The Washington critic., 1888-09-17
IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.
Valuable Memorial Trees Damaged by
the Wind.
THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR IN DEMAND.
a Survey OF the Destruction Caused by
the storm

Considerable damage was done by the
wind yesterday afternoon during the
rain storm. Police Lieut. Vernon has
reported that roofs were blown oil 02S
and $50 O street, $. W., owned by Mrs.
Ftzgcmld Nos O2l TO 925 G street
owned by Edward Temple. Tho third
story WIS blown of VIM. l.. Woods
mill in Armory street near l-2 street;
and the rear wall OF Whites Foundry,
ON Maine avenue, was thrown down,
greatly damaging a row of houses III
Armory street, owned by George White,
and demolshing stable belonging to
DR.. Thompson. The cornicc of John
Nliller's house, at 4 l-2 and Arnory
streets WIS destroyed. Several houses
owned by John shea, on Maryland ave-
nuc, between Third and FOur-and-a-hnlt lt
streets, ard the house OF William Cash,
ON Maryland avenue, near Third street,
were unloofcd Serious damage WIS
done to the greenhouses and shrubbcry in
the BCt9nical Garden.
Superintendent Smith, of the Botani-
cal Garden, was pnvelopcd in . huge
rubber coat this morning giving drcc-
tions to u body of workmen, who were
clearing away the debris caused by
Yesterdays whlrWind, when Critic
reporter broke iu on him with, Hello,
professor, the storm yesterday IL seems
paid its respects to YOU"
Yes he replied, it was entirely
too familiar"
Can you give an estimate of the
amount of damage done ?"
The damage, he said, was moro SEN
timcntal than fact.
In his opinion 81 900 would replace
the glass destroyed, together with the
frame work. Some of the vcntilators
were whirlcd through the air, and landed
In front Of the Peace Monument
Come with me- said MIR. Smith,
and I'll show you some of the uprOotcd
trees that cannot be replaced for any
amount of money. Here is the Masonic
Acacia, known as the Garfield Memorial
tree 1t will he ruined for the use of
the Masonic fraternity, with whom the
tree has been matter of interest for
somc time. The seventccn-ycnr-old
Thomas Hendricks tree is almost totally
ruined The seed of the tree was brought
from his home in Indiana, and planted ut
| his request The Iclltoi tree, species
of rare elm, brought from Japan and
planted about twelve years ago by At
torncy-Gcncral Garland, you see, is split
in twain.
Just III front of the roiunda part OF
the greenhouse was Norway maple. 1t
was the Oldest and handscmcst tree of
its kind in the city. 1t was torn up by
the roots and carried distance of sin
teen feet. Some parts of the tree was
split us clean as though done with an
axe. Mr.. Smith said it would take years
to replace some OF the trees.
Mr. Smith, in describing the storm,
said it entered the gate at the northwest
corner of Third and Maryland avenue
! southwest and took the form of whirl.
wind. 1t spent its fury before reaching
| the Avenue.
| The United States Fish Commission al
! the corner of Sixth and B southwest was
damaged but slightly by having a por
| ton of its roCf blown or. No one could
be found this morning who could csti
mate the damage. Tho only damage tt
The National Museum was that done tf
| the trees.
Every telephone in the District build
lnes was ringing for Plumbing Inspec
! tor Robinson to-day. This is nlwov,
tiie case altcr heavy rain storm, whcI
the inadequate sewers in certain ncipl,
Dorhoods back up the water into til,
Y oelhrss and easements of dwellings
! 1his occurs principally i'm the north
a WeJ section, where tho sewers wcr
mld under the Board of Public Works
! The inspector on these occasions advise
the owners of the flooded houses to pu
IN Dack-watcr valves, which are tn
best preventative against II recurrence
oil the damage. He says these sewer
are totally inadequate in MANY neigh
borhoods to carry off the storm water
and the pressure forces the water an,
Dltf INTO the houses, causing more o
less serious consequences. Several eel
lals were Hooded on Pennsylvania ave
nuc; some of them having six feet O
water to be pumped out.