The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-30
HURRICANEHERE
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OF removing the wreck being resumed
and quickly completed 50 far as the
street-car tracks were concerted.
n Is hard to say Just what the dam
age done the church will am,olet 10
IL was an old building the body composed
OF brick and the top and steeple Of wood
Not vcy long since 1t was nttcd up ana
repainted at considerable expense The
building Is 80 barly damaged that u
may De necessary 10 take IL down enlire-
is. At a liberal estimate the damage
done will probably not exceed S-1,pN ihe
congregation Of this church has been
particularly unfortunate. first IN losing
their pastor. the gifted DR.. ". W. Land
rum. and now in having their church
destroyed.
A CHILD INJURED.
Tho blowing down Of this large building
40 above narrated. was probably the most
serious result Of the storm, but the daln-
age done elsewhere was serious ln inc
extreme. and thousands OF dollars Wort"
of property was destroyed.
Al tho height of the storm wan
next ia the store OF Levy Jacobs az 'N'
cast Broad street. toppied over ana cIasn-
ed through the roof, plaster bncks' ""N
scantling falling into the apartment over
the store. occupied by Patrick Ner'''
driver of No. engine. Mr.. heeiti
family were abont to retire When me
crash came They were terribly aiaIine"'
and attempted 10 rush from the Duilalns.
All escaped injury except small ch'd'
who was terribly. but not fatally, cut
on the head.
The smaller damage. I'm the way of roofs
taken off huge windows smashed, trees
blown up iy tho roots, signs carried i'r
blocks. fences laid low, and limbs of trees
ft. N. uHF
were almost too numerous to onumo--
ate.
Main street from one end 10 the other,
was Il perfect wilderness of broken limbs,
dismantlcd trees, and tin roofs lying
around pr1misCnously. From Sixth
street west the damage was great though
probably not so bad as in the East End.
In front of Or. Hoee's residence ID tree
torn up by the roots lay across the street.
and the same thing was repeated almost
cvcy square 10 the extreme city limits,
varied with fences lying flat ON The sid--
walks. Grace Episcopal church was
slightly damaged some OF its windows
being shattered and one of the shcet-iron
minarets taken Of. All along Main street
also. the windows suffered severely. many
Of them being completely shattered.
OK BROAD STREET.
On the side streets the damage. So far
as fences and trees was conc rnad. was
even greater than on the main thorough
fares. Ia many cases 10 was alfnO-t im-
possible TO get from Main To Broad and
the fear of live electric wires made tray
cling both difficult and dangerous. ON
Broad street the wind got fun sw'e.f
and great damage was done huge
patc-eiass window in the Masonic Tom
lie was smashed o. Iieeos-a fate which
was shared hy q window In the place oc-
CuTicd hy the Standard SsWing-Maclne
Company
che store Of Manly j.. Ramos 40 19
east Broad street was badly damaged.
TIE sign being blown oT. ma the roof
injured TO % considerable extent. Craigs
art store was also damaged, window
being blown out, and his art SUPPLIES
blown hither and th.ther. Lower down
on Broad street the damage was not 50
great, being confined chiefly TO trees up-
rooted and the tin ON roofs dsarraneel.
Clay street and Leigh street almost
from end TO end, sustained considerable
damage. Trees were upro0ted fences blown
down. and the tin upon many roofs rose
in the air and SCARED away. like $50 many
great birds. landing squares away. with
resOunding clanr.
Ford's law building. on Ninth street.
between Franklin and Grace. the ur-cr
part Of which is occupied by the state
Republican headquarters. WAS partially
wrecked. The skyleht being taken 100 and
deposited i'm the Capitol Square. 30 one
IN the building was injured. however.
Moore's Cafe, on Bank street between
Ninth and Tenth. shared 81 similar fate.
All Of its skylight was taken ont as clean-
ly as tie job could have been done by
worbmcn, and bricks from the walls ana
chimneys rainod down like hail an around
tie building. ......
LARGE WINDOWS BROKEN.
The hurricane got in its work on large
windows at the passenger once OF .''o
rbesaoeake and Ohio. Ga Main street, Dee
tween Eighth and Ninth, blowing one
window entirely out and similar o.
ourrence took place at Taylor % brown
snoe store. one square lower down. -A'''5
the came square awnings Jared badly an
mat were not blown clean away being
torn TO ribbons. ,,,.
Down at the Union depot cOnsidtIaNle
damage was done L. The large hana ONE
windows. several of them being p'o"N
out Down in this section one OF the
most singular incidents a. the storm Gee
CURED. A freight car standing on ID eiie-
track had a large Jagged hole blown
through IT, the timhors being crushed as
though they were made of paper
The second casualty ~ The night ni"-
pened during the worst OF che storm a-
the corner OF First and Broad. co.Ir0d
man named John Ecuerle. who lives a-
No. 4 west Leigh. was ai out TO take f0-
fuge in "a store. when tne win.Hw fa
blown ont. TIE sash striking bum on Oh
head and shoulder. and mluru- hm
painfully, but not fatally rhe amhu-
lance was called and DIS hurts were ate
tended TO. after which he was taaen
nome
~ THE CAPITOL SQUARE.
Probably the most rar-reaohing damage
of the hurricane was done I'm the Capitol
Square and the parks they noing trans
formed into regular Jungle Of uproCtod
trees and broken branches Strange 10
say. the Capitol building and Governors
Mansion, although on so high an eleyl-
ton. were not at an injured but the heau-
tful trees were laid low I'm every dire
ton. In the yard OF the Governors house
nearly every tree was either blown down
or limbs were torn of. The fountain I'm
inc shape OF a swan. whi,h has SO lrua
hecn the admiration 0f an. was ovor-
turned and broken I'm pieces. Just outside
the square, on CAPITOL street. I'm front Ct
Inc old city Han a huge tree was I'M
iooied and Hes across the street