The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-23
WEDNESDAYS STORM.
SERIOUS DABAGE DONE ALI OYER
THE COUNTRY.
steepie of 4 Church in Washington Blown
Down-Floods in the Ohio Houses and
Fences Destroyed and Crnps Seriously
Damaged Heavy Losses Everywhere.

WASHINGTON, August 22-The mag
nificen; Church Of the Covenant, at The
intersection OF Connecticut avenue and
Eighteenth and N streets, is largely p
mass Of ruins this morning, and the
classic tower that yesterday overlooked
the eurFoUnding mansions from its ele-
walton OF lis feet, is this morning yazed
to the gTounl and what was thing o'
beauty yesterday, Is al unsightly mass
OF debris tbs morning surrounded by d
ba:ricsde.
At i:30 o'clock this morning il fell
With a loTd crash. A Is usual in such
cases it did not fall far out on the street,
but Father settled. tn doing so, however,
il tore out portions Of the uor,h and
wcs walls.
Thi, clGrth ald tower we're construr-
;ed cf stone and were considered models
Of architectural beauty aud elegance
The interior decorations were completed
aad The orga. Tas to have been put in
ucXt week, preparatory to ihe dedication
0f Tie church, o"obeF !.
TIE sT0rG At WHEELING.
WHEELING. ". VA. August 90 The
storm which began yesterday las caused
losses 50 far IN this city and vicinity
amounting "a $25G eco " heeiing
Greek Valley is an angry flood. At $50
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon the stone
bridge over Wheeling Creek at Main
street fell with ar awful crash and the
waters leaped high into the air. Water.
gas and natural gas mains, sewers, tele-
graph wirts and stree, car power cunduc-
tors were carried down. All trains have
been ordered abandoned on the Ohio
River road
The river continues 10 rise RAPIDLY
MANY people along lis banks are yacaiing
their homes. The loss already inflicted
within a radius Of fifty miles of Wheel.
ing already reaches half million dollars
Following so quickly in the wake Of the
two thai preceded ii the storm falls with
terrible force on the people OF Iii,
region
BAITnoBe, August % Reports Of
ihr storm To- The southern portion of The
state are cam!ng in very slowly, but II is
known that Tie damage has been very
severe. The cyclone struck he village
~ ~,ili Pocd, Kent county. with par,ic.
u'ar scvc-itv Houses were blown down.
and ten people axe said 10 have been
killed. There j. no telegraphic com
municaiiOn, ald the reports are mostly
received from the steamers arriving from
points along the bay
BELLAIRR, ONO, August % Heavy
rains preys led for the last twenty-four
hours and still continues Many bridges
and houses along McMaboue creek have
been swept away. The St Clairgille
railroad, partly rebuilt after the last
freshet, is again flooded. The Ohio river
is rising about two feet an hour The
low lands are covered and the residents
have taken shelter with their neighbors.
The damage in the country and city can
not be estimated. Railroad communics.
,ion is cut of and the people fear that
the food Of 1884 may be repeated
BALTIMORE, August 22.-The cyclone
of yesterday is known TO have caused
much damage in the southern part of the
State, although the report Of the storm
is coming In very slowly, owing TO the
prostrstion Of the wires. The village Of
Nllll filu III NUM- IOuulb HttiuS ~ LhFC
suffered more severely than any other
place.
The cyclone blew down MAN. houses
and fences, damaged crops, and. as far as
known. ten people are reported killed.
The news comes mainly from steamers
which arrive from points along The bay.
There are no telegraph Wi-ss to the
places
WAsHiNGrON, August % Similar ac
counts have been received from a number
of Western cities ard the damage is re-
ported rs very severe and serious.