Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-19

LAST OF TEE OLD FoUNORy.-Shortlv be-
fore e!aPen O'Clock Lhie InGtn ng the CT. so,
Which had been purtending rain, grew thick
and dark, and so yelled the sun that li9btR
had to 90 utilized 10 many osees Ia order 10
SEQ how 10 work. Balm began to fall in tor-
rents, and Wits the d0WEponr wae It its
height the WirG cana out strong and fierce
from the southeast. F1r few minutes, huE,
fortunately, II very marrow track (not
oyer two squares il widGh) the wind in
eEsased 10 gsenter proportions thsn chat OF
gale, and blaw with tornado foEce, sending
clouds Of leaves eDG twigs high in the cir,
s;amminy SHUTTERS, breaking g'ase, twisting
i;zaaohes isou trees and blowing others
d99p, levenng sauces aud creating terror
aui oonste7re5.Ca generally, Uo souih Lse
e. rect, wcoce lie VIVID e,fu"E 3onH55 With
tui toTce 10 some instances peop.s Tsn out
doors, psnic-striokeD, supp0sips that the
storm which created such havoc or The
British Isles had made its wsy across the
OCEAN Into Virginis. During shs fsrce5. OF
the blow hiri WIND, tornado, or WhsteVer
Il snhy be cslied-aDd while the rein WAS
lalhas II birding shoets and trees were
struggling against poWess elemental, and
while the nervous WeTe praying for az
sssueging OF the mpeet, the std rosred
through the Ole 'oundrs at the south ast ocr-
Ger Of Pitt and Wilkes street rafting the siste
20, aud dropping 1t several feet fns.her To-
ward tbe uoTthwest, sntirsy demoishtrg
the nc g., and west 9eil=, har0Ig leaving
one brick uaun euofher, and so c.Eshi.g snG
forcing n the sontb wall es 10 coGp ia:siy
rum II. Il will be reSasm bered thai in
May. 1872, lightning knocked cut phrt Of
tho cast ea6 Of ths building. TIE rcH5 wac
never closed, and lie destruction to-day can
be attributed to that iaot. Tie wind sa.er-
sd through that opening, aud, &c stated,
| raised he roof freq. ttF supp 'rts, end drop
ped II Crushed and ruined uess The Ill
| ated bulldog, which lightning f:st attack
ed AID whoee coup dc grace has finally beer
| Inflicted by 1lI,'u+, vas erected aboud thirty
seven years ago, aud WIS for years known
ss the new foundry. L. proved q failure,
hewsTer, aud stter lying Idle for about three
decades rss purchased By EessFs. @. G.
Smoos & Sons, mh3 haG been using it In
connectI0u whh tiar sg0nery adjoining IL
WsS stored wi;h BATH wher demolished, and
1t Ia thought Tat had Il NOT been for this
fac. the roof would hsqs sseD carried 80 tbs
middle Of che street in which event 1t
| pgould have destroyed 10 its descent q train
Of cars which ware s.Bndipg alongside the
huiding Gnc sCppofbs Of the roaf, hDg
ever, being Undecided in she herk, jeTas'ed
tho progress Of he moving roof sn0cien''g
to hosp il from :al'i,e III he atreen. THO
Storm 81 coz feed principally 70 he sn1tt-
ern portion OF tbs oisy. and Ia reported rs
hneinc been vsry aevera beloV here 10 Fair
tx county. Trio rnci Of M. Fros.'s brick
wosk-, A. Weiilrg'or. ebout fhtea mies
scr n M AifxauG'ia, vss. bloPsn Fl and other
dsmsse done in that uephborhcad Wcte
rein fsil tbls evening al sr tbs fat heaey
shower, betveea nn0 2 clock, dstanG
thund : wes heard. Tae Sicnsi Oflios rys
diets tnsS the present. conditions will pre-
veil during the noz5 ;his:y-siZ hours.