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The evening times., 1896-09-30
BEER BOYCOTT AT AN END
Federation of Labor Ind0rSeS Acton
of the Committee.
Building Trades Council Condemns
the Brewery ProprietOrs for sign
ing the Contract.
rne Federaiinn of Lahor met last cvening,

The Federation of Labor met lastcvenins,
President Mcliugh in the chair.
The most important business was the near
ing of the report of the "Deer conference
committee in regard to the settlement OF
the difficulties between the local brewers
aud the Federation. The contract entered
into was read, and the action oil the Gem
mittec unanimously indorsed.
AT the request Of the Musical Assembly
a resolution was passed protesting against
the employment OF drum corps Tor parades
and entertainments. This action WAS taken
on tue ground that it was i'll erect the
employment of child labor, which Is con
lcmued by all civilized countries.
AT the regular meeting OF the bulidlnS
Trades Council, held last evening, lesciu-
ton We're adopted condemning the action
of the brewery proprietors IN signing a
contract with District Assembly, No. 66,
h. of l., aud the local Feceration Of Labor.
Tie resolutions say thdt these BODIES
used questionable and dsreputable means
TO destroy the business of the brewers and
retail liquor dealers, and by persistent and
vicious course sought to inJure tie bust
ness interests iu general.
The signing of the contract is termed a
violation of the spirit OF agreement. and
breach of faith with the building trades:
The part the retail dealers took IN cf-
fecting the compromise which resulted in
raising the boycott is looked upon as in
imical to the trades interest and will DE
30 regarded. sz9
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CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD.
Communication From Washington by
Wire Interrunted


Not wire of either the Western Union,
the Postal or the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephose companies lines could be made
p to connect with any point out of town
Local telephone wires are also nearly all
out of order.
Linemen in the employ of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies
and all the extra men to be had were
pressed into service and dispatched to all
points along the lines leading out from
Washington.
Up to noon no reports had been received
from them which would indicate the re-
establishment OF connection with any other
city. Hundreds Of poles are down in all di-
rections, and the wires are tangled in such a
snarl that it will take several days to
straighten them out.
WORK OF THE LINEMEN.
The lines between here aud Baltimore
will first be placed in order in the hope that
wires north from that city may be re-
paired so as to get communication with
New York city, which is the principal OBJ
jective point to be reached.
This will probably be done before night,
as reports FROM trains Indicate that the
damage done by the storm Is less severe
north OF Washington.
ALONG THE RAILROADS.
Inc pennsylvania railroad succeeded In
establishing wire as far North as Whining.
tob at on early hour this morning, and
trains from the North were delayed only
few moments, and this afternoon resumed
scehdule time. Trains from the South,
however, were greatly hampered and de
layed.
The Atlantic Coast Line through train
from the South which should have ar
rived at 11:10 last night did not roll
into the station until after 6 o'clock this
morning. There was small wasbout just
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NAVY YARD INJURED.
Serious Damage wrought Among the
Nu rinIIs BIG RuildlIars

serious Damage wrought Among the
Various Big Buildings.
The largest amount at any one place was
at the Washington Navy Yard, where the
buildings being on the river front were
exposed TO the fury of the cyclone.
TIE old shphousc suffered the most. This
old building was erected fifty yearsag and
has been used for the docking of vessels
not too large and for certain branches OF
construction and design. 1t is q familiar
object 10 all visitors.
At the present time there is being con-
structed two large turret models, but for
tuDately these were notin nthclcast damag ged.
Tie wind struck the portion of the dock
shed dearest the water and carried large
portions of ii into the river.
This morning at least one-Iourth of the
frame is gone. The roofing and structure
work was demolished, and the timbers
were either carried out with the tide
or were blown about the yard, where this
morning Some of the I'm formed distractions
TO the free passage of the work men.
Men were at work today, however, in
commencing the repairs of the shed, which
the constructor has estimated will cost
$4,000 To put in shape.
The roof Of the Navy Yard saw mill was
also blown off and entaiIed another loss
of 81, 900.
The south end of the roof OF the south
gun carriage was damaged tn nearly $500
and the tin roof of the boathouse near the
wharf was damaged to the extent of about
S100.
Another serious loss was cccasioncd by
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IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Smithsonian Building Suffered From
Special Burst of Wind.

The Smithsonian building suffered con-
siderably, though no damage was done to
any of the collections.
There seems TO have been an especially
heavy blow just north Of the building, as II
the space between the Smithsonian and the
National Museum had acted as u funnel.
At the Agricultural Department, grape
trellis WAS swept away, and telegraph
pole stretched through the hedge.
There were scores of small lc sSes.
At. C. F. Benefits boat building yards the
sheds and part of the tramway are de-
stroyed; loss, $500. E. and n. Rayner's
boat shed was smashed to the ground like
an egg shell. The loss is $3.50. The Ma
tional Boat Company's building suffered
$3.50 loss.
The independent Ice Company's west
warehouse had a huge wing torn a way aud
the loss will he over 81 900. The Norfolk
and WashinGtous big gate was bio wndown
The fence across the street was ievcled, as
were board fences all along both sides Of
Water street. The National Capital Ice
Company h ad a shed wrecked.
DR.. ]. H. Grants residence, No. 1915 B
street southwest, was unroofed. The tin
carried away several heavy timber; loss
500. William Lipscomb, No. 61S B street.
lost part of his roof aud skylight. John
Jacobs No. 1 1010 ur-and-a-half street, had
part Of roof carried off.
The roof-of Thomas W Riley's house at
Tenth and streets was carried across the
street and deposited upon his sons house.
Briscoe's lumber yard had the gate aid
part of the shed blown away. David
Faunce's warehouse, near Ninth and F
streets, was unrCofed.
Electric wire poles are down. one at
Eleventh and Water streets, two at Thir
teenth and Water, one at Thirteenth and
b, and others at various points through
the southwest.
Along Water street the wires are in a
tangle and between Twelfth and Thirteenth
are one the ground, dangerous to travel
On Long Bridge the big trolley wires are
dangling where the signal tower is down.
The eonduitwires just above ground are also
broken and exposed.
At Thirteenth and D southwest, north
end of Long Bridge, seven cotton woods are
uprooted within half square OF each other.
In Thirteenth street the wind swept furi-
ously, uprooting two more trees at B street
On L street, near Four-and-a-half. big
tree lies across the street, and hardly a
tloroughfarc was not blocked somewhere
at early morning by trunks or huge limbs.
Most were cut clear before boon.
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DAMAGE TO CHURCHES.
spires, Towers and Roofs Crash ed to
the Ground.

As was to he expected the churches of the
city suffered very considerably. =
Some idea of tue velocity Of the wind may
be gained from the fact that several OF
the hands Oh the great tower clock in the
stceple of st, Aloysius' Church were blown
away.
TIE lofty gilt cross oD the east front Of
the church was blown off close TO the roof
and carried away, and the roof OF The big
building was torn eff and carried into tle
ad djoiDing streets, .
Two large memorial windows in Grace
Methodist Church, corner Ninth and
streets northwest, were hlown out Police
man Mcdonnell, OF No. police station.
who was standing near at the lime, nar-
rowly escaped being struck by the flying
glass
The large stceple of the First Protestant
NJ f. Church, at Firth street and Virginia
avenue southeast, / II feet high, was blown
down. 1t fell to the rear of the church, and
portions of it struck the building occupied
by the pastor, Rev. George /. Bacchus,
causing considerable damage.
Mrs. Bacchus was 50 badly frightened that
she went into commissions, and 1t was fully
IN hour afterward before she was perfectly
conscious
The Fourth Stree. NJ E. Church, south
east, Rev. W. ]. Hobbs pastor, was uD-
rooted and the window glass was broken.
EbeDezer NJ. E. Church, colored, corner
OF Fourth and ID streets southeast, Rey NJ.
w. Clair, pastor, had its wall completely
demolished in the rear, while the entire
roof was lifted from its mornings
At Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
Fourth and Il streets south east, huge
blocks of granite were torn from the to ower
and hurled with such force to the roof that
they crash ed through into one Of the ella IS
rooms below.
THE tiles of the roof Of Calvary Baptist
Church, at Fourth street aud Virginia ave
nue.. We're blown off and the roof badly
Injured.
Several schools were also injured The
Mccormick school building, on Third street.
between NJ and " streets southeast, was
torn entirely away. The Lincoln colored
school had its roof damaged and walls
cracked.
Salem Baptist Church. Chanpiain ave
nue. northwest, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets was Totally destroyed
ny the storm last night. S. Geriah Lam
kins is pastor and estimates the damage
at about So, 900.
Little is left of the structure today. In
fact, nothing but the western wall, which
is leaning over against a residence ad-
Joining. Samuel Brent, the sexton of the
church, was in the building just before
the crash came, but escaped to his house
Just In the rear of the church and saw 1t
tumble to the ground.
Steps will he taken Immediately to re-
build the structure as soon as funds have
been raised.
The big front swindo W twelve feet square.
in Grace Church, at the corner of Ninth
and S streets northwest, was bio wn in and
glass scattered about the interior of the
edisice, cutting and marring the pews and
fixtures.
The roof Of Gay Street BAPTIST Church
in Georgetown was blown off.
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Fifty-two Metropolitan Cars Crushed
by the Heavy Roof.

bN tht hedNy nool
The splendid new car shed OF the Metro
politan Street Railway, occupying a whole
square between Four and-a-halr and Third
and o and L streets southwest, is in
ruins
Buried under the debris are fifty y-two cars,
the finest rolling stock of the kind in the
United States, and representing an average
value OF 81 900 each.
All the cars are more or less damaged,
and some OF them will prove TO be total
loss aside from the trucks.
1t is estimated that an average outlay
of S400 apiece Will be required to re-
pair the cars.
The line of cars on the track next to
the south wall OF the building was COM
pletely demolished and the fragments
lie buried beneath the huge fallen mass
of brick and iron work.
The roof OF the huge shed is almost in
tact. though it Is beyond repair, owing to
the twisted condition of the rafters which
support il. To the outside view the square
occupied Yesterday by the shed is today
fringed with an irregular breastwork OF
. brick ruins. The undulatiBg surface Of the
fallen roof hiding the runs OF the cars inside.
The loss of the car shed is positively the
only damage sustained by the company's
plant at that point. The power-house was
unharmed, except for extremely slight
damage to the roof.
The trains Of the Metropolitan company
are all running according to regular
schedule today, the tracks under the car
shed not being connected in any way with
the shifting Of cars at the terminus.
The rolling stock which was standing
under cover consisted of winter cars and
cars held in reserve. They were not
missed from the regular traffic OF the
road today.
It is impossible the officials say. TO es-
innate the total damage. butit is very great.
No steps have yet been taken toward re-
pairing the damage or even clearing away
the debris.
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REPORTS FROM PENNSYLVANIA


Philadelphia Sept 3O.-The storm last
night was very severe throughout Penn
sylvanla and the south Of this civ. Both
the Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Companies have lost all wires between
Baltimore and Washington, and also al
lines west Of Lancaster, Pa.
Wires TO New York are not materially af-
fected and communication with he West is
obtained via this point. The stora was
one Of the worst, as regards damage to
wires that th- telegraph cumEaUi,., .ave
experienced for many years.
Lancaster, Pa. Sept. 3o.--The railroad
bridge at Columbia, which was hurled into
the river by tie cyclone was one of the
longest covered bridges in the United States
being about mile and a quarter long
1t was rebuilt in 1863 at a cost OF about
$50 300 The piers are apparently un-
injured.
1t is now believed that several men
were on the bridge when it was swept
away, and search is now being made for
their bodies.
In Columbia the electric light station
aud the lace mill Were part ally un-
rooted. and great havoc was wrought
throughout the town.
Reports from the country districts tell
the same story OF barns being blown down,
houses unroorcd and great havoc wrought
generally.
No loss OF life has been reported, except
ing the unconfirmed rumor that some men
were believed to have been on the Susuue-
hanna Bridge when it collapsed,
New Haven. Conn, Sept 81. LAST nights
gale was one Of the sharpest of the year
here. The New York boats were several
hours late and the sound was entirely free
from shipping, all the smaller craft put
ting into the har5ors.
The greatest velocity of tn G wind was .
miles an hour. The only accident Of note
reported in his vicinity was the breaking,
in two of the East Haven Liberty Pole
erected during the war
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injuries, but there were many victims OF
fright and fear.
There were few vessels at the navy yard
wharf, and no great damage wasdone them
The Ella TreadwelI was driven ashore and
several small boats and yachts were over
turned. \ large canal boat loaded with
coal was sunk in the channel Just off the
navy yard but the captain aud family es-
caped to the shore, with their mules and
animals.
The following houses were damaged and
unroofed Some Of them had ceilings crack
ed and walls ruined:
Mrs. II. E. Burton, 2O7 East Capitol
street, house unroofed, skylights blown
away and windows broken. Houses 2O9,
and 2lI, unoccupied, were also similarly
damaged.
Judge Kimbau's residence, ON North
Carolina ayenIe, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, was unroofed; also Smiths gro
Gerry, ut Sixth and ID streets southeast; NJ
Il. FIynn's tin store, at 65l Pennsylvania
avenue; n. Brewers feed store, at 662
nsylvania avenue; Garses' livery sta
BILE, at $50 Pennsylvania avenue.
A row of ten houses ON Z street be-
tween First and Second; Willett's row of
seven houses on street between Third
and Fourth streets; Masonic Temple, cor
ner of Fourth street anu pennsylvania
avenue southeast, also old Masonic Hail,
III OurII street dhtAtut, dNh-
sons row of five houses on Nj street,
between Ninth and Tenth; three brick
dwellings on street southeast; three dwell
iugs on Fourth street southeast between
d aud E; Weller's drug store, corner of
Eighth and streets southeast; Mrs. Curtis
residence, No. 2O5 East Capitol street,
and Talbert Boteler's undertaking estab-
lishn,ent. at No. 735 Eighth street.
Streets 10 the southeast We're everywhere
-nflf fr-f tnln ~, toll nTh
and electric wires and poles. An electric
wire is reported TO be down in an alley in
tue rear Of 32S Pennsylvania avenue, and
hangs from the roofs of several of the houses.
An iron telegraph pole is down at New
Jersey avenue and c street; pole is down
on NJ street, between Third and Fourth
streets, aud two telegraph poles, covered
with wires, lie on NJ street. near FOURTH
Wires are also down on street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth; First and G STREETS
southeast; on G street, between First and
Second; on Z street. between South Capitol
and Second; South Capitol street, near
Fourth, and E street, near Georgia avenue.
THE MARINE BARRACKS.
Trees are broken do wn, and ohstructall
streets between South Capitol and Eighth
street; also on street between First and
Second: North Carolina avenue, bttween
First and second; A street, between Sixth
and Seventh, and Fourth street, from
PENNSYLVANIA avenue to N. Eighth street
southeast, from the Navy Yard TO the Ave
pue. is blocked by trees and branches, and
street, between First and Second. is COM
pletely blocked by five tin roofs, which are
in the middle of the street.
The marine barracks did not escape with
out injury. The residence OF Capt. HaT-
ripgton was injured more than any other
part Of the place, and the complete loss at
the barracks will run closely to 81 900.
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j q short distance this side OF Quantico
But thfs was required In a few hours.
] IDnumerable trees and telegraph pole,
| sire wn across the track made the progress
OF the train necessarily slow. The only
injury, ho wever. was few broken win
! dows. -
| Inc Atlantic Coast Line was more fortu
| tunate than the other roads in getting ii
| Its trains, the one due at this morning
arriving at 9:45. Train due at 6:42 on
| the Southern and one at 6:47 on the
Chesapeake and Ohio from the West hat
not arrived at 1890, and no news had
been received from them.
| A live stock train on the Baltimore and
Potomac road struck a fallen tree at Sew
erDarch about twenty-five miles from here,
1T an early hour this morning and its en-
giDe was partly derailed-
After two hours hard work It was re-
stored to the track and the tree removed.
Owing to the slow rate of speed at which
the train was running the damage r-as not
very extensive. No one was injured.
TRAINS pELAYEIeBYF FALLEN TREES
Similar reports were made at the Bulti
more and Ohio depot All incoming trains
report more or less general damage done to
buildings, crops and traffic
The trolley wire over the Long Bridge
was ont OF order this morning, and trains
on the Washington and Mount Verion road
did not begin running until O'Clock. No
other damage wiis done to that road. The
BnEhtwood line was similarly delayed in
starting from the same cause
Poles on the Chevy Chase electric line on
Pthe Rock Greek Bridge were demolished,
but repaired early So that trorfic was not
interfered with. The Washington &
Great Falls road could not operate any OF
its cars at all tins morning
The tracks OF the street railways were
cleared early this morning of broken
limbs and toher obstructions, before the
cars began operating and no delays were
occasioned.
SUBURBAN RAILWAY LINES.
Brightwcod avenue, along the line of the
Takoma Park road is strewn with the results
OF tie cyclone. The large stables, belong
iug To Locffler, th ebutcher. were uBroofed.
and the upper story was carried away with
the roof. Mr.. Loeffler's house, pears Rock
Greek road, was also uDroofed
One house was blown from the founda-
ton at BrightwoOd Park but managed TO
remain standing. Dema ke'S feed stoor lost
its roof, which was carried directly across
the track and broke the trolley wire. Part
OF the root OF the power house was also
stripped off, but no one Was injured
Many trees We're strewn across the track
and much OF the wire on the line to the
Soldiers Home was broken.
The restaurant stands at the entrance to
the Zoo are now no more andAthc most
dilgept search fails tu reveal / Is where
abouts. for it went with the wind. Many
of the trees in the park Were uprooted, hut
none Of the buildings were materially dam
aged. The shed at Chevy Chase circle was
leyeled to the ground. and Prof. Gales
laboratory at Chevy Chase was badly dam
aged.
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CITY DAMAGED At LEAST
HALF MILLION DOLLARS
Continued from First Page.

near Lewinsville of T. j Hodgen, the stock
brok er, who owns one Of the finest farms
in the State. Several of his outbuildngs
were wrecked and his windmill blown
down. The cottage of Mr.. Walker. near
the same place, was lifted from its founda-
ton and ca rried several feet. No one was
in the house at the time.
The colurcd Baptist church at Falls
Church. standing On ii high hill, had the
window panes broken and Coors forced in
and the interior partially wrecked.
All the telephone wires leading from
the town are down. Cars on both the
steam and electric roads were running
this morning on time. Passengers from
Leesburg and Round Hill report consider
able damage all along the railroad.
The house in Alexandria county which
burned down last night is reported 10 bave
been I; small building between Fort Myer
and Ballston, and owned by colored
woman. lamp overturning set fire TO
the house.
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Injured on the street

While driving in buggy along L street,
between Sixth and Seventh streets north
west about 30 o'clock morning. James
4. Rollins and Edward Hamilton, accidcntly
cOllidcd with u tree which had tecn blown
down during tie storm. Both men were
thrown out, The vehicle was injured. and
Rollins severely cut and bruised. The police
ambulance conveyed him to Freedman'S
Hospital. Hamilton escaped with few
scratches
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street, between d and Massacliu setts
avenue, northeast, are now hanging over
the sidewalk, with the prospect of falling
any minute.
4 Western Union wire over the fire box
on Tenth street, between IL aud l, north
east. is down. About dozen Western
Union teIe graph poles on Florida avenue. be-
tween Sixth and Ninth streets, are down.
and lie across the road looking as il
gigantic ladder had fallen there.
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the destruction Of the electric light wires
which are connected with the private navy
yard plant. Workmcn were ut work this
morning in repairing this damage. which
is placed al about $500. The southeastern
end Of the wall surrounding the yard was
carried away and another Si0o damage
scheduled.
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WILL LLBEMARRIEDT THISEVE
Miss Beatrice CridIer to Marry Mr..
sydney YOst Smith.

sydney Yost Smith.
Miss Beatrice NJ Cridler, daughter ol
Thomas W. Cridler. chief Of the diplomatic
bureau of The State Department, VIII b,
married tonight at the residence of hcl
father to Sydney Yost Smith, for the past
fifteen years one of the leading officials
of The department, having filled some OF
the most responsible positions in the AnIeri-
Can Foreign Office, including those of pri
eate secretary to James G. Blaine, acting
Chief clerk and ia charge ad interim Of the
various bureaus. The ceremony VIII bt
attended only be the intimate friends of the
two families
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Forecast THIS p. m Thursday.
For the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia-Geuerally fair
tonight and Thursday; westerly winds.
photographic reports have not been re-
e-J7ed from stations outside Of Wash
SuSson.
She indications are that the weather
The evening times., 1896-09-30

will be generally fair tonight and Thurs
day, from New England southwestward to
thc--tiuif States.
The maximum of the wind velocity OF
the storm ia Washington last night was
fifty miles au hour. The extreme, COW
ering a few moments of time, was fifty
eight miles an hour s
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IN THE SOUTHEAST.
Caught the Full Force of the De.
sfructiYt. WindStOrm.

The southeastern part of the city shared
in last nights awful destruction of prop
rty. 1t caught the full force of the gale.
and the streets today present tangible
evidences of the power of the elements.
There were no fatalities and scarcely any
The evening times., 1896-09-30
WRECKS ON THE RIVER.
Mary Washington Shattered and Sew
eral Boats Sunk.

The wind had free sweep up the
river, and people who have spent a life
time on the point say they have never seen
1t worse. 1t is notable that more serious
loss was not sustained.
The Mary Washington hes badly shat
tered aground against the LONG Bridge