Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-24

alarm OF nre into an engine mouse or 20 mead
quarter such was the case whom IRE broke
ont in Georgetown. The wires refused TO do
their duty, and the only way the department
was got TO the scene OF the fire was by the call
OF q mounted messenger. The telephone wires
we're In bad shape, too. and is WAS not possible
Tor the operators at headquarters TO esn many
OF the engine companies in that way.
As soon as the storm vas over the linemen were
sent out 20 put the wires in order. 1hsS found
the wires badly twisted and crossed well as
broken. but by shutdown many of the breaks
had been repaired. although the line was not in
anything like good shape last night The po-
lice signal boxes were also out Of order. and in
some OF the precincts the officers could not
turn IN their hourly signal or patrol calls The
ofhcers who went out at 6 and ~ O'Clock were
notified to pay strict attention TO calls for the
fre department and to hasten to the house of
the nearest tire company and give the alarm
Fruit vENpER's TROUBLE.
An amusing incident which proved beneficial
to number Of small boys happened on eth
street during the storm An Italian fruit ven
der left his push cart and sought shelter in
doorway, but he had hardly reached the door
when the wind lifted the cart from the pave
ment and carried il down the street spilling
the apples and oranges The pouring rain did
not keep the small boys from assisting the
Italian, and they pretended 10 work very hard
Tor him. but every time they put an apple or
orange in the cart with one hand they put one
IN their pocket with the other.
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OAe e"ui"se Was oohe 70 properly
In the northeastern part Of the city, but so far
as is known only one person was injured. That
unfortunate individual was William Gibson, a
coiored man employed at Chiids' brick yards.
He was hard at work when the storm came up
and instead of running 10 a mace of safety. AZ
the other men did. he renamed ont near one
Of the kilns until a piece Of timber. torn from
one of the sheds. struck him on the back OF the
neck and inflicted a nniuful wouud that looked
as il it had been made by a sharp instrument.
He was sent 10 Proyidence Hosnital. where a
few stitches were nm; in lie cnt and he was
then cared for in the moor ward re is twenty
one wear old and lives near IsIL and Fast Cant
tol streets.
In and about Lincoln Square the trees suf-
fered from the high winds, and large branches
s meie nioMh "e'oss tue commons anu through
On iStb h.,,..or . .s ID s,-oo.s ,,r,. nam,
bricL bonses w,sra nnrao,aS .rh;ia On Eor,a.
ayenne hstwoan Ia,h 80 1s,h a.-.,a,s -, -.
bouses snffared de same faaa Tba ,;n fro,,,
these houses blew scross 90 ,hs ,aras ~ shs
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street~Nos go "a and o56~were robhad ~
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and Gas r street ana NJ Ioos Elor,,s ss.u M
were aiso .nroof.5
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e 70
fhANhs OF BALL OF LiGHrNtSG-
One OF the most peculiar and destructive
pranks Of the storm was that PLAYED at Mr.. ].
G. Hutchinson,s millinery es,ahrisbuer, az r
,o.n - IN, - .-s-.'-'n' ~"
anu ao'n snee's ,ne uanase was oone NOT
a hall Of FIRE tlat shot tbronvb The s,ora This
was the beginning OF the destruction. The
fiery missile tore through the awning near the
.op OF tne Iroht snow window, crashed through
s.e s,ass anu a snD. .nrv rug .ne s'o,e,
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comn,a,a Tha vnnnr ao,ne,, :; ,hs s,.,ra .hIse
~ I'sl.a -. '.e $500,
TO work room in the rear and in their manic one
who stumbled and fell was trampled upon and
quite seriously injured Two school children who
.. in 'ne s'ore were 81
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eiectr;city - VIZ
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"~A~ S
pAMAafs AT THE REFORM SCHOOL
A great deal OF damage was done by the
storm at the reform school, and two men had
very narrow escane The nan ho;l.r ho,sa,as
-. - ii a.. - -ss,,-
Su o9"u IN Suo tue ootiers we're eonslaeIaoty
IAN. Aae ooets we're running q. the
.h; ~ VIC VI , s. on 1ns u sn 5n
"n-.n pie,enNd 'neni iroin eApiouine' Inc
enseer "a, anu ca ~ pehter were an .he ooner
owl ssca,ad v,,h ,bo;r IT, ~ y. H ar
green houses was smashed and a buggy was
carried about sixty feet and thrown up against