Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-01
THE STORMS DAMAGE
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died together I'm their locked and tightly
barred cells, could hear the wind as II
whistled through the prison, and could
feel the old building vibrate from the
shocks IT received from the gusts, and
they were alarmed. The Keep
ers. however reassured them as best they
could, and order was maintained.
MANY CHURCHES DAMAGED.
II is a peculiar fact that a great num-
Der of the churches In the city sustaine'
more or less damage from the storm.
The extent OF the injury 10 the Second
Baptist and st. johns has been explain
ed. The Third Presbyterian was consid-
erably damaged 1t has no steeple, ppt
four apexes. each about 10 feet high'
stood on the brick wall over the entrance
before the storm. One was torn OH anu
thrown down in the yard. The other
three have been loosened and now look
ready to fall at any moment. The church
was otherwise damaged. Repairs VIII oe
Immediately made.
Union-Station Methodist church was
damaged to some extent.
The Leigh-Street Baptist church also
suffered from the storm.
The steeple which surmounted the
First Colored BAPTIST church was blown
off. and the Second Baptist church (col-
oredD. on Byrd street between First and
Second streets was unroofed. The cor
nice Of the Pine-Street Baptist church
was blown down and nearly all the WIN
dows in Laurel-Street Methodist church
were demolished. The top of the steeple
OF St Mary's Catholic church, on MAJ
shall street near Fourth was blown OIL
and the large cross on st. Peters Ca
thedral was damaged. The roof OF the
main building OF the Academy OF Vista
ton. Monte Maria. on Grace street be-
tween Twenty-frst and Twenty-third
streets. was also taken off. Grace Epis-
copal church and Park-Place church
were also slightly damaged.
II is a remarkable fact that the steeple
of the Broad-Street Methodist church is
stiu standing. The wind tore away the
covering on the northeast side from base
to apex.
At Union-Station Methodist church be
tween 800 and 900 persons were attend
ing a meeting Of the Epworth League
when the storm commenced. They were
from ell over the city and Manchester.
A great many were unable TO get home,
and they were entertained by the neigh
bOrs.
DAMAGE OK EVERY BLOCK.
The injury to property all over the city
shows better than anything else could
how severe the storm was. and with
what frightful velocity the wind blew. \
Dispatch man drove over the city yes
terday. and closely observed the houses
and lawns. and ascertained that damage
was done on almost every block.
Great damage was done In the tobacco
factory district. Half Of Cameron
Cameron's tin and wood roof was torn
off. likewise with Alexander. Cameron q
Co.'S factory. The Yarbrough, Wright,
and Hancock factories also suffered. In
some instances I'm that section OF the
city the wind did not stop with lifting
roofs, but damaged the walls Chimneys
could not stand the velocity OF the wind,
and went crashing down into the street.
The belfry on top Of the old Lottier
factory. on Nineteenth and Franklin
streets. was twisted completely around,
and is liable TO fall at any time.
The manufacturing and wholesale and
retail and mercantile interests of the city
suffered severely by the storm. Build
ings were damaged. windows broken. and
signs and awnings torn down. While the
losses I'm individual cases I'm many in
stances are trivial, in the aggregate they
will reach "A considerable amount.
IN THE EAST END.
The East End came in as a whole for
pretty good share of the damage done by
the storm. Its exposed position was In
part responsible for this. but the wind
seemed to play peculiar pranks, topping
over things where least expected and
leaving exposed objects unframed.
A brick stable I'm the rear OF the resi-
dence OF Mr. Peter Cavedo. at No. 29l3
east Broad street was completely UNI
rooted. a few doors further up Broad
street the residence Of Mr.. a. l.. Savage,
at the corner Of Thirtieth street, was
shorn Of its tin roof. His stable on the
rear end of the lot was also unrooted,
and the structure crumbled down to the
first story. None of the horses in the
stable were hurt.
The back porch of the residence OF
Mr.. John Mccrehan. at No. 3o3 north
Thirtieth street. was badly wrecked. a
tent Of the First-Day Adventists at the
corner OF Thirty-frst and Marshall
streets was let down just in time TO save
IL from being blown into ribbons. The
large smokestack of Stages Planing-Min
at East Richmond was blown adown.
The large cap on which the stack
rested was forced through the roof into
the boiler-room. Trees. shutters. and al
most everything movable, and many
things not considered movaf e, were
from their places and carried al
most everywhere. The streets were
mass Of branches. broken wires, and all
sorts OF debris. Neither Chimborazo nor
Libby-Hill parks suffered very extensive
damage beyond the breaking of limbs OF
a few trees. The two worst DISTRACTIONS
from fallen trees were ar Twenfy-htth
and Clay and Twenty-ninth street near
the Soldiers monument The porch OF
the residence of Mrs. John +. Whltlock.
No. Sl6 north Twenty-fourth street, was
smashed in by a fallen tree.
The roof and about three or four feet
OF the walls of the Excelsior stables, No
1895 east Franklin street, were blown
away. The upper floors Of the building
were occupied by colored people. who es-
caped i'm their night clothes and were
greatly frightened.
A part OF the wall OF ID. O'Sullivan's
store. at the corner OF Eighteenth and
Main streets was carried into the street.
The Sir Moses Montefore Synagogue was
slightly damaged, and at 10l north Seven
teenth street chimney was blown
down. Paxt OF it fell on a vegetable cart
and smashed the vehicle.
At Twenty-first and Franklin streets
an electric railway pole was wrenched of
by the wind just as il 1t had been pipe
stem.
THE FRONT BLOWN IN.
The front Of the sheet-iron building on
the corner of Twenty-fourth and Main
streets. occupied by Bristow & Harwood,
was blown in.
The wind did great damage TO the
trees shrubbery, and flowers on Miss
Van Lewis pretty place.
Just back OF St Johns church are
,,v,,hor % tau svcamore trees They