Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-29
THE HARVEST OF THE STORM
Sundays Fusilade of Ice Makes Balti-
more House Owners Glum.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The happy, contented expression usually
worn by the average property-ow as the
first of the month approaches gave way yes
terday to a sad, careworn look, as he sur
yeyed the fronts of his houses and made a
mental calculation to the size of the ole
1t would be necessary to make in his colec-
tons for rent to fix up the holes in his houses.
The glass men felt just about as happy as the
property owners felt Respondent for orders
for window glass poured into their stores from
the time they opened until they closed. Not
for years has there been such a demand for the
brittle commodity. The retail dealers and
jobbers were of course the busiest and there
Is hardly one In town who has not more orders
than he can fill in "a week The manufacturers
were kept busy, too. supplying the jobbers,
but their trouble was mainly in getting
the glass out OF stock and cutting odd Sizes
There was very little cutting done,
however, for az a general thing those
desiring odd inch and fractional inch
sizes had TO file their orders to be filled after
the disposal of orders for regular Sizes There
Is enough glass In the city to replace in a single
day every window broken by Sundays phe-
nomenal hailstorm, but it would be impossible
to get 1t out of the store rooms in this time,
even II GLACIERS enough could be found to put
II IN place. Great as Is the demand there will
NC III the pTlCc OF tuef glass lLStII,
for the dealers and manufacturers do not feel
disposed to take advantage of the house
owners misfortune, and are perfectly satisfied
with the big increase in their sales at the regu-
lar prices Competition from the outside would
act as a check against an increase of prices. No
overtime will be made at the glass factories. as
has been stated. Baker Brothers d Co. said
that such thing was not possible. The manu-
lecturers are running now on full time, and
can only make glass when the blast is ready.
They could not well increase their output with
out enlarging their plant.
The demand for glass is expected to keep up
for the next two weeks, though it MAJ continue
for month II will take nearly that time to
replace all the broken glass. with all the paint
ers and GLACIERS, numbering 1000, working
hard at glazing alone. Besides these there are
between 500 and 1000 men. who know nothing
about the business. who are improving the
shining hour by soliciting orders for putting in
window panes.
Hot houses throughout the city have all been
nearly wrecked and the loss in this direction
Will amount TO a heavy figure.
According 10 reports made at the mayor 8
Office the glass In about /, 900 city lamps was
broken.
There is a humorous side as well as a serious
one connected with the gigantic smash, and the
effect produced by Old hats, coats. pillows and
newspapers stuffed into the the holes made by
the hail stones Is ludicrOus. This effect is
heightened when an ancient silk hat plugs up
the hole Ill the window in q costly browustone
front on Charles street. or when old news
paper nils an aching void III some artistic
stained glass church window.