Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-01


great cyclone which swept over this sec
tion of country Tuesday night vas even
oreater than was al fret thought, and
nroperty from one end Of the city to the
other was damaged and In many cases
couoletely demolished. IL IS diihcult 10
,yeo approximate tAe amount Of damage
dome but prominent insurance people
usoi to assessing damages on property
.q-es that 10000 will hardly be suiii-
ciert 10 restore the property 10 It's condi-
tlon before the storm.
While. OF course, the damage done 10
tho Second Baptist church and the Young
Mems Christian Association building by
the falling Of the steeple which sur
rrounted the church edihce is the great
e.t that was wreaked by the storm,
houses innumerable in all parts OF the
cltv were badly injured and considerable
losse- were sustained 10y many property
owners.
one very fortunate feature Of the storm
is that Notwithstanding the fierceness oi
the gale not a single life was lost. In
,ieys Of the number Of houses mat were
crushed I'm and the number Of roofs ana
trees that fell in the streets. this is really
romarkable There were very Few casual
ties. and none OF these were serious.
The storm was not confined TO any one
NORTON of the city. but swept across and
over IL. from east TO west and from
south TO north. carrying havoc in Its
every gust ThouEands Of trees were up
rooted and thrown across the streets
and houses were unroofed on almost
every block Hardly street in the city
but was blockaded at one point or an
other by fallen trees, broken limbs or
torn roofs. and the Street-Cleaning De-
rartment. under the direction Of Colonel
Cutsbaw and his able corps o. assistants
were kept busy from early dawn yes
terlay until darkness settled once more
over the city. clearing away the debris.
in th.r. however. taey nry partially sue
ceeded as the task was too great to b.
accomplished In one dgy. Many OF the
trees were too large TO be- removed bodily
and had 10 be sawed and chopped up
before they could be earted on The
roofs. too. were in many instances 100
urwieily 10 be hanaled without much
difficulty. and IL is estimated that the
force viii consume the best part OF three
davs in clearing away all traces of the
storm.
WROUGHT CHAOS ~ THE PARKS.
In the city parks there is much work
Tor them Co DO. as the Iprootng Of trees
seemed 10 DO the special delight Of the
wrathful winds. Monroe Park was es-
peciallv devastated by the Storm. and
Yesterday lt presented "a scene Of de-
Vastation that was sad TO behold. The
lovely shade trees which had lined the
various avenues were down on the
ground having been uprOOted. and the
fower-bcds which were the delight OF the
keeper and OF visitors TO the pretty spot
were almost completely destroyed. lto.-
lyWoOd. too thai beautiful spot in when
90 many lustrious dead are buried, was
not spared bv tie wind. Here The ruth
less Gale PLAYED sad havoc. and an over
the lovely cemetery poDle shade trees,
some % which had stood more than half
century We're upiooted and thrown
across graves Tomhstones. too. were
overturned. and two handsome ones
marking the graves of Captain Il. G.
clifford known SO we'll in days gone by
as t.a popular commander OF the
steamer Ariel. and Mr. Boothe were
broken in two by the force of the galc.
The Confederate 5. ldiers section in Tie
old cemetery suffered more than the por-
ton m which are buried the other dcaHr
and round about the tall cOnica.-shaped
monument any number of trees were
down The fence on the Clark Spring
side Of this section was bowu down for
e.rrH III
Were kept busy during the entire day
yesterday cleaning up wrcckage
LARGE BUILDINGS INJURED
The storm seems TO have been more
|. severe ln the west end OF the city than
i 30 was in the central portion. and on
~ .hc western outskirts where open
~stretches abound large buildings fared
y Badly. lhe Male orphan Asylum. the
# Bret building ol any size 10 loom up In
Bic face oi me wind was torn literally
NO pieces. though the damage Il sustained
ls not ycg apparent from the exterior.
&1'he eastern wal Of the handsome main
t building received the fun force Of the
20 ale. and 30 was thrown out Of plumb
ID bout two and hve-eighths inches. As
<rcsult the ,hree floors are partially
.Elroken loose. aUd the house Is not con-
<< lerel safe f1r occupancy by the boys.
!<rhape as soon as she realized the extent
the storm, and they spent the entire
X3lour IN which ihe gale lasted IN prayer.
f&)no very amusing Incident In connection
Hith the disaster occurred after the
"a orrn had abated. One of the smallest
e pys ln the Institution. who had cldng
Mrs Gilfs skirts during the whole
&me looked mCckly up into her face as
We was being put 20 bed. and IN q most
rous manner scil: "God has been
ghty good % Us. hut lie scared us
ighty much this time" His remark
~ Arsel much amusement among his as
NJ ates. and they went 10 bed in one
the out-houses wlerc they viii BE
erterod until the man building Is re-
bred. in q very cOnlented frame Of
b.
NERAL RACE-HORsEs INJURED.
b. storm swept past the asylum and
rletely unrooied a row Of Eve frame
les on Winder street. taking the cor
!. and AN with IL and dropping them
( distances beyond In an open Held
bins over the area between there ana
y street. the wind did but little dam
but "a swooped down upon the ISxI =
buildings and besides doing great
kge 10 them. completely demolished
kmaller 0ut-houses and blew down
kit half Of the stables. The Auditorium
slightly damaged some tin on the
aving besn blown on. and The main
e wss rather seriously damA geG.
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