Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-17
- his section rain or cnOw wia t shifting 70
4st,riv colder tonight, fair IhuEsasy
q FIERCE STORM OF WIND AND kAiz

r-,,,n,.s STORM OF WIND AND RAit =
1n1 ssrig part OF last DtSho tho
len had bean blowing from Inc
1T ftsshened considerably, ana faih
-, ia;Jlog. By midnight Veritioie
meet had set 10 and the rear OF toe "ihu
fhs binding sheets CT rain whicn were
I.,e.p6 Nth force against window psp 5,,
rs,,;-rsd The nervous anything else . -
.z..of;,i5sole. Trees bent TO ehe e,.o ,,ns
-.r.gs,.rti 10 Seop their roots uuus. r.. nda3
e,s.=,i,a e.ioa how LEI! through iheir uea 1oot,
-...r1i7 ina sIactric lights sway eu u a,'u
-. ~ -, w.ri. COSTLY glare upon the
re- s9unG Of ng!ing glass, the iai'
500 I'D the roar Of the heavy ha"s
Q soA ses .r ft5m nearly al ayes, and 10
- 5nsny . mental prayer that the tenn
you'd soon cease. Bus 10 ala not
grc uDoa the break Oh day Wss ss
30 - eysf; the clouds were stl:l CHASING
"a ether acf0ns the heavens to the soutE-
s5ass aod ina scece Yves equally as WHO As
during the I'VE 5nla hours OF Jus hig't.
ne yain hsd ceased to hall 10 euch oiibu'ae
s,,.a-s ba, IL Jus hed Ios5 none Of his en-
s.qy, and Gudng tne violent IL '"s IL was d.
49, j,nDcssiole Tor pejestrana TO MAKE
1eeigev' The scene this morning wss dit-
nal 70 behold limits Of trees were scattered
dist. as ere aao bricks from cAlmneys
80 ri.oiss fron rcofs, while IN many cases
~ roofs. 100 hGi been carried away, Eted
mr. considerably lnosened. Fencing, as Ia
nsQsi during The prevalence OF heavy esies,
off rsd most, and there YVES hardly square
~ cyhicb boards had not been blown oil,
,,7i;a IN nunlevous Instances entire fences
,4,z,o nrostrsied. Around the "harves the
s.Uect was Wild and cherries. all the
,,-l,t. -ail and steam, had been docked, but
l,s iiieh sea tossed ous against the other,
and caused them TO careeD nearly az much
as mad they been anchored in mid-ocean,
mic the bleak wind whistied fercely
srsuSh their rigging aud the rain
rat mercilessiy upon their decks.
fDa river, sureing aud heaviDg, presented
.snal, Wierd scene, aud itg surface was al
most rs free from vessels as 1t was when the
sooiginas tented hereabouts. The waves
seSe unning very high, so much 30 that
;gben they struck the buikhead OF dooE
s.eeJ Of water would ascend eeveral feet
sbpvs tho level of the street and fail lnto
,no wagcnways. Business Oh the Strand
aos slmo euspeDGed, aud Whist liz
e animation that prevailed Was among
.yernen. who were busy getting out addi-
9aa ltoes and Ia other ways making tEeir
more secure, sad among the merchants
3e Though considerable damage wes
5ase 10 beiid;ngs, no accident. go far as
..rnsa. occurred. The democratic d.gpoie
on vy!ado.i! hill! which Was erected dnting
tbe Hancock aad Z g!,sa campaign, IL 1880,
wa broken { Il Ut the ground ard mace 10
..uejea Horizontal position. The roof Or
l.s hand Que dwelling of Mrs. &. W.
.ghas.. on piinca stfee was blown ut, as
was $50 ast of the building ct the lumber
yz5d Of Ms J. X. d. Smoos, ou Unio1 street.
Toe root Of the latter was lifted completely
th Carrying 8ith 1t shea!hiog end ralteys,
a13 most III ne debris was piod upon hlE.
Il. Ni-k'5 store adjGarUing crushing tae
toof If that b2ilaing. Saads al Q. y. Smcod
s. gns' tanaery sud a5 TOE various brick
~ were carried away, aad fencing pros-
si. TIE ecatioi0inS aroune the housed
bsiaq erected By DR.. Kipstein On Fayette
s.rs vas demolished ard the buildings
danced. TIE walls ofthe latter were AFRO
undermined by the heavy rainfall a ware
bause helongiDg TO Mr.. W. +. Brookes, ca
sCuth Unon street, was a'so considerably
dsnsged Throughout the city more or less
destruction is reported in tbs shspe OF dam
age to oh!mnays and fencing. The wind ard
waves ia theriver CAUSED much damage. Ire
loag boat J. Il L. Smcot was sunk at LAn-
mons wharf and went to piece the Schoon
er SARAH AUn, q; z mmerman's Gharf, Was
sunk and the schooner Saratoga at the chip
yard was siso sunk. hunters OF small 5oas
NJ tas SHIP yard and along the other %hsrves
were BLOWN drift and soms of them Woi q
ssampeG Some Of the wharVes were also
p.ig5tly damaged. The Norfolk stesmsr
IeoIge baasy fortunately Vas Ia the river
b5f5re TIE gale broke out in ito terrible fury,
Il f,.-.r 10 hahi ind inc
TIE es,ncr j. W. Thompson, which left
ns5e Iast ught FOR the lover river, returned
ABOUT Il o'clock today without having
g.ade Nor .aodinga Ths Washington ferry
boats ms6e their frat trips this noruiue
sad then laid up in their slips till 1:30 this
evening. tie high wiad and rains prevent
lag ZEN IRON making their other tips. NJ
news bss been received from below, hn5 it
is believed thst much damage has been done
On the lower Tiyer and on tio bay. The
high wind ana rain coutiuued till after
twelve O'Clock to-day, wbea the gale mod
Grated sad the sun 0amo cut. The indics-
tious are that clearing, ncrthwesteriy wiEd5
aui colder wsatber will follow tonight
LCsr ARD FoUND-Daring the storm this
moruag indy got off the steamer George
Leary !som n 4,f5k AMI went to the ferry
nuhIi, Uheie sn9 Wafeu LOT VeOlCi6 10
tske her up attest. Soon one came, sn6
Whlie Ea|king from the ferry house 10 tbs
carriage hsr pocketbook WAS blown out OF
aer pocket. She soon discovered her loss.
Gad several gentlemen assisted her in q
search for it, but to no avail. When the We.
hlc!e returned to the wharf, after taking the
iadg up Lhe street, gentleman who had no.
ticeG tbs coored driver hastily leave his
seat bsfore the lady had made known her
loss, qGsstioued him concerning bis action,
when The man admitted that he had gotten
Oft The vehicle to pick up the pocketbook
and thersapou produced the same. The
pocketbook contained upwards of $40 aud
some keys and was returned to Its owner.
The driver made no explanation of his con-
duet.
RAILROAD MEETINGS regular an
nuai meeting of The Vi-g; ,is N;Slan5 d ~