Evening star., 1896-09-30


roof different In style from the one demol-
ished last night. The accident will result
In an enlargement Of the plant of the COM
pany to considerable extent, SO 1t was
The power house and car sheds Of the
Capital Traction Company, directly oppo-
site the Metropolitan Railway Company.
were not injured.
At the Washington barracks the Office OF
the Signal Corps was badly injured, but no
one was hurt, sentry being tn. only per-
son nearby at the time. number OF
porches of the officers quarters Were more
or less shattered and many trees on the
reservation were blown down. The Signal
Corps house was a structure about 200 feet
long, and 1t was SO badly demolished as to
be entirely useless.
The roof of a three-story building occu-
pied by Mr.. ]. Winfield. on 6 street between
9th and 10th streets southwest fell and
crashed through the two-story house next
door. occupied by Capt. g. B. Faunce.
Both Captain Faunce and Mr.. Winfield were
both quite badly injured. while their fam
lilies had decidedly narrow escapes The
houses which are 91S and go G street south
west, are in ruins. Their occupants were
taken to a nearby hotel, where q physician
rendered medical assistance 20 those VINO
were injured.
Record of Losses.
In the southwest section roofs were sep
arated from buildings as follows:
3OS AZ street, Delaware avenue and D
streets. c street between South Capitol
and Delaware avenue, 46 street. B street
between I'd and Sd streets. 12O Maryland
avenue. Crab Tree court. B street between
Sd and AZ streets, four roofs on D street
between Sd and AZ streets.
A brick wall in Wonders court collapsed.
and a police patrol box at 1st and N streets
was demolished.
Countless electric gas gasoline and
naphtha lamps throughout the southwest
section failed to burn during the progress
of the storm, and that portion Of the city
was practically in darkness.
A large tree in front Of 112 Virginia
avenue lies across the south side of Vir
gtnia avenue. obstructing the way. Most
OF the streets are strewn with timbers and
large sheets OF tin roofs.
Nos. 60 and e. F street were unroofed
and the buildings. which are brick, were
cracked from bottom to top. and consider
able damage was done to No. 62, which is
a store: 7O2 Half street was unroofed.
The roof was lifted OFF of James Brass
house, corner Half and G streets, and
carried some distance. Furniture and dish
es were smashed, and much damage done
to the property. The loss is estimated at
s125.
The new brick houses of Mr.. Edward
Fitzgerald. TO- Y, IA and 76 1 street. were
all unroofed and otherwise considerably
damaged.
The Randall School building also suffered
slightly, having the tin roof partly taken
off and dashed away, some of 1t more than
a square. Window glasses were broken and
scattered about the exterior and interior
of the building.
All the buildings on L street between
Delaware avenue and Half street were un-
rooted. the store of H. Franklin. corner
Delaware avenue and L street, suffering
the most.
Few houses on NJ street from NJ street
bridge to AZ street have their roofs.
The sheds of the brick yard Of w. Rich
ards & Co. were blown down, and Charles
Craig, who was sleeping there at the time
sustained some severe injuries.
No. % N street Is completely inclosed
by large paper mulberry tree falling
across the front yard. with its bushy top
cutting or entrance or exit from the front
door.
Mr. R. D. Rusk's buildings. 1911 and 1913
Sd street. and the stable in the rear suffered
great damage The tin roofs were torn off
of the dwellings and the whole top was
taken off of the stable, leaving the bales
of hay. corn and other supplies exposed
Tip Johnson, colored man, who lives IN
one Of the dwellings. and looks after the
stables, gathered number of men while
the storm was raging with great fury and
rushed into the stable amid flying timbers,
falling brick. cracking walls and breaking
rafters, and rescued eighteen horses and
mules.
Six telegraph poles were blown down on
street between I'd and Az streets. and are
lying across houses, with their great net
wcrk of wires scattered in all direc tions.
The roofs of most of the houses N street
between Sd and AZ streets are lying rolled
up and in large sheets in the street. to-
gether with fallen trees, almost blockading
the street
The roof of the large three-story build
irg, AZ NJ street, lies piled up in the street.
Many Of the beautiful sycamore trees on
9th street from the arsenal to Smithsonian
grounds were either blown down or hrcken
off.
At 336 street. the home Of Mr. Levy, the
skylight was torn off. glass scattered over
the interior Of the house and shed de-
molished.
The Ambush School building. on L street
between 9th and 7th streets southwest, was
partially unroofed, but suffered no other
damage.
House 1921 9Th street, the property of
John Johnson. colored. sustained consider
able damage.
Nos 625. 627. go. 631 and e33 X street
southwest were all unroofed and slightly
damaged.
Three large trees lie across H street
southwest between Sd and 1-2, entirely
obstructing the passage Of wagons.
Quite a number Of small shanties, stables
and sheds in this section were partially
or totally demolished.