Evening star., 1896-09-30

| for the residents. are now worthless The
one on 9enesee street was not blown down.
were wrenched from the artesian well and
| the wheel twisted. The other, on 9th street,
has now no wheel or sufficient boards to
make 1t appear as q windmill.
A two-story frame house on Sth street
was blown entirely of and away from
| its foundation. 1t was occupied and is
owned by Mr.. Blundon; no one was hurt
seriously, but all were terribly shaken, and
Mrs. Blundon slightly injured. Another
house, together with a small shed, situated
on 18th street and road, and occu2ied
by the family of Mr.. George Banes, was
torn from the. foundation and left standing
few feet out Of the way. 1t is owned by
MI. Phillip Caffery. and is a small two
story dwelling.
car shed. brick and Iron structure, was
nearly all blown eff the south side. The
heavy, corrugated sheets, probably 5x2ha
feet in size. were carried like pieces of
hundred yards away. Several narrow es-
capes from these dangerous missiles are
reported, all of which refer to the BOOM
erang principle Of sailing high northward
and then suddenly returning to the ground.
A barn belonging to Mr.. Harry Daily was
completely overturned. and chickens killed
oy dozens An entiro coop with Its guinea
fowl four In number, belonging to Mr.. c.
w. Mattingly, was carried away from the
barn yard to a place many strides away.
The upper portion of a porch on Mr.. w. E.
Naiiey's residence was badly damaged. and
carriage shed belonging to Dr. Stone de-
prived Of roof. Singularly, this shed was
on the north side Of a large stable, showing
that suction was the cause.
Not windmill is In running order The
one owned by Mr.. Beck of Flint street was
blown down, as was another belonging to
Mrs. NJ. E. White
Mr.. Andreas Loeff1er. the sausage manu-
facturer Of Brightwood avenue, opposite
Petworth subdivision, loses more than any
one else in his neighborhood. The rear por-
ton OF his hne residence was unroofed en-
tlreiy, leaving sort Of summer garden
where bed rooms were. This roof lies in
one piece nat on the ground, inside up, on
the lot adjoining Mr.. Loefiler, but this was
not all. The whole second story Of brick
storage building. back Of his residence, was
wrecked, and his windmill between the two
buildings also.
The roof from Denekas' feed store, on
Brightwood avenue, just below Rock Creek
Church road. was tossed furiously from
Its position fifty feetin the air. sailing like
an immense air ship and not failing until
1t had reached q telegraph pole a hundred
yards away. when 1t severed every one of
the wires al 1t fell.
On Farragut street Just west Of Bright
wood avenue q row Of five frame houses
On the north side was unroofed aud on the
south two or three houses.
The tin roof of the Monroe School vas
partly taken. The old Gen. o. o. Howard
mansion. on Brightwood avenue and How
ard avenue. suffered the unroofng and
wrecking of every tower window and every
thing there was in the tower. A windmill
belonging to Mr.. Michael Sullivan of
Brightwood avenue and Grant street was
left in pieces barely held together. leaning
over the back portion of his dwelling.
The most singular Incident of the storm
in this neighborhood happened at Bright
wood avenue and Whitney avenue. On the
southwest and northwest corners are high
frame buildings. From the top of the
former piece of cornice five feet long and
about four inches thick was hurled, spear
like. across the road to the roof of the
building on the northwest corner with such
force that 1t pierced 1t the same a. though
tie roof were paper and the piece Of cor
nice an arrow.