New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
IEvELLED BY THE STORM.
.,,prp PERSONS CAUGHT UNDER A FALLING
. BUILDING Al WASHINGTON!
.,x TAKEN FROM THE RUINS DEAD-PARI
ar STONE BALUsrRADE AT THE WHITE
HOUSE BLOWN DowN-rHE GALE
RArTJMORH

poUsE BLOWN DowN-THE GALE
IN BALTIMORE
g,,,r+on Nov. GA tremendous wind and rain
,most a hurricane, passed over TINS olty aoout
m~, M doing great deal Of damage Ihe worst
h,nce reported was the blowing down OF the Wits
n.,r Metzerctt Music Hall in course OF con-
~, on Twelfthst.. n. W., just below Est.
.rects Of the city practically deserted at
i ~ ., the accident and the first iniimation that
S ~ ~ had that there was any disastrous result
10 -, storm was when the fire alarm was rung
vs., ,ognes and patrol wagons went tearing up
So Twelfth and sts. Chief Paris, OF the hre
~sn,eo, and his men went TO work Immediately
'",..- away the wreck and prevent any danger OF
rhs task that confrOntcd them was herculean.
w s.cr huildings of half dozen stores on Est
- hurled beneath the walls of the fallen building.
"' .,,v wsy TO reach the worst of the wreck was
~. ,he fronts of the stores that face on Est OF
~ ,he mass of tangled beams and girders that
fA.ra fs ,be auditorium of the Music Hall was to
ssnn The rear of the two stores Nos. LILO
10 Fat we're found 10 be in the worst plight.
-. - s,+ of these was occupied by George White,
-. tailor: the second by Guide & Bro, florists.
w. n.-t,rons between the two stores in the lear
in i is.molished Inside all wreck and ruin and
" ,-,,,s n both buildings were completely blown
\, the coacusSion of air fron the rear.
sStit
,--...n the wreck, but soon as neiShbors began
s' IN the fremen and policemen learned that
sso the walls fell at least four people were In the
~, 4, the rear OF Whites store There had been
:, ling Of impending disaster; the people had not
TN Ne NON: they must still be In the ruins WIN
.,.u,d efforts the fremen attacked the work before
- fa,d after n few minutes of well-drected labor
~rh hooks and crowbars they brought to light a
,Oups xomsn one of the sewing girls. She was near
-. mont and soon taken out into the open air. She
-. m, erously hurt. Her name was Clara Green
,.,, shes did not speak English well, but through
,ae assistance of DIR. Marmion, who WAS among tho
g., ~ The scene she managed to say that tha boss
ana tvo crls we're stiI inside"
ufSO O'Clock a second girl was fonnd. Her name
x., ID. White She is twenty-one years old. She
VAS tsdiy bruised
A s,elock the dead body Of Mt. White was 10
moved nom the wrecked building.
The ret that II was the noon hour when the building
ell and most of the men away at lunch, prevented
gsater loss OF life. The walls of the building were
:, tb,lr weakest STAGE the rear wall being high and
without support.
A section of the stone balustrade around the roof
n tbe White House was blown down and crushed
through the roof of the portco at the eastern entrance
Of the basement. A large number OF telegraph ana
,e,enbone wires were connected with the roof at the
nont Of the accident and they were carried down with
the mass Of stone completely shutting OIL all com
municaton with the White House by wire. The section
DESTROYED was about twenty feet long, composed OF
esone in blocks and pillars and in falling it carried
with il large portion Of the eornice.t 1t STUCK thc
roof of the east portico with terrific crash and wrecked
il completely The noise caused quite commotlon in
the Presidents household for a few minutes, but
speedy Investigation showed that no one hao pecn
injured TIE flag at the front of the building was
cut In hah as neatly though done with Knife Ihe
President was receiving the Minnesota delegation al
the tine and was spprsed OF the storm by rush
OF water under the solh windows and the crash OF the
baIustrsde He fastened to the private part OF the
building and resssured the ladies Of his family.
winder's building, on scventcenthst, opposite tho
War Department was partially unroofed, and tho
upper floors were deluged with water.
Lightning struck the large gas reservoir at twenty
srth and G. SITS. Long tongues OF flame from rents III
the top of the structure rose high in the air. Inc
au supporting columns of castiron surrounding the
tank snapped into dozen fragments The hrst break
In The thick iron casing prevented an explosion wnch
night have been disastrous. AS ii was, the gas Simply
shzed at the openings as If they were mse BURNERS
and in this way 100000 feet of gas spent itself IN
tyng to illuminate the day. Inc gas company ios0'
ssout $4,000: no insurance.
Baltimore. Now % (SpeciaD.-A terrific sorm OF
wind and rain accompanied by lightning, swept ovei
;hs cty shortly after O'Clock this afternoon, wreck
Ing large building injurng several OF the hiiai 8
unroohng a number Of houses, upro0ting trees ana
donr other damage. The blow lasted about twenty
Minutes and the force of the wind was 50 great that
vcncn and children were carried along before 1t III
the streets and men could hardly stay on iheir reel
When the storm struck c. :. Maltby's yster,
psking house in West Fslls-avc. the enlre rool
vas torn of as though 1t was a DIV oi
cardboard The building shook like a leaf ocVera,
nri VINO were on the top floor gave the WANING au
Aid falling bricks and flying nber the thirteen en-
Ayes escaped from I; terrible death. lhrec Oi the
aa received serious scalp wounds from blehs' 1,es
ueee Fred Lambert :. G.. Mitchell ana Howard iedr
TIE latte. made his escape tie SIDE ol t5 DuIIIs
next 10 the harbOr and was thrown mo tne wafer.
The blow partially stunned him, but he was seen DS
te engineer of steam launcl which was B1ng near;
sad as soon a. he appeared the surface was helpeu
aboard The fan Of the roof, In which there Wrie r,
haudreds Of feet Of Tin. heard bocis away. Inc
wsb q the upper floors OF the buliclns were oc-
nolished :, H..
The storm came fro1i TIE southwest and all v wires
0, tie Associated Press between Baltimore ala WASH
hctoR were postlated. The NcSter: mon Wlfee ~
al directions were badly DANA sed, and all meeSages
were taken subject 10 delav Dozens OF Wires IeSls
Of Baltimore and hundreds of telephone wires W
the city are down. Reports from Eilcott Sity anu
ports along the Baltimore aud ONO ROAD 10 " asniiS p
ton state that the storm was the worst experiences "
years. Many farm buildings were demolished.