Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-01
DAMAGE IN THE COUNTRY.
Houses Blown Down. Hay Scattered,
md Crops Ruined-Notcs.

DR.. c. A. Bryce, OF this city, whose
sanitarium is situated near Buckner sta
ton, on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road, in Louisa county, was greatly dam
aged by the terrific gale. Every shade
tree on the grounds was either twisted
off or uprooted, and an immense locust
tree struck the wing of the building and
destroyed the entire portion. consisting OF
office, hallway, and three rooms for pa
tents Fortunately, every one at the
place sue eeded in getting into the cellar
before Il crash came, or II Is probable
that there would have been serious loss
of life. The carrlage-house was blown
down and the carriage crushed, the or
chard was almost destroyed the stable
partially unroofed. the yard and farm
fencing swept away, and things wrecked
generally. DR. Bryce estimates his loss
at close to a $1,000.
At the farm of Mr.. J. +. Tyler, on the
Broad-Street road. twenty-five valuable
fruit trees were blown down and num-
Der OF outhouses were demolished.
The stable on the farm of Tom Johnson
was blown down and the horse quartered
therein was killed.
The new stables recently built on the
River road by the Richmond Cedar
Works were seriously damaged. Their
roofs were blown of.
The roofs were lifted from the Balti-
more Brick Companys sheds.
Throughout Henrico and Chesterfield
hay stacks were scattered and crops were
badly damaged.
The residence on the Bowling Green
road occupied by Mr.. Kepler was COM
pletely unroofed and his stable was
blown down. Mr.. w NJ Tiller's house.
on the Creighton road and that OF MI
Thomas p. I.arus were unroofed.
A. least half a dozen houses on the
road leading from the west end OF Main
street within a mile Of the city were I'M
rooted.
blast of wind passed through the sec
tiop of country along the Nine-Mile road,
near the city, with tremendous force. lay
,ro, waste forest trees and smashing the
roofs of many houses TO pieces.
The windmill on the premises OF Mr..
John Adam was blown down, and the
harm and outhouses of V. Hechler, AT
Fairfield. were unroofed.
A, Grantland the barn was unroofed,
and the overseers house was unroofed
and partly blown down.
A telephone message. received yesterday
from the State farm, about twenty miles
I'M the river. stated that the large and
handsome barn being erected there had
been RACED TO the ground. The building
would have cost about 5000, besides labor.
Ind was nearly complete.
The two-story brick building. about
SOOx40 feet nearing completion, at the
Richmond CedarWorks. was entirely
Jrecked by the gale. and the factory
s,eing built in the West End by Mr.. Sit
44rding tor the Richmond Pickle Com
ghny was partially blown down.
!. The firemen patrolled the city again
last night IN order TO take every possible
precaution against fire while the fire.
alarm wires are in such a demoralized
condition.
During the fiercest part OF the storm on
Tuesday night the ambulance braved its
dangers. and. with DIR. Lyme in charge.
responded TO call to the corner OF First
and Broad streets where a negro man
had been badly cut by the breaking OF a
plate glass.
Mr.. william G. Owens. secretary of
the virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
Society. returned frcm Washington yes
terday. He said thas the country along
the line OF the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad had been ter
r,bIv rayaged by the storm. All the tele-
graph poles were down, some Of them