Evening star., 1896-09-30

load was tco heavy for this building and
the roof sank in. This building is occupied
by Charles Jordan. The upper story was
used as sleeping apartments of Mr. jordan
and his family. Had they been in their
rooms they would have been killed, as the
weight of the debris which went into the
rooms was immense. Their furniture was
wrecked, and even the store on the first
Moor damaged Mr.. Jordan and his family
We're visiting friends and escaped Mr. Nc
Cures barkeeper occupied a room on the
fourth floor of his building. He would
probably have been killed had he been in
his room. the walls of which, as stated
being blown almost bodily on the next
building. All the furniture in the rooms on
the fourth floor rolled on top Of the debris
Mr. Mcclure estimates his damage at
S5.Vn With true philosophy, he saws he is
glad he escaped with his life The building
next TO Mr.. Mcclure is owned by the es-
tate of John Young.
In the center of the block bounded nv 9Th
and 7th and and o streets are two
stables. one owned by ]. W. Gregg. a milk
man, ana the other operated by Harry
i,sn',. Day; me latter Is large structure. Both
pullulhgs We're recently built. The roof of
the DAILY stable was lifted up and carried
10 the top of buildings on 7th street. The
Drlck work was also damaged. 1t was not
me-, .ne I'm rooI alone. but the rafters and all
wnicn went with the wind Mr. Gregr's
building was similarly treated. Mr. Gregg
reach over 800 " i1o'
AOoi houSeS at Ol3, 6lI, 6l5 and G13 7.
et street We're unroofed. They belong to
Ihomas Kirby. The chimneys and shutters
went along with the roof
=, ne streets around the Northern Liberty
MARKER are strewn with pieces of tin which
LETT the roof of the building as waIi os
the sheds around the building, but no other
damage was dcne o'Ae'
The roof Of the building at 20 l. street
ana tnat at 6S are off.
On N street between 9th and 10Th .ra
tnree consecutive buildings which will
nave to have new roofs. One of these is
occupied by VIM. j. Zeh as a store
On 1th street between r and 8 three
telephone poles were blown over on the
buildings on the east side of the street
Ihey did no damage, as the full weight did
not rest on the buildings. a telephone pole
On tne same square was blown into the
middle OF the street ana blocked the cars
Inc efforts to move 1t were futile until a
big gust Of wind made its appearance. It
uftad I19a possession it , OF the pole and easily
was witnessed by several people
Three small houses on 18th between T!
ana streets are minus roofs.
Nearly every tree in Marion street which
IS between Q and r and 9th and 7th streets
was uprooted, and there Is a perfect cross,
work of trees.
Several stories were af1oat early in the
morning that LeDroit Park had been badly
handled. but. with the exception of limbs
and leaves scattered here and there that
portion Of the city has probably suffered
less than others. There fewer roofiess
houses than elsewhere. The house occu-
pied by DR.. Grace, at 5i5 Florida avenue is
short a tin roof. At 329 T street ia the
same state of affairs.
The houses at 2O8, 21O 3O5 and 319 Will
son street, occupied, respectively by Lewis
Howard. Mrs. Taylor, W. H Porter and
Edward Lewis, had the roofs torn Off Nos
l and Howard row were handled in
the same way.
The iron frame in front of the drug store
Of Onutt Blumer, on 14th street, corner
Of Z, was wrecked. A colored man, name
unknown. who was standing under the
awning waiting for a car. came in col
ltsion with flying pieces of the awning
frame and was painfully hurt.
The roof Of the building 1887 U street
was lifted by the wind and carried to the
roof of the building at 21O9 Porter place.
two buildings to the rear. The roof of the
Porter place building concluded to initiate
its flying neighbor, and also left it's at
tachments.
The trees on T street, from 1st to 14th
seem to have incurred the enmity of the
wind. they suffered heavily Along the
territory mentioned the street is blockaded
with fallen trees. Several large trees on
that street. between 18th and 14th, went
down before the wind.
On L street, between 18th and 14th a
telephone pole was parted in the middle,
literally twisted apart. one part going one
way and another in an opposite direction.
The rear of the roof of the building at
916 New York avenue blown to the
front and hangs over the front of the
house.
Ninth street has suffered no special dam
age compared with the work of the wind
in other directions: The tracks Of the Met
ropoltan road were easily cleared of the
limbs and other distractions, and the cars
ran without much delay. The 11th street
! cars found no great difficulty in getting
started and making schedule time this
morning.
Among the other buildings badly wrecked
were Poole's grocery store. on lear 18th
street. which had it's windows demolished
and E. F. Hills grocery, at 18th and C
streets northwest, where the entire south
ern wall was blown out. No one was in
jured. The tower Of the Grand Opera
House, over the corner at 18th and E
streets, was blown down.
The front walls Of two houses IT 13k and
D streets were blown down at the second
story.
The roof was blown off Of En6ers' dry
dows smashed and the skylights shattered
Kings Palace. on 7th street. lost all is
| large show windows and the roof was
! blown from the back building.
The windows of LanSburghs stores were
badly shattered.
The wall of the front third-story of
Budd's confectionery store, on 9th street
near F. was also blown out and the roof
| Of the building torn off. The front of the
| eight-story Inter-Ocean building next door
at No 512 9th street was cracked in
many places. and this morning the
| police notified the building inspector of
| its dangerous and threatening condition
| There is probably not ten square feet of
the front wall Of the building that does not
show vertical cracks. extending even
| through brown stone copings and stills of
| the windows. and there are similar cracks
| in the rear.
Capt. A. A. Thomas, president of the
company owning the buildino said today