill;
| 81 Third street, Nora Munday, owner;
First and G streets; 207 l street, M. G.
Emory owner; 107 street, Mr.. Hays, owner;
105 ID street, Elizabeth Collins, damage
81 900; 725 First street. Mrs. John Wise, $500.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Two children of Mrs. Thornton, who re-
sides at 402 G street, were injured by light
ming.
The cross on st. Aloysius Church was
Jared by stroke of lightning and subse-
quently blown off.
Mr.. Rakeman's house, No. 442 X street,
was struck by lightning, the roof blown off
and the wall on one side threw down two
stones. His daughter was struck inscnsiblc
by lightning. This house is wrecked the
worst of any in the city.
THE COLUMBIA ENGINE HOUSE
was somewhat damaged, II portion of the
roof being torn off and the ceiling injured
by the rain to the extent of about $500.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Mcssrs. Charles +. Shelton and Charles
Wason, two well-known young gentlemen
from East Washington, were out buggy rid
ing last night during the storm, and when
at the corner of New Jersey avenue and B
streets northwest, alghted to get under
shelter. They had no sooner done SO than u
flash of lighting struck somewhere in their
vicinity, stunning Mr.. Wason quite severely.
1t was some time before he could make his
way home.
SIGNAL OFFICE OBSERVATIONS.
From observations taken ut the Signal
Office the storm does not appear to have
been remarkable for heavy fall of rain or
CRITIC called at that Office to-day, and had
the good fortune to fall in with Lieut.. j. p.
Story, who gave him the record of the
storm rs shown by their charts and instru-
ments.
"Thc pressure was below the mean," said
Lieutenant Story, except in Maine and
along the Gulf coast. The atmospheric
conditions were favorable for the develop
ment of tOrnadocs. The rain and the
storm extended over all sections of the
country cast of the Mississippi River, but
at no other place was it so violent"
GLOW about the wind ?" inquired the re-
porter.
1.-THE maximum velocity during the storm
was thirty-siX miles, but the exposure of
the anOnemeter in this building is such
that it does not give velocity as high rs
if it were not surrounded by such high
buildings"
"How about the rain-fall?'
at was one fifty-cight hundredth and
thirty eight minutes in duration. This is
shown by the sclf-recording rain guagc. We
have had rainfall of six inches. There
was no special fall of barometer"
"What is your theory of the storm, Lieu
tenant ?"
81 think it was mainly due to cycloniC
action"
In answer to an inquiry rs to how this
storm compared with its predecessors, Lieut.
Story furnished the following statement OF
the maximum velocity of tho wind in
previous years:
1873, February and March, As miles.
1874, July, 60 miles.
1875, January, February and April, BIG
miles.
1876, February, 60 miles
1877, July, 60 miles.
1878, August, 53 miles.
1879, January, A miles.
1880, March, 40 miles.
1881, June, 36 miles.
THE DAMAGE.
1t is impossible as yet to get at the dam
age caused by the storm, but it will be very
great. Different real estate men estimate
it differently; say it can only be ascertained
when an estimate is made of the damage to
the trees and other government and city
property. One prominent real estate dealer
puts the loss Mt over 100000.