Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-24
YESTERDAYS GREAT BLOW.
image Done In Every Part OF the District
BY Wind and Lightning.

CURIOUS PHAxKs fIAYKp By rHH xIxxrxrp-rHr
souALL on TEE INTERPRETATION OF HOUSE
ROOFS AND SHOW wrSpows-pErAus FROM
EVERY SECTION OF THE CITY,
The sudden storm that swept over the city
between 1880 and O'Clock, a. reported in yes-
terday's STAB. aside from the disaster ss
Metzerott's Music Hall and the destruction of
one of the gas holders of the washin gton Gas
Company. damages more or less severe we're
reported from every section of the District
and the surrounding country. Much Of this
damage was reported in . postscript Of TRE
STAR.
Some curious tricks were played by the wind
and lightning. Flags and signs were carried
away and trees blown down. Every one had
some story to tell about the storm. Generally
the damage consisted in the unroofing Of
houses. In the business sections OF she city
the show windows Of many stores were broken
by the force Of the wind. The electrical dis
play during the storm was startling.
IN THE CENTRAL SECTION.
In north and central Washington the damage
seemed to be in s.resks. F street was the
especially unfortunate street, while a wide
space up to Corcoran escaped almost entirely.
left out in the giving out Of damage.
The tin roof of Miines store at 1214 F street
was unroofed AMI considerable damage done.
The lower portion of Robinson, Parker d
Co.'S new establishment at 18th and F streets
was partly unroofed.
The big pole At 18th and L streets, where SO
many wires run into conduit, was over
thrown.
A chimney at 18th and Corcoran streets Was
blown from Mr.. Coombs' house, and in falling
broke through shed adjoining and did con-
adorable damage.
Two houses on between I4th and 18th
streets were unroofed.
The awnings and iron work around Masonic
Temple were blown away.
The buildings of Wood 4 Co. and W. II.
Houghton on F street were unroofed.
The new establishments of Grogan's on 9TH
street was partly uncovered.
The tin roof was blown from the house at
18th and w streets, while the car stables at
18th and v, were somewhat damaged
Part OF the house on Wilson street owned, by
b. Williams, was damaged, while Mrs. E. WALL
house at Ath and Pomeroy streets lost chimney
The house at the southeast corner of Attn
street and Maple avenue is also minus a Chin
ney.
Six houses on Pierce place. the property Of
T. Il. Warner, were unroofed.
tin roof was torn from the house at 14tn
and B streets and also at 1921 I street.
Seven houses on street between 18th and
18th were badly unroofed. the woodwork being
carried with the timing.
-Four houses at the intersection of Grant ave-
nue. and Howard avenue were unroofed.
Corcoran street was a sufferer, losing several
roofs and having a number of traps blown
away.
Houses Nos. 900, 800, 9O4 NJ street we're COM
pleteiy unroofed, but the falling tin did no
damage.
On L street between 18th and I4th a tele-
M inf
The second precinct station suffered to the
extent OF three panes Of glass.
few broken trees, most of them small, were
reported at the second precinct station.
IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTION.
The storm Of yesterday did considerable
damage throughout the northwestern section
of the city, unroofng houses. swapping off tele-
graph poles and trees and playing havoc gener-
ally.
A finely growing tree at the corner Of Massa-
cnusetts avenue and 18th street was broken of
like a match.
The houses 1882 and 1884 street. owned BY
the Corcorau estate and occupied by Mrs. J.
Plummer, were uuroofed and the roof was
blown across the street. breaking in the win
dows OF the Austrian legation aud doing dam
age to the extent of about 81 900.
The telegraph pole at the corner of NJ street
and Connecticut avenue was broken off at the
bottom and left hanging across the street in q
dangerous position.
The tin roof of house 24l2 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., owned and occupied by VIM. Cunningham,
was blown of and the brick work of the top
story was injured SO badly that the damage will
aggregate 81 900.
The house Of E. C. Whitehead on d between
18th and 18th streets and the houses l7l9. 1921,
l723 and l725 E street were unroofed, and a
small house in SHOWS alley was blown down
and completely demolished.
EFFECTS IN SOUTH WASHINGTON.
In South Washington the effects of the storm
was somewhat varied. While in some portions
but few panes Of glass we're broken in others
roofs were blown of and in at least one in
stance was a building demolished. In the inn
mediate vicinity Of the fourth precinct station
e between Az and 6th-hailstones as large as
peas were hurled by the wind with sufficient
force TO break the window panes and there are
but few houses which do not require the SER
vices Of a giazier. In the lower part of the
precinct some of the frame churches of coiored
congregations seemingly ready to fall withstood
the gale successfully, but the brick ediice at I'd
and N streets, 10 course of erection by Mount
Moriah Colored Baptist congregation, sue
cumbed and is mass Of brick and mortar with
but two corners standing. This was quite a
go0d-sized building of 40 by so feet and the
walls were all up with the exception of topping
out the frontier the rafters and the loss quite
a serious one to the congregation-froms $500
to 81 ZOO. 1t was fortunate that the workmen
were at dinner at the time
The roof, rafters and all of house 1872 Sd street
were carried away by the wind, and up to dark
last night had not been found. Houses 3O7 and
BOG H street and IL and Is street southwest
were relieved OF their roofing. as also house
on between 9th and 7th streets. from which
the rafters and sheathing went with the tin.
An old shed on the wharf OF the Inland and
Seaboard Coasting Company was blown down.
and the steamer Jane Moseley at the end of the
pier had q hole bursted in her.
One Of the green houses at the propagating
gardens near the bureau Of engraving was
blown down aud wrecked, causing a loss Of
81 600 to 81, 500.
The police patrol and fire alarm boxes were,
by the breakage OF wires, rendered useless for
time, and last night the officers we're directed
In cases OF fire or other emergency to commu-
nicatc with headquarters by the private tele-
phones Some Of the patrol boxes were re-
ported to have blown down, but they were
riRhted after the storm.
TIN ROOFS JARED BADLY IN THE SOUTHEAST.
In the southeastern section of the city the
tin roofs Jared badly, and pieces of the metallic
roofing were blown in all directions until frag-
ments were to be seen on almost every street
-Four brick houses on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 10th and 11th streets were left with
nothing to protect the ceiling IRON the rain.
and the large rolls of tin were hurled from the
houses with such force that stables, woodshetis
and fences were knocked down like jackstraws.
The sheds and fences in the immediate vicinity
that were not entirely destroyed were 80 badly
farna that fhey will h, r. h. ~oh-.t. o.