Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-27

veritable Cloudburst i'm Some Places
Great Amount of Damage Done.

A Veritab1e Cloudburst I'm Some Places
Great Amount of Damage Done.
The most severe rain storm Of the season
visited Washington yesterday afternoon between
4 and O'Clock. In the business portion of the
city the storm assumed the nature of q veritable
cloudburst. The temperature fell about 20
degrees, causing lively shower of hail. Con-
siderable damage was done to cellars by the
accumulation of water in the streets and sewers.
At the store Of Messrs. Woodward & Lothrop
water forced its way through the skylights into
the silk department, causing some damage to
the goods on the shelves. The cellars Of r.
Goldschmid, F. s. Williams and the Vienna dining
rooms on street were flooded. The cellars of
Scheller 4 Stevens, the Marble Saloon, the
American House, May Co. and Kennedy were
also flooded. At 216 and 21s 9th street there
were two feet OF water in the cellars.
WHERE THE LroHTNINa STRUCK.
Lightning struck the roof Of the st. James Ho-
TEL setting fire to it, but it was speedily extin-
guished. The electric wires at the London
Bazaar, on Market space, were struck and the
insulating material burned, filling the building
with smoke, causing alarm of fire. Con-
siderable damage was done to the trees and
shrubbery on the streets and in the parks, and a
large tree at Oath and Pennsylvania avenue was
toward Baltimore, but was not so severe as
here In the neighborhood of Patuxent it was
accompanied by a little hail.
GEORGETOWN TROLLEY SCARE.
Just as the second storm, that came up about
O'Clock last night, was raging at its height an
accident, very pretty from spectacular point
OF view, butexceedingly dangerous, took place on
High street near the corner of n. At that point
the lightning had been playing around for some
time, and just at $50 o'clock it seemed to
gather all possible force and. with a shock and
a flash that attracted attention above every
thing else, struck one of the guard wires strung
on the poles of the Tenleytown Electric Rail-
road Company, cutting it in two and throwing
the illuminated ends down in the street. For
some time the bright electric sparks danced and
capered about the wires ends, making
sight of unusual interest Just at
this time team of trembling horses
came by, but when the wires were sighted they
suddenly stopped. and for ten minutes refused
absolutely to move, but stood eyeing the sparks
in a stupefied and almost insensible manner
Officers Bailey and Jett came along before an
ignorant person had ventured too near, and
stationlng themselves in a protecting way sent
to the power house of the company for a live
wire man to repair the damage. In due time
the man arrived and properly adjusted matters.
The broken wires trailing to the street and
splitting out electric sparks caused a suspension
OF travel on the street Tor some time. All over
town damages were done by the storm.
DAMAGES AROUND TENLEYrowN.
In the region Of Tenleytown good deal Of
damage was also done. A house, which Mr..
John Buchanan had partially erected, was blown
from its foundation. The crops on the farm of
Mr. Charles Shoemaker were entirely destroyed,
century-Old trees were blown up by the roots
on the farm of MIR. Thomas Hurdle. window
panes were smashed by the score and in many
other ways did the storm leave its tracks. So viO-
lent was the shock that struck the tree of Mr..
Hurdle that he was thrown from chair on
which he was sitting, receiving severe jar at
the time.
Co. was broken and goods damaged to the ex-
tent of about $500. The cellar was completely
flooded.