Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-23
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wind. Rain. HAL. and Lightnsng-Dam-
aEe II and out o. the City.

wind, Kahn Hail and LtgltDtng-Dam-
aEe n and out ~ the City.
A severe rain snd hall storm passed
over This city between nine and len D cI0ck
last night. which for q time, threatened
great destruction. but fortunately II was
II short duration and the damage slight.
About s click threatening clouds began
q gather IN the Eastern sky, and grad
uaiiy II spread over the entire horizon. In
the meantime flashes Of vivid lightning
we're playing II every conceivable shape
over the church spires and the dome Of
the State House. accompanied by loud re
ports Of thunder. preceded by . roaring
wind Soon rain began TO fall Ia great
torrents, the hail beat upon the tin roofs
OF houses. and against the window panes
and shutters. with great force, many of
the lights exposed 10 the fury Of the storm
giving way urdcr the psltIng force Of the
hail stones. which were as large as hick-
ofy nuts. Tops of t ees In the city were
twisted of Ike pipe stems. and timid VIZ
men and children were half frightened
out OF their wits. The rain poured 10
torrents for awhile and many OF the streets
In the lower section Of the city were flood
ed. Building material that was piled up
on the side walk was carried down 10 the
dock and goods boxes went floating down
the streets with the current. like blocks
of wood Hardly had the storm eubsid
ed, before the fire-bells gave the alarm OF
fire This added TO the already excite
ment Of the women and children and
every one was anxious to know where the
FIRE WAS. IL was reported that the old
State House had been struck by the cleo
trio current, and the dome was on fire.
The fire department. soon responded, with
the steam IRE engine and all the appara-
tus, but fortunately there was no need
of their service. as tue fire was an imagi-
nary oDe--caused by the electric current
playing around the spire and through the
dome with such vividness In the dark
ness If the night as TO lead many 10 be-
lieve that the dome was on fire. The fire
department remained In the neighbor-
hood for some time, the tiremen In the
meantime making thorough examina-
ton If the dome and building. In this
connection we would state, that the build
ing should be provided with necessary
conye fences such as fire axes. buckets,
&c, IN case Of immergency and dupli.
cate keys leading TO the several apart
ments should be kept convenient for the
Waterman In charge of the building. In
stead of having TO hunt up the proper
OAh~ChG AZ Ot0CA " 6Ot AhtO thC Jul Ataks
1t Is true, chemical extinquishers are Ia
the building. but they have never been
tested since their introduction. We men
ton these facts to show how necessary IL
Is 10 have these things handy In case OF
fire. Il would be great calamity TO this
city 10 loose this grand old State House
with all of It's historical reminscen
ces. Therefore let US use every precau-
tion for It's preservation.
The damage to the crop and fruit trees
In the track Of the storm Is said to be con-
siderable. A barn on the farm of Mr.. T.
j. Linthicum In the Second district was
blown down, aud much Of the early corn
and fruit trees were also blown down.
Mellon vines were almost destroyed. A
peach orchard on the farm Of Mr.. Edward
Taylor was considerably damaged-many
Of the trees were wrung OF their bodies.
A barn on the farm OF w. Lee, In the
First district, was blown down and the
gable end OF the barn on the Priests farm
In the Second district was carried away
Richard Baldwin, In the Second district
also suffered severely from damage to
outbuildIngs and crops, and the corn crop
ON the farm of ex-Sherif Fowler, was
completely Frustrated and greatly damag
cd. An Of the crops In the course Of the
storm suffered severely by the pelting hall
and wind.
In the city many window lights were
broken out by tine hall storm, and fences
were blown down and large trees demol-
ished by the wind. An old locust and ma
pie In front of the residence of Lieut.
Ross on Gloucester street, was blown
down filling the pavement aud airy way
with the branches. A large Ivy covered
locust in the lawn Of Mrs.. j r. Randall
was blown down, demolishing several
other valuable trees In It's fall. A fine
linden and locus In the yard OF DIR Claude.
on State Circle, also suffered the loss of
their branches. A long breech was made
In the high brick wall around the grounds
and mansion of Mr. Thos. E. Martin. on
King George street The shipping In the
harbor suffered considerably, many Of
the small craft receiving terrible rub
bling. Many branches OF trees In the Na-
val Academy grounds were also broken
off. The stormi said to have been the
severest that has visited this section for
years