Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
YESTERDAYS WIND RUSH.
1t Made Things Very Lively in Several
Localities In the District.

1t Made Things Very Lively in Several
Localities In the District.
The wind rush" which visited this city yes
! terday afternoon-"wind rush" is the new
name Of the weather bureau for vigorous at
mospheric disturbances-slipped up on WASH
ington unawares and gave the weather bureau
asurprise. There were indications Of disturb
ances north and east Of this section, and an off,
shoot of the storm probably decided to blow
over and ruf1e up staid old Washington as a
side issue. Barometric indications did not por-
tend q storm, but when that black cloud began
TO darker the western horizon the barograph-
which registers the pressure of air-rose stead
lily.
Tho wind rush" struck Washington in
streaks, the weather bureau says There were
three or four streaks. probably 100 feet wide
and 100 feet long. The first one swept down
upon the city in the neighborhood Of 18th be-
tween and Q streets and all OF them we're IN
the northwest ton There was large amount
Of electricity in the air during the storm and
10 IL thought not unlikely that electrical con-
ditions we're allied to the origin OF the storm.
THE RusH TO GET UNDER COVER.
Happening as the storm did shortly after
O'Clock, the streets down town were filed with
department. clerks on their way home and hun
ureOb Oh tnem eOugnt enelter IN stfeet cars anu
herdics. while others rushed into stores and
houses to escape the fury of the storm. Al
though the storm lasted but = few minutes con-
siderable damage was done. Houses IN various
parts OF the city we're unroofed. trees were mp
rooted or partly destroyed, signs were blown
away and two churches were slightly damaged.
The wires of the District fire alarm and teie
phone service came in for their share of the
injury as usual, which is another plea for the
underground system. Fortunately the fire
alarm wires were not badly damaged. the tele-
phone wires receiving the worst of the trouble.
Three patrol systems were put out Of order.
Luckily for the District the storm did not
touch the Georgetown line, where the poles
have been in service 80 many years as TO
render them unsafe. On the river the steam
on the alert. and while a number Of fishermen
were caught out in small crafts, none OF them
were upset.
TWO CHURCHES INJURED.
Hamline NJ. E. Church, corner Of 9th and P
streets, and St Luke's Parish Hall, corner of
18th and Madison streets, came in for their
share of the damage. The frame cap on the
tower of Hamline Church was blown off and
sent across the street with such force that it
made hole in the house Of Mr.. Eugene Nc
Carthy, on the opposite corner. entering the
thIrd-story window. The front room was filled
with debris and windows on other floors were
shattered On the ground floor the large show
window of Nelson's drug store and the stock in
the window were destroyed. Although Mr..
Mccarthy was on the third floor of the house
he was not injured, rs the noise of the break
ing tower warned him and caused him to run
to another room.
The damage to the house amounted to sew
eral hundred dollars, while Mr.. Nelson's loss is
not more than $1OO.
At ST. Luke's Parish Hall the top of the
tower was blown of. leaving the remainder of
1t in an apparently dangerous condition. re-
quiring the street to be rOped OFT, which was
done by the police.
In the vicinity of Hamline Church several
trees were either uprooted or damaged and the
streets was damaged by the falling Of heavy
BRICK chimney. The bricks fell OH the tin roof
and made a large hole in il.
Three houses on llth between P and O streets
and one on Sd street, in the line of tue storm,
were unroofed, as was Sweeneys coffee mill on
New Jersey avenue.
IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION.
In the northeast section of the city the storm
seemed more severe than in other sections and
several houses suffered damage, although no
one was injured. Along the line OF Ii street,
just this side of the old toll gate several trees
were blown down. Many persons fearing their
houses would be blown down left them
and went INTO the streets. Two boys were
blown from their bicycles, but neither of them
received any injury.
carriage. containing Miss Karshaw a clerk
in the Treasury Department and her mother.
Vas blown over on the Anacostia bridge and
both ladies were injured. Miss Kershaw es-
capped with sprained ankle. while her mothers
injuries were more serious.
In Rosedaie several houses were unroofed
aud several trees were blown down.
The hense Of Mr.. J. Is. Mccarthy, 1914 18th
street, was almost completely unrooted
A tree. nearly 100 feet tall and more than
three feet through at the base, was blown across
the roof Of No. ll3I 9th street northeast John
n. Wright. jr.. and his family were in the house
at the ti;Ilc. but no one was injured. The house
WAS severely damaged.
During the wiud storm % last evening The
large rooi was carried off Mr.. Burlew's conc ete
works, corn. r ~ and y sire cts northeast. Fall
ing pieces OF the roof struck Thos Robson and
J. Ecll. two OF his men. and they were badly
hurt Much OF the ROOT was carried half square
away. large telegraph pole was broken of
and all the wires demolished.