Evening star., 1896-09-30
passible number. Of big trees having

passible. number Of big trees having
blown directly across the street
The roof of engine house No. Z. on r
street between 9th and 10th streets. was
SO badly raised and bent that it will have
to be entiraly rebuilt. Foreman Wagner
bad very narrow escape from being DASH
cd to death. The fire alarm system was
out of order and he kept his men on watch
all Light. and patrolling the neighborhood
on the lookout for fires. When the sky
was lighted Up by the fire across the river
the foreman went Up on to the roof to see
If he could locate il. A gust of wind threw
MIN down as if he had been a straw, but
he managed to grasp one of the fire alarm
wires which run over the roof, and he
hung on to that until a second blast came
along The heavy wire snapped like a
piece Of twine and again he was thrown
down. He lay there until there was a mo-
| nent's lull in the storm. which enabled
him to crawl slowly TO the trap door and
so on down to safety.
Belmont the handsome house of Mr.. A.
l.. Barber. at the head of 14th street, es-
capped pretty well, but the force of the wind
is well shown by the fact that a number of
tiles were wrenched Off the conical tower
which surmounts the house. A dozen or
more fine trees in the grounds We're torn up
by the roots
The houses of DR.. Bunnemeyer, Theodore
Friebus and Charles G. Ringwalt. 1i33-:}.,-37
U street. were badly damaged. and the
roofs were entirely blown off. Mrs. Ring
walt had a narrow escape from injury from
falling bricks. The house 2vU3 Portner
place, was also wrecked.
Ihe temporary entrance to the Geological
Park from Columbia road was closed to
traffic today by a huge tree which was
blown across the road.
One of the heavy losers by the storm is
the congregation Of the Salem Colored Bap-
list Church The church owned a fine lot
on Champlain avenue. and not long ago an
attractive and commodious building was
erected, which greatly enhanced its oppor-
tunities for evangelical work in that neigh
borhood. The building was of brick and
frame, and the wind razed it to a level
with the ground. The wreck Is complete
and the church is today without a home
The pastor. Rev. s. G. Lamkins has issued
an earnest appeal to the Christian people
OF Washington for contributions TO aid in
the work Of rebuiidir &. The appeal saws:
The Rescue ana revival work that has
/ been done by the Salem Baptist Church is
Wen known to the citizens of Washington
VINO have followed closely the public press
Our total Indebtedness On the ground and
building is about 5000. With this out of
the way We will proceed at once to erect a
new brick structure. / make this appeal,
therefore, to the God loving and fearing
people OF Washington, to whose Christian
DeneVolence and sympathy a worthy cause
mas never been presented in vain to come
10 the rescue of this unfortunate church
and congregation and help Us erect "A build
ing for God; and let us all pray that The
glory of the latter house may be Greater
than the first. MIR. John w Ross 1resi-
deat Oh the board Of Commissioners of ;he
District of Columbia. has very kindly con-
seHlen 10 act as treasurer and hold all
moneys subscribed for this noble cause ty
the public
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